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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
STRAND PLAYERS
IN SOUTHLAND
NOVELTY

The Strand Players sYing into
Southland" a musical comedy
revue this week and while the
name has little to do with the
character OF the entertainment Of
fered, this gay little collection of
performers have never been seen
to better advantage.
Things start swiftly at the rise
of the curtain. There are two or
three good songs and then Hamp
and his comedy friends start in to
provide the fun. AS usual they're
successful.
Terita Schaefer comes In for
special mention this week. Her.
dances are very appealing and
her songs are good. Ivy Stevens,
William Grant, Bud Brewer and
Ruth Adair have enjoyable bits
and are fast becoming favorites
with the fans at the Strand.
Lew Lewis. Earl Root and Billie
La Monte contribute their share
towards the enjoyment with good
songs, clever dancing and clean
humor. J. Mike, xyIophone player,
furnished splendid exhibition of
his talent and the Strand Beauty
Chorus earned approval with their
snappy singing. and dancing.
The screen attraction introduces
May Busch, Mildred Harris,
Charles Delaney and Walter
HERS, in Husband Hunters"
a laushabls comedy dealing with
the flappers' pursuit Of the male.
There are two short reels of a
pleasant nature and some good
music by Arthur Manville's house
players.--H. s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28

vehicles, the stars, with Lionel
Barrymore thrown in for good
luck and little else, do excep.
tionally well with what little
they have to work with in "The
Show"
There are few picture moments
that give a star the chance to
shine that Renee was handed as
she searched the truck train NOV
ing to the front in the Big
Parade" for Gilbert. That made
her. That put him in the big
time also and Greta CARLOS cling.
ing vine. complex in Flesh and
the Devil didn't hurt him a
bit.
However, in 1.-THE Show"
there is interposed all the color
OF Budapest, with their ladies
OF the evening" little cheap
at times, but there. a little old
time medicine show, thaumaturgy,
with Gilbert's manliness thrown
in by way of adding extra beats
to anxious flapper's hearts.
The story deals with a road
carnival. All concerned are in
the troupe. Gilbert loves every.
body. Don Juan. Adoree loves
Gilbert. Barrymore loves Adoree.
She doesn't love him. She il
afraid of Barrymore. He is bad.
Gilbert is heart breaker,
rather INSCRIPTIONS. Steals money
from a murdered sheep mans
daughter. Barrymore is muir.
derer. Spends the entire per.
formance ducking in and out Of
shadows.
Finally by her devotion to her
blind father and convict brother,
whom they hang. without letting
anyone in on the reason there
for, Renee wins the cave-man
Gilbert and everything winds up
0. K. Barrymore is bitten by
some kind of a monster and
passes out, like his performance,
very unimpressively,
Edward Connolly, as Renee's
father. does we'll the little time
he hangs around, and Gertrude
Short. with all her obesity does
her little bit commercially.
Tony Christian and his Column.
bia Recording Orchestra with a
drummer named Bennett. who
crashes a little grand opera
satire, rank right after the
feature attraction. Tony has a
well balanced band and Yields a
noble baton, himself.
Drena Beach, the wild girl. in
all her tiger skins. n'everything,
puts on rather unique dance,
and returns later to aid and abet
IN dancing act, which a "long"
girl nearly ruins. She didn't
seem to- care though and neither
did anyone else.
Jack Sidney is master OF cere.
monies. He sings.
Aesops Fables, Dick Libert.
Tom Cannon, orchestra, news
reel.-R. C. McC.
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however, in the direction of the
production which should not go
unnoticed. The striving after
emotional effect at times is car
ried almost to the point of
absurdity. This is particularly
noticeable in the scene where
Mavis Clare, deserted by her
sweetheart, is shown carrying on
her work of writing in her dingy
little room. A little Of this would
have created a very fine tragic
effect. 1t is kept on the screen,
however, until it becomes lugu-
brious. 1t Is difficult to see how
ID. w. Griffith, certainly mas
ter of screen craft il ever there
was one, fell into such an error
as this.
Taking the various roles of the
production We have an extraor.
dinarily fine cast. Adolph Men.
jou is his usual urbane self.
That fellow seems never to make
mistake. Ricardo Cortez is
seen to unusual good advantage;
he has a ''fat" part and makes
the most of it.
Carol Dempster, as the poor
little girl writer, is a figure to
appeal to the most hard-hearted.
Lya de Putt, who first blazed
into our screen skies in the Ger
man picture, Variety" is shown
as a vampire; an ultra-sophisti-
Gated, wicked and hand.painted
vamp! Her work here, however
is disappointment after her per-
Torrance in Variety"
The subsidiary features of the
program embrace new numbers
on the Vitaphone. Nine. Ernes-
tine Schumann-Heink is heard in
song, her golden contralto not
losing its power of charm on the
mechanism that brings it to us.
Roy Smeck plays some instru-
mental numbers. The Metropoh.
tan Symphony Orchestra observes
the Beethoven centennial by Civ
ing us the overture from "Fidelio"
and the wonderful Minuet in G.
The usual short-reel subjects
are shown. w. B.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
WILL FYFFE AND
THE MAYFIELD-
LEAN MERGER

