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The Washington times., 1926-05-28
A GOOD LOOKING
GRIST AHEAD
FOR MET

& y 8 ass <
crandall's Metropolitan Theater
announces an especially strong
alignment Of offeriags for the
weeks that Immediately impend.
Following the new weeks presen-
tation Of Richard Barthelmess'
production OF Richard Harding
Davis .'Ransom's FollY. In
which Dorothy Mackaill and a
strong cast share honors with the
star. win be shown 'The Reck.
less Lady. romance Of the
Riviera, with Belle Bennett. James
Kirkwood, Ben Lyon. Lois Moran,
Charlie Murray and others Of
note n the cast: Anna @. Nilsson
and q cast OF celebrities In The
Greater Glory; George sidney,
Jack MnIhaIl, vera Gordon ana
Charlie Murray II sweet dad
dies's;l Mae Busch III s.The wilder
ness Wonan'' alI-star production
Of The Stronger Love- Lloyd
Hughes and Mary AstOr ii Ed
win CareWe,s High Steppers's I;
Betty Conpson and James Kirk
wood IN The Wise Guy: Colleen
Moore and Lloyd Hughes In
'I1lla Cinders and d special pro-
dyction entitled .TIle Duchess
and the Buffalo,
These except i0naIiy diyertins
cinema entertainments will be
augmented BY the cream 81 the
market in the sliortsreel field
and the customary disting uished
musical treatment accorded the
MetropO iftan,s programs BY the
MetrcpoIitan'a symphony.
The Washington times., 1926-05-28
DeIegate

A. Julian BrylaWsIi, acting
manager OF the Earle Theater,
LETT Washington last Saturday
for a trip to the Pacific coast as
delegate to the convention Of the
Motion Theater Owners 81 Anneri.
ca. Mr.. BrylawslIi and the others
comprising the Washington dele
CATION will make an extended
tour of the West, going by the
Southern route and returning by
the Northern.
The Washington times., 1926-05-28
Small Talk

Small Talk
Fred Sarr. former manager
Of the Rialto here, is now on
the selling staff for United
Artists, with headquarters in
Washington.
Peter Borras, host BY day.
and Alcalde at night, has ex-i
banded himself into the literatis
BY contributing dissertation
on food preparation to the
American Mercury, current is.
sue.
Lillian Dean and Robert
Brewer mr.. and Mrs. Browerl,
who were with the National
Players last season, have been
signed by Henry Duffy for one
Of his San Francisco houses.
All the roof and resort men
about town are ii anything but
/ h. {. Of M. due to the continued
cool spell.
When Outside the Law
was made some years ago,
Priscilla Dean was B star and
Lon CLANCY, 3 featured player.
The picture returns to the
Rialto Sunday with the integri-
ties preserved but with great
change in the estates Of the
two.
A genial faced Irish youth,
The Washington times., 1926-05-28
Holiday Mats

Holiday matinees viii be given
II al 81 the Crandali theaters
on Monday. since the actual oh.
seryance Be Memorial Day falls
on Sunday. This win mean spe
cial performances At Crandall's
Ambassador, savoy, Apollo, York,
Colony and Home Tlieaters. AL
The Washington times., 1926-05-28

~ laan lnaAnns ~ khaA caain.
operated By the Stanley crandail
Company Of washington follow
ing the usual policy Of daily mat
inees. The extra performances
win begin az 2 p. m. and the pre-
sensations Of the bills WIN be
continuous thersafter until II
5. m.
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MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY OPERA
December q.

Musical numbers with lifting melo-
dies and sparkling lyrics are promised
in Front Page Stuff the twenty
first annual union opera of Mines of
the University of Michigan, which will
be presented at the Washington Audi
forum December q. The music was
written entirely by two students, Mil
ton A. Peterson of Detroit. who is also
the author of the book. and William
M. Lewis, jr., of Muskegon, Mich, who
plays the leading feminine role as
June. The lyrics were composed by
Peterson and Lewis, with additions by
Dorothy Stone, daughter Of Fred
Stone, who is co.starring with her IA
Their in "Crtss- Cross"
MY Lady of the Shows" written by
Peterson, Is said to promise great mu-
steal and dramatic possibilities and
will be one of the outstanding points
In the evenings entertainment. 1t be-
gins with the song rendered by Robert
Graham as Isidore the poet, followed
by dazzling parade of snow queens,
with comedy dance of 16 snowmen,
who enter rolling huge SNOWFALL.
Then comes a toe ballet by the six
speciality dancers and the SNOWFALL
bursts, revealing the leading lady,"
who will perform the first toe ballet
ever to be given in union opera.
The costumes for this number are of
white satin, white fur and lace.
Other numbers will include "A
Friendly Game Of Golf" Just Any
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Attractions i'm Washington Theaters
Next Week

