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one man stuff. Then there Is q
little act which opens in
Brooks, Philson and Duncan, Of
fering sClassicaI Moments. " The
young man deserves special mem
tfon here for hes versatility, both
in his feet and his handling Of
musical instruments. Clever"
is the word that fits him. These
three least pretentious acts seem
to edge in little ahead Of the
others.
Headlining the bill are the Ven-
etian Masqueraders, an aggrega-
. tion OF songsters Of high degree
and a vivacious French dancer,
Miss COlietta Blien to whom IL
credited the success OF the act.
Edna Buclkler and Co. in The
Man Hunt, Is an amusing play-
let developed around q would be
somnambuIist. 1t boasts Of beds.
pyjamas and q too wise butler.
And the revue part Of the pro-
gram falls to the lot OF Ann Linn,
Jack Thompson and four dancing
girls. Never before have we seen
harder working sextet than those
who put over The Shoe BOX Re.
vuan with pep and speed
Just 8 word about the photo
play, Forty Winks. length
ened Belasco stage play. IS quite
the funniest picture Of late, al.
though parts Of It are close to
the melodramatic. It serves as
b fitting vehicle Tor that clever
comedian Raymond Griffith, with
Viola Dana and Theodore Roberts
~ at,nnops3 sIfsa c.00d and that's
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GREAT SPEC T ACL E FL, M
OF PASSION PLAY

a beautifully artistic presefta.
tion Of the Freiburg Passion
Play depicting the Passion and
Life Of Christ, is. an unusual Of
fering coming to the washing
ton Auditorium next week Be-
cause the auditorium could only
be obtained for one week, and
because of the colossal proper.
tions Of the theme and the pro-
duction, special atinees viii be-
given Monday. the twenty third,
and Saturday the twenty ghtlls
This presentation Is among the
early public sllowfngs of the pic
ture IN America It has been
given release ii Europe suffici-
emily long to develop into an
outstanding SUCCESS The play.
ers are reared Mnd trained for
their roles and live the parts
Not one Is 5 professionai actor.
They are simple residents Of the.
community Of Freiburg. simple
country folk engaged il cloak
making, wood wing, toy making
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when Summer Comes" in
its present state, Is much like
Bay City house put together
without the services Of an ex-
pert carpenter Most Of the
needed material Is available but
it is yet to be fitted. Those
first aid specialists for tottering
! plays must come prepared to
supply generous doses Of sure
fire comedy to fill in many mo-
aents in the. three acts that are
now utterly barren Of laughter.
Jack Arnold, who provided the
book and lyrics, has given much
attention to plot situation and
the creation of Virginia atrnos-
phere, but there is glaring
absence of the lines that WOO
smiles. So much for the debit
side
Al Baldwin Sloane has been
more successful with the score.
He has fashioned at least two
tunes, Lonesome and You're
in Love- that reveal bis known
flair for melody, and Jack Nc
Gowan ana Irma Marmick sing
them nicely. MCGOWAN, one Of
best Of musical comedy juve-
niles, strives manfuIIy and with
some measure Of success to get
the most out of ! romantic role,
not burdened with clever lines.
Miss Marmick has 4 lovely voice
and her delightfuI dancing nao-
ments offer pleasing contrast
to the work Of the star. There
are some nifty wise-cracks con-
ceaIed in the part assigned to
Luella Gear but they are gem
orally lost on the multitude
through the speed with which
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who was tho Irst writer thaEi
ever understood Joan of Arc 81
wasn't shakespeare Or Schiller
Neither was it voltaire, nor Mark
Twain. nor Andrew Lang nor
Anatols france. though each ok
these men Of genius undertook
an illterpr pretation Of the Maid eoL
Orleans.
No; the first author really to
understand Frances canonizee
Amazon IS George. Bernard Shaw.
With his usual coynesa, he al
naits ii himself, and then pro
ceeds I'd justify the soft inn
peachment with that air OF can
dor and sanity which recalls
nothing so much as the perstIa
sive method OF Charles Darwin.
This forms one OF the themes
of the brilliant preface to Shaw IL
most recent work for the stage,
8 chronicle play In SIX scenes
and an epiloglie, entitled Saint
Joan. which win be presented
ct the National beginning to-
night with 81 cast led BY Miss
Julia Arthur. 1T Will be renenl-
bered that Shaw allotted the world
premiere Of this drama to the
New York Theater Guild, Ia rec
ogniti0n Of its Iaafdihood III pro
dlIcing his Back to Methuselal 3
Contrary to his habit; Shaw per.
nitted the play to be performed
prior to Its publication dlf the
book form BrentanO's
According to Shaw, to under
~ & hN 1na4S5S 4ffafoasxf n I'd tifff
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KEITH'S
Violet Hemling Others.

