The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-10

HtdQe OF 4Ae swan one OF the
brighter comedies on the Amer
lean stage two seasons ago. Mol.
mar e also author Of ''Liliom,'
and The Plays the Thing and
Is now preparing three new plays
ct his workshop in Vienna.
The Swan" rips the formal
mask from royalty and makes Of
the crown and scepter crowd
such humans as you might meet
under ordinary conditions IL the
accident Of birth hadn't decreed
otherwise. There are jeaIousies,
schemings, romances and intel
iigent decisions made In the royal
household, household In which
Is incubated the romance Of 4
conmoner for noble girl and a
house, In which,. also. the 70.
nance terminates, and things are
left quite like they were at the
beginning. The interim, how
ever, is thoroughly well sand
WICKED with comedy and with r0-
mantle leanings.
KEITH'S Odette Myrti1, the
French revue star, late feature OF
aCountess Martha" viii headline
the B. r. Keith bill next week.
Not only II the. popular French
star beautiful to look upon, but
she plays the violin and sings
equally well.
Charles O'DonneIl and Ethel
Blair win make merry in the fea-
ture spot with their comedy classic,
1.-THE Plasterers.g Khartun. a
Persian pianist OF note. will be
heard In 'sMOmnest Worth While.
Other acts include the julius
Schictl Marionettes, remarkable
little creatures who act and per.
form ali sorts Of marvellous stunts;
Dault and La Mari, in 'sLaffs and
Thrills" Several other acts win
be announced later.
The bill viii be framed with
AesOp'S Fables, Topics Of the Day
and the Pathe News Pictorial.
tGossips of 1927"
pretentious musical comedy made
up Of several well-known vaudes
Vile acts, viii be next weeks at
traction at the Earle Theater.
This will be the only vaudeville
portion of the bill a. the entire
show consumes one and q half
hours Of time and ID intended TO
tainment. Billy Dale. who wrote
the book, music and lyrics of this
attractive unit show viii also act
as master of ceremonies. Leading
a cast Of twenty-five are Marjorie
Moore and her ten June Bugs.
''Vaudeyille's Snappiest Lady
Band;' Baron Emerson and Count
Baldwin in Nuts Pure and
Simple and Marion Wilkins and
the six California Peaches,
"Danceland's Fairest Flowers
A satire on studio life. a picture
which burlesques all phases of
movie life from the romances Of
extras to the temperaments OF
stars "High Hats" will Le the
photo-play feature for the new
week, beginning Sunday after.
noon. The leading roles are in
the hands OF Ben Lyon, Mary
Brian and Sam Hardy.
METROPOLITAN--A twin Tea.
ture bill is announced for the new
week at the Metropolitan. Olive
Tell and Holmes Herbert viii be
seen in Slaves of Beauty" and
Harry Langdon will evoke the
huzzahs in His First Flame"
Abbreviated camera subjects viii
round out and there will also be
a typical Breeskin overture and
accompaniment.
Slaves OF Beauty" il 1. Nina
Wilcox Putnam story concerning
~.-4f- 49,
to appear younger than she Ii.
and manages an affair with an
other man. Earle Fox plays the
lover role. The Langdon film,
produced quite some time ago by
Mack Sennett, has Langdon in the
role OF an "old.won1anish" swain
with the perspective and objective
OF q grandmother. Natalie King
ston supports him.
PALACE--Pola Negri in her
latest Paramount production
''Barbed Wire" will be the prin.
cipal screen attraction at Loew's
Palace beginning next Sunday
with the conductor.composer Phil
Spitalny and his Melody Masters
presenting q repertoire Of jaZzical
classics as the featured stage
attraction. Other features in
clude The Voice of the Night.
ingale," based on Educational's
gold medal prize winning film
and introducing Sybil Sanderson
Fagen, whistler, International
Newreel, Aesops Fables, Loew's
Palace Concert Orchestra and
Dick Leihert's organ music round
out the program.
The attractions above viii be
seen and heard at the Palace
beginning next Sunday and clos
ing their local engagement on
Friday August 10. The policy OF
the Palace changes on August
20 to Saturday openings Of ali
new shows.
'.Barbed Wire" 4 dramatic
love story. has been acclaimed
a. = most unusual war picture.
RIALTO-Babe Ruth, the most.
sensational baseball player in the
history Of the game Is the star
of Babe Comes Home" the pic.
ture which comes to the Rialto
for the week starting Saturday.
As Indicated by the title and
Bambino's presence in the cast,
the picture deals with baseball.
Some Of its most thrilling scenes
are OF the diamond, bat baseball
IL TAR from predominant In Babe
Comes Home" There is comedy,
pathos and q novel love story.
Anna @. Nilsson and Louise
Fazenda are featured In the cast,
and it is between Miss Nilsson
and the Sultan Of Swat that the
principle love story Is developed.
The story Of Babe Comes
Home" was adapted from Gerald
Beaumont's magazine tale, 'Said
With Soap"