group of gayety girls from the golden
West, in songs and dances, with clever
work by Miss Egan at the grand
piano.
For the kiddies the Earle's new bill
will embrace a comedy offering by
White Black and Useless in THE New
Blacksmith which Is described AS
one of the most amusing acts in the
varieties, introducing a clever black.
face comedian. an attractive young
woman and a mule.
Other offerings will embrace Prince
Wong, In From Shanghai to San
Francisco in 10 Minutes" during
which is demonstrated how clever a
native Chinese may become as an
American monologist. Also Fern Red
mond and II. Wells In sketch, 1.-The
Gyp." Miss Redmond and Mr.. Wells
have taken the gypsy fortune teller
and her thirst for wealth as the basis
of the playlet, into which are interpo
| lated songs, dances and comedy.
The photoplay will be Fox's produc
ton of 1.-THE Blue Eagle" featuring
George O'Brfen and Janet Gaynor
This is a picture Astounding in action
and bristling with unexpected eli
| makes and deals in part with the ma
neuvers of certain branches Of the
| United States Navy.
| In addition there win be presented
the customary house features. includ
| ing pipe organ accompaniment of The
pictures by Alexander Arons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
picture at the Rialto for Yuletide week

picture at the Ria1to for Yuletide week
is Taxi. Taxi filmed from the
magazine story by George Weston,
and co-starring Edward Everett Hor-
ton and Marian Nixon.
The story, a rollicking comedy, con-
Germs a young architect who works
for the conservative firm of Schermer-
horn, Schuyler & Braith. Old
Schuyler Is a snob and despot. He
has never given any of his men a
real chance. Circumstance throws
the hero into the company of Rose,
the niece Of old Schermerhorn. Love,
secret meetings and thrilling stu
ations arise when the lovers are in
nocently involved in the disappear
ance of valuable diamond bracelet
Under suspicion, the hero Is fol
lowed by a trick detective. who con-
tributes to the fun. Love and the
long arm of coincidence conspire tC
make the denoument both ludicrous
and thrilling.
Special stage presentations, musical
novelties and short reels will complete
the bill.
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GAYETY-"Dave Marion's Own
Show"

Celebrating his f1ftieth year as an
actor, Dave Marion brings to the
Gayety Theater next week Dave
Marion's Own Show" as the holiday
attraction.
AS Snuffy the Cabman the popu-
lar star will appear in role that has
endeared him to burlesque fans-the
mellow old jokesmith with whip and
ouip. While there will be new phi
losophy flowing from the humorous
fount. this years Snuffy will be a
continuation Of the role that has de-
lighted theatergoers for many years.
In promoting comedy, Walter
Boob" McManus will be Snuffy's first
aid, besides contributing to his own
brand of eccentrics. An outstanding
novelty in the many items of enter
tainment will be Thirty Pink Toes"
an unusual act. A big cast will sup
port Snuffy the Cabman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22

next week. starting next Sunday
afternoon, with Gus Edwards, 1.-The
star maker" in person, and 20 youth
full stars in the making, in his famous
Atlantic City revue, Ritz Carlton
Nights" as the stage feature, and
Loves Blindness" Elinor Glyn's
romantic drama of upper class life in
England, featuring Pauline Starke
Antonio Moreno and Lilyan Eastman.
as the chief screen attraction. The
management has arranged also
New Year overture by the Palace
Orchestra, under Thomas j. Cannon;
Dick Leibert will appear in a musical
surprise. and the Palace Magazine
and other screen features will add
variety to the entertainment. A spe-
cial midnight performance Of the
entire bill will be presented on New
Year eve.
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COLUMBIA--"We're i'm the Navy
Now"