Under the genial spell of Will
Fyffe, whom Washington has
never seen before, a lot of assorted
Americans at Keith's Theater last
night allowed themselves to be-
come massmeeting Of British
working men, ripe for the inebriate
harangue of the chubby little man
behind the footlights.
1t seems, according to Mr..
Fyffe, programmed as Scotland's
character comedian, that 'the big
toffs" don't want the British
workingman to be happy. When
these "bloated capitalists see
decent notwithstanding home
on Saturday night, after a little
bibbing with his friends, they
point the skinger Of form at
i'm"
With simple material, Mr.. Fyffe
went far to cementing American.
Scottish bonds of friendship. He
is an honest mimic and a great
comedian.
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield, as
adroit performers as ever there
were. score heavily with their
songs. The Lean smile and the
Mayfield dimples are as prominent
as ever. The act received its full
measure OF applause.
A new act, Maddock's Bag of
Tricks, furnished fast dancing by
the Rotunno Brothers. Olga
Woods, Wally Crisham and
young, sprightly chorus. The
most distinctive number in the
act was a white wing ballet Of
much comic worth.
Harry Kahne. the well-known
mentaIist. has added to his act
and now is in position to read
a newspaper, write its headlines
back-WUHDS, upside down and
(you have to see the act to
understand that, answer ques-
tons about the population of
principal cities and add up a
column of figures-all at one and
the same time.
Long Dick Nash and little Billy
Mcintyre. local boys, make their
debut with darned good dancing
by Billy, some clever rope tricks
by Dick and some awful comedy
lines. The patter should be
bolstereL to make the number
run smoothly. Art Henry and a
lady contribute another comedy
turn. Sawyer and Eddy open the
show with an aerial novelty.
Ameta, the mirror dancer. has an
exceptionally pretty closing mum.
Der. Fables, topics, newsreel,
Clark's Orchestra. A bill worthy
of the highest recommendation.
j. r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28

1t is a great baseball picture
depicting faithfully the trials
and triumphs of the big league
ballplayer, the training camp
period. the mid-season slump,
the life in the smoking cars and
hotel Hobbies, and finally the
last game of the world series.
Members Of the pennant-winning
Yankee ball team and $4,000
frantic extras" at the stadium
in New York help preserve the
illusion.
William Haines, as the tempera-
mental star Of the Yanks, has,
we think, his best role Of all sea.
sons, eclipsing by far his per-
Torrance in Tell 1t to the
Marines" 1t is similar role. He
plays the same swellheaded brag-
CART, show-off, yet withall, like.
able character. He has a decided
flair for comedy and depicts the
small-town tin-horn sport to per-
lection.
1t is true there is a great deal
of hokum m Slide, Kelly Slide. "
It isn't altogether mans pic
ture. The female heart will thrill
to the love scenes, the pathetic
episodes, the handsome hero, etc.
But--in the last half of the ninth
of the crucial game Of the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28

