The Washington times., 1926-04-10

the cameramen and Fred Gabou-
rie technical director. The produc-
ton will be under the general
management Of Lou Anger.
ture started its local engagement
last Sunday, has been forced to
hold over the offering for sec
ond big week, starting tomorrow
afternoon.
Beverly of Graustark," as ito
name indicates, is cinematiza.
ton of the famous romance of
European court life by George
Barr McCutcheoi1, one Of the most
popular novels ever written IN
America It has been brought to
the screen in a strictly 1926 MOD
ern fashion by Sidney Franklin,
with supporting cast or Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer favorites, CHEZ
among whom are Antonio Moreno.
in the role opposite Miss Davies,
Creighton Hale and Roy Darcy,
the latter being the famous VII.
lain Of Eric Won Stroheim's pro-
duction of THE Merry Widow"
Miss Davies enacts with superb
charm the role Of Beverly Cal.
houn, an American girl, who
returns from boarding school
to find that her American cousin
has been declared heir to the
throne OF the European king
dom of Graustark and that she
is to be permitted to accompany
him to = Graustark for the coro-
nation ceremonies. In the mean
time a court party opposing the
accession of the young Amer
lean has plotted to kidnap the
latter and it suddenly becomes
necessary for the girl to i'm
personate her cousin to allay
the fears of the populace.
Added offerings include the
latest Tuxedo comedy, Home
Cured" international Newsreel
pictures. and musical program.
RIALTO-The Rialto announces
the most important picture of It's
season in 1.-THE Sea Beast" which
starts Sunday. This perturbation
of "Moby Dick was selected by
John Barrymore for his return to
the screen after his stage tri-
umph as Hamlet"
"The Sea Beast has been ac
claimed universally by critics as
one OF the truly great pictures.
It deals with the New England
whalers of 1910 who, in their
clipper ships, carried the Amer
lean flag over the seven seas. 1t
is said to have done for this
heroic chapter in American his.
tory what THE Covered Wagon"
did for the Western pioneers, and
1.-The Iron Horse" did for the
building of the railroads.
Barrymore, who has not been
seen in pictures since, as Beau
Brummel.' he won the gold medal
for the best acting of the 1924
season, is said to have contributed
another masterpiece to the screen.
Dolores Costello and George O'Hara
are in the cast. An augmented
orchestra will be featured for this
engagement and Josef Turin, tenor,
and Martha Parry, contralto, Will
be heard on the stage. Sunday at
2 the weekly symphony concert
will be presented by the Riaito
orchestra.
PALA F"Sandy," Elenore
Meherin's daring and sensational
novel of the iazz-age, which ap
peared serially in The Washing
ton Times. has reached the screen
and, with Madge Bellamy in the
title role, will be presented at
LoeW's Palace beginning Sunday.
The supporting cast includes Har-
rison Ford. Gloria Hope, David
Terrence, Leslie Fenton, Edythe
Chapman, Charles Farrell, Bard
son Bard and others. Eve Unsell
scenarized the story from Miss
Meherin's novel, which, in es-
sence, is the story Of a girl who
defied convention in her reck-
less search for thrill.
Sandy" appears as true
daughter or the jazzage, who
holds all the advanced ideas com
mon to 10 and 1926 and who
firmly believes that the older
generation with its Inhabitants
can teach her nothing. In
daring story, the author proves
that rules of conduct developed
through centuries cannot oe al
tered or ignored-even by cap
tivating miss of 10. The record
life and love make an absorbing
and gripping chronicle.
A Walter Hers comedy. Wire
less Lizzie" Pathe news reel
Topics and special music will com
plete.
METROPOLITAN-Peggy Hop.
kins Joyce. one of the outstanding
contemporary figures, will be pic.
tured at Crandall's Metropolitan
next week as star of The Sky
rocket" an exposition of the
experiences of those who seek fame
and fortune before the motion pic
ture cameras of southern Califor
mia. 1t is, in short. the inside story
Of Hollywood and the aspirations of
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