The Washington times., 1927-09-03
GOINGS-ON
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diversions are promised. Lets
Go" has always had q fine rep
utation with patrons Of Columbia
Circuit shows and the declaration
IL made that Fred Clark has, for
the current tour, been lavish and
unstinting in his eFtorts to outdo
himself in the way Of production
novelties, oddities in scenes and
originality in comedy creations.
one In the laugh department,
with Johnny o'Donnell second
comedian and Jack Reddy the
leading man.
PALACE Clara Bow the mad.
cap Of the screen" Is with us
again. Clara is to appear in
Hula her latest Paramount
picture, at Loew's Columbia for
the week beginning Saturday.
Rouge Ell Noir" Is the stage pre-
sentation feature. It il described
as q whirling "Revel in Red and
Black presenting the Chester
Hale Girls with joyce Coles, pre-
nier dancer. and played musically
by Phil Spitalny and his recording
orchestra. This music and dance
combination IL said to be one of
the finest stage attractions ever
offered patrons of Washington $
show place." Dick Leibert's
organ music, M-G-M News, scenic,
Aesop's Fables and Loew,s Sym
phcny Orchestra complete the pro.
gram.
Hula" ~ the title suggests,
Ii a tale of the Hawaiian Islands
with the upper stratum Of society
In the limelight.
Give Brook, Arlette Marchal,
Arnold Kent are leading mebers
of Miss Bows support. Victor
Fleming, who directed 1.-THE Way
Of All Flesh" starring Emil Jan.
nings, handled the megaphone.
METROPOLITAN An Cram
dall's Metropolitan next
week will present Milton Stills,
in First Nationals production
Of Hard Boiled Haggerty,"
which serves also to introduce a
new leading woman In the per.
son of Molly O'Day. In Hard.
Boiled Haggerty," the principal
character is an Irish.American
aviator, who has achieved rank
of ace by bringing down Is en-.
envy planes, and thereby has be.
come the favorite of the com.
manding officers. 1t IL custo.
mary in the military life OF Hag.
gerty upon the contamination of
each victory to depart for Paris
without leave Of his guperiors. 1t
Is on one of these escapades,
during which he Is A. W. o. L.,
that Lieutenant Haggerty meets
Germaine. q young woman of
irresistible charm, half French
and half Irish. From this point
ON developments come rapidly
Shorter features include com.
edy. news reel and Breeskin
music.
COLUMBIA---"The Big Parade"
which has been called the biggest
picture in screen history. comes
to Loew's Columbia Theater next
Saturday. 1t will be shown for
the first time In Washington at
popular prices with the first
showing scheduled to open at
$3.50 q. m. thereafter.
The Big Parade" Ii q simple
story, simply told. Jim Apper-
son John GILBERT, an easy.go-
ing, likable young fellow. enlists
at the outbreak OF the war, leav.
ing his family and sweetheart.
He becomes deeply attached to
his two buddies, slim and Bull.
played by Karl Dane and Tom
O'Brien. While stationed behind
the lines. he falls in love with
q French peasant girl. Melisande
Renee Adore, and at the con-
clusion of the war goes home to
find conditions changed. It
would be unfair to future audi.
ences to tell the rest Of the
story. How he works out his
destiny IL the basis Of Q power
fun and human climax.
John Gilbert is superb as the
American doughboy: he has never
done anything finer. Renee Ad.
Gree plays the part Of the French
girl to perfection. There is
something in the love scenes
between these two that makes
the heart leap.
Frequently terrible in its swift.
ness and emotional quality. 1.-THE
Big Parade" is not all filled with
the terror of war. It's first
half Is filled with almost con.
tinuous laughter. The second
half shows. more clearly than
anything else ever has, its grim
realities.
RIALTO- Dorothy Gish and
Antonio Moreno are co-starred in
Madame Pompadour," the screen