Vaudeville Is Broadening It's
scope. Ieapingi ahead by mighty
h,unds. seemingly intent upon
catering to great catholicity Of
tastes. striving TO incorporate on
one varied program q snatch o1
every conceivable sort or enter
tainment, and achieving its end
hy assembling bills that are veri-
table mosaics OF everything the
vast American theatrical scene
affords. All Of which Is an ex.
ceIlent sign OF the healthly state
Of the variety stage and darn
good omen.
The current Keith-Albee bill is
representative Of this new order
{ Of things IT emb0dies variety
fn the fullest sense.
Violet Hemfng and "A. =. Mat
tfews. new to the two-a-day, bring
fresh talents. finished. delightful
and versatile to an interesting
one-acfer, 4 Unique Opportuns
ify. Miss E1eming, last here ih
Sonia" is as ever whose histri-
onic facets are many and whose.
charm Is picturesque and perti-
nenf. Mr.. Matthews IL an ac-
compIished Englishman and
there is nothing more intriguing
In the theater than an accom-
pIished Britisher!
The comedy high-spot falls to
Kramer and Boy1e-the old stand.
bvs. This team runs the gafnut OF
eornedic capers They managed
ito stop the show cold and that
even after they had linked their
efforts with those Of the Cameo
Ranblers, syncopated orchestra
-one Of that great vaudeville
musical family. Their act il
sure-fire, and the boys got across
with as much success as the late
Woodrow Wilson landed in Paris
treaty mad
Ned Norworth-wfth his wife
scars to the zenith OF nut"
comedy. Norrworth is the prime
minister Of "ridjculata" and the
champion straw-hat mutiIator.
He tied things in knot and
could have taken a dozen encores.
Creations is> q new dance
feature, and exceedingly well
done. Built along revue lines,
the act uncovers q team of girl
steppers who ought to be topping
Vanities or Scandals lineup.
Mr.. Boyd, pleasing OF voice. teams
with Dolores, toe-dancer Of un-
usual acrobatic tendencies. A
striking act with striking people
making it thus
OF course the Cervo and Moro
musical turn and the Bert Sloan
wire performance are fillers-in,
but good ones.
Pardon me! Most forgot!
There's the effervescent Bobby
Folsom. Haven't seen in better
form-a blues. chanter. with a
throaty voice. who runs Rae
Samuels q close second.
Aesops welI-known fables, Top
les and a news reel round off the
edges Of a bill that is variety"
itself.
No wonder Robbie wore a
bright smile when he wrapped up
the tickets and tossed Them out
the back-door of the ticket-wfcket.
I'd do better than that-I'd laugh
out louds-F. /B.
The Washington times., 1925-02-16
RTALTO
Films and Music


