Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-23

Wnen the husky pTlZeNBHter HdilOS
him a few gentle taps in the dark,
under the mistaken impression that
he Is the poker-faced hero. the sat-
isfaction on the face of that young
gentleman is amply reflected on the
faces OF, the movie fans.
One rather remarkable thing about
the play Is the astonishing speed
with which Henry Curlew, the senior
partner of the firm. played by Tom
Ricketts,. drops off into a deep sleep
at a critical moment. The inference
is that poison has been administered
by the villain, or at least drugged
coffee, in order to put him away for
few convenient hours. But evil
IDENTIFY his hearty constitution is able
to overcome mere sporifics, as he
arrives In the nick of time to sepa-
rate various combatants, and he
really Is so effective in his perform
ance that 1t is a little difficult to be-
lieve there is no Henry in real life.
Even If you hate the movies. hate
to laugh at all and simply can't stand
fancy exhibitions Of the Charleston
done extremely well by a very pretty
young girl. you will enjoy the songs
of Sehora Milla DomingueZ.
Moving picture houses are hardly
notable for the high quality of their
sOngstresses, but in this case the
Rialto is to be congratulated on hav-
ing an able singer who is the owner
of a real voice. The audience ap-
plauded her unanimously until she
was obliged to offer a number of en-
cores. and. though the theater is
large. there was a complete lack of
strain and effort that was most re-
freshing to real music lovers.
PAI.ACE-"Battling Butler"
Buster Keaton of the poker face
stages a fight in the film at the Pal.
ace this week that will go down in
his record as one Of the best bits he
ever achieved on the screen. BAT
ting Butler" as movie isn't the
greatest in Keaton's career, but the
fight scene, in which he wallops the
lightweight champion of the world to
a fare-thee-well, in one that must rank
with the best.
Battling Butler" acted against
setting of the ever-alluring padded
ring, Is very neat comedy. light,
airy and providing ar entertaining
two hours.
1t concerns the affairs, love .,nd
fistic, of a young enemic who is en-
tirely too rich to take any concern
ofSl SNdl Notuieioh' AAAN'
father. disguised. orders him to the
to camp, hunt and fish
and become a man. While there he
meets beautiful hill girl who falls
in love with him. Her husky father
and brother object to the alliance on
the ground Of the young mans lack
of physique. but his valet fixes it by
saying the young man Is the light
weight champion Of the world. The
deception is made less difficult by
similarity of names.
After the marriage the husbands
fear of his fatherin-law and brother
in-law makes it necessary for him to
carry on the game. This necessity
involves him in a training camp with
the real lightweight champion and
finally lands him in actual combat
with that terror--a battle that simply
must be seen to be appreciated.
Battling Butler" is a we'll cast,
we'll acted picture above the recent
Keaton standard. It's plot is sub
stantial with flashes Of real Vigor--
that has been absent in
the immobile comedians recent out
put.
A comedy dealing with love and
cannibals in the South Seas. news
reel and some mighty fine music by
Tom Gannon's Orchestra complete
the bill.