The Washington times., 1926-03-31

vaudeville houses throughout the
country and a specially attrac-s
tive bill has been assembled for
the Keith house here. eddie
Dowling, late star of Sally,
Irene and Mary" headlines in
song sketch titled "Picardy
Roses. The featured number Tor
the week viii be offered by Tom
Brown, of the noted six Brown
Brothers. with his minstrel pand.
Others on the bill include Edith
Clifford. blonde comedienne, as
sisted by Marian Carr at the
piano; Coogan and Casey in
human nature slxit; Herbert War
rem and Company in q comedy,
.sThe Mahatma": Paul Renos and
his Wonder Midgets: Irmanette,
the dancing violiniste. Also the
second lesson in the Charleston
series and short films.
N. ". A. Week viii culminate
Friday night, April 3, with a
special Klown Night Matineers
beginning at 1880 o'clock.
EARLE-The Earle joins the
spirit of N. v. A. Week, COM
mencing with Sunday matinee,
by extending its efforts for
gala bill rlIe California Night
Hawks win headline. These are
instrumentalists who are widely
known in vaudeville and to radio
fans. The extra added attraction
is supplied by j immie Mclaughlin
and Blancf1e Evans in q char
acter sixft. sOn Little Side
Street. Other vaudeville offer
ings include Allen Shaw, coin
manipulation In q novelty The
Famous Money Maker; Arline's
seals: Ethel Sinclair and Ethel
Ebv Rock in ''The Long Long
Trafln:: funny and furious; The
Brewster PoIneroy Revue with
Freddie Martin, Josephine Erich.
Joseph Geonski and GLADYS Grant.
Appropriate to the opening OF the
snrfng racing season will be the
film feature, ssThe Million Dollar
E5andicans, with Vera Reynolds
and others. Special house tea.
lures on stage and screen VIII
round out.
GAYETYNext week at the
Gayety will be an interesting one
IN the the fact OF its bringing 20
washington Lena Daley and her
own show, Miss Tobacco, Cor her
annual engagement. MISS Daiey
promises that this season arsrac-
ton will even surpass last. year s
big. show. The. latest edition q
Miss Tobacco has 19 coiorIu
stage settings with II changes
of costumes designed Dy eiuy
Of Paris. The big cast includes
s,,eh well-known fayorites az
steve .nfills. Billy Bumps Mack.
Lew Denny. Mabel Spencer Bus
ter Desmond. Andy Mccain and
Tommy Seymour. And, as usual,
a charming chorus OF 1S girls.
dTTUAI-Promo TO burles-
que stardom Of sprightly Kitty
Madison at the head OF her own
show on the Mutual circuit insures
| 4 warm welcome for her new "Jazz
time Revue" coming to the Alu-
tlaI Theater on Sunday next for
IAN engagement Of one week.
Kitty Madison Is one of the
brightest performers In modern
| b,Ifiesoue. and she has secured
for her support a fine group, In
| Guiding Bennie Moore, Italian
character comedian; Grace Ire.
mont. singing and dancing SOU.
bretfe: Chuck Wilson. Frankie
/ Moore. Charles Market and Bobby
Barre. A large chorus of pretty
girls viii give proper value to
/ the many musical numbers, and
they may be depended upon to
exhibit some exotic costumes in
/ appropriate scenic surroundings.
PAI4ACE-Ha ae caused furore
on the stage several years
1 "a RzY
| mystery plays, few of which re-
| sembled its quality, "The Bat" is
| now released to film fans and
has its Washington premiere at
the Palace beginning Easter Sun
day. The play, written by Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hop
wood, ran a solid two years in
New York and paid four one
| week visits to Washington.
Jewel Carmen, Jack Pickford,
| Emily FitZroy, Louise FaZenda,
/ Robert McKim, Eddie Gribbon
and others are in the cast. The
plot revolves around the fittings
of a phantom-like criminal known
as The Bat and though the
story cannot be divulged in ad'
vance. suffice to know that
everyone in the play is suspected
at some time or other OF DeinG
the miscreant Shorter screen
subjects and special music round
out.
METROPOLITAN 1T h e fiin
version of the stage musical play
''Sally, Irene and Mary, crosses
the Metropolitan screen beginning
Sunday. The piece ran nearl!
!, two years on Broadway as ;
stage attraction and the notable
success accorded other musica
translations to the screen sucl
as Irene and Mary" prompted
Metros -GoIdwyn to produce th'
Eddie Dowling success, The stag,
feature. for the new week bring
Warnings Pennsylvanians bacl
after d long tour to the coast
The same instrumentalists as seel
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