The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Shadows Cast By
Coming Movie
Events

RALACE-Loew's Palace offers
for the new week the second
anew policy presentation of
greater entertainment programs.
The screen will feature Richard
Dix in his latest Paramount We
hicIe, "The Gay Defender"
On the stage the Palace Synco-
pators will again be heard in
new numbers arranged by Paul
Specht. The Palace Rockets. a
hot stepping ensemble of merry
fnaidens, win also entertain with
new dance routines; Lyndon and
Farman, funniest Apache dancers
In America" Bert Darrell
premier exponent of tap dancing;
DePace, wizard of the mandolin;
Wesley Eddy. new master Of cere-
monies, and others will keep the
proceedings moving along at q
fast mace. Additional features In
clude an overture production. "A.
Drama Tone" 'fThe Birth OF
Music,s translated into color and
played by the Palace Concert Or
chestra, M.-G.-M. News, and j.
Virgil Huffman's organ music
round out.
METROPOLITAN Rim. .Tin.Tin,
most famous Of the screens
canine stars. appears at Crandall's
Metropolitan, beginning today. in
"a Dog Of the Regiment" a
Warner Bros production, which
Is said to outline the major
events in the life Of this famous
police dog. The principal human
roles In this drama of the fight.
Ing front during the war are
played by Dorothy Gulliver. Tom
, Gallery and John Peters.
The action Of "A Dog Of the
Regiment" has its inception in
Germany in times of peace preced-
Ing the great struggle that began
Ia 1914. Richard Harrison. a
young American, and Marie Hoff.
man. native Of Berlin, fall des-
perately in love and arouse the
vindictive jealousy of Eric Hagger-
man. Then comes the war and
Harrison's assignment to the fight
ing front as a lieutenant Of avia-
tton. Marie becomes q Red Cross
nurse back Of the German lines
and Haggerman such Prussian
officer az was first brought to the
American screen by Eric Won
Etroheirn.
COLUMBIA-"Sorrell and Son."
current at Loew's Columbia. is
announced a. a holdover attrac.
ton and will begin the second
week Of its local engagement next
Saturday. It is a story Of father
and son devotion, a story Of Eng.
land during the postwar period,
when heroes came home, only to
find their peacetime job appropri.
Ated by stay-at-homes, and fac.
ing the necessity of working in
the most mental tasks to support
themselves and their families.
Captain Stephen Sorrell" was
one Of these heroes: not only was
his job gone when he returned
to London after the armistice.
but his wife was faithless. Left
with a young son as his wife de-
eerts him for q wealthy profiteer,
"Sorrell'' works as q hotel porter
In order to educate the lad and
give him q chance in life.
H. B. Warner, Anna Q. Nilsson,
Alice Joyce, Nils Asther, Carmel
Myers, Mary Nolan, Norman Ire
vor and Louis Wolhein are some
ef the artists who share honors
n the picturization Of Warwick
Deeping's novel.
RIALTO "The Thirteenth
Juror" costarring Francis x,
Bushman and Anna Q Nilsson, ID
the screen attraction at the Rilato
starting today. It In an adaptation
OF Henry Irving Dodge'a stage sue
cess Counsel for the Defense"
The plot deals with q prominent
attorney who loves the wife Of
his best pal. The friendship of
the men continues until George
Quinn, a political boss, casts asper.
sion upon Desmond ana the pretty
wife. Desmond, the attorney.
takes Marsden's case when Quinn
is found murdered and Marsden is
held for the crime.
LITTLE-"Secrets Of a Soul"
the unique and fascinating UFA
drama, whose theme and story II
absolutely new to the screen, be-
Rtns 4 weeks enaa cement af fI,n