The Washington times., 1926-06-12


Monday night at the National
with John Warner In role
quite unlike any he has been
seen in heretofore. This play
had two solid years on. Broad
way with George Caul and Helen
Menken in the lead parts. It's
success not only helped swell
the John Golden fortune, but it
also elevated Helen Menken to
stardonl.
Seven Heaven has d number
Of engrossing qualities, particular.
" the three essentials that any
successful play must have. name.
", characterization dialogue and
situation. 1t is peopled with types
Of the Paris slums and every
character In It is made indispen.
sable TO the action.
The central figures are Diane,
street wall. and Chico. selfsadmit.
teddy "a most remarkable fellow,
whose profession Is that Of ad.
ministering to the requirements Of
the underground sewers. Love
comes to Diana and Chico, they
move to e. garret and are barely
eIiscOnced In what they call their
seventh heaven than the red
k1outhed orators of war start
belching and Chico Is modified,
which to Diane means the end of
her little world. Austin Strong,
the author. has Written q gripping
second act which has become
famous as 9 sOftener Of hard
hearts.
BEITH'S Two headliners are
announced for, the incoming bill
Il Keiths. kitty Doner. dancer,
WIN offer ..Twenty Minutes IN
Paris. Jack Sorworth. following
season In stock ia the West,
neturns to vaudeville with sltt.
sThe Nagger, in which he is as
sisted BY Dorothy Adelphi Fea-
tllred for the week win be Joe
Morris and Winnie Baldwin in
ssCaIl 1t What You Like. Other
acfsasAnn Suter, w ashington girl,
inS songs; an Aibertina ;Rasch
ballet IN Al dance repertoire, with
comedy relief BY Z0zO and Kikt:
Galetti and Koixin with their
dancing monkey; Rubinf and Rosa,
girl tunesters; Miacahta. Brazil
tan wire walker, who does not
use balancing poles; usual house
screen features.
EARLE Lillian Shaw. billed
as .the arch enemy 81 gloom,
Is chief luminary Of the Earle's
new bill, commencing Sunday
afternoon. Count Berni Wei, as
sisted by 10 American beauties,
win supply the added attraction,
n the shape Of warm Jazz on
varied Instruments Other acts
ON the bill include Paula in q
novelty entitled I'm Bird Cage:
Arthur Alexander and company
N comedy slxit; Ann Francis
and WallY in songs and dances.
The ph0tOpiay feature will be
''Early to We'd with Nat Moore,
Kathryn Perry. zasu Pitts and
others. Special organ and house
music VIII prevail.
.RIAI.TO .oh. what . NurseE
Starring syd chaplin. comes % the
Rlalto next week. starting Sun:
day. ana it Il said to be an up.
to.the.mfnute funfest fresh from
the brain Of Robert w. Sherwood,
editor Of Lite and Bertranl
Bloch.
In .'Oh. What Nurse! Chaplin
impersonates young news re.
porter on a san Francisco daily.
who is assigned to fill the place
of Dolly Whimple. Of the advice
to the Lovelorn column during
her vacation. This assignment in.
wolves him in wealth Of highly
humorous and unusually unen.
viable situations, drags him
through the back door into poll
tics and high bootleg finance ana
reveals him In feminine disguise
to the girl. played BY Patsy Ruth
Miller, whom fate has exposed 70
his Interest:
AZ locale. .'Oh. What a Nurse"
has a typical newspaper office.
Gold Coast mansion, a fast speed.
boat, q rum-running schooner be-
yond the 12-mile limit and a bay
ferryboat. F'roticking among this
scenery we find Mr.. Chaplin ~
three roles, as Jerry. Dolly Whim.
pie and the nurse. On the stage
win be seen EsteIle Murray. and
Royal Foster in "A Song and
Dance Love Story" There viii
also be an atmospheric prelude to
the feature film. A comedy and
international NewSreel win round
cut.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dix, the
Paramount star Of such fast.
moving and hilarious comedies as
"Too Many Kisses" Woman
handled and Lets Get Mar
riedg' is star Of the program at
Loew's Columbia next week in
another mirtn-maker with a
highly romantic touch. SAY 1t
Again." in which Mr.. Dix EN-.
Joys the direction of Gregory La
Cava, the producer OF Woman
handled" and Lets Get Mar.
ried,@ while the supporting cast
grouped in his support includes
the beautiful Alyce Mills as lead
ing woman; aGunboat' Smith.
Chester ConkIin and others.
The efforts of a. former Amer,
lean soldier and his buddy TO
find the beautiful princess of
Spezonia who nuFsed the former
during the war starts the ac-
ton Of "Say It Again. and
involves those two buddies in
an effort to set on the throne