Dolores del Rio and Rod La
ROGUE, carry the play, and a
splendid cast including Ilya Tol.
stoy, son of the author, as a
philosopher cobbler, support.
AS katusha, peasant ward of
Prince Dimitri's aunts, Dolores del
Rio, gives one Of the finest of
screen portrayals, completely es.
tablishing herself in the highest
ranks as an emotional actress.
She appears to live her part. La
Rocuue. as Prince Dimitri. gives
an equally remarkable portrayal.
While visiting his aunt's estates,
he falls in love with Katusha,
but soon is called back to service
In the Cars Guards. While en-
route to war he stops again at
the estate and for a few brief
hours, their love affair Is revived,
but it no longer means SO much
to him. AS the roue lover his,
acting is perfect.
He forgets, but years later,
while a member of jury, which
send his former love, now fallen
to the depths, to life imprison.
ment, he tries to atone. Follow.
ing her to Siberia, he seeks to
make up for his wrong-doing, but
she rejects him, sacrificing her
own love, that he may return to
Russia, to work for humanity.
A prologue of native songs by
Russian male quartet is color.
ful. The Rialto orchestra pre-.
sents the first Hungarian Rhap.
sody in an inspiring manner.
international NewsreeI com.
pletes the program. Shots Of the
Chinese uprising and also of the
German troops in review ara in.
tensAIv intaraetino III y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
THE M'FADDENS
AND THEIR
FLATS

''McFadden,s Flats" that peren.
NAL favorite of the articulate
stage. is on view in film form at
crandalrs Tivoli Theater the first
two days Of the current week
with Charlie Murray and Chester
Conk1in in the main roles. others
Of note in the cast include Edna
Murphy, Aggie Herring. De Witt
Jennings, cissy Fitzgerald and
scores more.
Continuous hilarity is caused by
the devices OF Charlie Murray, as
the Irish contractor, and Chester
Conklin, in the role of the tight
little Scotch barber. who finally
salvages the wavering fortunes Of
his Celtic friend. The familiar
story has been picturized with 4
wealth of detail that. justly en-.
titles it to the claim of Special"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28

Mr.. Ames has given the opera
9 beautiful production, recruit
ing to his lares and penates one
OF the loveliest choruses that
has trod any stage and don't
mean maybe in emphasizing the
sprightly loneliness of the little
wisp in pink who is constantly
batting the Earl of Mountarrat,
In whose vest pocket she could
comfortably repose.
There are voices in this troupe
which Composer Sullivan could
have done much better by.
's1olanthe" is more discursive
than melodic, yet the richness
of the voice of the Ames prin-
cipals is tapped once for full
yigor in the quartet at the SEN
try's box.
Ernest Lawford is appropri-
ately foolish as the Lord Chan
celor who is en- camera with
himself considerable of the time
on affaires de couer; when not
ridiculously skipping about like
an elderly turkey in a periwig.
The loyeliest voice, to these
ears, is that of Vera Ross as
the Fairy Queen. Lois Ben
Nets Phyllis is nicely sung and
enacted with unprecedented
cuteness. John Barclay and j.
Humbird Duffy team expertly
as the singing peers. William
Williams Strephon, the lett
motif for revamping the rules
governing fairies and mortals,
IS likewise a contribution that
stands out and the sentry's
apostrophizing of parliament's
cerebral deficiency is enormously
well sung by William C. Cor
don.
Tonight, PIRATES of Pen
zance." A visit to both is inn
peratiye.
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series. the score tied and the
count three balls and two strikes
on Kelly, then it becomes a
GREAT picture. Don't miss it!
Haines is given fine support by
Harry Carey, Sally o'NeiI, and
Karl Dane.
A two-reeI comedy, 'Howdy,
Duke" starring Lupino Lane, has
a full quota of laughs. SIapstick
In full dress. Lane begins to
approach Harry Langdon in this
style Of comedy.
And unusually interesting news
reel and an old.time song novelty
round out well nigh perfect
evenings entertainment. LIP.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
In Demand

During the observance of the
Pearl Jubilee go years. of the
League of American Pen Women
at the Mayflower Hotel, April IA
to is, inclusive. Harriet Hawley
Locher, director of the public
service and educational department
OF the CrandaH Theaters, now
operated by the Stanley. Crandall
Company of Washington, will
address the organization on the
subject Of 'Children's Films" Mrs.
Locher also. has been invited to
speak at the convention OF the
Indiana Endorsers and National
Endorsers of Photoplays in Indian-
apolis on April 20 and 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
Babel

