The Washington times., 1926-11-13

week at the Rialto Theater, com
mencing today. The film had a
private showing to a capacity in
vitation house last night. Weekly
changes of bill at the Rialto viii
hereafter occur on Saturdays. The
Rialto stage, under enlargement
and reconstruction for the last six
weeks, will also be dedicated at to-
days performances with presenta.
tons Of an atmospheric novelty
entitled 'Bacchanalle," featuring
Stafford Pemberton and his
dancers.
Michael Strogoffr seems To
have justified, from all accounts
the daring of its producers. and
their Lavish expenditure OF time
and money. More than eight
months were spent IN filming the
picture; more than 5000 people
were employed in the cast which
included Tartar. tribesmen, Cos
sacks, Russian cavalry, and hum
dreds of people who dance the
national ''Krakowia" at the grand
A large part of the picture is in
natural color, which is especially
effective in the scenes of barbaric
oriental spIendor.
Rox Rommell, new conductor of
the Rialto Orchestra, will make his
debut with an overture arranged
by himself. Otto Beck is the new
manipulation of the organ. Short.
er films also.
COLUMBIA ~ Richard Dix in
"The Quarterback" will gloss the
Columbia screen next week as
the heroic figure of a college
story. Esther Ralston, the blonde
beauty, continues in Dix's sup.
port as she has in several previous
pictures. The story is odd and
has delightfully."- humorous angle.
Dix is cast as Jack Stone. son
of q former gridiron hero, who
has vowed he will never leave
Cotton until the team licks the
State University squad. That was
in '99 and '26 finds him praying
that his athletic son will deliver
him from a life sentence on the
campus. He. does and wins a
pretty girl for himself, too.
Shorter films will round out. in
Guiding Pathe News, Topics and
special music.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stills
in Paradise" Harold Lloyd's
reissue of II Do" and the Three
Giersdorff Sisters, singing on the
stage, comprise the Metropolitan
bargain lineup for the coming
week. paradise" is the story
of a young Englishman. disir-
herited for his escapades. and
forced TO drive a taxi to make
living. This disgraceful gesture
causes the father to relent and
bequeath a South Sea island to
his son. His adventures on the
island are thrilling and funny,
eliminating in a thrilling battle
between Stills and Noah Berry.
Lloyd's picture is two'reeler
and one of the funniest Of his
short ones. The Giersdorff Girls
had the honor of opening Club
Carlton. They have 'melodious
voices which they mix in appeal,
ing harmony. other attractions
music, featuring, among other
tunes. IfNlHS DefiIH IdLcSt' III
On Ny Way Home"
MISUNDERSTANDING Monday
evening. the Motion Picture Guild
will present two rivals-Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday-"The Saliva
ton Hunters" from the story and
direction by Josef Won Sternberg
will be offered. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Nazimova, in "A
Dolls House" by Henrik lbsen.
will be seen.
TIVOLT--Bills for the new
week, commencing Sunday after
noon at the Tivoli, are as fol-
lows: Sunday and Monday, Doris
Kenyon in "Misma tes." supported
by Warner Baxter, May Allison,
Charlie Murray and others. and
a personal appearance of Esther
Cutchin in a KnabeAmpico re-
cital. Shorter film features also;
Tuesday and Wednesday. Reg
inald Denny In Take 1t From
Me-" a color dramalet and
Topics; Thursday and Friday.
Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Mulhan,
Charlie Murray and others in