The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-12
FORECASTING THE
NEW WEEKS
BILLS

II.
adv mvsterv play, THE Last
Morning" is carded for presenla.
ton at the Nationai InealeL
next week, and those seven Gays :I
promise to be boisterously ma
rious. The play is dlstlnct anu
apart from the ordinary styis
of thriller and so consIruce eIs
that thrills tumble on the heels
of the laughs. affording sucn
suspense and interest as seIoom
have been crowded into two hours
on the stage.
s.The Last Morning" originated
in. what was probably one OF
the Saturday Evening Posts
best.liked serials, "The House
of Fear" by Wadsworth Camp
The piece is primarily q COM
edy. though it has all the thrills
of the usual mystery play. IT
doesn't, however, scare people
to DEATH There are no blood.
thirsty murders and absolutely
no gun play. The plot of the
play is based upon a. suspicious
death in which the body of the
victim was never found. The
murder occurred a great many
wears before the action Of tho
play begins. How crooks used
the victim to exploit their own
ends supplies the idea around
which the action winds.
KEITH'S-Nazim herself,
will headline the b. f. Keith
bill next week, beginning Sun
day, She will be seen here after
a long absence in new one-act
play by Basil Macdonald, under
the title OF "That Sort"
One of the foremost comics in
the theater, Will Mahoney,, will
be featured for the week in his
own inimitable sureAfire battery
of fun, 'Why Be Serious"
The Weaver Brothers, known
as the Arkansas Travellers, will
present their unique offering
with musical innovations Louise
Wright, singer of dialect songs.
viii present something new and
different in song cycles. Harry
and Harriet Setback, bag punch
ers. will be seen in Fun in the
GYM
Other acts will be announced
later.
RIALTO-tWatch Your Wife,"
co-starring Virginia vaili and Pat
O'MaIley, is the feature photo
play at the Rialto for next week.
The picture tells OF a young
couple who allow quarrels oyer,
trif1es to interfere with what
should have been happy mar.
Tied life. Upon the conclusion
of one particular biting argument,
they seek relief In divorce. Then
each learns how the other is
needed The man trying to re-
Iieve his Consequences in COM
pany with another woman. The
wife seeks forgetfulness with
former adInirer. Though the law
has separated the two, love still
exists. Out Of it all comes scin-
tiIlating comedy situations and
clever drama.
"The wife Tanner" a two reel
comedy is also prominently fesI-
sfured on the program, as Lionel
Barrymore, Gertrude Aston and
Clyde Cook are the stars In 1T.
The Dale Sisters, symphony sing
ers, win head the special pres
entations.
MUTUAL-It has been two
years since William s. Hart has
appeared on the screen in Wash
ington. He is coming to the Mu-
tual Theater next week, COM
mencing Sunday, in his latest
United Artists production, "Tuin-
bleweeds.'
"Tumbleweeds'' was written by
Hal G. Evarts, adapted for the
screen by G.. Gardner Sullivan,
while the direction was handled
by King Baggot. 1t is a Western
picture.
The Mutual policy calls for
continuous performance, from IL
to IL, with popular prices prevail
ing.
PALACE - Raymond Griffith.
the high-hat comedian-star sof
Paths to Paradise" Hands Up
and other outstanding Paramount