Films and Music
s'The House of David Jazz
Band" toow the audience at the
Rialto Theater by storm yester-
day. IN addition to playing
modern jazz melodies, the mu-
sicians introduced several bunlor-
GUS incidents that added con-
siderably to the gaiety Of the
occasion. The band goes through
its program with the ease Of
perfect mastery. I am sorry
that my ignorance Of music pre-
vents me from going more into
detail, but Il is sufficient to say
that this unit Of the program
was encored until it ran out
Of pieces.
The featured photopIay Is q
perturbation Of the stage play,
The Nightcap, by Guy Bolton
and Max MARGIN. 1t Is presented
fn four acts on the screen, fol-
; lowing closely the stage presenta
ton.
It IL an unusual film. It does
not approach greatness. and We.
doubt Il It could be more enter
taining. Built around q mystery.
action is fast. furious and funny.
The cast Is above the average,
James Kirkwood and Madge Rel
lanay being co-starred. Both
measure up to the demands 0f
their parts Zasu Pitts scores q
great triumph as Celia Stebbtns,
the nervous young lady. Miss
Pitts playing in my opinion. is
quite the best thing in the play.
although this Is no way reflects
on the others. It is only fair to
say that Miss Pitts had probably
4 better opportunity To- her
particular talents than was offered
the others. Tom Jefferson Whi1e,
rs the cOlored butler, was an able
second to Miss Pitts in the
comedy line
international News Reel. Tor
quay" 4 Prizna. color production,
and "A Stitch in Time" q cartoon
film and an entertaining cnes
complete the program.
The overture is the ever
popular Hungarian Rhapsody
No. 2.-J. w b.
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STR AND
Indoor Circus

This is circus week 1T the
Strand Theater and everything
Is there except red lemondade
and elephants. An oriental dancer.
glass eater, beautiful treally1
dancing girls, gymnasta, dogs AMI.
ponies and Marcelline, Greatest
Clown Of All Time fthe program
says sol combine to make up q
bill, that for vaudeville, Is most
unique and pleasing.
The ChandOn Trio, gymnHsts,
have an aerial acrobatic stunt
that Is unusually fine for b Naude-
vile house and they stage one
or two thriIIers that put a rakher
severe strain on the spectators
eQuaniniity
Carlos dogs ana ponies proved
an unqualified hft with the audi
ence, the younger generati0ny ap-
plauding Justify. Spark Plug and
efforts to ride him furnished q
bit OF hiIarify
Victor Hyde,s Dancing Ponies" "
! in this case the sponies,' are the
girls, gave several. dancing num-
bers that were novel and pleas
ing. The six choryphees are un-
usually good looking. This point
could be- emphasized, Tor rarely
are six looking girls gathered into
one chorus of six.
Other acts on the bill, all Of
which deserve greater mention,
are the Hori Trio, splendid ex-
hibition Of juggling and acrobat
les: Professor William Bartell,
who eats glass and fire and cOOls
himself OFF with q blow torch;
and FAtima, the oriental dancer,
whose activies are confined 70 q
mere preliminary shfver in the
opening number.
II you enjoy q circus, this bill
will please you. And you can
buy peanuts from the ushers.
The air fairly craclxles with burst
ing gubers. 3.
The photoplay Is "Curleytop,
starring Shirley Mason. 1t Is q
story OF the Limehouse section
of London, and is cracking good
entertainment. want to thank
heaven that the heroine and the
hero remained LiHtshouse char
acters to the very end. / walt.
ed patiently to discover that they
were the daughter and the son,
respectively, of members of the
nobility, but / was fooled. am
glad that / was.-J. w. B.
The Washington times., 1925-02-16
CENTRAL
seThe Fearless Lover Z

