The Washington times., 1926-09-25
GOINGS-ON
;At the ThenterS

Brothers, Harry anu W4HhSS wv
tramp and travesty comedians,
whose bag o. humor is seem
ingly limitless.
The show boasts three feminine
leaders in Polly Lou Dee, Mae
SantIey and Ann Davis. Each mas
an individual cycle of popular
song numbers in addition to her
routine enlistments in the show
proper. From musical comedy
George Shields, a popular come
dian and his fun associate IN
many Of the scenes is Clyde Dill
son. Another player who will
arouse much interest and COM
rnent is Howard Blair, known in
vaudeville as a gifted female i'm
personator."
NATIONAL-Metro-Gold Goldwin-
Mayors super film production,
ben Hur'' will be presented for
the first time in Washington Sun.
day evening at the National.
Theatergoers have waited four
years for this picture and wide
public interest is already eV1denc-
ed by reports from the box office.
After the opening, two perform
ances will be given daily, at 2:3O
and $50 o'clock. The spectacle
comes with a large symphony or
chestra, and is being presented
only in theaters playing legitimate
attractions. Those who have seen
the picture In New York ana
Philadelphia declare that IN f1lm-
ing General Lew Wallace's fam
GUS novel, all the pomp and
spIendor Of the Graeco-Roman
milieu in the time OF Christ nave
been staged in vast panorama
ssf romance, conflict and herolsn'
among its outstanding scenes are
those OF the Wise Men and the
Star of bethlehem, Jerusalem
under Roman invasion, the sea
battle between Greeks and
Romans and the chariot race.
These are knit together by a
story OF love and revenge, to
which the romance of Ben-Hur
and Esther, the intrigues OF
Messala and the wiles Of Iras,
lend engrossing interest. The
large cast includes Ramon Novar-
70, May McAyoy, Betty Bronson,
Francis X. Bushman, Claire Me-
DowelI, Kathleen Key, Carmel
Myers, Nigel de Brulier, Mitchell
Lewis, Leo White, Frank Currier,
Charles BeIcher. Dale Fuller and
Winter Hall.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pro-
gram of deep appeal is announced
for next week. beginning Sunday,
at Crandal's Metropolitan. The
screen attraction will be First Ma
tional's production for Colleen
Moore of "It Must Be Love"
a film adaptation from the
Saturday Evening Post story,
'sDeIicatessen." by Brooke Han
lon. On the stage will be an of
fering which will meet with In
stant approval judging from the
enthusiasm radio audiences and
lovers OF pnonograph records al
ways. have greeted the Record
Boys. The bill will be completed
by the customary abbreviated
camera subjects and special mu-
sical contributions by the Metro
politan Symphony and by the
Metropolitan Rambiers.
"It Must Be Love" affords Col
Ieen Moore picture abounding
in comedy and action, with occa-
sional touches of pathos, romance
and a little adventure. The star
is cast in the role Of daughter Of
a deIicatessen dealer who could
not at all appreciate the longings
and the aspirations Of his off
spring, although the mother could
in a modified degree. The roles
Of Pop Schmidt and his wife are
played by Jean Hersholt, probably
the screens most gifted character
actor. and Bodll Rosing.
The Record Boys are Al Ber-
nard, Frank Kampiain and Sam
Slept, radio favorites from WIZ
in New York.
PAIACE-Music viii again
dominate the stage bill at Loew's
Palace for the new week, when
Jan CARRIERS Orchestra Of Is viii
appear.
Rubinoff, the sensational guest
conductor OF the Palace SYM
phony Orchestra; Tom Cannon,
conductor, and violin soloist ex-
traordinary, win be retained for
another week.
Douglas MacLean, in hfs last
Lion!' is described as a rip
roaring tale Of love, lions and
laughter, a killing comedy that
comes in like a lion and goes out
like cyclone. William Beaudine
directed, and the cast includes
Constance Howard, former FollieS