The Washington times., 1926-05-29
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NATIONAL Before George AZ:
Cohan became an American idos
before he became d famous play.
wright, famous producer, and
famous actor, he was song ana
dance man. B term In vaudeville
par.ance now shortened 70 shoOfef.
Around the experiences OF q song
and dance man Conan has written
one 0f his finest shows, he Song
and Dance Man, which the M
tional Players win offer Tor the
new week commencing Monday
night.
The personality of q player, once
the grease paint Is left behind ~
the dresstng room, Is quite vastly
different from that he Il required
to portray In the theater. Like
his more piebian brothers In the
outside world he has his hopes
and fears, ups and down. disap
pointments and sorrows, IL he
wasn't that human he cOuldn Ds
an actor
From ont the Btorehouse Of his
great experience, Mr.. COhan has
summoned dramatic highlights and
interviewer them III The Song
ana Dance Man. which tells the
story o4 Happy Farrell. 8 vaude-
Vile hoofer, 70 whom Broadway
81 the Pixies Peak Of stage sue.
cess How Farrell travels the
rough read to Broadway Is sud-
denly catapuIted into = position @
realize his lifelong dreams and
how he signally fails to deliver,
makes . forcef1l dramatic story,
baclxgrcunded on aIrOmantic love
tale between the beaten HOPPER ana
the little girl back home.
John Warner VIII do the C0han
role with Miss Lone cast az the
small town sweetheart who is ct
once responsible for Farrell's sue
cess and failure.
KEITH Aileen Stanley. known
. The victroIa Girl. win head.
lina the Bill ut Keith'g beginning
tomorrow. The feature acL q
The week VIII be Modena's an 81
tasttc Revue. featuring Countess
MOdena. European violinists and
Bishop and Lynn. dancers. They
IRE supported BY large cast of
concert singers Other acts In
Guide: TED Trevor and Dina
Harris, dancers who have threlled
London Cor many seasons, assist
"a ~ Fred Halls Recording
Orchestra; Jack 'Rubes Clifford
"a comedy offering. Camera
Eye Carter: the comedy pair.
Dlivette Haynes and Fred y
Beck III Her Guardian: De Mar
and Lester 81 81 comedy slkits Gin
faro, the original top spinner
who has been featured for many
seasons with Harry Lauder; the
two HarleQuiTls ii an original bit
Of art. grace and flexibiIity.
EARL The Earle presents
next week what Il labels one IS
the best bills "a the history Of
the house. Tom Brown and his
Minstrel Crchestra headline.
Brown Is originator Of the Sis
Brown Brothers, saxaphoniHtg.
The extra added attraction win
be the personal appearance OG
Wesley lEleS Barry. screen
fayorite, who VIII Be seen IL g
dramatic playlet, Jerry Makes
Good Barrye last picture was
he MidahipulRn with Ramon
NovarrO. Other acts for the week !
introduce Dare and Yates, singing
comics; Mae Francis. nasIsicsk
comedy songstresss Joe Darcy,
hlackface singing e5Knic. The
photoplay feature viii Be ne
Bachelors Bride, with Rod La
Rocaue and Julia Faye. and the
usual house features viii round
cut.
METROPOLITAN Richard
Barfhelmess stars In RansonsB
Folly coming tomorrow to the
Metropolitan With q supporting
east comprised Of Dorothy
NackatlI, Anders Randolph. Pat
HartigaTl and others. Shorter
features win include comedy,
'.Too Many Relations" news
reel surNAy and special music.
.sRanson's Folly Z taken from
the Richard Harding Davis
tale, depicts = story Of early
frontier days when Indian
fighting was stiII the order Of
the day and the uniform Of the
United States cavalry dotted the
0pen spaces. Al young lieutenant
. compounded on a wager into
criminal predicament which
also involves the father OF the
girl he loves, prompting both Of
the suspects to claim credit for
the crime to protect the girls
name. Special music, including
Euppe,s Light Cavalry" win ac-
company the picture.
7 PALACE Douglas MacLean IL
star Of the program at Loew's
Palace for next week in That's
Ny Baby" a compound Of cy.
cIonic nirth, In which the star
OF 1.-THE Hottentot,' = THE Yankee
Corsul, !" Going Upl" and other
recent comedy successes is sup
ported by Margaret Morris. Claude
Gillingwater, Eugene Ford. Wade
Boteler, William Orlamonde and
others.
MacLean IL the smiling optImis.
tic youngster who tries to WOO a
beautiful girl while burdened with
q strange baby and who attempts
to cOnciliate the girls father by
giving him q headache powder
that proves to be poison. but who
eventually trtuTlphs over all DIFF.
flcultles even to winning the girl.
Many OF the settings are In
Oriental atmosphere, providing for
color and beauty. though thrills
lay first claim to this picture.
a Charlie Chase comedy, DOG
Shy" Pathe newsreel. topics and
symphonic overture viii round
out.
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