Eva Novak and William Fair.
banks comprise q most efficient
partnership as co-stars 81 ssrfe
Fearless Lover, CHIEF attraction
at Crandalrs Central the last
times today.
:'Tha Fearless Lover ii u
police play, replete with strong
and swift action and culminating
IN stirring climax that Is none
the less Ovarpowerfng merely
because 1t partRlxes largely 0f ro-
nance. In addition to the work
OF the stars, excellent perform
ances are contributed BY Ruby
Lafayette. Tom Kennedy, Lydia
Knott and little frankie Darrow.
one o fthe most precocious kids
In silent drama.
The companion attraction for
the first two days OF the week IS
Mack Sennettss two-rekl riot,
The Hanson Cabrnan, IN which
the stellar role is played by
Harry Langdon, Another added
hit u new release In the screen
Almanac series of cIose-ups Of
cinema celebrities.
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and similar pursuits and who
engage ii Che periodical pre-.
sentations Of the Passion Play
as & devotional duty
The Ereibur Passion Play
dating back thro6sh misty ana
forgotten centuries, Is the con-
Meeting link between the dark
ages and the present early
as the year 1246. F'reibure was
selected as the spot IN which to
produce the Passion Play
IT was not until thirty fiVo
years LATER that the Obera1nnlef-
gau Passion Play, now an In
stituti0n of international celebrity.
came into existence Is 8 means
81 expressing thanks Tor having
been spared annihilatioli iii the
epidemic that swept over Europe
1T that time.
Neither Freiburg nor 0beram-
faergap, fifty miles distant, have
hitherto permitted motion bic
ture to be made Of their sacred
drama
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TIE NEW SCREEN AND
STAGE OFFERINGS

. in Loves Wilderness now SHOW.
ing and Crandall's Metropoli Titan,
is more evidence or her versatility
in Characterization 1t seems to
mean little to Corrine, so far as
adaptabiIty is concerned, whether
she is ilnpersonating q woman
seventy years old as in Black
Oxen or a maiden Of sixteen
summers or thereabouts as in her
present picture.
whether or not the filming OF
this picture was preceded by
plunge in Ponce de Icons famed
pool is something we viii leave
entirely to her press agents dis
cretion, but the fact remains that
in her Interpretation OF LINDA
Lou Heath. the soft-voiced south
ern girl in the story, Miss Grit
.fifh seems to have snapped her
fingers in the face OF Fatner
Time.
Others in the cast deserving Of
snecial commentator are Holmes
Herbert and Ian Keith. Mr.. Her
bert is q recent acquisition from
Broadway and shows great prom
ise. while Ian Keith distinguishes
himself in q role which Is or
tvpe new for him.
In the story Miss Griffith takes
tbs part Of Linda Lou Heath.
southern girl strictly reared by
two maiden auiits and very much
IN love with David Treadway, g
lifelong friend. David IS 9 scien-
list, and when. the French gov
ernment offers him q position on
the Malay prison island Of LIE
DfabIe he accepts. Ian Keith as
paul I1Estrange. q wanderer from
home, returns on the day David
leaves. Thinking David does not
love her, Linda marries Paul and
goes to live on a Canadian farm.
a life OF priVation and mistreat-
nent follow-her husband is re-
ported dead and David comes back
IN time to save her and takes her
back to. the prison island as his
bride. She Is there only short
time when she finds that Paul IS
living and prisoner on the
island. From this situation ara.
matte climax is built.
The. overture Of this week Dy
Daniel Breeslxin and his orches-
ira Is entitled Southern Rhap-
sody'' and is pIeasingly rendered.
a two-reel Christie comedy, Sea
Legs. and Pathe News complete
the program.
The Washington times., 1925-02-16
EARLE
VaudeviIIe-FiIms.

The Place: The Earle Theater.
The Time: This Week.
The Things:
First and foremost there is
the return to. Washington of the
weil-known musical comedy fa,e
vorites, Florence Tempest and
Homer Dickinson, as fresh and
entertaining as ever. Just which
one of the four horsemen Hal Nei-
man proposes to call himself is
not yet determined, but he's a
scream and something new in the
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Extra Matinee

B. r. Keith's Theater win OBJ
serve Washington Birthday (which
falls on Sunday this year) on
Monday, February %, with three
performances. The usual shows
will be given at 2:15 and .8:15 and
the extra performance at 5, b. m.
Owing to the unusual bill Of
fered, topped with a triple-head-
liner, It will be advisable to buy
tickets early while the choice
seats are still available.
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Little French Girl

Herbert Brenon began produc.
ton last week at the Paramount
Long Island studio on THE Little
French Girl. The latest addition
to the cast Is Julia Hurley, who
viii play the role Of the gossipy
old actress, Madame Dumont,
Mary Brian. Alice Joyce, Esther
RaIston. Neil HamiIston and
Maurice Cannon have the chief
The Washington times., 1925-02-16
TIVOLI-
Gloria Swanson.

