Evening star., 1926-10-10

tomary house features, which include
short reels: overture. washington
Grays." by the Earle Orchestra. under
Floyd c. Wheeler. which will offer
as exit march Broken Hearted Sue
a new hit by Breen and DE Rose.
STRAND-"MOdprn Review"
Beginning today the Strand Theater
will offer on the screen Rudolph
Valentines last picture. THE Son of
the Sheik" This romantic drama
has been secured by the management
for another downtown run for one
week only. Rudolph Valentino can
still be seen in his sparkling, Colorful
story. full of action and glowing cn-
max.
Headlining the vaudeville bill is n
cycle of comedy. Sings and dances
entitled, Modern Keview." and fea-
turing Dorothy Slane and Al New
man, together with Desmond and
RAYMOND and Gordon and White.
Other numbers include Joe Nc
Grath and Jack Deeds in series OF
comedy talks. songs and solo num-
bers entitled "The High and Low of
Any Show; Gordon and Rica, two
vaudeville artists in COMEDY Faude-
Williams; Eddie herman and Olive
Evans in Scoring Touchdowns for
aerialistic act billed as a Sensational
Novelty" featuring the Weiss Trio.
Short films and orchestral numbers
under Arthur j. Maxwell will COM
plete the program.
GAYETY-"Merry Whirl."
The Merry Whirl," the Columbia
burlesoue attraction at the Gayety
Theater this week, opening this after
noon. cnlists talent from many heldS.
including musical comedy, vaudeville,
phonOgraph and radio entertainment.
One of the novelties will be En-
NETT O'ToOle, the Okeh recOrd-maker:
another will be Dippy Diers. assisted
by Flo Bennett. from the New York
Hippodrome, and still another. Dot
Duval's Partisan Art Models. from the
Berlin Winter Garden. Then. as an
outltanding vaudeville speciality, the
High Power Trio" of Colored enter
tainers will sing and dance.
Hal Rathbun, Art Harris. Dolly
Vaughan and Dippy Diers will be
leaders In the burlesquing, with Mar
gle Carson, Beth Clark, Jack Willing
and Pat Kearney assisting. All of the
principals will introduce specialt1eS
and there will he an animated chorus
of Broadway beauties.
Featured in the big scenes will he
Amateur Night Schenectady"
"Wahoo," "a Letter From Wifey,"
Lucky Boy" 1.-The Joy Riders and
Waterfalls" and as an extra fea-
ture, there will be a carnival of
clowning by Dippy Diers.
MUTUAL-"Vamps Of 1927"
"Vamps Of 1927" will be the attrac-
tion at the Mutual Theater this week
with a cast headed by Johnnie Weber.
German comedian, aided by Rose Ber-
nard, vivacious dancer.
An added feature will be q Sklt
entitled "The Night OF the Fight
in which Billy Inman and company
Doris stone, Leone Reed. Dolling
Barringer and George Mack are other
members Of the cast.
WASHINGTONIANS-"Pygmalion
and Galatea."
The Neutrality-suspicious.. under the
direction of Rollln Bond, will open
this seasons activities earlier than
has been their custom in the past. a
one-act operetta, the story of which
comes from the mythology OF ancient
Greece. provides the vehicle for their
performances October IA and 10, at
the Opera Center of The Washing
tonians. 1411 Massachusetts avenue
northwest. These will be private per-
formances to invited guests preceding
the public presentation Of this operate
work. which will now be heard In
Washington for the first time. 1t Is
the first of a list of Operatic novelties.
new to Washington, which The Wash
ingtonians plan to present this season.
The story concerns a sculptor,
Pygmalion, who wrought the statue
of a beautiful woman and called her
Galatea. So beautiful was the statue
the sculptor falls in love with her.
Venus. answering his prayer, brings
the statue to life. and Galatea In turn
thinks the sculptor very lovely--until
Pygmalions youthful servant. Gany-
mede, appears, and then trouble
ensues.
The noted German composer, franz
Won Suppe, provided the musical score
with its wealth of brilliant scenes In
solo, duet. trio and ensemble, support
ed by a vivid orchestra score of the
style that made Suppe world famous.
Principals to be heard in leading roles
include Misses Gayle and Gladys Hunt.
the former in the role of Galatea and
the latter in the role Of the boy,
Ganymede, with Harry Myers in the
tenor role of the sculptor, Pygmalion,
supported by a male chorus and
Jenny Lind" unit. who have ap-
peared in past performances OF this
organizations 81 presentations. There
is always room in this community
opera organization for the ambitious
youth with a good voice. serious In
his desire for development and willing
to work for 1t.