The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-03

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exception OF Edward Arnold, who
joins the National Players later,
the same cast Of principals seen
here last season will be In evi.
dence. These include Leneta
Lane, John Warner. Kathryn
Givney, Romano Calender, Dor.
; othy Tierney and Billy Phelps.
Among the newcomers are Ade-
laide Hubbard, Charles Hampden,
Percy Winter and David Munro.
Clifford Brooke will again direct
and Charles Squires viii be the
scenic designer.
1.-THE Alarm Clock" had its
premiere in Washington two
years ago at the Belasco, and
for long after it served the farce
talents of Blanche Ring. Bruce
McRae, Marion Coakley. Vincent
Serrano and others. Hopwood
saw the original version in Paris
and revamped 1t for American
audiences into speedy ana
truly hilarious play.
been hitting the high spots.
neglects his tonsils or teeth or
something, and is laid up with
rheumatism. He Is warned to a
1eposeful life for time, and his
nephew, from a rural backwater,
IS sent for to guard him. The
nephew arrives with his sweet
heart and her mother. The humor
develops from the remarkable
appetite the country visitors de-
velop for New York's night lie.
Within q week they are jazzed
to the hilt, and carrying on a pace
that leaves the bachelor a weak
runner-up.
WARDMAN ARK The
Thomas Herbert Stock Company
Is presenting at Wardman Park
Theater next week Edward Paul
tons comedy hit, Her Tenn
porary Husband" Hand in hand
with the laughs of the piece runs
q genuine idea and one some
thing out of the ordinary.
Blended in with his is love
story that holds interest from
start to finish. Ruth Harrison
and Parker Fennelly are cast in
the leading roles. Robert L.
Clear, John ScheIlhaas, Ronald
Slavery and Ruth Russell give
support.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vaudeville
Artists Week WIN be celebrated
throughout the coming week in
vaudeville houses throughout the
country and q specially attrac.
tive bill has been assembled for
the Keith house here. Eddie
Downing. late star Of sally,
Irene and Mary" headlines In
song sketch titled 'Picardy
Roses" The featured number for
the week viii be offered by Tom
Brown. Of the noted six Brown
Brothers. with his minstrel band.
Others on the bill include Edith
Clifford. blonde comedienne, as
sisted by Marian Carr at the
piano: Coogan and Casey in a
human nature slit; Herbert War
rem and Company in comedy,
The Mahatma"; Paul Remos and
his Wonder Midgets; Irmanette.
the dancing violiniste; the Oxford
the second lesson in the Charles
ton series and short films.
NJ v. A. Week viii eliminate
Friday night, April 8, with q
special Klown Night Matinee.
beginning at 1870 O'clock. Night.
ly cabarets, beginning Monday,
will follow the performance with
q separate array of talent.
EARLE-The Earle joins the
spirit OF n. v. A. Week, com.
mencing with Sunday matinee,
by extending its efforts for a
gala bill. The California Night
Hawks" will headline. These are
tnstrumentalists who are widely
known in vaudeville and to radio
fans. The extra added attraction
Is supplied by Jimmie Mclaughlin
and Blanche Evans in a char
acter skit. ''On a Little Side
Street" Other vaudeville offer
ings include Allen Shaw, coin
manipulation in a novelty THE
Famous Money Maker: Arline's
seals; Ethel Sinclair and Ethel
Eby Rock in 1.-The Long Long
Trail; funny and furious: The
Brewster Pomeroy Revue with
Freddie Martin, Josephine Erich,
Joseph Geonsh and Gladys Grant.
Appropriate to the opening of the
spring racing season will be the
film feature. 1.-The Million Dollar
Handicap" with Vera Reynolds
and others. Special house fea-
lures on stage and screen will
round out.
STRAND-Sunday will inaugurate
q big week at the Strand
Theater when a most thrilling
Innovation will be staged In con-
nection with the showing Of the
feature photoplay THE King of
1ixya
two living Jockeys have been
brought from New York to finish
in a realistic way the exciting
race that is shown on the screen
in 1.-THE King OF the Turf" The
climax Of the story comes when
a great horse carries her colors
for the last time.
The vaudeville program Is
headed by the inimitable Roscoe
Ais with Katie Pullman in his
comedy number "A Eonsensical
Hodge Podge." Other numbers
on the vaudeville program will be
ssSyncopations Favorite Band"
with Joe Rose, Dorothy Ellis
worth, and Cecil Graham in
"Dance Sensation of 1926; Myrtle
Fiske and George Lloyd in Songs
plug: Myrtle Boland in a song
and piano recital assisted by
Ellen Hopkins; The Royal Sidneys
an a Juggling number enhanced
nv songs and comedy.
CAYETY-Next week at the
C:ayety will be an interesting one
in the the fact of its bringing to
washington Lena Daley and her
own show, Miss Tobacco" for her
annual engagement. Miss Daley
PROMISES that this seasons attrac-
zion will even surpass last years