The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-08

production of the comedy of the
family pocketbook, Chicken
Feed which enjoyed a seven
months run in New York, is the
offering for the new week at the
National beginning Monday night.
The play by Guy Bolton.
A married woman, entirely de-
pendent upon her husband for
such spare change as driboles
from his hands and who feels
the humiliation of this procedure.
grows rebellious and. thus, the
theme OF the play is sketched.
The piece advocates the idea OF
''fifty-fifty" arrangement of cash
in the home on the theory that
If wife shares her husband
trials and sorrows she snoulo
also share his income. How one
groub of women accomplished
this rather utopian arrangement
forms the hub of the action.
Bolton has treated the theme
with broad comic strokes, laugh
coating his propaganda with sure
fire. situations and repaftee.
Chicken Feed" is one OF John
Golden's outstanding productlon
hits. =,
Kathryn Givney, and others are
In the cast.
KEITHS-Gus Edwards brings
70 3. F. Keith's Theater tbs
,Ueek his newest and finest offer
ing .'The Pierrot and Pierrette
lsrolic.'' This will be the flrst
week for this production and 1t
win introduce twenty-five of Mr..
Edwards latest finds. The en-
tire production has been con,
ceived, written, composed ana
staged by Mr.. Edwards.
Iondon's idol of the music
halls. Miss Lily Morris, the great.
est singing single turn out OF
England, will be featured for the
week. ~.
The four Camerons, that IT.
resistibIe family, will follow IN
their laugh provoking sketch,
at ike Father. Like Son.
Light comedy has few more
,hIe exponents than Wilbur
Hack. who comes next in Anus
ing Nonsense" assisted oy Ter
frIIde Purdy. Theirs is a pot
pourri of song and story a oit
Of situation, a great deal OF pert,
pleasing patter. Charles CraIts
and Jack Sheehan follow IN
"Baughmania.
Following will come Elias Bree-
skin. well known to washington
audiences. He has been the nit
Of all the Keith Albee houses
where he has played since sign
ing a contract that VIII keep
him from the concert stage Tor
some time to come.
Chas. Sargent and Burt Lewis
win be heard in songs, DIT
of nonsense and a dash OF good
fun. Wilfrid Du Bots, the "Jong-
Ieur distingue." will demonstrate
his ability as one of the finest
Iugglers in vaudeville or out.
Completing the bill for the
week will be the house screen
features. the Aesop's Fables, topics
of the day, and the Pathe news
pictorial.
EARLE-A group of MARYLAND
college boys have banded tnern-
selves together as the Maryland
ColIegiates, and as a ten-plece
orchestra are to head the Earle
nroeram for next week. TINS
orchestra Is now playing Baitl-
r1ore,s leading vaudeville theater,
and q. last-nainute booking enabled
fhe focal Earle Theater to secure
4bis offering. which is reported
10 have taken the Monumental CITY
by storm" for its principal at
Another star booking, so
termed by the Earle management
fs the appearance of Charles b.
Maddock's latest miniature revue.
''Vogues and Vanities.
Murray and Alan, known as
'sThe testers of 5000 Years Ago,
are another standard vaudeville
offering appearing at the Earle
this week, while Mary and Ann
Clarke, those different girls, do
ing what is termed 'tsiste. act
Fred Elkins, Joe Ray. and Jack
EIIins. in "Mirth and Melody,
and the Willie Brothers. said to
be supermasters of the art OF
equilibrium. will round out the
YduuSNlAC piOGA am
For the featured photopiay
there will be presented "Baree,
Son of Kazan."
The usual Earle supporting
features will be offered, these in
GLIDING the Earle News, present
ing timely news events upon the
screen: a first run two-reel COM
edy; Floyd Wheeler's orchestra,
and the organ recital on the
Kimball grand organ.
STRAND-The Siamese Twins,
Violet and Daisy Hilton, the two
pretty sixteen-year-old girls of
San Antonio, who were born
Joined together, form the head
line attraction in brand-neW
act, by Terry Turner, on a mag
nificent variety bill of vaudeville
acts and pictures, opening at the
Strand tomorrow. The appear
ance of the Siamese Twins at the
Strand is the second ami final
week of their personal visit to
Washington.
Other acts on the yaudeViIle
program include Edmund Gingras
& Co.. in delightful interesting
number, The Military Athlete
Beulah Kennedy and Billee
Davies in comedy provoking
skit, Fun IN One; Sunny Boyne
and Harry Leonard in riotously
funny speciality, Minnie" and
Jim Reynolds, described as a
Loose Leaf from the Ledger OF
Laughs
Scandal Proof" a vivid photo
drama. starring Shirley Mason. is
the feature film attraction for the
week.
Short film features and special
orchestral numbers arranged by