Gloria Swanson, cast in the role
of a young Italian girl, is the
pictured star of the bill at Gran
dalps Tivoli Theater the last
times today in "The Wages OF
Virtue" The principal auxiliary
attraction is Mack Sennett'a
Loves Sweet Piffle," bit OF
nonsense done in the typical SEN
nett manner with plenty OF Dul.
chritude in evidence in most OF
the scenes. The Pathe2 Review
comprises an added offering that
is slways welcome.
Otto r. Beck, premier pipe or
ganlst Of the Capital, contributes
an excellent musical setting for
the subjccts Occupying the screen
The Washington times., 1925-02-16
The Manicure GiI.l

Jeanie Macpherson and Towns
end Martin are engaged III the
adoption of Bebe Daniels next
Paramount picture, which Is to
he The Manicure Girl, an origin
~ screen story Written Tor Miss
Daniels by Frederick and Fanny
Hatton, Frank Tuftle viii direct.
The Washington times., 1925-02-16
COLUMBIA
lThe Go.den BED. J,


The Golden Bed" " Cecil De
Miles new picture ct Loew's Col
umbia. Is notable for number Of
things
First Of these is the debut as
stars Of Lillian Rich (blondel and
Vera Reynolds tbrunettel. Under
capable direction, both perform
creditably In parts for which Ce-
ciiss standard lumfnariess Nita
Ea1df and Leatlace JOY. respec-
lively, would have been somewhat
miscast. The two latter ladies
would have been heavy Tor the
6ifs-nok that the roles do not re-
quire close application and acting
hbf1fty.
second is the acting Of Rod La
Rocque. Although neither Mr..
LaRocque nor Mr.. De Mile seem
fo have forgotten enat Rod is not
nlayinR in The Ten Command
lients' fthe part is much the
eamel, it IS in .'Tile Golden Bed
that the slim actor sl1Fpasses
sven mis- high marx Of the recent
spectacle.
Third Is the Candy Ball, Cecil's
latest interpretation Of an orgy.
Linked with this reference should
be the statement that the picture
also reveals the latest historical
esflash-backs OF the producer.
This time it's the LoreIei. Turing
1ae poor boob of q fisherman TO
kl1e rocks Vamping through the
Mges-you know what / mean.
The director never loses sight
Of the fact that he is telling,
Among other things. the story q
q proud fanily,s fall.
In the home Of the Peakes. de-
eaxed aristocrats, Is q golden bed,
upon which the blonde daughter
plIiows her golden curls. Her
lark sister. Margaret, Is zone Of
these here secondhand Roses
Blondie always gets the pick OF
everything.
When Blonde is old enough to
save the family, she marries q
marquis, while the lad who gave
her peppermint drops In their
Dhfldhood pines away.
The marquis and a gent friend
II Blonde fall into a Swiss
Erevasse, All on account OF her,
and Blonde comes home. Sister
Margaret il secretary and wor-
Elafpper OF the candy boy.
Blondie vamps him away. ruins
him, and he is sent to jail for
embezzIement. But all the while,
faithful Margaret waits. is
virtue triumphant In the end7
Does Blonde get hers? Does
Margie get him? You don't ex-
pect me to tell you, do your
y r.
METROPOLITAN
G<H n-,.s~- yNY.nlo.-.-... -
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AMBASSADOR
Loves Wilderness: Z

