The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27
COIN GS ON
At the TheGters

! Hammond. Norma Lee. Percy Hex
ton and big cheering section
KETTH'S Nellie Durham and
his life partner. Gram hicn
n short for Grandma top tEe
Keith BIN Tor the new week com
n1encing Sunday afternoon. Nellie
is the old-tine Maine ndoisr
whom Henry Ford discovered, ana
who, his most ardent friends SAY.
will make Henry Ford fai.lou 3. (
Al group Of folks from the nome
town In Norwa4 Me-. accoiIlpan ny
the old couple. and amidst
down East setting, Keith fans
viii be entertained ~ the vogue
az 40 years ago. Featured for
the week ~ Alice Gentle, dramatic
soprano. who has sung at every
important opera house IN the
leading musical centers POodses
Hannaford. the equestrian clown.
offers another act Of Importance.
Others include Stan Stanley. 9
comedian not 70 be overlooked,
who works from the audience
Henry b. Toorner and Esther Day,
IN farce playlet, a Very Bad
Cold. Pace Cansino, with Juanita
and company, III Spanish dances,
Fl0rence Merritt and Vincent
courhlfYl. IN Something Dit
fefent; Zelda Brothers, IN aerial
frolics, and the usual house
features.
The AIbertina Rasch
Ballet known well ito vaudeville {
and musical comedy patrons, tors
the new Earle Theater BILL NOree
Is the, featured artist Of this con
tingent; supported BY twelve solo
and ensemble dancers with Evelyn
Groves as Pompadour. Andy
Rice. jr.. Mono OterO, the De Fay
Sisters and Beatrice Coles are IN
principal support Others on the
bin include Fred and Mae Henry
IN ssAlwavs In the Air. Wright
and Marion eccentric comics; Tom
Fullmer and Danny Barrett In
ssMoonlight in Killarney Ray
Hughes in .sThe Fall Guy; Kauf-
man and Kaufman in The Radio
Z Nuts, The photoplay feature
brings Vera Reyn0lds5 William
Boyd. Charlie Murray and others
IN steel Preferred. House fea-
lures also.
STRAND super thriller. " as
the strand describes it, Is prom
isa11 for that theater for the new
week beginning Sunday afternoon,
when Icons presentation Of The
Death Ray Gun" will be shown
a feature of this act is the
shooting of woman from
specially constructed gun, so that
she passes through a piece q
solid metal armor. She IS en-
cased in shell before she Is
hurled at the sheet OF steel
Other acts include Tonic Grey
and company in q farce. run
Down" Frank Whitman, IN ia
dle'' novelties: Elsie GeIlle. Tea
f,,rad with Wiser and Company
in an acrobatic singing and dane
ing number. Lon CLANCY IN has
latest picture. ''The Blackbird.
viii supply the feature entertain
rnent for film fans.
GAYETY-The latest version OF
Mrs. Harry Hastings SILK Stock
ING Revue" will be next weeks at
traction at the Gayety, beginning
with Sunday matinee. This years
edition comes heralded as most
entertaining one. Heading q roster
Of talented principals is that pOr-
traver OF the genius tramp. Frank
x sink. who, in a few years OF
touring in Columbia shows, has
risen to one OF the best box-office
assets. Assisting SILK viii be Frank
Martin, Ralph Stamford and
Tommy Emmett. The feminine
contingent viii include Florence
King, soubrette; Adele Lewis,
ingenue, the Busch Sisters and
q chorus Of eighteen beauties. A
number OF vaudeville speciaitfes
will be introduced.
Stolen Sweets VIM
come to the Mutual Theater sun
day for a weeks stay. This
show was considered one Of the
top notch attractions on the
Mutual circuit last season. ana
Eddie Sullivan, its producer.
promises that everything -
bigger and better this year.
Harry Harrigan. in spite OF his
Irish name plays Hebrew
character. Dorothy Andrews IL
the ingenue, Marian Lamar,
Coincidence; Joe Deming, eccentric
comedian; Madeleine LeFere, a
singinR and dancing soubrette:
Billy Hardy, Juvenile, and VIII
liam wainwright characters.
WARDMAN PARK - The
Thomas Herbert Stock Company.
this week giving successful
production OF an adaptation OF
kipl:ng's "The Light That Failed,
mas announced "Dulcy." gay and
satirscal comedy for its next
weeks attraction beginning Mon
day.
Ruth Hcrrison will play Duh.
cinea. the yivacious and intri9u-
tC..a =. -. ny