The Washington times., 1925-08-29
GlOINGS-ON
At the TkeGters::


viding the vehicle on which the
National Players will ride to other
clines and chores next week. For
the final week of the National
stock season, beginning Monday
night, they will offer Hopwood's
rollicking barrage on gad-about
wives, why Men Leave Home"
{ This offering will close one Of the
longest repertoire engagements
seen in the Capital, a total run
OF sixteen weeks.
A number of metropolitan crit
les contend that this is Hopwood's
best play. 1t portrays his skill.
both as a farceur and as a man
with a, message" The two he has
combined into a distinctly enter
tanning brochure on the perils OF
domesticity, the hazards of unjust
suspicious and the risks that
wives take when they leave their
husbands alone too long and too
often.
There are several sets Of
couples, but Tom and Fiji have
been chosen to inhabit the center
OF the stage for the entertaining
moral that is to be pointed.
Fiji has been abroad for months.
Unlike the prodigal who returned
in penitent mood. she flies back,
aburst with impotence and man
datory airs. In addition she has
suspicious that Tom has been q
rather gay galoot with other
women, particularly one Doris
Hetcham. Tears and threats of
divorce; speech by Tom on the
injustices husbands suffer and
what was once household OF
happiness and devotion, Is become
shebang OF pickering and &C
cusation.
Toms introduction of the
t'other woman" proves one of the
surprises Of the action.
KEITH'S-The celebrated Amer
lean tenor, John Steele, headlines
the new Keith bill for the week
commencing tomorrow afternoon.
HIS is assisted by Mabel Staple
ton. pianist and violinist. Mr..
Steele, aside from his popular
recordings for the discs, will be
remembered for appearances in
the Follies, during which he
popularized such hits as Tulip
Time" Tell Me Little Gypsy,
''The Girl Of Ny Dreams, and
other hits. The bin VIII also in
clude walter and Emily Walters,
famous ventriioQuists Carl Nc
CuIlough, musical comedy star;
Malvina. charming violinist; Coscia
and Verdi in e comedy offering;
Van Cello and Mary in foot
49, j, go ..@i...,. 3.,,rtfe vryffI, the
usual supplementary features.
eEARI.E-A company Of eight
assist Jimmy Gildea in his new
Earle Theater offering entitled
THE Great Lovers" The Offer
Ing is new to Washington and
has thus the addition Of novelty
to its entertainment merit. Other
offerings will introduce Nick
Hufford, Beau Brummel Of Min.
streIs"; "Dixie Mania" a novel
dancing act: LydeI and Gibson In
"reminiscences OF other days; Val
entine and Fox in ventriloq uisTl1,
and Bohemian Nights. The
first local q showings Of Irene
Rich in "A Lost Lady will con-
stitute the chief photoplay fea.
ture. Al comedy, special music
and short reels will conclude.
STRAND-Harry Waiman. with
his band of eight girl jazz. artists,
tops the new Strand bill COM
mencing Sunday afternoon. Sup
porting the headline attraction
will be Harry Hickey" LeVan,
assisted by the fascinating Lettie
Bolles, in a comedy slxit; Jean
and jacques in aerial acrobatics,
and Raymond Barrett and Com
pany in "Matrimony, are added.
The feature photoplay presents
Lionel Barrymore and Mildred
Harris in "A Man OF Iron"
GAYETY-Joe Wilton and his
new "GirI Club revue begins the
second week Of the Gayety's
season Sunday afternoon. VII
son, himself, appears in the cast,
playing the straight man role
with. which he has always been
identified. Jules Howard, funny
Dutch comic; Rex Weber, in a
boob Characterization: Hazel
Alger, stunning blonde; Wally
Jackson, AL Ulis, Harry Preston,
Dixie Renault and Gladys Bijou
support Mr.. Wilton, who stars in
the show, and Cheyenne Days"
s big Western act, introduces
cowboys, horses, a steer and a
donkey.
MUTUAL - A cast Of happy
and we'll known burlesquers make
up, the gang that Evelyn Cum
ningham is bringing to the
Mutual Theater for the new week
commencing Sunday. Miss Cum
ningham is we'll known to
Mutual patrons although this is
her first starring season. George
Leon, Billie La Verne, Harry
Neff, Dollie. Barringer and Will
Carlton appear in the chief sup
porting roles, and Miss Cunning
ham promises a chorus of per-
sonally picked peaches that will .
make the town, chatter.
RIALTO-"The Home Maker"
co-starring Alice Joyce and Give
Brook, is the feature picture at
the Rialto beginning tomorrow.
It is an adaptation Of Dorothy
Canfield's novel Of the same name.
No eternal triangle finds its way
into 1.-The Home Maker" yet
there is the tragedy Of man and
a woman whose roads diVerge at
the altar.
1t Is a picture that is said to be
of particular interest to married
couples, young or old. not over
looking those persons Of both
to- V4ks