Charlie Chase IS the comic who
lends his buffoonery to- the en-.
nvenent ok The Family Ems
trance, new comedy thar
serves as supplementary feaflard
the first three days Of the week
at Crandall's Ambassador. Other
contributory short-reei offerings
also met with approval and audi
ences were loud in praise OF the
musical setting given the pic
ttlred subjects by Mrs. Margaret
Libby
The chief feature of the first
bill of the week is First Nationals
Loves Wilderness, In which fls9
stellar role is spIendtdly played
BY COrinne Griffith. supported by
Ian Keith. Holmes Herbert ana
q fine cast. a complete review
if this subject win be found Ia.
connection with the Metropolitan
Theater.
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EVENBARTON'S &c
CAN I HELP THIS ONE

When Jim shues bends, gides slides and leaps n the
monienen 81 eccentric dance the result il invariably Irresistible
with th clientele There few Of big
dians competent challenge him in the art Of groteque motion
from waist contribution the
comedy night Polls satisfactory
siton III foot magic
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and il also heard ii an effective
solo interlude.
The Wages of Virtue visual
lies q. story cf the Algerian gar
rison towns tnat reeIzs of romance.
adventure, and passionate tiexo-
ton, with q little dash. Of treach-
cry to point the cIiraaz
The Washington times., 1925-02-16

METROPOLITAN
LOve's Wilderness"
Corrine Grifntl's performance
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-17
LENIN MEMORIAL MEETINGS

Workmen's Circle Temple, SAT Mt.
Vernon Ave. Speaker to be an
nounced.
Hartford, Conn. Hall to be an.
nounced. Speaker, Joseph Manley.
Detroit, Mich, at p. M, House Of
the Masses, 2101 Gratiot Ave. Speak
er, Robert Minor.
Boston, Mass, at 8 p. M, Scenic
Auditorium, IL Berkeley st. Speaker,
John j. BALKAN.
Cleveland, Ohio. Hall to be announc-
ed later. Speaker Benjamin Gitlow.
Los Angeles, Cal, at 2 p. M, Blanch-
ard Hall. 23S S. Broadway. Speaker
James H. Dolsen.
Easton, Pa, at p. m., Lithuanian
(Bakers) Hall, N. 7th St., near North
ampton st. Speaker to be announced.
Dowell, Ill.,, at Q p. m, Rex Theeter,
Union Ave. Speaker, John Mihelic.
Bridgeport, Conn, at p. M, Work
mems Circle Hall, $40 State st. Speak
or to be announced.
Akron, Ohio, at p. m, Zeigler Hall,
corner Voris and Miami SITS.
Superior, Wis.,, Workers Hall, cor
ner Tower and 5th. Speaker to be
announced.
Tacoma, Wash, Hall to be announc-
ed. Speaker, Norman H. Tallentire.
Sunday, Feb. I.
New York, N. Y, at p. M, Mad
son Square Garden. Speakers: Foster
and Ruthenberg.
New Haven, Conn., Hermanson's
Hall, Is Grown St., at p. m. Speaker,
Joseph Manley.
Buffalo, N. Y, at D. m. Labor Ly-
ceum, S76 William st. Speaker to be
announced.
Portland, Ore. Hall to be announc-
ed. Speaker, Stanley Clark.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-17

restaurant and many prominent
speakers will emphasize the import
ance of organizing the first co-opera-
tive venture in the heart of the steel
trust.
The Workers Cooperative of Gary
is real labor organization. Every
worker who agrees with the princi-
pies and aims of this organization is
invited to join. Difference Of nation
alitieg is not an objection. The pro-
ats of this organization so to widen
ing business, educational activities
and mutual aid. No one receives any
interest on his shares. Being a real
labor organization no matter how
many shares a member owns he is
entitled to one vote only.
Gary workers, come to the opening
of the restaurant on Sunday after
noon and learn more about the Work
ers' Cooperative in your city.