The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
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ON THE STAGE
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NATIONAL-John Cort will
present next week at the Ma
ffional the musical comedy, "Su-
: zanne. Based On the well-known
play: Rolling home" by John
hunter Booth, which had a run
In New York and on tour, it was
made possible for musical comedy
by William Cary Duncan, VINO
wrote the book and lyrics, and
Harold Orlob, who is responsible
for the music. The dances and
ensembles are staged by Julian
Mitchell. Among the more than
so persons to participate will be
Ray, Raymond, Phyllis Cleveland,
Frank Lalor, Dodson Mitchell.
Wayne and Warren, Adora An
idfeWS. Econ Vannar, Nick Long,
Irs, John Cantwell, Frank King
don, Mitu ManIey, Joseph Selman,
Ruloff and Eltorf, and a chorus
Of Broadway beauties,
London with Ranbles Through
England and scotland" the travel
Z talk L. M. Newman win present
next Sunday afternoon and eve
ming at the National, is pro-
nounced the best yet offered b
the famous rambler. 1t is mole
I than an illustrated talk on his
torical landmarks and the like,
Ii is a summing up of the de-
lightful spots in rural England
and Scotland and the out-of-the
way nol1os in the world metropo-
lis, which are so beguiling.
KEITH s. Jimmy Hussey.
l.
grow young" tops the new Keith
bill next week In a playlet writ
ten by Eddie Cantor, Getting a
Ticket" Hussey is remembered
for number of appearances here
IN revues and in vaudeville.
Also. there is that other arch
comic, Jack McLallen, the roller
skating zany, accompanied by
s.SaraI." Others include Dave
Appolon and company in a revue
assisted by Emily Fitzgerald and
the Manila Orchestra, Harriet
Rempel in eBroadcasting of 1925;
Lois Bennett, soprano, assisted by
/ George Mckay: the Riffenbacn
family, circus riders; Potter and
Gamble, SIN a Nursery" Worden
Brothers in a Juggling novelty.
Also unusual house features.
notwithstanding Sunday at
O'Clock, the Earle viii offer a
bin headlfned by surprise
as vet unnamed-noyelty. Other
portions of the vaudeville bin IN
clude "The Novelettes.7 dance
revue with seven people; Eddie
Mennetti and Betty June IN
blessed With Nonsense" and
Meehan,s Leaping Hounds, a
striking canine act. The prlnci-
nal photoplay attraction has Vera
Reynolds, William Boyd, Ben
Turpin, Charles Murray and 9TH
ers in steel Preferred" new
release not heretofore seen here.
WARDMAN PARK-"The Lady
Next Door," comedy written
by Elmer Rice and Dorothy
Parker, both of whom have sue
cesses to their credit. VIII De
the offering at the Little Theater
OF Wardman Park by the play.
ers there. It tells the story OF
misunderstood and neglected
man who becomes involved with
q woman next door who Is also
getting bad deal from life. It's
funny, they say
GAYETY-George Stone and
Eta Pillard, two popular bur-
lesaue leads, return to town at
the head of their company,
s.Flappers OF 1925" at the Gayety
for the coming week. Both have
been temporarily absent from
burlesque for season or TWO,
Stone m vaudeville and Miss Phi
lard with Artists and Models.
STRAND-walter Fehl tops
the new Strand vaudeville and
picture bill with his miniature
production, His Magic Wand,
which carries a cast of eleven.
Fehl produces this piece which
he also originated and will
further demonstrate his versa
tility by appearing in it. Others
on the bill include Olive Brtscoe
and Al Rauhn in a song number
called Conquered; Elizabeth
Kennedy and Sister in Char
acter Impression" Allen Calm
and Charles Gale in dance turn
labelled Two Ex-Gentlemen";
Gladys and Venus Portia, con-
tortionists, billing themselves as
''the worlds greatest flexible
unarveIs." The feature photoplay
brings Betty Compson in "Coun-
sci for the Defense the story
of a modern woman who matched
her wits against, as the press
agent has it, dollars and deviltry.
House Peters supports. Also the
usual house features.
MUTUAL - Frances Farr, a
well-known in burlesque realms.
heads the Make 1t Poppy" COM
pany coming into, the Mutual for
the week beginning Sunday. Sup
porting her are Jack Shutta, come
dian; Evelyn Fields. ingenue; Ed
n. Johnson. jeanette Buckley. Ed
die Lloyd and Frank Damsel.
Efrem Zimbalist
The eighth offering in the Ten
Star Series presented by I.
Arthur Smith, will be Efrem Zim-
baIist, one of the foremost vio-
Iinists of the world-a graduate
OF that extraordinary school Of
Leopold Auer.
Zimbalist made his American