The Washington times., 1926-10-20
ACROSS, AS THEY
SAY, THE SILVER
SCREEN

rent run of Mary PickfOrd in
= 'Sparrows" at the Columbia, that
theater will offer another favora
. bly-Spokeh.of picture. "Blrdelya
the Magnificent" derived from
Z the Sabatini novel, and featuring
g. John Gilbert. Eleanor Boardman,
and, many others.
"Sparrows' is doing tremen-
dously well this week. not alone
because of the Pickford name but
entirely on the intrinsic merits
of the picture and its interpre-
tation by Mary and her squad
of little orphans. An Our Gang
y comedy, Pathe News. Topics, and
special music help round out the
interesting bill now going on.
METROPOLITAN-Edna Fer
ber's story, "Gigolo," concerning
F. gentlemen of Paris who do not
3 work; comes to the Metropolitan
s FOR. the new. week under the same
name, with Rod La ROGUE.
49, Jobyna Ralston, Marie Dresser
and others. a companion fea-
ture, on the stage, will introduce
Art Landry's phonograph record
ing orchestra in modern hits and
modern versions of the standard
- pieces. "Gigolo" is photo
Z graph of the paid gentry of the
Paris cabarets and their willy
ways. Shorter film features and
special music, arranged and con-
Quoted by Daniel Breeskin, will
< round out.
PALACE-Three compelling at.
4 fractions are on the Palace bill
for the new week. Wee While
s Robyn. formerly of Roxy's Gang,
will be on the stage, sharing
the spotlight with Rubinoff, VINO
returns in featured violin num-
bers which. Washington ha
learned to like. The feature
.photoplay. outstanding on t h e
whole program will be. 1.-THE
Temptress," by V. Blasco IbaneZ.
Z Fred Niblo. director of Ben
Hur," handled the megaphone on
this picture and if he hasn't
out a winner it is his
s own fault; look at the cast: GIeta
Carlo and Antonio Moreno fea-
tured, with Lionel Barrymore
Roy Darcy, Mare McDermott
Virginia Browne Faire. Carlo
is cast as Partisan charmer
J with Moreno as an engineer
who resists her charms.
RIALTO-'The Midnight Sum-"
directed by Dimitri Buchowetski.
viii. be- the featured attraction
at the Rialto for the new week.
The story is Russian, dealing
with a girl member Of the I'M
perial Ballet who is coveted by
q grand duke and a moneyed
civilian. She centers her affec-
ton on third. young officer
on the dukes staff. Complica-
tiOns. of course, since her sweet
hearts brother is nihilist of
the most advanced views. Uni
versal has layished much of its
resources on this picture, and
something unusual can be looked
for. Laura La Plante, Pat O'Mal-
ley, Raymond Keane and others
are featured Shorter reefs IT.
clude International Newsreel. and
a comedy, along with specdi
music.
WARDAIAN-"WilIiam Tell"
the first picture ever made com.
pletely in Switzerland, is to have
its Washington premiere at Ward |
man Park Theater beginning Sum-
day. Rossinis opera and Schil
1ers drama are the contributing |
factors upon which the picture is
based.
Every scene in William Tell"
was taken on the exact spot
where history records its occur
renee. The story concerns the
overthrow of the Hapsburgs OF
Austria with love theme woven
into the story.
Z TIVOLI-"Bigger Than Bar
NUNS, film play that embod.es
all the glamor and romance ar
the circus lot, is booked for the
Tivoli for Sunday and Monday
of next week, along with a COM
edy, Excess Baggage" Pathe
!. News and special music on he
3 Wurlitzer organ. Other bills Tor
the week: Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Patsy Ruth Miller, Doug
Fairbanks, jr.. and others in
Broken Hearts of Hollywood"
an Eesop able, Screen Snapshots
and Topics; Thursday and Friday,
Laura La Plante in Her Big
Night" a comedy, plum Goofy"
and newsreel; Saturday, Ralph
1nce in THE Sea Wolf" a Buster
Brown comedy. Spotlight and
chapter play. SHOWED In
AMBASSADOR La ROGUE
and others will he seen in first
Washington, showing of Edna
Ferber's story. 'Gigolo" at 80 the
Ambassador the first three days
of next week, with abbreviated
camera subjects supplementing.
Other bills for the week: We'd
nesday and Thursday May Nc
AvOy in The Passionate Quest"
q Mack Sennett comedy and news
% reel: Friday, Doug MacLean IN
! Hold That Lion newsreel,
Topics and Snookums comedy:
Saturday. Viola Dana in Bigger
IL Than Barnum's." comedy,
Screen Snapshots and chapter
play.
CENTRAI-May McAyoy and
q large cast are to be seen at the
Central Sunday and Monday in
'"The Passionate Quest" together
with comedy. "Spanking
. BreeZes. Other bills for the
week: Tuesday and Wednesday,
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