Evening star., 1926-04-25
EARIE--:"Irving Berlin VS.. Fran
IiSzt"


I.iszt.''
| The headliner at the Earle Theater
this week, beginning this afternoon,
will be musical innovation. Berlin
VS.. List" in which the comparative
melOdic merits of Irving Berlin. fore
most of the present-day tunesters. and
! Franz List one of the great masters
! will he demonstrated by syncopat ed
modern orchestra of II pieces, featur-
| ing AleXa nder Hyde. The works of
! the two composers are said to he
| sharply contra ted into the smooth
| progression of an act that is dis
J tinctive.
The added attra action will he supplied
by Roy Rice and Mary Werner in a
comedy turn. "On the Scaffold"
Others will include Sager Midgley
and his company in "Oh Jonesey." a
laughmaker; Kennedy and Kramer in
| Dancing Items which introduces
Maude Kramer, champion woman
hard-shoe tap dancer: the Eddie Miller
Duo in Minute Men of Melody fea
turing Victor Nallenti. baritone, and
AL Fields and Johnny Johnston as
Terry and Jerry"
The photoplay will be First Ma
tional's perturbation of Thompson
Buchanan's play, The Cub" under
the title, Rainbow Riley" with John
ny Hines in the title role. Shorter
film features and house offerings will
complete the bill.
STRAND-"The Battles Of 1926"
| This week at the Strand Theater
will be one of comedy, song and dane
ing, with James c. Morton and His
Family topping the bill. Mamie's
dancing, Edna's steps, Alfred's clown
ing and Jimmie's rapid-fire bur-
lesquing are included in their act en-
titled 1.-THE Battle of 1926"
Others are VIII Higgie and His Six
Charleston Girls, who will exhibit
some new steps under the billing.
Grace, Youth and Beauty; Brown
| ing and Bracken, a songalOgue
number spiced with comedy, entitled
1.-Two Pals from the South Betty
Taylor and Louise Lake, who will
| offer popular and classical songs in
THE Song Birds" and Katherine ST.
| Clair & Co. in An Athletic POt-Pour-
ri" an acrobatic number.
The photoplay will be Peacock
Feathers" dramatic love story
adapted from Temple Bailey's novel
with Jacqueline Logan and Cullen
Landis in the featured roles.
Short films and orchestral numbers
will complete the program.
JANET RICHARDS TOMORROW.
Miss Janet Richards will give her
last lecture in this years course on
| Public Questions" tomorrow morning
at the New Masonic Temple. Thir-
| teenth street and New York avenue,
| when a final review of recent develop
ments in the world work will be pre-
sented. touching upon the high lights
in political activity both at home and
abroad. . The talk will begin at 1045
am.
"Sophronia's Wedding: Wednesday.
The three-act comedy "Sophronia' 3
Wedding" will be presented Wednes-
day evening by a group of members
of the Vermont Avenue Christian
! Church, in the Little Theater of the
Unitarian Church, at Fifteenth and
Harvard streets. Saunders Orchestra
will furnish the music between the
acts and Finnell Estes will give an
original number. The play Is being
directed by Mrs. f. v. Wilcox.
In the cast will appear Mrs. B. T.
Elmore. Miss Mildred Wick Mrs. J.
w. Robbins. Mrs, c. f. FELTON,, Mrs.
Frank Soper. Mrs. A. B. Mdstain,
Mrs. T. C. Mcconnell, Mrs w. Y.
Handy, Mrs. G.. III. Hackworth, Mrs.
Fannie Foster. Mrs. Lucie Salisbury,
Mrs. Eugene Pugh, Miss Irene Payne,
Mrs Ada Stonebraker. Mrs. G. j.
Crosby and Charlotte Toepper
The proceeds will go to the Mission
AIRY Society et ths ChursA.