The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22

the Belasco the week Of De.
Ibsen's Great human drama.
Ghosts" Mrs, Fiske has de.
voted almost five years TO study
OF the drama before offering it to
the public.
As always Mrs. Fishes sup.
porting cast is of her own yselec.
ton. As the son, Oswald AGving,
Theodore st. John, who has won
success playing in Paris and Der.
lin in the native languages, is
cast. Walter bingham plays
Pastor Manders. Mr.. Bingham is
well known for his association
with Sir Charles Wyndham. Sir
Forbes Robertson and others in
his native England. and as lead.
ing man to Grace George and
Ethel Barrymore The vital part
of Regina is played by Jarvis
Kerr, Vassar graduate Of the
class Of 1925, who literally step.
ped from school to success on the
professional stage Of New York.
NATIONAL ve.in. Mist,
delightful comedy by the Princess
Troubetzkoy and Gilbert Emery,
which opens at the National Mon.
day night, IS the story OF an
adorable liar. 1t finds its reason
in reciting the plight Of q young
lady who will not tell the truth,
although fibbing for the best
reasons, always. The skillful
Madge Kennedy plays this ador-
able liar. Her gift of comedy
acting is well tested in this play,
in which she has the support of
Sidney BIackYner, as the young
Southerner. who loves her in
spite OF her fault. and who even.
tually steers her into the path.
way OF truth and rectitudg The
atmosphere OF this Virginia
scene. at the foot of the Blue
Ridge. is charmingly natural AS.
ISOLATED with Miss Madge Ken.
nedy and Mr.. Blackmer will be
Alice John. Gwendolyn Hatho-
way, Mary Marble, well known
to Washington theatergoers: Jack
Willard and Murray Bennett.
POLLS Is given Of
the competent handling of the
big orchestra Of 30 musicians
when 1.-THE Vagabond King opens
at Polls Sunday, December 26,
as Anton Heindl, who has con
Quoted for the largest orchestral
organizations in the theater. will
WELD the baton.
Mr.. HeindI is one Of the best.
known musical directors in this
country. His ability az such is
inherited as his father was the
famous Alexander Heindl, cele-
brated cellist, cit one time one OF
the featured members of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra and the
MendeIgohn Quintette. Anton
Heindi has conducted the orches-
tras OF such welI.known light
operas and musical pieces as
Sousa's Free Lance, Lehar's
Count OF Luxembourg, The
Little Gale" .Ziegfeld's Foiiies, 4
DeKoven's Golden Butterfly, =
Diliingham's ''The Night Boat
and Henry Savage'g Pom Pom
and foot loot.
EARLE-A tabloid revue, "Ger.
bers GiggIes. = tops the New Year
bin at the Earle. Jack Pillard and
al Hitler are the featured princI.
pals, aided by ColIette Lyons, Ann
Mason, Betty Burnett and others.
The added attraction brings Babe
Egan and her Hollywood Red
heads. songs. dances and piano
work. Other acts include White,
Black and Useless in '"The New
Blacksmith. comedy Offering;
Prince Wong, Chinese n1onologist:
Fern Redmond and II. Wells in a
fortune-telling playlet, 1.-THE Gyp. =
The film attraction Ii 1.-THE Blue
Eagle. with George O'Brien and
Janet Gaynor. Shorter film and
house attractions, also.
STRAND-''Frolics Of 1927" will
occupy the talents OF Victor Hyde
and his repertoire musical com
pany at the Strand for the coming
week. /. b. HaInp continues the
chief comedian, with assistance
from Lew Lewis. Earl Root, Paul
Rush, Kathleen Butler, Florence
Drake and Billie La Monte. Special
staging has been prepared for the
Spanish Rose number. On the
screen will be seen Rim. Tin-Tin in
while London Sleeps" Shorter
house features will prevail with
announcement that a midnight
matinee will be held New Year
Eve.
MUTUAL inpled Darlings."
boasting is trained dancing girls.
trods the Mutual boards for the
holiday week. The principal
merry making roles are filled by
George Leon. Ed Lorayee. Viola
Epaeth, Peggy Gilligan. Pearl La.
Fere. Joe West and Jimmy Wal
tiers.
>GAYETY ~ Dave Marton's Own
Show. specializing with singing
and dancing chorus. opens at the
Gayety Sunday afternoon. The
outstanding feature. of course, is
Dave Marion. in his noted charac.
ter. Snuffy. the Cabman. Also
there is small Anna Prepp and
Walter Boob" McManus, several
vaudeville specialties. including a
colored team and a dozen other
speaking parts.
RIALTO Beginning Christmas
Day. the Rialto brings to its
screen a rollicking comedy. TAXI.
Taxi" with Everett Horton and
Marian Nixon. The piece is one
long farce, detailing the predica'
ment of a young architect EN-.
ployed by a grabbed boss. who
meets the boss niece. is com.
PEELED to buy a taxi to get her
home Is followed by a trick de.
tective who knows there is a
stolen necklace in the cab. The
piece is said to have a succession
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