A holiday comedy bill is announced
for Loew's Columbia Theater next
week. starting next Sunday afternoon.
with Wallace Beery and Raymond
Hatton. stars of Behind the Front,
in Paramount newest laugh sensation.
We're in the Navy Now a successor
to Behind the Front" in which these
same two stars scored comedy knock
out.
Like that tale Of Army life. We're
in the Navy Now" centers about thu
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sTRAND--.FroIics OF 1927"

Next week, beginning Sunday, Vic.
tor Hyde viii present. as the holiday
attraction at the Strand. "Frolics OF
1927" with Irwin B. Halnp, the come.
dian. and his assistants. Lew Lewis
and Earl Root, putting the comedy
into the "Frolics": Paul Rush and
Kathleen Butler adding the song-and.
dance numbers: Florence Drake, In
specialties, and Billie La Monte in
solo numbers.
The Spanish number. my Spanish
Rose sung by Paul Rush, will have
special stage setting and lighting eff.
fects, and the Dancing Dozen will
furnish Spanish dances. The Folies
Bergere Girls will introduce original
dance numbers.
On the screen the wonder dog
Rim Tin Tin, will be seen in while
London Sleeps" in which he appears
as the dog Of master criminal that
is torn between love for his evil mas
ter and his devotion to a girl who
has befriended him. In the support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
WARDMAN PARK--St. Patrick
Players.

The st. Patrick Players in their
new musical comedy, What! No
Prince?" will be the attraction at
Wardman. Park Theater, starting
Sunday, for the entire week. The pro
duction Is under the general super
vision of Rev. Francis J. Hurney
story, setting, musical numbers and
staging having been arranged by tai
ented members Of the company. The
cast includes such brilliant performers
as Elizabeth German, Orme Libbey
Luke Fegan. Mary Deery and the
Melody Makers Foster, Fegan and
Cox. besides an esemble of 90 people
Next weeks attraction. Napoleon
and Josephine" film de France re
vival,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"

Colleen Moore will be the picture
star at Crandall's Metropolitan The
alter New Year week in First Nationals
screen version of Thomas Burke's
story of "Twinkletoes," the dancing
waif of Londons Limehouse district,
The story abounds In humor, is in
tensely dramatic and in it's final Sc
quences touches the depths of pathos.
The companion attraction on the
stage will be Art Fowler wizard of
the ukulele" who should be well
known to radio fans.
The supplemental features will in
clude the Metropolitan World Survey,
short reels and orchestral contrbu-
tions by the Metropolitan Symphony.
RIATTO-"Taxi. Taxi"'
Starting Christmas daY the feature
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hectic days of 1917 and reveals that
all the fun was not confined to life
ashore among the doughooys.
Edward Sutherland, who directed
Behind the Front" directed Were
in the Navy Now and Monty Brice.
adapter of the earlier film, appears as
the author of this newest comedy.
Donald Keith. Lorraine Eason, Jo-
seph w. Girard and Max Asher have
prominent roles.
Supplemental features will be pre-
scented also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22

The headliner for New Year week
at the Earle Theater will be Jack Pill
lard and Al Hitler in ''Gerber's Gig
gles," a tabloid review concocted for
laughing purposes only, and including
Collette Lyons, Ann Mason, Betty
Burnett, Lee Sims and Pat Ivory. II
was written and produced by Alex
ander Gerber, and presents a quick
succession of scenes punctuated by
clever songs. comedy and dances.
The added attraction will be Babe
Egan and her Hollywood Redheads, q
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MUTUAI-"Dimpled Darlings.'

The Mutual Theater announces as
it's holiday week attraction "Dimpled
Darlings." said to be one of the Mutua,
circuits most popular shows. Mabel
Spaeth is the featured player.
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1.-THE Other Wise Man." December 26
81 and 20.

