The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24

NATIONALr-sryo, No, Nanette'.
viii return to the National Thea.
Ter on Monday next for q weeks
engagement with Its bright cast
Of stars headed by Julia Sander
son, Donald Brian, Frank Crunit
and Ona Munson. The Company
also includes Virginia O'Brien,
John McCauley, Gladys Yates,
Janet Horton, Irene Conner and
Eva Mae Francis.
NO, No, Nanette'' is an hon
est-to-goodness musical comedy
not one Of those things that Is
made up Of vaudeville acts hook
ed together. There is an anus
ing plot that once did duty for
q farce called Ny Lady Friends,
IN which the late Clifton Craw-
ford starred. The story Is old in
three hilarious acts, hedged about
with such prize-winning tunes as
Want to Be Happy . Tea for
Two, You Can Dance with ANY
Girl, Too Many Rings Around
Rosie, Who's the Who, pay
Pauline, and so on.
KEITH,S Blossom Seeley.
nyncopator with vim, vigor.
nerve, vitality, or vat have you?''
tops the new Keith bill for the
week beginning Sunday after
noon. With her VIII be Benny
Fields, long her accompanist, and
. composer of songs; Charles
Bourne and Phil Ellis. Miss
Seely sings In manner all her
own and Fields is said TO have
supplied her with suitable COM
positions. James Corbett.
''Gentleman Jim, himself, ap-
pears with Bobby Barry in.
slzit. Taking the AIR. Others
on the bill include Charles
Wfthers IN eWithers Opry. a
loud and funny burlesque on the
town hall tonight tyne Of show:
Allen and Garfield in Gimme the
Makin's Bryan and Fairchild,
with Lynn Burno, in s.BiIboard
Steps: Jack Merlin, magic, as
sisted by Lois Evans and any
one else who cares to voluT1-
Eeer: La Kremolina and Darras
Brothers, athletes; Bordner and
Boyer, comedy acrobats. Be
ginning Sunday the first of n
series Of six Charleston lessons
VIII be given from the Keith
stage, one lesson to week.
Arthur Murray is the instructor.
EARLE Topping the Earle
BIZ for the coming week Is Ruby
Norton, songstress really pos
sessed of that much misused
word. personality. /" Assisting her
Is Clarence SIENNA, composer and
H. y A,.st~
Miss Norton's repertoire. Ruby
weighs a short 100 pounds but
the voice is Of larger caliber.
Others on the vaudeville bill in-
clude JOY Brothers and Gloom
In '.FrivoIities of 1926 made up
of songs. dances and comedy;
Charles Ahearn and his Millions
aire Jazz Band. laughable
burlesque; Dale and Fuller. "Imps
IN Satan" the in1Rs being two
personabls girls: Powell troupe
of wire performers; ''Willie's Re-
ception," a miniature revue with
. quintet OF performers. The
photoplay feature has Rod La
ROGUE, Marguerite de la Motto
and others in RED Dice where
I'm the fate Of a boy and girl
depends on one throw OF the
carmine cubes. Also the usual
house features.
STRAND-A miniature revue,
FIFTY Miles From Broad" head
lines the Strands bill for the
new week, under the sponsorship
of Sidney Plat. Harry B. Wat
son and Reg B. Merville top the
cast of IL entertainers. The
piece is reported replete with the
usual ingredients of the revue,
namely, singing, comedy and
dancing, with attractive sets.
Others on the bill include Nor
gan Kiley, Washington enter
tainer with a trusty and respon-
sive fiddle; Carson and Willard
In Meet the Doctor; Bennan
and Grace in a skating. singing
and dancing novelty; ia Da Trio
in Three Sailors and a Piano;
Johnnie Francis and Rene VIII
son In "Acromedian." The fea-
ture film brings Dolores, daugn-
ter Of the old-time star, Maurice
Costello, in a meIodrama laid on
the China coast, Bride of the
Storm" House features will
round out.