The Washington times., 1926-11-03
"NANETTE" AND A
BRAND NEW
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the National for its third en-
Ragement within the year on
Sunday night with Louise Groody
and Hal Skelly heading the
metropolitan cast. These stars
first came into actual prominence
some II years ago in 'Ffddlers
Three Two years later they
were under the management of
Charles Dillingham; in THE,
Night Boat Miss Groody re-
NAMED a Dillingham; star for 10
years while MIR. Sicily headed
various successes under various
nanagemehts. Their union again
IN mo. No. Nanette" is OF real
interest.
Mr.. SkeIIy is playing the part
of Jimmie Smith. an innocent
lamb, who spends his money
freely gratifying the desires of
pretty ladies who wish to get on
in the world. Jimmie wants
everyone to be happy regardless.
especially Nanette, the youthful
protege of Mrs. Jimmie. He sings
to her his soul-stirring ditty.
st Want to Be Happy" and the
little hoyden responds with dis
astrous results to Jimmie.
BELASCO - An especially fine
cast has been assembled by Al
bert Lewis for 1.-THE new Hugh
Stanislaus STANCE play. Glamour.
which IN. association with A. III.
Woods, Mr.. Lewis Is presenting
at the Shubert- Belasco the COM
ing week. N
3 Ralph Morgan is the featured
member of the company. His
most recent success was in
Cobra which played for more
. than q year on Broadway, and
before that such notable plays
as Under Cover Fair and
Warmer" Bubbles" Turn To
The Right" and 'Lightnin." had
this actor in important roles.
Minna Gombell. who plays OPP
posite is an actress of emotional
ebility. Elsie Hitz. another promi-
nent member all OF last season
was in New York doing the lead
IA THE Butter And Egg Man.
and before that she won praise
for her impersonation in The
Cat and The Canary
Robert w. Craig distinguished
himself last season in 1.-THE
Great Gatsby, and will prob
ably be recalled by local au-
diences because OF his outstand-
inc performance in "Shayings'.
w. Messenger Bells. is an
English actor who has been APP
pearing more or less frequently
On the American stage since
1921. A season ago he was
leading man for Bertha Kalich,
and at other times has appeared
with Elsie Ferguson. Nine.
Petrova. 1.-The Last Warming
and meet The Wife"
KEITH'S-B. f. Keith an
nounces as the headline next
week, Jack Smith, THE Whisper
ing Baritone who makes his
first American appearance since
his European tour.
Harry Roye steps forward as
vaudeville newest producer, pre-
senting the feature of the week.
co-headIining with Jack Smith.
The production is entitled. Les
Folies Rouges,p or the Red F6lFs
lies. It is a dance act with speed
and color with Lois SyreII and
Peggy O'NeiIl.
other acts include ChicS York
and Rose King in The Old
Family Tin Type; the young
roisterers, Johnny Sully and
MurieI Thomas, in Youth and
Folly; Smith and Strong.
Golden Voices From the Golden
West; Larimer and Thomas in
Moving Moments on bicycles.
EARLE-The Earle Theater
next week win present the Elva-
Klinger Revue, a composite of
songs, melody and dances with
10 feminine artists and two
males. The extra added attrac-
ton will be supplied by Al
Moore and his jolly Tars, syn
copated orchestra of IL playing
musicians. Another novelty Of
fering viii be that contributed
by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Phillips
and Master Norman Phillips, Jr.
In this act the unusual talents
of a precocious youngster are
made much Of Other inclusions
in the vaudeville portion will be
Harry Stanley and Dorothy
Quinet in comedy Books"
and an act still to be announced.
The photoplay attraction will
be the Fox perturbation of ''Tne
Country Beyond" in which the
stellar roles are played by Olive
Borden, Ralph Graves, Gertrude
Astor and J. Farrell Macdonald
The comedy will be The Gal
looping Ghost"
The bill for the new week also
will embrace the customary house
features.
STRAND-':La Boheme" the
King Vidor production that
thrilled Broadway for many
months will be the feature film
attraction at the Strand Theater
commencing Sunday afternoon.
Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, Renee
Adoree, George Hassell and a
host of others make up one
of the most powerful casts ever
seen on the Strand screen. ia
Boheme" is the story Of the i'm
mortal romance of Mini, the
little seamstress of Paris and
Rodolphe, her prince charming.
On the stage will be presented
five acts of -Loew's vaudeville
with Hal Willis and Hazel Mac
and dancing revue entitled
Dancing Pirates" Other num-
bers on the vaudeville program
will be AL II. Wilson the natural
comedian in "a Condemnation
OF Representatives. and Witt
cisma": Maura Nelson and Joe
Warden in who's To Blame?''
Robert Cohan and Marjorie Gar
retson appearing Classical Synco-
patton: Achilles and Newman.
two gladiators in "Old Greek
Pastimes.'