The Washington times., 1926-08-18

Joe Keno and Rosie Green will
cayort in "a hilarious hodge-podge.
Claudia Coleman will present
feminine types" series Of char
acter studies.
Baby Henderson, the pocket,slze
Pavlowa, will return to astound
with her abilities as a dancer
The Royal Gascoignes have
cycle of Juggling and other acts
and the regular supplementary
will round out, the show
GAYETY-The Gayety will +.
open for the 1926-1927 season
with a matinee Saturday at 2:15.
The opening attraction will be
Ed E. Days brand new show,
Broadway Brevities.
The attraction makes its pre-
miere in Washington, the first
time on any stage.
Broadway Brevities" Is in two
big acts with % scenes and has
~ gorgeous changes Of costumes.
< The spice of comedy and tune
full melody will be presented by
a company carefully selected Tor
the production.
Heading the list of entertainers
will be Mike Sacks who has made
millions laugh. In the feminine
division of the show is Ethel Al
'bertini, Jprina donna; 1nez Mar
vim ingenue, and Sgd Burke, SOU
brette. An extra added feature
will be Eddie Rector and Ralph
Cooper, colored dancers.
EARLE-Joe Fehr and His
Orchestra will headline next
weeks bill at the Earle Theater.
beginning Sunday afternoon at 3.
The extra added attraction will be
furnished by James Mullen and
Anna Francis and Company N
my Hero" an amusing sketch
by Jerome Schwartz.
Other inclusions in the vaude-
vile portions of the entertain
ment viii be Phil Roy and Roy
Arthur in China juggling
oddity; Holden and King in Just
a Boob" and Edna Terrence and
Conpany in dance Oddities, In
which brother Johnny plays the
violin and Joe Cebu presideS at
the piano. y
The audible portions of the pro-
gram will be augmented by the
orchestra. overture Raymond,
under the conductorship of Floyd
c. Wheeler, and the pipe organ
contributions of Alexander Arons,
concert artist, at the console.
Milton SiIls, supported by Ger
frllde OImstead and cast or spe-
cial selection, will be the pictured
star for the new week at the
Earle in Puppets, First Ma
tional production which was d.
rected by George Archainbaud ana
was adapted from the play OF the
same name by Frances Lightner.
STRAND-Headed by Eva Fay,
the high priestess of mysticism
IN her wierdly wonderful offer
ing "Thaumaturgy," the Strand
Theater offers bill Of excep-
tionable merit next week.
~ Eva Fay will give an exhibit
ton of mind reading, mystery,
ETC.,
Murray Gordon and Ben Pierce
in "I Don't Care" a comedy
dance number and Secrets Of
1926" a sizzling, dizzling, speedy
revue will share honors for sec
ond place.
Others on the vaudeville bill
will include Burns and Mcintyre
in Golden Voices" and Bet
BEDFORD and Joe Wallace in
Versatile Moments"
The photoplay will be the
n1eIo-dramatic romance Dame
Chance" Gertrude Astor, Rob-
ert Frazer, Mary Carr and Lin.
coin Stedman at the head of a
high cast.
Subsidiary attractions round
out the program.
METROPOLTTAN-The second
bill of the new Greater Movie
Season" will be presented at
CrandalFs Metropolitan Theater,
beginning Sunday at 8. with a
double feature bill of exceptional
merit. The screen feature of the
bill will be Edwin Carewe's pro-
duction for First National of
Francis Perry Elliott's novel,
pals First" and the stage fea-
ture will be a return engagement
to Washington OF that popular
collegiate ensemble of talented
musicians, Warnings Pennsylva-
MANS"
Lloyd Hughes and Dolores del
Rio are cast in the leading roles
OF this latest First National re-
lease, "Pals First" 1t would be
impossible to find two other play
ers as exactly suited for the parts
they play in this picture.
In addition to these two major
features there will also be supple.
mentary subjects which include a
selected screen comedy, orches-
trail accompaniment by the Metro
politan Symphony Orchestra. Dan
lei Breeskin conducting. and by
the new Metropolitan Ramblers,
a group Of IL musical modernists,
who will be heard daily except
Sunday at 1890 a. m. to 1870
p. m. and to 1880 p. n. They
are under the direction of Milton
Davis. premier pipe organist and
pianist of the Crandall staff.
RIALTO-Edward Everett Hor..
ton and Laura La Plante share
the ma jor honors for the whole
hearted induction of laughter IN
Poker Faces" which comes 10
the Rialto next week. They play
the very serious role of husband
and wife and both set into their
share Of trouble.
George Siegmann, one OF the
most noted villains in pictures
and Tom O'Brien, another famous
heavy" stage fight unde" the
direction OF Harry Pollard.
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