Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
EARLE-,Ietrries-Sharkey.


Schichtls marionettes and the house
attractions.
EARLE-,Iefrries-
James j. Jeffries one-time heavy
weight champion OF the prize ring,
and Tom Sharkey. who gave Jeffries
one of the hardest fights of his career.
headline in person and action at the
Earle this week. in a brief sparring
act in which they display practically
tho modes of assault and defense
known in their time of fighting. AL
though it is very short setto 1t is
nevertheless interesting.
Roy Rogers and company appear
in an amusing skit, SHOW Me the
Way to Go Home" offering singing,
tricky dancing and wise cracks.
Rogers plays the part of soalse in
a convincing manner. Nerna Ha-
worth has a lively dance act in which
she is assisted by Frederick Wohett
and Mickey O'Connor. two good &C.
centric dancers, and Fred Martin. who
plays the piano nicely Arthur West,
late star of High Jinks,' with a com.
pany of two, presents short skit
entitled IAN Improptu Revue" in
which he sings some of the songs of
today, while his partners do their bit
to round out the act. West also. with
comic announcements, introduces the
other acts. Billy Abbot sings in
pleasing manner and Alma Keller and
Norma Layland also are heard in
cycle of songs that are more or less
pleasing.
The photoplay is Universals, THE
Love Thief" starring Norman KERRY
and Greta Nissen. 1t is the story of
Prince Basil of Maurania Norman
Kerry, who. to avert war, is going
to marry Princess Norrine (Greta
Nissen) of Norvia. The prince, being
f1irtatious. meets and falls in love with
Princess Norrine, incognito, and re-
fuses to marry the unknown princess.
He is insulted by Prince Karl (Marc
McDermott), but refuses to fight and
is branded as a coward. How he is
lifted from disgrace and finally wins
the princess makes a pleasant story.
STRAND-"Speak E-Z Revue"
The "Speag E-Z Revue" at the
Strand this week, presents a head
liner with no nonsense and a great
deal of pep and precision. There's
none of the albright / n-waiting-for-
applause" spirit. but lots of new
dances and pretty monkeyshines.
The dances alone would carry the act,
with the Siden Sisters and Flo Ward
and Lillian Martin and Dick Ware all
shaking their feet for dear life. The
ballet and Apache dance stand out,
however, and cut quite figure In
the program.
Running up with a whoop are the
Beasley Twins-charming persons
who play a violin and viola, dance
bit. sing a bit and do satisfactorily In
contributing a few lost motions VIII
H, Ward and his, cohorts have an
tho stage
Door" in which Will, the strong
voiced gentleman. has a deuce of
time trying to take a chlorine to sup
per and "the-ayter.a
The II 900 Pounds of Harmony" a
quartet of husky males, lives up to
the cognomen and sings and clowns
to the delight of the cash customers.
The large tenor seems a second Buster
Keaton A ladder. a baby suit and
table help Louis Leo to do some diff
cult feats of balancing that have the
first six or seven rows gasping.
Lost at Sea" is the ambiguous
name of a complicated but interesting
film involving Huntley Gordon, Jane
Novak, Lowell Sherman and an exotic
unknown who swipes a scene.
All told the Strand may feel proud
of It's reopening bill.
METROPOLITAN-ElIa Cinders.
Colleen Moore in ELLA Cinders" is
the feature picture at Crandall's
Metropolitan Theater this week.
There is nothing very subtle, nothing
requiring thought on the part of the
audience. in picture or theme and yet,
is a vital factor that makes the pro-
gram delightful entertainment even
for a hot, humid day. And oh, how
the folks stacked up at the theater
door clamoring for admission.
Colleen Moore, as an oppressed little
slavey to her stepmother and STEP
sisters, and yet with grandiloquent
ideas, has many pleasing little antics
and in one or two scenes introduces
some rather eloquent pathos.
To judge the picture by the story
would be doing it an injustice, for
despite the fact that 1t is rather vapid
most of the scenes are interesting.
The tale concerns Ella Cinders, a
complete edition of the original Gin
derella. who is in love with a hand
some but poor young ice man. She
enters a small town beauty contest as
the only means of escaping the
tyranny of her family, and wins
somewhat accidentally, a trip to
Hollywood and the promise of star
dom in the movies. She reaches the
studios, but finds that the job is not
there. Her guardian angel is at his
most. however and sees to it that she
is able to crash the gate of a studio,
get chased by a Waterman and arouse
the ire of an unleashed lion. She
finds safety in the middle of a scene,
being shot" and upon the spot at.
tains her ambition to become star.
OF course every one in the home town
is elated except her jealous relatives,
but there they drop out of the picture.
In the meantime it is found that the
poor ice man whom she left Is really
the son of a millionaire and noted
halfback of the University of Illinois
foot ball team. He goes to Les
Angeles, meets her on location" on
the way, and they elope. leaving the
disgruntled director with one heroine
less.
A Helen and Warren comedy, sh>w-
!, ing the pleasures of entertaining
house full of relatives, and news
reel also are shown.
Bernardo de Pace with his mandolin
and grimaces gives several numbers
and an encore or two. The orchestra
deserves a share of the honors, for IL
does much more than merely fill in
dull interval.
COLUMBIA-"Nen Gwyn."
Now we have the British movie.
The French and the German Harie-
ties. with their varying grades of ex-
cellence, have been much more promi-
nent. and naturally much more susr
ceptihIe of cStaloguing correctly.
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