In Norma Talmadge's latest
First National picture, Camille, .
directed by Fred Niblo, there are
just about as many countries
represented by the cast as one
ever finds in a production. First,
representative of America, Miss
Talmadge herself, takes the part
of the Partisan siren. Gilbert Ro.
land, her leading man, is a Span
lard; Rose Dione is a French
woman; Alex Francis is an Eng
hshman; Albert Cont is an Aus
trian. and Michael Visaroff is a
Russian. Other Americans in the
cast include Lilyan Tashman,
Harvey Clarke, Helen Jerome
Eddy and EVELYN Selhie
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28

The story of Faust" with GER
tain minor amendments, is the
story of 1.-THE Sorrows of Satan"
except that the director of this
film has followed the best Amer
lean screen tradition--the ending
is suffocatingly happy.
However, with the films simi.
larity to any other work we have
no quarrel; 1t Is a good picture.
1t attains, in some of its sequences.
a powerful and sweeping mood
ami at such times it moves with
a breath Of nobility. It manages
to hold to a fair degree the Illusion
of reality, no mean task in a pic
ture such as this. transcending,
as it does, the bounds of the
natural.
Moreover. it is staged with ex-
traordinary care and taste. There
is no obvious striving, except in
the prologue, for Photographic
effects, but they are there just
the same, done with an artistry
that is not obtrusive.
There Is one glazing fault,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
A TRINKET BECOMES
THE VERIEST GEM
By HAROLD PHILLIPS

That auy humorous reatve Ioanthe wherein Peer and
Peri comminge in bandy childish play enjoyed at Polls last night
what be known Winthrop Ames debut; other
words Of such finished excellence that the piece has
magelike quality it really doesn't possess
aehete Producer Ames apty equipped for
the business Of partng red glow to the theater darker
ways Were his for the heate its capabilities
ing beauty not sincere and totally bunted the registers
sdssent wings here lift it above the merit that Gilbert and
standard OF Pinafore The Mkado trivial any
sort OF care amusing lightly fantastic relatively that
=
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
More Congress

A new Photographic process,
calling for the use of super-pan.
chromatic film, is introduced in
Somewhere In Sonora" the lat.
est Ken Maynard starring vehicle
made by Charles r. Rogers for
First National. The new film is
said to be extremely sensitive TO
color values. Its use has hitherto
been restricted to still photo
graphs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
Campus Tastes

Yale seniors express their pref
erence in film stars by vote as
follows: Lois Moran, II; Greta
Carlo, Is; Clara Bow, Norma
Shearer and Dolores Costello,
each II. John Barrymore, IS;
Adolphe Menjou, II; John Gil.
bert, 10, were preferred among
male favorites.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
Loose Ankles

loose Ankles" which found
much favor at the Biltmore
Theater, New York, where for
six months 1t ran Inerrily along,
will come to this city direct from
Broadway with the original cast
intact. The engagement will be
for one week, beginning Sunday
night, April 8, at the Shubert.
Belasco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
Connie At It

With Venus of Venice" on It's
way to the public Constance Tai.
madge has been vacationing in
Hollywood. She is soon to start
work on breakfast at Sunrise"
the adaptation Of a French farce
entitled "Dejeuneur de Soleil."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
Season Extended

The Gayety Theater season will
be extended due to the unusually
successful year. The season
usually ends April 9, but this year
the house will remain open until
May z.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
AMBASSADOR
Sorrows of Satan"

A new Aesop Fable, executed
with Paul Terry's customary flair
for wholesome and convulsing
comedy effects, and a new release
Of the cameras resume of the
weeks news comprise the sup.
Elementary features of the bill at
Crandall's Ambassador the first
three days of the week.
The principal offering is D. w.
Griffith's production for Para
mount Of ''The Sorrows of Satan"
with Adolphe Menjou, Carol
Dempster. Ricardo Cortez and
Lya De Putt in the pivotal roles,
and a complete review OF which
will be found in conjunction with
Crandall's Metropolitan. Theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
RESURRECTION" STILL
A FILM ACE

