Evening star., 1926-03-28

the headliner at the Earle Theater
this week, beginning this afternoon,
assisted at the piano by Clarence
SIENNA, who wrote many of the eXclu-
sive songs in which she will be heard.
The added attraction will be, sup
piled by five gifted principals in a
miniature revue bearing the title OF
"Willie's Reception" with laugha BILE
situations and enough music to keep
the foot tapping. Another tabloid re
we will be contributed by the Joy
Brothers and Gloom In "Frivolties of
1926 a varied array of rapid fire
travesties and comic character skits.
Others will include the Powell
Troupe of five aerial gymnasts on the
high wire; Dale and Fuller, two fem
mime instrumentalists and singers in
''Imps in Satin" and Charles Ahearn,
eccentric comedian, and his Million
aire Jazz Band" of bankers. brokers
and financiers. a distinct novelty.
The photoplsy feature will be Pro
ducers' Red Dice" with Rod La
Rocque as the star and Marguerite
De La Motto in support. 1t is melo-
dramatic romance of the underworld.
STRAND-"Fifty Miles From
Broadway"
Fifty Miles From Broadway"
miniature musical comedy revue pre-
sented by Sidney Platt. will top the
bill at the Strand Theater this week,
opening with today's matinee. Head
ing the cast of II players are Harry
B. Watson. Reg B. Merville and Olga
Woods. The number Is said to be
elaborately staged and beautifully
costumed.
Morgan Kiley, Washington's own
violinist, will be featured, offering a
variety of old-time melodies, and other
numbers will include Carson and Will
lard, in a comedy skit. Meet the Doc
tor: Wayne Beeman and Alma Grace
in roller-skating number, You'll Be
Surprised" with comedy song and
dance: the ia Da Trio in a song and
comedy number entitled. Three
Sailors and a Piano." and Johnnie
Francis and Rene Wilson in an aero
batic dance number, "Acromedian."
Dolores Costello is the heroine of a
melodrama of the American Navy in
the Orient, Bride of the Storm"
which will be the screen attraction.
The usual short films and orchestral
numbers will complete the program.
GAYETY-"Wine Woman and Song"
This weeks attraction at the Gay
and Song produced by Lewis Tai
bot--one of the most attractive shows
on the Columbia Circuit in costume
and scenic equipment.
Two comedians Harry (Shuff1e) Le
Van and Nate Busby represent two
distinct ideas of foolery. Levan, who
has made the character of Mr. Ka-
bibble widely known, adds a pair of
slippery feet to his equipment of dia
lect, and Busby is a blackface, who
dances and patters his way.
Helen Kennedy, who combines So
prano vocalisms with the art of violin
playing is the prima donna. Dottie
Bates has been sOubretting with
wine. Woman and Song" for several
seasons, and Pearl Smith and Alma
Montague, ingenues, add merit and
beauty to the show.
Other principals include Arthur
Putnam, George kinnear, Edgar Rand
and William DeGray, and 20 girls are
presented under the general intro.
duction as "chorines."
JANET RICHARDS TOMORROW.
Miss Janet Richards will give her
regular Monday morning talk tomor-
row on Public Questions. Home and
Foreign" Among the subjects dis
cussed, she will present the pros and
cons of the sharp conflict over the
Volstead act: will revision mean null
lification. and How to repeal a Con-
stitutional amendment. She will re-
view also the worlds work for the
past week, giving some Of the re-
actions In the principal European