The Washington times., 1926-07-03
COIN GS-ON
At the Theatero:

paris. is to be repeated at the
| National Theater, beginning Mon
| day night, for another weeks per-
Torrance. This is probably one
of the few times in repertoire
| history that a play has proven-so
popular as to be repeated within
| two weeks OF its first showing.
The piece is being repeated by
actual and positive demand, and
were the demand not what 1t Is,
the National management would
find 1t an easier task to proceed
on the regular announced sched-
ule.
TO date Seventh Heaven holds
the cash record for the Nationals
summer season. After its opening
on Monday night two weeks ago,
the piece played to house capa-
city through the following Satur-
day and the Runaway crowd was
of proportion enough to Justify
a second consecutive week, had
not every arrangement been conn
pleted for presenting THE Show
Off"
Seventh Heaven" Is an odyssey
of love and q cruel, pursuing
fate which is relentless In its
attacks on the fortunes Of Chico
and Diane, children OF misfortune,
whose only shred of happiness is
disrupted by the booming of the
guns at Liege in 1914. The scenes
are laid in Paris, the opening act
in the outdoors of a section Of
the Paris sluns. and the succeed
ing acts in danes garrett; her
seventh heaven" which endured
for a brief few days until wars
spectre bereaved her.
Leneta Lane will do Diane, John
Warner, Chico with Rhea Dively
doing the dope-crazed sister and
Charles Hampden, Boul, the thiev-
ing old taxi-driver whose iilapida-
ted cab, "Eloise, almost won the
war.
KEITH'S- The July bin at
Keith's will be topped by the
dramatic star, Miss Helen Mac
Kellar who IS presented by the
Blanchards In q condensed YER.
sion of 'The Mud Turtle by
Elliott Lester. Miss MacKellar;s
stage successes include Bought
THE Good Bad Woman" The fea-
ture for the week will be the ap-
pearance Of Sybil Vane, the little
WEIGH priIna donna, who returns
after two years success In Europe.
Twelve minutes Of unadulterated
humor viii be delivered by Shaw,
and Lee, Natures Gifts" late
features OF Ed Wynn's Grab Bag
IL
Harry Mayo and Basil Lynn in q
the Thread; Rosemont Revel-
lers, a revue with girls; Jack
Ryan. who offers, Songs and
Hazel Webster, Harry La Vail and
Clemens Belling in an animal
novelty.
EARLE-Anotner bill Of extra
merit is announced for next week
at the Earle Theater. The head.
line attraction will be supplied by
Cliff Edwards, famous photograph
record artist and singing come.
dian OF the first rank. better
known to many ais "Ukulele Ike,
and the principal photoplay attrac-
ton for the Fourth of July week
will be an action drama, The
Shamrock Handicap" a Fox melo-
drama of the Ould Sod and this
country's foremost racing estab.
Hshments.
Other inclusions in the vaude-
Vile include Earl Hampton nd
company in Meet Dad" a skit
located on Long Island. Ed Levan
and Joe Doris, who are billed as
dispensers OF JOY and Cheer;
Earl Hampton and company in
meet Dad" a comedy sketch with
Madge Mccarthy and Frank
Townsend and musical revue,
Dance RI els" participated In
by a dozen high-voltage players.
"The Shamrock Handicap" Is q
melodramatic romance of Ireland
and the racetracks in which the
two outstanding roles are played
by Willard Louis and Louis Payne.
METROPOLITAN-"The Sport.
ing Lover" next weeks film
feature at crandall's Metropolitan
Theater commencing tomorrow at
8, brings to the screen an
excellent cast, led by Conway
Tearle and Barbara Bedford, with
Arthur Rankin, Ward Crane,
Charles E. McHugh and Johnny
Fox, jr., in support. Other of.
ferings will include a Lloyd Ham
ilton-comedy, scenic reel and news
reel and the delightful contribu-
tons Of the Metropolitan Sym
phony.
No further assurance that "The
Sporting Lover" abounds in &C
ton need be advanced than that
it Is the camera rendition of the
celebrated hit from the Drury
Lane Theater in London. The
climax Is reached during the run.
ming of the English Derby, bona
fide views Of the worlds greatest
purse contest Of thorougbbreds,
with the King and Queen OF
England in attendance, lending
this portion Of the plays develop.
ment a degree Of exciting real
ism. This, however, is but one
Of the many stirring episodes in
a story that is prolific in thrills
and romance.
PALACE-At Loew's Palace
Sunday, "Padlocked," the dy.
manic Rex Beach romance "f
modern manners and morals, from
the Cosmopolitan Magazine serial
of the same name. will be pre-
sented Director Allan DWan has