The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-09
GOINGS-ON
At the Theatres

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= Ferguson and company, in The
| Lucky Stiff" a sketch by Paul
| Gerard Smith, in which the star
Is supported by George L. Spauld-
ing, Geraldine Wood and John
Leister.
The photoplay feature will be
supplied by Johnny Hines, in
First Nationals production of
1.-The Brown Derby" In addition
to these major features, the bill
will include the usual house at
fractions.
STRAND-Held over for an.
other downtown run for one
week only; THE Son Of the
Strand Theater beginning Sun
day. For those who were unable
to see Rudolph Valentino in his
latest screen masterpiece during
it's recent run at Loew's Columbia
Theater, the presentation of Val
entino's last great picture at the
Strand Theater offers n new op-
portunity.
There also will be five acts
OF Loew vaudeville headed by
the Modem Review" featur-
ing Anna May and Al Newman
with Dorothy Sloane, Desmond
and Raymond and Gordon and
White in a cycle of comedy,
songs and dances. Others will
be Joe McGrath and Jack Deeds,
in High and Low of Any
Show; Rice and Rice. two
popular artists, in Comedy
Vaudevillians" Eddie Furman and
Olive Evans. Scoring Touch
downs on the Gridiron Of Song
the Weiss Trio in a "Sensa-
tional Novelty"
GAYETY-The Columbia bur-
lesque attraction, "The Merry
Whirl." will be next weeks
offering at the Gayety. 1.-THE
Merry Whirl" is new in every
particular and has a cast of
talented players which include
Hal Rathburn. Art Harris, Dolly
Vaughan and Dippy Diers. not
forgetting a chorus of IS. The
piece is equipped with a mum.
Der of vaudeville specialties and
novelties - Duval's Living Art
Models. Emmett O'Toole, Okeh
record maker, the Hightower
Trio, colored lads who are dancers
Of speed, and Dippy Diers. New
York Hippodrome clown. assist.
ed by Flo Bennett.
MUTUAL-There is a peculiar
fascination attached by some peo-
pie TO anything associated with
vamp; it may be only in reference
TO a part Of a shoe, or it may be
allied with the female Of the spe-
cies. which is said to be more
deadly than the male; nevertheless
there is an appeal. That may be
responsible IN some degree to the
popularity Of the 'Namps Of 1927"
who appear at the Mutual, com.
mencing tomorrow with a matt
nee. Johnnie Weber and Rose
Bernard are the featured laugh
makers. Doris Stone and Leone
Reed. together with Dolling Bar
ringer and George Mack, Tony
Curley and Sam Lewis are also
prominent.
NATIONAL - "Ben-Hur," the
cinema spectacle founded on the
novel Of the same name. will
begin the third week Of it's pros
porous engagement at the Ma.
tiOnal Theater tomorrow. Two
performances are given daily, In
Guiding Sunday at 2:30 and $50
Tho Sunday matinee is at 3
o'clock.
"Ben,Hur" owes its popular
success not only to the grandeur
Of its spectacle and the absorbing
nature Of its action, but likewise
TO the love story Of Ben-Hur and
Esther and the other love motif
twixt mother and son which is
brought powerfully TO the fore
through the many years OF sep.
aration Of Ben-Hur and his par
ent by the Romans. who con.
demned him 20 the galleys and
his womenfoIk TO a forgotten
dungeon. The vivid picture shows
US his escape and retrieval
triumphant chariot race, romance
with Esther. and his return TO
5udea. fired by the hope of
the Messianic kingdom. The out
cast mother and sister find the
young hero asleep. but In a scene
Of infinite pathos turn away so
as not to contaminate him. Their
reunion with the loved one after
| they have been healed by the
| Saviour. is perhaps the most
exquisite passage in all film fic.
| ton.
COLUMBIA-"La Boheme," the
Metro Goldwyn Mayer photoplay
| romance with Lillian Gish and
John Gilbert in the two feature
| roles. is duplicating its great
| New York engagement at Loew's
! Columbia here. where the picture,