Evening star., 1926-05-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
A we'll balanced bill is offered thi:

A we'll balanced bill is offered this
week at Keiths, with the distin'
guished emotional actress. NaZlmoVa,
AS the topliner, In sensational pay
let, entitled THAT Sort" the story
of divorced wife, robbed of her only
child. going to the bad. and drug
addict who finally decides on suicide
as a relief. to find that one chamber
Of her revolver was unloaded and
that was the one she snapped. The
playlet affords Na2imoVa wide onpor-
1unities end she has little trouble
in holding the audience spellbound
through it's tense moments. There
is nothing pretty about the part she
plays, but the little wolnans great
talent shines through the lines ana
thrilling situations and at least a
dozen curtain calls were the reward
of her fine acting.
Passing from the dramatic to the
ridiculous. Will Mahoney. with his
side-splitting songs and tumbles, sets
the house in an uproar for haH an
hour. Mahoney goes through his
work with much and apparent sin
ceritv, which makes it ali the funnier.
He has a couple new songs ana uses
the best of his old, so that there ism t
n dull moment while he is on the
stage,
4 newcomer to Washington, Eva
Clark, scores Il big hit in popular
songs. She has a fine voice and IS
good to look at. Another stranger,
Louise Wright, in character SONGS
also scores a pronounced success. me
Weaver Brothers, originatOrS OF the
runeful saws: Paul YoC2n, assisted by
EVELYN Saether and Eunice Schramm
Offering dancing numbers emitted
artistic Moments; the Rios on the
SWINGING rings and the daughter IN
songs and dances, with the NoungerS
in artistic posings and athletic stunts,
complete the round of excellent enter
tainment.
EARLE-"The Old Homestead
An evening of real pleasure is in
store for vaudeville fans at the E-afle
this week one Of the best that mas
been at the popular Thirteenth sfeet
house this wear. The bin is head
lined by THE Old Homestead
condensed version of the famous Old
nlav of Denman Thompson. Henry
Horton, character actor, has the
leading role of Uncle Josh. and is
supported by q company of talented
nlavers. The three scenes of the
play are full of humor and fine senti-
ment, and the singing OF the rune
quartet registered 4 distinct MT WIN
the audience last night. Oscar Sid
nev and Roy FAINT are especially
good as Seth Perkins and Cy Prlme,
two old men with boyish IDEAS.
Billy Giason keeps the audience IN
roars of laughter with wise cracks
and catchy songs. Billy has new
material and way of putting it
over that is very amusing. t-tai
Look HOY in "A Chinese Fantasy"
sings very pretty songs with fine
voice. The work OF her TWO assls-
tants. unnamed on the program. also
deserves mention. The surprise ar
he end of the act literally t1oored
the audience. Ray Fern and Maree,
who present a Vaudeville Diver
sion" are q clever pair, who amuse
the customers with good jokes ana
al-around tom-foolerY. Ed blum
and Sister open the bill with selec-
tfons on the Xylophone.
The photoplay is The Danger
Girl" the latest production of capt.
waiting Priscilla Dean, with John
Bowers giving good support. II IS
a crook play that keeps the audi
ence guessing as TO who is the real
crook, and abounds with thrills and
romance. Short-reel features. ana
music by Alexander Arons on the
organ, complete a really pleasing
bill.