Intensely vivid and dramatic and wonderfully enacted @Resur
reco continues its premiere offering at the Ralo attracting
capacity crowds The picture adapted
great work, Resurrection is excelenty portrayed
ately filmed altogether inspired performance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
"SLIDE, KELLY, SLIDE"
CLICKS HEAVILY

The movie folk have done the right thing by Americas popular
pastne
ide, Kelly Slide" the diamond showing
at the Columbia does full honor the memory Of Chy Mathew
and Chance, whom it is dedicated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
PATTERN
OF FAUST

The Sorrows of Satan starring Adoph Menjou and
the Metropolitan Theater based the story by Marie Ce
and If the movie follows the with fidelity
is obvious that Miss Core should have acknowledged debt
to Goethe for this work undoubtedly inspired by "Faust
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28
BUT LOOK
WHO'S IN I'll

Baskng the glory Of their big Parade" achievement
Gilbert and Renee Adoreehe lately of Flesh and the
Devweep connive and neck their through
attraction the carnival week the Palace this week
Lacking the intensity depth feeling of Of their
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-28

Four days left to file your per-
sOnal tax return. II you were in
business January 1, 1927, and have
since disposed Of it, inquire at
room 1903, District Building, e. TO
procedure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-15
ACADEMY ADOPTS ]
THREE.YEAR SPORT RULE

years playing experience in other
schools. The Army will put its fresh.
man rule into effect July l next.
1t was explained in Annapolis that
the Navy adopted the rule to prevent
even q suggestion of professionalism
in intercollegiate athletics.
Army May Agree.
While it is granted that the an.
nouncement by Admiral Mutton will
cause a severance of athletic relations
with West Point unless the Army
agrees to adopt the rule, it is generally
believed here that the West Point Of
ficials will follow the rule to prevent
any complications from arising in the
friendly athletic relations now existing
between the two schools. r
The majority of the Navy athletes
in the past have been developed in An.
napolis. due to the fact that the age
limit for entering the academy is 20
years. The majority OF the students
who come to Annapolis have had only
high, school training, because they,
are IG or II years old when the MAJ.
circulate. The age limit for West
Point is "a years, and that fact per.
mits men who have passed through.
universities or colleges to enter that,
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-15
WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

Skinner, Virginia Ahearn, Roca Skin
ner and Mary Meikeljohn.
Grace Taylor advanced to the sec
ond round of the Hoover playground
tennis tournament Monday, defeating
Catherine Griggs, 60, Is. This is
the last of the first round encounters.
Second round matches are expected
to be completed this week.
Girl Scouts will start the annual
procession campward on July /. headed
this time not for Camp Bradley, put
for a new encampment selected by
the council 1t is located some IL
miles below the District on the Poto-
mac River, and includes a 50-acre
tract of fields and woodland on high
bluff which affords a beautiful view
of the river and surrounding country.
One hundred scouts can be accomo-
dated at the camp during each two
week period into which the season is
divided.
An interesting program of games
and contests has been arranged for
tomorrow evening by A1aude Barker
of the Municipal Playground Depart
ment for the 80 visiting members OF
the All Club, representing the farm
girls of the 48 States which are en-
camped this week in the United States
Department of Agriculture grounds at
Thirteenth and c streets. Miss
Parker will direct the girls in organ.
lied play from $50 to 1880 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-15
BARNES RATED BEST
ATHLETE AT v. M. |.

LEXINGTON, Va, June 15.-The
Porter Cup, awarded annually to the
best all-round athlete in the Virginia
Military Institute corps of cadets, has
been awarded to Albert Joseph Barnes
Of Roanoke, Va.
Barnes is a sophomore, and has just
finished his first year of varsity COM
petition. His ability also has been
recognized by his teammates, who re-
Gently elected him captain of next
years base ball team.
Barnes was an outstanding star in
the backfieId Of the flying squadron. as
both quarterback and halfback;
starred in basket ball as a freshman,
though remaining off the squad this
year on account of his studies, and
played an excellent game as center
fielder of the nine. His reputation
comes mainly from his ability as a
triple-threat foot bali player, but his
proficiency In the other two sports is
also considerably above the average.