The special dramatization of DR..
Van Dykes legend, 1.-THE Other Wise
Man." arranged by Bess Schreimer
and Walter w. Beck. with music
arranged by Katherine Riggs, harp
list. will be presented the first three
nights OF next week. Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, at Luther Place
Memorial Church at $40 pm.
Nina Norman. young Washington
soprano, will sing the Madonna s
lullaby. an old Hebrew melody, and
Judy Lyeth, attractive young dancer
also of Washington, will give the slave
dance on the program. The original
cast of so, who participated in the
production last year will interpret the
same roles this year.
PALACE-'Iove's Blindness"
A holiday stage and screen program
a Iuyn fc Y1rcr,1tcsod OF Dc IT, ~
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NATIONAI-Madge Kennedy.

Madge Kennedy will be presented at
the National Theater next week, be
ginning Monday night, in comedy
by Anelie Rives and Gilbert Emery
bearing the nebulous title Love In
Mist It ran for considerable Pc
riod on Broadway last Spring.
The plot involves a charming South
ern girl who is unwilling to choose
between two suitors-the man she
loves and the man who needs her love
abo.ta all things in the world. She
final4A accepts the former, but before
she has definitely disposed Of his rival.
She tries in vain to avert the un-
happiness OF the disappointed lover,
her efforts to dissemble finally collaps-
ing with climatic effect.
Miss Kennedy in the leading role
and Sidney Blackmer as the lucky
lover are said to give beautifully fin
ished performances Of their roles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22

Kind of a Man." Adorable Girl" with
a fast clog dance by the mems chorus:
a waltz. "Just Like a Rose" written
by Lewis and Miss Stone; Bye Bye"
by Lewis, and Lady Stout" by Pc
terson.
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KETTH'S-Ernest GIendenning.

Holiday week at B. F. Keith
Theater. beginning with the matinee
next Sunday, will bring several spe-
cial events, including a midnight
show New Year eve, December 81, and
on New Year day, three shows, at
2:15, SIS and S:15 pm.
Headlining the bill viii be Ernest
Glendenning in a playlet by Edwin
Burks entitled ''Selfishness.
Featured viii be the initial appear
ance here of the London and Paris
dancers, CASTOR and Andree, assisted
by Maura Stanley and Edna Mckay,
In IAN Exceptional Dance Offering.
Others will include VIII and
GLADYS Ahern in a new act entitled
"a Spinning Romance" and Steve
Freda and Johnny Palace in ''Bartch
q Kalloop' Freda is q guitarist and
Palace a harmonist.
For the midnight show. New Year
eve, there will be special features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22

The management announces a spe-
cial midnight show next Friday, New
Year eve, beginning promptly at IL
o'clock. It will be exactly the same
as the regular performances.
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Harvard Instrumental Clubs. Sunday
Night.

The popular Harvard instrumental
Cube, including the banjo. mandolin
and vocal clubs of Harvard University.
with a number of solo specialties. will
present their annual program in
Washington next Sunday night at
$40 o'clock at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Tickets can be secured in the hotel.
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ing cast are Helene Costello and Wal
ter Merrill.
The management announces spe.
cial New Year eve show, starting at
1870 pm.
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pALACE-'IOve's Blindness"

A holiday stage and screen program
lie luxe is promised at Loew's Palace
The Washington times., 1926-09-01
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Sept. LA slack de-
mand for hogs from outside sources
resulted in 4 break of is to Csc
today. The best light brought
$14.4O against $14.60 Tuesday. De
sirable heavy hogs passed over the
scales at 1880 to 1920.
Cattle sold actively and higher.
Lambs sold about steady.
Hogs Receipts, IL, 900; market Csc
lower. Top, $I4.3O; bulk, $10.1S@
1875; heavyweight, $11@13.50; ms
diumWeigft. s12.90014.25; light
weight, e1S25Q14.sO; light lights,
$13@14.25; packing sows, S9@10.75;
pigs, $12.50914.
Cattle Receipts, 1900; market
steady. Calves Receipts. 5000: mar
ket steady. Beef steers: Good and
choice, $9.5001O.75; common and
medium, $769; yearlings, $7QI1.
Butcher cattle: Heifers; &5@10.75;
cows, $59S.5O; bulls. $5@7.50; calves,
$1S@16; feeder steers, $5.75@8;
stoeker steers. IS. 50M7.75; stocker
COVE and heifers, 94m0. western
range cattle: Beef steers, $6@8.50;
cows and heifers, $4.5097.
Sheep Receipts, $4,000. market
steady Medium and choice lambs,
$15.50@14.85; culIs and common.
S9012: yearlings. $1Q912: common
and choice ewes, $4.50I6.50, feeder
lambs, $I3.26614.50.
The Washington times., 1926-09-01
ALI RAILS JOIN
BULL TREND

