The Washington times., 1927-01-22
GOINGS.ON
At the Theater.


which Leo Stevens has staged. The
postwar screen comedy. Tin
Hats" will be the film feature.
with Conrad Nagel. Spseialties by
various members Of the company
are interpolated throughout the
action of the revue. I, B. Hamp
leads the fun-makers, while the
Primrose Beauties take care of the
looks" Of the show.
GAYETY - Benny Leonard, re-
tired lightweight champion, has
turned actor and will be seen at
the Gayety for the new week in
Mr.. Battling Butler" the stage
comedy which played the legit
houses for several seasons. From
vaudeville to the movies and now
to the Columbia circuit, Leonard
has turned since his retirement as
updefeated champ. The piece bor-
ders on farce, narrating the ex.
periences of a youngster who let's
the impression get, abroad that he
is an all.around athlete.
METROPOLITAN - Tomorrow
marks the beginning of the Metro.
politan's new change in policy,
lower prices being in effect and the
entertainment made up solely OF
film features. Madge BeIlamy and
a good supporting cast have the
distinction Of beginning the new
routine IN film from the widely
serialized story, Summer Bache.
lors." Warner Fabian, author of
Flaming YOUTH" is responsible
for this gay story of the practices
Of some husbands when their wives
are at the seashore or in the noun.
tains during the summer. Allan
Forrest, Matt Moore, Hale Hamil.
ton. Charles, Winninger, Walter
Catlett, Olive Tell and others, prac-
tically all stage players, are in
support. A second film feature has
Mabel Normand, in "Raggedy
Rose, the story Of q little alley
hound who finds her Prince
Charming when she goes begging
for food. Shorter features round
out.
RIALTO-The Rialto holds over
Tor another week the exciting love
story, "a Night Of Love-" COM
mencing today. The piece has Ron
aid Colman and Wilma Banky in
the main roles and business this
week has distinguished the film as
one OF the most profitable to play
at this house. The story concerns
the barharic feudal right Of the
clan chief to abduct any bride on
her wedding night, returning her
oetlied later to the anxious groom.
ColmaH plays this outlaw and does
a fine piece of work. There are
some thrilling fight scenes to sup.
port the main love theme. ,rhemy
GeoFgi and Edith Van supply the
stage prologue. Shorter films and
a novelty overture will round out.
COLUMBIA - Hawthorne's IA.
nous classic. 1.-THE Scarlet Let
ter" finds it's way to the Column.
Dla screen this new week as q
vehicle for Lillian Gish, Lars
Hanson, an importation from
Sweden; Henry B. Walthall and
Karl Dane. The story, striking
for its depletion Of Puritan mar.
AOl".AkAAA0OhAAGSSs QGdIS with n
gay little seamstress branded with
the mark Of the adultress, and
her affair with the fiery young
pastor. Dimmesdale. An absent
husband turns un to modest her
and. particularly. the pastor,
the persecution bringing on a tre-
mendous climax. The news reel
ana shorter films will round out.
NATIONAI---"Rome with ostia,
Frascati and Tivoli," is the next
Travel talk on the Sunny Italy"
series to be given by E. NJ.
Newman at the National tomor-
row. Afternoon and evening.
The skilled traveller brought
back an entirely new group Of
live motion pictures and color
views Of the wonderful city that
once ruled the world. Rising
1laJestically above the magnificent
ruins left by the Romans, Mr..
Newman found that the present
city 10 q wonderful tribute to the
Italians who through the ages
have constructed on the founda-
items Of the Rome burned by Nero.
a metropolis which includes art
treasures forming an imposing