The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-19


POLLS The seventh edition Of
the Greenwich Village FoIlies
opens a weeks engagement here
Sunday night. Comedy is reported
to be emphasized rather than
spectacular and IL this Is true, the
kind of entertainment that tickles
can be expected. The principals
include Tom Howard, q comedian
of the solemn. sombre school;
Irene Delroy, Bailey and Barnum,
banjoists and singers: Joe Penner,
comic; Evelyn Hoey, Vlasta Mas
Iowa, dancer, Sam Hearn, Kendall
Caps, Arnold Chuck, Joe Lyons
and many others. including the is
American Rockets, The principal
songs are whistle Away Your
Blue" 'Pat Your Patty" and
"Tinkle Tot
BELASCO--..The Heaven Tap
pers." a new crook play. win be
offered at the Belasco for the new
week by Lee Shubert and Edwin
CareWe with b cast composed Of
Ann Davis, Charles Waldron.
Louis Bennison, Florence Gerald,
Joe Allen, Reginald Barlow and
others. The idea is based on the
susceptibility of humans to follow
leaders, spurious ones IL they can.
not find the genuine. The apostles
in this case are band OF crooks
who operate on the credulities Of
Kentucky mountaineers. There
viii be holiday matinee on Tues.
day, replacing the usual Wednes.
day afternoon performance.
KEITH'S-Elliott Dexter, known
perhaps, better on the screen than
on the stage. makes personal ap.
pearance at Keith's for the new
week in a playlet, Gentlemen
Prefer" Featured on the holiday
week bill will be Miss Hasoutra,
the dancer. in a George Choos nov.
city, High Art" in which she is
supported by Walter and Elizabeth
Reddick, Alice Hayward and Cor.
don Bennett and the six Adelaide
Hughes girls. Bert Enrol. female
impersonator, will be seen in
Modes and Melodies Of 1921"
Other acts include Jim McWiH.
Jams, The Pianutlst";; VIII Hay,
English comedian, with two as.
sistants; Henry Regal, clown aero
battles; Brooks and Ross, 1.-TWO
Boys and a piano; Bert Ford and
Pauline Price, ION the Silver
Thread" Also the customary
house features.
EARLE-Three acts Of more
than ordinary merit help compose
the Earle's vaudeville and film
bill for the new week. Janet
of France, assisted by four male
performers will offer q skit.
loot Sweet" The added at
traction will be offered by Kath-
crime o'Hanlon and Theodore
zambuni character dancers, In 4
novelty "a Cabaret IN Cuba"
The third feature win be Harry
Jolson, brother of the redoubtable
AL, who bills himself as the oper-
attic black face comedian. Com.
plotting the vaudeville bin will be
Don Valerie and company in q
wire act and Jerome and Ryan
In Those Red Hot Boys The
tim feature will be ''Nobody,s
Widow" with Leatrice JOY.
Charles Ray. Phyllis Haver and
others. Shorter films. also, and
house features
STRAIN D-Beginning today
Irwin B. Hamp. and his associates
at the Strand, will present a
musical revue, I'm Funland," set
in Is scenes and speeded I'm nv
interpolated specialties BY yari.
GUS members OF the company On
the screen viii be seen Doug
FAIRBANKS in "The Black Pirate"
his latest and best picture, done
entirely In colors. Other house
features win prevail.
GAYETY-solIy Hite ana Ma.
bel Reflow. widely known Ia
burlesque fans. are head of the
cast in Sporting Widows = com.
ing to the Gayety for the new
week. Both are excellent dancers.
Ine cast is OF the usual size. IN.
cluding q fast-stepping chorus.
NATIONAL-Herbert Brenon,s
mystery.melodrama OF the French
Foreign Legion, Beau Geste. . will
remain for another week at the
with matinee SUNDAY
and matinee and night perforn1.
anees daily thereafter at 2:SO and
500 p. m. Beau Geste'' Is the
story Of three brothers whose
loyalty to- one another was greater
than their fear Of death. Thev
IeiSn guilt for the theft Of z val