The Washington times., 1926-10-13

PRESIDENT-M Swan and
Z. w. Bells rollicking farce COM
edy. "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath,
will be the attraction at the
President Theater next week. De-
ginning Monday night.
This is the delightful. laugh
provoking comedy that first
brought Florence Moore, the come
,lienne. to Broadway attention. 1t
is farcical. typically initiative or
the French. filled with pyramiding
complica lions that are unwoven
for a logical finish when the
audience is on the point or eX-
haustion from laughter
The comedy gives splendid OPP
portunity to Leona Powers, wal
fer Gilbert, Lorraine Bernard.
Frank Charlton, Betty Utmore,
Russell Fillmore. Francis traule.
J. Arthur Young and Gllberta
Faust.
POLTS-Beginning Sunday eve
ming Polls Theater will offer
Booth Gleason and Trucks latest
presentation, 1.-THE Challenge OF
Youth" a new play by Ashiey
Miller and staged by -Preistly Nor
rison. In the cast is Charles wal
dron, Edwin Stanley, Sylvia SID
new. PHYLLIS Tyler Wood, Leonard
Joseph Moran and Sue Nanduzer.
The usual matinees will be on
Thursday and Saturday and seats
for the new show will be ready
Thursday.
BELASCO-Beginning Monday
evening Bertha Kalich will be
seen at the Shubert-Belasco The
alter in Sudermann's immortal
classic "ATagda."
"Magda." while written some
thirty years ago. was certainly
written with prophetic hand,
for it's story concerns the topic
of the present day-the emanci-
patton of woman. 1t is the story
of the young girl who is COM
PEELED to leave the parental roof
because her parents object in
their old-fashioned way to the
career craved by their talented
daughter. 1t is the story of her
love for man, also not the man
who is the choice of her father;
it is. in short, the story of the
girl of today, who wants to live
her life as she sees and feels it,
free from the antiquated conven-
tons placed about her by her
parents.
KEITH'S-"The grand old man
of the movies" Theodore Roberts,
in person, will headline the bill al
B. T.. Keiths Theater next week,
beginning with the Sunday mat
inee. Mr.. Roberts comes by
special permission of Jesse L.
Lasky. In association with
Hardee Kirkland Mr.. Roberts will
be seen in William C. De Miles
brilliant sketch, 1.-The Man High
er Up"
George Griffin and Company.
with Rosette, will bring a beauti-
full new dance act called "Flirta-
TONS" Ken Murray and Charlotte
will present a new offering called,
"Fooling Around" Florrie lie
We're. with Lou Handman, will be
seen in Celebrities.
"a Sundae In London" is the
name of the vehicle to be offered
by Eddie Clayton and Frank Len
ME. Brakson, known as THE
man of a hundred cigarettes" and
Archie and Gertie Falls are also
programmed. The usual screen
features will complete the bill.
EARLE-Ned Weyburn, fore
most teacher of the dance in
America and producer of many Of
the most celebrated musical come
dies and revues ever known on
Broadway, will supply the COM
plete bill to be presented next
week beginning Sunday afternoon
at 3 at tn eEarle Theater where
Ned >Weyburn's Variety Show
will be the attraction.
Mr.. Weyburn has contracted a
complete evenings entertainment
which possesses all OF the variety
of a full-sized revue.
The Four Ortons who are in
Guided in the cast have much
fun and display vast agility on
the tight rope, Wallace and May
afford the utmost in comedy and
Foley and Lecture are starred as
team in comedy songs and dance.
These are only a few of the spe-
cialists who are included in the
cast of this most recent and sue
cessful of the Weyburn produc-
tions.
The photoplay feature will be
First Nationals production Of
"Mismates" in which the principal
roles are played by Doris Ken
yon and Warner Baxter.
STR.AND-Begining next Sun
day, the Strand Theater will Of
fer as the screen feature the rich,
romantic comedy, 1.-The Waning
Sex" with the charming Norma
Shearer.
On the stage will be offered five
acts of Loew's vaudeville.
Bob Yates and Evelyn Carson
in hilariously funny comedy
skit, Getting Soaked" the Mar
Gus Sisters and Carlton Revue.
charming number entitled
Comedy Classique Dance offer