The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-04

arrangements for a number of strtk-
ing screen. productions which will be
seen at Loew's Palace and Columbia
Theaters here during the late spring
and carly summer. sss On Tues
day, April Z. at CrandalPs Ambas-
sador. Theater. the fifth presentation
of the Yale Chronicles of America
will be given at 4 p. m. doors being
thrown open to the public at 8. The
two picturized historical documents
chosen to comprise the bill on this
occasion will be concerned with Peter
Stuyve SAINT" and Wolfe and Mont
calm" . - = =. w. Wood. manager
OF Meyer Davis Swanee,' has just re-
York. While there he looked over all
the big Broadway dance resorts just to
make sure that the Swanee was up
with and ahead of all of the new
Charles ogie and Lillian
Leighton became screen husband and
wife for the twenty-third time in
"contraband," the new Paramount
gagement Sunday afternoon at Loew,s
Palace: And curiously enough Con
traband' marks the first time that
s og,s has ;dow made .i w,,h Leighton
numbers featured several nights a
week and the premier Swanee SYM
copators furnishing dance music
snappy to the nth degree the new
Meyer, Davis Swanee is striking into
a run Of record breaking popularity.
The distinctive beauty Of the resort,
which compares favorabIy with the
finest Broadway dancing places. and
its location in the heart of the
downtown theater district have COM
bined to establish 1t as one of the
buttons within a few weeks of it's
opening. Beginning Easter Sum
day afternoon in both CrandaIl's
Metropolitan and Ambassador Thea
have an opportunity to observe Just
how much Jackie Coogan has ma
tured since the making of Charlie
Chaplin's THE Kid" in the revival
Metropolitan and Ambassador this
week. The Easter booking in the
houses named 10 1.-The Rag MANI
the junior Coogan by Willard Mack,
noted playwright. actor and husband.
Fred Hand. manager of the
~ spent the last half of the week
ducer of vaudeville acts for ;the
Keith booking office. many of which
were among the outstanding successes
went 10 the big town" on this trio
to see another OF these get started
one that he had launched into re-
esr:a! aF SefoTe coming to Washinst9n.
Donald's latest production for First
National, brings one of the most i'm
presstve casts of the season to
CrandalPs Metropolitan and Ambassa-
dor Theaters, Sunday afternoon. Those
who do most to lend distinction to
this thrilling love story Of the old
West are Eugene O'Brien, better cast
than he has been in months; Mae
Busch, borrowed from Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer for this production; Ben Alex
ander. Tom Santschi. Mitchell Lewis
and Mildred Harris. Louis Bates,
star sousaphone player for the Meyer
Davis organization, has returned from
learned that on Friday, March 10,
Louis and Miss EuIa b. Adams, of
Washington. defied all superstitions
and were married at Palm Beach.
carnival, joint merrymaking enter
prise conducted by the CrandaIl
theaters and the Hahn Shoe Com
pany to introduce a new chapter play
Idaho" in the Crandall theaters and
TO promote juvenile interest in the
Hahn Company's Fun Club is prov
ing one of the most effective enter
tainment devices ever hit upon in the
local theater. The chiIdren's carni-
val was celebrated on March 2S at
Crandalfs Tivoli and Apollo theaters
and yesterday at CrandalIs York. In
addition to the regular photopIay
and musical programs. souvenirs,
candy and toys are distributed
Wine, Woman and Song"
with everything new but the title,
Theater. Five comedians. four prin-
cfpaI girls, twenty-four choristers and
a working staff of eight electricians
and stage mechanics will join their
efforts In what In said TO be a model
exemplification of Columbia burlesaus.