The Washington times., 1926-09-18

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uproariously funny. 1.-THE Cocoa
nuts comes here direct from
an all-season's run at the Lyric
: Theater. New York. Whatever
else can be said for this famous
entertainment it cannot be denied
that in comedy 1t is supreme.
It can scarcely be otherwise az
long as the Marx brothers h0'd
sway as its leading fun-n1akers
They have never appeared to
better advantage than In The
Cocoanuts. - The. book Is by
George Kaufman. the music and
lyrics by Irving Berlin and pro-
duced under the personal super
vision OF Sam H. Harris. The
Cocoanuts'' is based on a story OF
Florida. The scenes are laid in
the Cocoannt Hotel, an active
hotel. where they have running
water, and running guests, and
serve dinner at and bicarbonate
of soda at 8. The cast includes
Phyllis Cleveland. Jack Barker.
Janet Velie. the De Marcos, the
Brox sisters. Basil Ruysdael. mar
garet Dumont, Henry Whittemore.
Rreen brothers, the PaIamo String
Orchestra, Jazz band and chorus
ia C-ASCPAlOSA1i OSa0eS'
PRESIDENT ~ The President
Players get under way for the
fall and winter season next Mon
day night and Washington Is
E guaranteed a cast of more than
i SURPRISING merit and an excel
lent list OF plays. what Price
Glory" the war play by Laurence
: Sta1lings and Maxwell Ander.
: SON. is the opening attraction
z with Walter Gilbert and
: Frank Charlton In the lead
: male roles. those OF Sergeant
! Quirt and Captain Flagg, and
Miss Leona Powers as Charmaine.
RehearsaIs have been under way
all week under direction Of Wal
I ter Echofield who will be In
Z charge Of production.
What Price Glory is story
s Of Marin life in the great war.
3 It has drama, comedy and some
3 striking efforts to create real
s lost a leg with the Marines IN
: France, has viv1dIy photographed
existence as it actually Is at
s the front and in the reserve.
Top prices OF 81 win prevail
at all evening performances, with
the Wednesday matinee at %
cents and the Saturday matinee
1t IS cents and so cents.
KEITHs-From the ancient
Japanese family of Samursi comes
Sessue Hayakawa, star OF stage
and screen, to top the bill at
KeitI's for the new week, begin.
ming tomorrow. He viii appear in
new playlet by Burnett Hershey.
s.The Bandit Prince" 1t IL from
the novel OF the same name by Mr.
Hayakawa,
A big Iaughter.piece will be the
feature OF the week. entitled
Hello, Good by.s In this funfest
win be found Irene Ricardo.
Hurst and vogt. Joe Melino. the
hi Gitanos, Jean Bedini and the
SIX beautiful Hello Girls.
Irene Ricardo win come next.
n -l1es- favorite. nEVhoa Pagliaccf."
Frank Hursf and Eddie V0gt are
s.Profiteefs III Fun. Jean Bedini
with Joe Melino, assisted by Nan,
will offer "a Juggling Travesty.
Washington's youthful prodigy.
BENJAMIN Rather, will appear at
the piano. The Di Gatanos viii
Be seen as sDarIings OF the
Dance<
EARLE-The Earle next week
win be headlined By the Kuban
Kessacks. a group OF fourteen
male solo voices who comprise one
OF the finest ensembles to De
heard IN the varieties. The extra
attraction win be furnished by
Bert Levy. cartoonist and carl
zCaturist, whose pen and ink
sketches are known the world
around and who combines With
his. own clever magnifying device
TO place his drawings on a large
screen.
other vaudeville portions Of the
program embrace THE Three
Aces in a novelty offering. and
the Shelby and Adams revue.
The photoplay feature will be
Alnost a Lady" in which Marie
Provost. last seen in up In
ldabers Room" win be the pic
aured star. The comedy Is one
sof the most notable OF recent re-
lease bearing the title which
palpably was swiped from Tad.
who IL r. A. Dargan, cartoonist
OF the Hearst papers, What. No
Epihage?"
STRAND-Beginning Sunday at
the Strand the ininitable Buster
Keaton will hold sway on the sil.
yer screen in his greatest of prize
fiGElt comedies, Battling Butler"
with Sally O'NeiI. There are
rnors thrills and laughs to the
foot than you would think pos.
sible.
The stage presentation consists
Of another fine array Of Loew's
vaudeville. five acts in all. topped
by a Herbert Barnett and Jack |
Thomas Revue with the Dell Sis
tiers, Helen Jesias and Chappy |
and Libby Kay assisting Other
numbers include WinehilI and
Briscoe in a comedy farce. Gust
for a laugh" LaFoy Startman
Company in a song and dance
number. Tea for Three" by |
William K. Wells: Helen Moretti
Ia a song and ballad number. |
entitled. The Little Girl With the
Big Voice." and Amber Brothers.
eduilibrists.
GAYETY-Mcllie Williams lat |
est revue will be next weeks offer
Ding at the Gayety. This latest out
put Is easily considered her best, |
fer she has not only equipped her
new shop with lavish settings and
costumes, but she has surrounded
sherself with a galaxy OF talented
players. There will be a playlet,
in which she holds the center Of
the stage and there will also be
an endless procession Of bewltch.
inc aQanaa and 1aIsUl1 aroa tine olf-