The Washington times., 1925-06-06

NAIlONAL-E EFo0eTlCk LUIS
dale is the author Of Spring
Cleaning" to be shown at the
National Theater for the first
time here. beginning Monday
night. Lonsdale has devised a
new variation Of discipline for
wives that Is gently, but vigor-
cusly persuasive.
terminated by his wife's plunge
into circles that are shady on the
outer edges, at least, young hus.
band decides to clean house OF
the evils that reside therein as a
result OF her indiscretions.
How he accompIishes it is the
striking factor in the plays sue
cess and does not deserve to be
told in advance. It viii serve 70
mention merely that the frivol-
GUS wife discovers most games,
Illicit or otherwise, are made for
two or more to play and she dis
covers further, that the newer
order Of things 10 further al
front to her pride, because there
A no attempt at secrecy. Where-
upon retaliation and climax that
takes on the complexion OF heavy
and potent drama, despite the
plays classification as q drama
tic comedy.
sspring Cleaning enjoyed a
ur0sperous run at the Eltinge
Theater in New York. 2sS perfor-
ances. to be exact. For reasons
that called both the Selwyn broth
era. the owners, to Europe 1t was
not eroomed for q, road tour ana
next weeks performance by the
National Theater Players wall az
ford washington its first glimpse
of q piece that has Deen VaIlous-
" desisnated by New York critics
a. extraordinarily brilnant
amusing and different aIo SUD
tleiy rich In observation;
Here for the first time, the
Nationai Players viii depart from
efrIcf farce and display to the
Wilmington patrons talents or
aifferenf mold. Minor Watson,
T.Aneta Lane, Edward Arnold
Kafherine Giveney, Billy Phelps,
IIiIian Dean and others VIII ap.
peer IN. roles that cannot help
huf tighten the clamp OF popu.
iarity they have fastened on the
Capital.
KETFHS-James Barton, &c
conf,-ic hIack-face comedian ana
4nA of the best soft-shoe dancers
~6o ever tapped q stage board,
hsAaIInas the new Keith Dill,
Commencing Sunday afternoon
Tartor has been seen here In
number Of revues, the last one
heirn "When Summer Comes,
Which. though not hit, was a
personal achievement Tor Lns
Comedian. ."The Antique Shop,
re latest vaudeville revue, pre-
aeflted by Meyer Golden, Is
fenfastic novelty featuring a
number Of girls. The comedian,
lack Rose, viii offer Hat Trac-
tion." and Beatrice Herford VIII
, present her latest original mono
ioRue. other acts include Nee
han's celebrated leaping hounds
no and Ollie Walters, in Tall
inr Tales" by Frances Nord-
gfrom: Armand and Perez, interna.
tfonaI athletes, and the Aerial
Smiths. The usual house Tea
lures viii complete the bill.
EARI-The new week, COM
mencing tomorrow az the I.i @
Win find that theater PLAYING
host TO the Maccabees; or, rather,
to the advance guard OF that
vdaelv known fraternal organIza.
zion which is to hold its annual
convention here In July. A Tea
tl,re of the new program VIII be
tI1A Maccabee orchestra, and the
headline attraction Is supplied Dy
the VolRa Boys, Russian har-
T1nonists. who were seen here sew
eraI weeks ago with Ed Wynn's
Revue. 'aThe Grab Bag. Otner
eueciaities WIN include Zuhn and
Dries, Washington boys, whose
homecoming should be quite an
event: Marrone and L'Acosta, IN
a dancing sensation; Margte
Coafe. Queen Of Syncopation, and
Donahue and Morgan, in The
Long and Short OF II" The pho
fopIay feature is Priscilla Dean,
in "The Crimson Runner.
PALACE-Betty Bronson, the
seventeen-year-old youHgster whom
Sir James Barrie nominated for
fame when he selected her for the
name part In Peter Pan, makes
her second screen appearance at
the Palace tomorrow in version
of the Saturday Evening Post
story. s.Are Parents People?
Especially excellent support has
been entrusted her talents. chiefly
Adolph Menjou and Florence Vidor.
Two new people are also intro
duccd, Malcolm ST. Clair, as di-
rector, who has directed many OF
the Buster Keaton comedies; ana
Lawrence Grey, a new leading
man for whom Paramount sees
great possibilities. This is a story
not of the rebellion Of the younger
set, but of a young daughters
methods to reconcile her parents
and divert their eyes from Reno.
An Our Gang comedy win be the
chief supplement while shorter
reels will be supplied by Pathe
News and Topics, and special
music by the Palace Symphony.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. La
Marr and Conway Tearle have
Joined hands in the perturbation
Of "The Heart Of q Siren," to he
shown tomorrow at Crandalls )
Metropolitan ard Ambassador
Theaters. The picture. traces the
love adventures Of beauty
through the fashionable centers
of Europe. Behind her a trail Of
broken hearts, and when the trail
grows broader, she meets an i'm
pecunious young Englishman who
rxF,, AAv Of her Sf1adi-