NEW YORK. Sept 1Ihs "a.
thusiastic buying * the railrca1
stocks swung into new phase 4,
the early trading today. with tas
extension 81 interest 70 the low
priced speculative issues. The nea,
advances In New York Central.
Atchison. Union Pacific ana other
high grads rails brought prices q
higher levels than those heretofcre
reached, New York Central jump
ing ! points early Ia the session
The sugar stocks, tobaccos and
equipments were able to share
small part Of the markets buoy
ancy. but the general policy q sell
ing the lndustrials 10 buy the raila
has deprived most of the market
leaders IL the motor; steel and Oh
IIst 81 the buying power which was
back Of their slkyrOcketing move
ments IL July and August.
There was no apparent lCoseniu9
Of the money situation, though
some call money was available =
the outside market az AZ per ceF2
while the official renewal rate WIS
posted at 8 per cent. Latest eatt
mates Of the July net railroad carr
ings are III excess Of $40 .00os0 900 ~
about a per cent from thoss q the
same period last year.
Not In q decade have such prices
for Frisco common, Atchison, New
York Central Baltimore and Ohio,
ETC. been quoted as the actual SAFES
rrfces today IN the speculative
ran group wheeling fand Lake Ere
zoId up 2 poinfa AZ Is. while adk
vance Og point or more Wer4
scored By Chicago Great Western,
Ikanbas City SQutherns Rock 1slar@
m Ssuifrf Pacific. St. Louis South
west tern. etc. BALDWIN Locomotive
ied the equipments while America4
Sugar Refining common 81 the
head OF the sugar stocks, advances
about points.
The Washington times., 1926-09-01
Plttsburgh Produce

Butter-Print,, 500501zc tub, 400
SIC; Pennsylvania and Ohio, 4S15
@44c.
Eggs Current receipts, 32h 933c;
fresh selected, S7@ Zoe; white, near
by, 400 42c.
Live poultry-Hens, light, 26927c;
hens, heavy, 31@32c; ducks, 26 928c;
ROSTERS, 1S@19c; turkeys, 35@40c;
geese, 24@26c.
Observation-Disclosures. $4,000; to.
n1atoes, 50@T5c; cabbage, $101.50.
The Washington times., 1926-09-01
Foreign Bonds
Rubber Market

NEW YORK, Sept. buying
interest manifested itself early in
the outside rubber market today.
Spot was bid at 40h cents against
offers OF Al cents; October was bid
at 40A cents against 40A cents
offered. October December was
firmly offered at Al cents with no
buyers; January.March was nominal
at ~ cents,N
The Washington times., 1926-09-01
liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL, Sept. i. There
was fair demand for spots with
prices steady. Sales totaled 5000
bales; receipts. 5000 bales.
MiddIings fair was quoted at
i1.S3; strictly good mids at 11.S3;
good mids, 1l.03; strictly mids,
10.73; mids, 1923; strictly low m.ds,
9.53; low mids, SIS; strictly good
ordinary, 1853; good ordinary, 6.8s.
Futures opened steady with Octo.
Der at 9.59; December, 9.42; jan
nary, ga; March, $40; May. 9.54.
The Washington times., 1926-09-01

Vice president c. B. Lyddane.
Of the Federal-American National
The Washington times., 1926-09-01

Albert 8. Galley. executive Vice
president Of the Lincoln National
Bank Is on a three weeks motor
trip through Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky.
The Washington times., 1926-09-01

Bank, has returned from three
weeks vacation spent at Hot
Springs.
]. William Roberts, cashier Of
the Central Savings Bank, who
has been spending his vacation
with relatives at Blue Ridge Sum.
nit. Pa, is hack at his desk.
The Washington times., 1926-09-01

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