The Washington times., 1926-05-01


night. Added interest is given this
tale which ran for 116 weeks in
Los Angeles, and q season in
New York, by announcement that
Director J.. Clifford Brooke will
play an important role. That
Brooke IL an actor, as well as
director, was evidenced to all who
saw him do the Cyril Maude role
in Aren't We All" last season
White Collars" is a tale Of the
middle classes, OF just such a
class as cOHlposes the bulk Of
Washington's working population.
It is tale OF family life, but not
in the sneering manner Of Main
Street. In q remote sense it
resembles j. p. McEvOy's camera
Of the American scene, THE
POtters." The plot centere about
the efforts of William Van Luyn,
worth millions, to overcome the
caste-bound prejudices Of the
family Of his poor wife, Joan
Sawyer.
At its Eastern premiere here
at the Belasco, white Collars
bOasted a splendid cast including
Clarke Silvernail, John Marston,
Mona Kingsley, Colmelia Otis
Skinner and others. John Warner,
now leading man at the National,
took over the. leading male role
last fall and played the piece on
Broadway and on the road.
KEITH S-The distinguishes
young star, Ruth Chatterton, win
headline the bill at Keith's begin
ming Sunday matinee. She will be
seen in d new sketch called 1.-THE
Conflict. London's Music Hall
favorite, Bert Enrol, will be seen in
Modes and Melodies Others
on the bill are Demo and Rochelle,
originators OF the Charleston
Apache" with the Demo Brothers
and band; Robey and Gould In
Education Will OUT Bezazian
and Edna White. photograph
record artists; the Chevalier
Brothers with their clever stunts,
and Ethel Shattuck and Ward
in = bright bouquet, The Flower
Shop"
The sixth and last Charleston
lesson win be given and the bill
win be completed with the usual
house features.
EARLE-George Choos' produc-
ton of "DanceIand. q miniature
revue from the Keith Hippodrome
Theater in New York, win be the
headline attraction at the Earle
theater for next week. In this
there are a half dozen principals,
supported by Bebe BARR and her
Eight Dancing Rockets, who par
ticipafe in the six scenes into
which the act Is divided. Muriel
Kaye is the star Of the aggrega.
tior.s M ia sssS skt sss IA d.
In all there are fifteen people
in the productioi1.
Another feature will be offered
by Jack Goode and Rags" Leigh.
ton, burnt-cork comics.
Other acts viii embrace the or
iginal Erich Phillips Company
in q demonstration Of triple fore
head balancing: Harry Lee in =
comedy m0nolOgue bearing the
title Of 1.-THE Manager" BartO and
Mack in ''Tlie Milk Bandit q Slxit
which permits Eddie Barto and
Mae Mack to dispel gloom by an
ing, and Jack Goode' and Rags
Leighton in an interval OF mirth
which they have designated Col
ored, But Not Born That Way"
The photoplay feature Will be
Rocking Moon" an action drama
OF Alaska, with Lilyan Tashman,
John Bowers, Rockliffe Fellowes,
Laska Winter. and others. Also
the customary house features.
WARDMAN PARK-To accom-
nodate those who were unable to
get seats for Weak Sisters" the
Thomas Herbert Stock Company
at Wardman Park Theater Will
continue this riotous comedy over
for another week, opening Mon"
day night. :.
Lynn Starting, author Of weak
Sisters" and numerous other
laugh successes. has built this
plot upon hypocricy. The main
character is the Rev. Mr.. Strong
whose ambition IL to clean up tho
little home town and marry the
girl OF his desire before he leaves
Congo. Faith Corey. the girl,
falls in love with a stranger who
is caught in a raid on the towns
one house Of i'll repute and she
denounces him and is about to
marry the missionary. when the
women inmates Of the house APP
pear to give Arthur "a clean bill
Of health"-as the lines go-and
then proceed to throw light on
the minister's past history.
Rr~iA
Strong, the hypocrite Clergyman:
and impetuous Faith Corey with
Ranald Slavery her lover.
MUTUAL-The Mutual is to
have Max Fields and the 'Kudd-
ling Kuties" the coming week,
beginning Sunday a1ternoon.
Fields needs no introduction to
Washington burlesQue fans.
Each year the comedian brings
new and original material both
in the music and book and as
for the ''Kuddling Kuties,"
themselves, they simply are just
what the name implies, says
Manager Jack Garrison.
PALAACE-A, splendid cast OF
Paramount favorites, headed by
Clara Bow, Warner Baxter, Will
liam Powell, George Bancroft
and Edythe Chapman appears in
William DeMille's production for
Paramount OF 1.-THE Runaway"
featured attraction at Loew's
Palace for the new week.
1.-THE Runaway is a romantic
drama laid in the Kentucky hills.
1t is the story of a little movie
actress whose love affair with II
wealthy young 'rounder" Is sud.
denly interrupted by the mysteri.
bus shooting Of the young man
and khA aiTs1bo ~.,Alna