The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-22
The FILM LINE-UT
FOR NEXT
WEEK

Mason, Neil Hamilton, Robert
Frazer, William Powell and Others.
win be offered at Loew's Column
bia for the new week, when Para
mount presents Zane Grey's latest
romance Of the West. Desert
Gold"
Desert Gold" is romance Of
the Southwest during the lawless
days OF the last century, when
the country was ravaged by
bandits, and 1t revolves about the
human quadrangle of beautiful
Spanish-American girl, q young
lieutenant OF the u. s.. Infantry,
a play-boy Of the East looking for
excitement In the wide open
spaces and a bandit leader Of
ruthless cruelty.
Director Seitz, who viii be re-
men1bered as the producer OF 1.-THE
Vanishing American" has filmed
on the vast scale OF the South.
western American deserts.
The program viii also include
the Glenn Tryon comedy, THE
Cows Kimona;" the international
Newsree1 pictures, Leon Brusiloff' 8
music and other added features.
RIALTO ''FootIoose Widows"
Beatrice Buttons widely read
newspaper serial, has been pic
turized, under the direction Of Roy
Del Ruth. and, featuring Louise
Fazenda and Jacqueline Logan, is
the feature photoplay at the Rialto
next week.
"Footloose Widows Is the story
OF Flo and Marion, two appealing
little flappers in an exclusive New
York shop. Merely mannequins,
they glimpse wistfuIly at the gor-
geous life Of their wealthy patrons,
and, themselves yearning to have
some OF the thrill OF adventure
and love, before 1t is too late, plan
to storm the citadel OF wealth as
two lovely ladies' In widows
weeds extremely becoming weeds.
at that.
Their startling and intriguing
plan looks easy and plausible In
the beginning but the ludicrous
situations in which they embroil
themselves for a time put rather
a damper on their enthusiasm.
The supporting cast includes the
handsome Jason Robards, Nelly
Edwards, Arthur Hoyt, Douglas
Gerard. Jane Winton and several
The selecting Of '.Miss wash
ington" for the Atlantic City
beauty pageant will be an added
attraction at the Rialto for the
entire week. The weekly winners
OF the past month win be featured
in a revue arranged by Mtscha
Guterson.
PALACE-''Mantrap." the wide-
" discussed new novel by Sim
clair Lewis, has been brought to
the screen with q cast that in
cludes Clara Bow, Ernest Tor
rendo, Percy Marmont, Miss dti
Pont, Eugene Palette and others
and will be given its first Wash
ington presentations at LoeW's
Palace for the new week.
"Mantrap," like Mr.. Lewis
other novels, is a character study
Of. q North Woods siren-a for
Yner manicure girl from Minnea-
polls who has married a Cana-
dian guide to escape from earn
ing her own livelihood and who
brings all her flirtatious charms
to bear on a New York divorce
lawyer who has plunged into the
wilderness to forget about wo-
men and who has taken up his
abode at her husbands cabin.
The story derives emotional and
dramatic power from the seduc-
tive manner in which the girl
forces the attorney to yield to
her charms and take her out OF
the wilderness, her Irritation with
an airman who rescues them from
the forest, her ready agreement
to return to her husband II he
will let her go back to the bright
lights and the eventual return
of the girl to the North Woods
vowing penitence though still
incorrigible in her erotic ten
denotes toward anything In trou-
sers.
METROPOLITAN - Crandalps
Metropolitan viii remain closed
another week while undergoing
extensive improvements, which
include new seats and a new
stage. and win reopen Saturday,
July 81, with Colleen More's latest
vehicle, ELLA Cinders." Shorter
films. special music and stage
features will also entertain.
TIVOLI-w. c. Fields in "It's
the Old Army Came" win be
the Tivoli's attraction Sunday and
Monday of next week, supplement
ed by a new comedy, "Creeps."
other bills for the week: Tuesday
and Wednesday, H. B. Warner in
the crook play, Silence" and
a Mack Sennett comedy, "Circus
Today; Thursday and Friday,
Syd Chaplin in ooh What a
Nurse" a melody reel and Topics;
Saturday, Norman Kerry in I'm
der Western Skies" a Mack Sen.
nett comedy, "Trip Through Film
land" and radio chapter play.
AMBASSADOR - Patsy Ruth
Miller in 1.-THE Social Highway
man" will he the Sunday and
Monday attraction at the Ambas-
sador, backed up by a new com.
edy, "Don Key, Son Of Burro."
other bills for the week: Irene
Rich in 1.-THE Pleasure Buyers"
Tuesday and Wednesday and a
Charlie chase comedy, DOG Shy;
Thursday, Bessie Love in "Lovey
Mary" and an o. Henry comedy,
cupid a Ia Carte; Friday, "The
Shamrock Handicap" a Ralph
Graves comedy, Pathe review and
Topics; Saturday, sgd Chaplin in
ooh What a Nurse" and two
shorter films.
CENTRAL 49, Viola Dana in
"Wild Oats Lane" is the Sunday
and Monday lure at the Central,