The Washington times., 1925-10-10

e"Tea for Two" and Bebe Daniels
in the latest of this comedy stars
Paramount productions. Wild.
Wild Susan" News reels and
orchestral features are added to
the Earle program. Mr.. Lind. by
the way. is former Washington
ian, and is playing the odd home
| town" after having achieved much
distinction in vaudeville.
STRAND-Alexander Gerb r.
skit writer, is responsible for the
top-notch act at the Strand next
week, opening tomorrow 1t is
called "Sally's Alley" and employs,
the services of Primrose. Semon
and Company. Frances Weldon
staged the dances. Additional fea-
lures include Phil Roy and Roy
ARTHUR. Jack Anthony and Harry
Rogers. Ledegar. the impersona-
tor. and Betty North and Dorothy
Keller. The screen attraction at
the Strand is a. film version of
Somerset Maugham's great play.
THE Circle. starring the spirited
Eleanor Boardman. Short picture
features and incidental musical
speciaIties will complete the
Strand offering for the new week.
GA Professor Ira La
Motto is offering at the Gayety
this coming week Talk Of the
Town." Harry K. Strouse's new
production, with Charles tSlin)
Timb1in as the featured comedian.
1t is programmed as a gay and
snappy show, with plenty of Gem
edy, dash and dancing. Marie
Vernon is the priIna, and others
in the large and talented cast in
clude Angelus Lee. soubrette, and
Alvia Baker. the blues singer from
tabloid musical comedy. The show
is brand new, and is considered one
of the best Of the many produce
tons now touring the Columbia
amusement circuit. It's producer
promises it viii live up to its name
and really be 1.-THE talk Of the
town.
MUTUAL Mike Sacks and his
Speedy Steppers open the inn
I pending week at the Mutual, with
| matinee tomorrow afternoon.
/ Considered by many as one Of
burlesque's foremost comedians,
Sacks, this year, has surrounded
himself with a cast of capable
principals, including Lee Hick-
man, Jean Fox, Harry A. Watson,
Viola Spaeth, Jimmie Walters
and May Thayer and offers in
Speedy Steppers a fast-moying
production, aided and abetted by
dancing chorus and variety of
comedy and scenic changes.
COLUMBIA 1.-THE Pony Elk.
presS' is James Cruces com.
panion. historical feature tos THE
Covered Wagon, and as such Is
hailed as a very reYarkbale
achievement in film circles. It's
cast includes Betty Compson, Ri
zcardo Cortez. Wallace Beery,
Ernest Terrence and nearly 200
background and lay figures, re-
CURED to interpret this stirring
epoch Of the rapidly disappointing
| old and romantic west" This
feature, due at the Palace tomor-
row. as written by Henry James
Forman and Walter Woods, tells
a romantic story of the SOS, one
Of those pioneer yarns, loaded to
| the brim with incidents that bub-
bic with dazzling adventure and
warm romance. Owing to the I'M
usual length and magnitude Of
The Pony Express" the Palace
management has decided to forego
additional short features.
METROPOLITAN The first
| American film appearance of
Wilma Banky, the Hungarian star,
will be made at the Metropolitan
tomorrow when George Fitz-
maurice's screening OF 1.-THE Dark
Angel" from the play by III. B.
| TTevelyan opens an engagement.
Ronald Coleman is the leading
man for Miss Banky. Hal Roach's
Mary, Queen OF Tots" is the
subsidiary comedy on the bill. A
special added attraction is the
| Imperial Male Quartet which viii
sing during an atmospheric pro-
logue for the showing Of THE
Dark Angel" This unit is one of
| t1e most popular radio attractions
Of Cranda1l's Saturday Nighters.
A notable cast supports Miss
Banky in this striking picture.
RIALTO-Madge Bellamy, and
Leslie Fenton are the stars OF
the new Rialto screen attraction,
Thunder Mountain" opening to-
morrow. drawn from ''Howdy
Folks" the stage play as pro-
duced by John Golden, the Broad
way manager. 1t is described as
strong story with scenes laid
high in the Blue Ridge noun
tains, where poverty, love and
daring unite as strange bed
fellows. ZaZu Pitts, Alex
| Francis. Otis Harlan, Dan Mason
and others are in the supporting
cast. Alice Everman, prima
donna and Elena de Sayne,
vioiinist, are added features.
Short films and Mischa Gutter
sons music are booked.
p ALA CE- Americas sweet
heart, minus the frills and dec
/ orative. dress of her recent
costume plays, is the reigning
star on the Palace bill, starting
tomorrow, in her latest feature,
! Little Annie Rooney" a screen
/ version of the historic ballad by
Michael Nolan. This photodrama
is reputed to be the very finest
that Miss Pickford has ever at
tempted and in it she is afford
ed a new outlet for her versatile
! talents. The lpcale of the story
is New York's east side tenement
quarter, where romance blossoms
amid rags and ash-cans. William
/ Beaudine directed Little Annie
+ Rooney" in which Miss Pickford
is ably supported by large cast.
Palace short features will be
curtailed due to the length of
! saly