Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-06
AMUSE MENTS



The regular FAN and Winter season
opened last night at keith's and in
celebration Of the event Manager Rob
bins has gathered an exceptionally
strong array Of entertainers.
Ethel Barrymore. looking radiant.
although but recently an occupant Of
a hospital, heads the bill in the we'll
worn but entertaining one-act play
If Barrie's. The Twelve Pound
Look" again scoring a most emphatic
hit Miss Barrymore's part of Kate
has almost become a classic with
many irnitators. Her supporting com
rAnv Is all that could be desired, and
many curtain calls followed the play
let.
Dora Vaughan has been seen and
heard too seldom around in these
PARTS She is an artistic entertainer
Of the first rank, working along origi-
nal lines. Her songs are new and
filed with humorous satire, the male
portion of the audience apparently en-
towing the finer points to the fullest.
Miss Vaughan had to acknowledge
half dozen demands for encores and
the lights finally were lowered to get
her away.
Another strong act Is Harriet
1Ioctor and William Holbrook, both
fine dancers Miss Hector presents
the most difficult steps and pastures
with an ease that is pleasing. and her
costumes are in excellent taste. Mr.
Holhrook also is very graceful and
lends effective aid TO his partner in
two of the numbers.
Other bright features include Noel
Lester 3 Co. in sleight of hand and
vi
plays he harmonica with skill and
dances sensationally: Racine and Ray
in a sidewalk conversation with sew
eral good songs; Eddie Cole and
George Snyder are riot with the
formere in German dialect, directing an
old Charlie Chaplin movie. something
on the order of Ed Wynne in the
"Follies" Of long ago. 1t provides
continuous laugh for the audience.
The Bugs" LaSalle. Hassan and Pat
Moran, are good tumblers and re-
ceived their share of applause, and
Ansop Fables, the Pathe News and
other house attra ctions complete the
entertainment.
EARLE-Roye and Maye Revue.
The headline attraction at the Earle
this week is supplied by Harry Roye
and Billie Maye in miniature revue
that can be cassed among the best
Of the year. The act is handsomely
staged and mounted. with beautiful
costumes and pretty girls. The
dancing OF the principals is good, both
in duets and solos, and the four young
ladies' Of the ensemble do themselves
proud.
Memories for the oldtimers are re-
vived by the funny skit. AIS Here,
a traversity on bygone days. Every
thing is complete. the bar and foot
rail and the old crowd singing Sweet
.tdeline" with real harmony. Harry
Rates. Bert Melville. James Dempsey.
Felix Rush and f. G. Corbin make
Up the company and each does his bit
in singing and with a banjo solo and
buck dancing. Ivers and Stills in
''Musicalities' with an accordion and
violin are not so much AZ the be-
ginning but get warmed up toward
the end of their act Gene and Myrtle
Moore have an entertaining act, Hits
and Bits Of Broadway" singing clever
songs In pleasing way. Jean Mccoy
and Ralph Walton have one of those
rough-and-tumble acts entitled "A
Few Moments With the Spirits" with
an abundance of wise cracks and
dancing.
Inc photOplay Ia The Clinging
Vine" with Leatrice Joy and a cast
including Tom Moore Robert Edeson
and SnitZ Edwards. The story con.
Germs young lady known as A. 3.
neatrice Joy). who directs the bust
ness of a large paint manufacturing
concern. even to firing the boss
grandson tom Moore), who comes to
the home Of his GRANDPA Their to find
the reason for his discharge The
era ndmother plans to have him fall
In love with A. B., first putting her
through a. process of creams, lotions
and clothes. or course. every thing
comes out happily for all concerned.
STRAND-'Love As Is"
The powers that be in vaudeville
have provided a pleasing bill at 4the
Strand for this week
Harry Coleman and the lovely
Gladys Hart, whose hair is of the
shade said to be that preferred by
gentlemen. provide the clever skit
William X. Wells wrote Love AS Is"
II is fairly filed out with downright
funny twists and verbal boomeranes
that keep the laughs rolling.
Mayors and Hanford. in A solemnly
dehc1ous "hick" turn, reinforce the
headliner with laugh material, and the
Eupini sisters give delightful contrast
II the performance with an artistic
recital with celos piano and a flute.
While the Wyoming Four still corrals
harmony that makes one dream of
western night skies and COW punchers