Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

romantic comedy, The Waning Sex"
featuring also Conrad Nagel
Two stage attractions will he fea-
tured-Vincent Lopez and his famous
Brunswick recording Casa-LopeZ
Orchestra and the spectacular Rubi-
noff. AS guest-conductor of the Palace
Orchestra and violin soloist extraor-
binary. Vincent Lopez in person will
appear with his orchestra twice in
the afternoon and twice at night.
Rubinoff's appearance will be the
same. in classic and popular solos on
the violin from the stage. as well as
with his highly impressionistic con-
Quoting.
Topics of the Day and the Pathe
newsreel will be shown also. and the
organlogue by Richard Iteibert
THE Waning Sex" IL Robert z.
Leonard's adaptation of play by
Frederic and Fannie Hatton. and
reveals Miss Shearer as pretty
young attorney who really loves a
fellow practiontioner but carefully
conceals the fact until vampish
widow attempts to compromise him,
and then the young Portia proves
that she is as good at holding a sweet
heart as she Is at winning cases in
court.
RIALTO-"The Marriage Clause"
1.-THE Marriage Clause" which
comes to the Rialto this week, star
ring Francis X. Bushman and Billie
Dove, is a story Of the mysterious life
backstage. It concerns the career Of
Sylvia Jordan, an inexperienced girl.
who is given an opportunity by Barry
Townsend, a famous stage director.
AS he develops her career, he finds
that he is falling in love with her,
and unknown to him she reciprocates,
he believing her in love with Ravenal,
the producer Gradually her star
rises. and with her rise Townsend de-
sends in the social scale. and de-
spairs, feeling that she needs him no
longer.
Sylvia's big night arrives when she
Ia to make her stage debut. Owing to
the absence OF her beloved Townsend,
she protests that she cannot go on,
but Ravenal deceives her into think.
ing that the manager is present. and,
stimulated, she makes her appear
ance and achieves an outstanding
triumph.
Unknown to both, Townsend Is In
the audience. and his heart becomes
bitter as he believes her able to make
her success without him. From then
on the story takes an original twist
and the suspense is held until the
end.
1.-The Marriage Clause" Is the first
production directed by Lois Weber
since her return to motion pictures.
She also adapted 1t from the maya
zine story "Technic," by Dana Bur.
nett.
In the supporting cast are Warner
GLAND, Grace Diamond. Henri La
Garde, Caroline Snowden, Oscar
Smith. Andre Cheron and Robert
Dodley.
On the stage will be presented a
fur fashion show, "when the latest
fashions in furs will be displayed.
Short films and the overture Vienna
Beauties" (Ziehrer) will complete the
program.
TIvOLI.-"You Never Know Women"
At Crandan's Tivoli Theater the
first two days of this week, begin
ming this afternoon, the film Offering
will be Paramount's production. You
Never Know Women" starring Flor
ence Vidor. supplemented by Mack
Sennett's comedy, Fight Night" the
Pathe Review and Topics of the Day,
and pipe organ accompa niments and
solo interludes by Otto F. Beck and
Ida V. Clarke.
Tuesday and Wednesday, George
O'Brien and Olive Borden in William
Fox's production. Fig Leaves"
comedy drama dealing with the
clothes problem. supplemented by q
two-reel adaptation of o. Henry's
story, THE Lick Penny Lover" and
a Lyman II. Howe Hodge Podge";
Thursday and Friday, Blanche Sweet
and Owen Moore in film version Of
the play Diplomacy" supplemented
by Al ST. John in a two-reel comedy
and News Events: Saturday. Tom Mix
and Tony, the wonder horse, In MY
Own Pal" supplemented by new
Buster Brown comedy. Busters Girl
Friend"
AMBASSADOR.-"Into Her King.
DOM"
Corinne Griffith. supported by. a
new leading man. Einsr Hanson:
Claude Gillingwater. Charles Crockett