The Washington times., 1927-05-07
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NATIONAL.-when three young
men adopt a likable, vivacious
actress who is down on her
luck things are bound to hap
pen. So they do in ''Laff That
Off," the farce which the Ma.
tional Players will open their
summer season with at the Ma.
tional Theater next Monday night.
"Laff That Oft" concerns three
young fellows, two reporters and
an actor. Their offer of food
and shelter to a stranded young
thing brings complications. but
these are obviated by their
pledges not to make love to her.
his promise, but the world war,
in addition to saving democracy.
saves the younE lady from big.
amous connections. What hap.
pened IN the end should be seen
and not read.
Leona Powers and John Mac
Farlane will carry the leads
with the full strength Of the
new company seen in varied
parts.
kETTH'G ~ That king.pira Of
vaudeville testers, Win Mahoney
tops the new bill at Keith's com.
mencing Monday. why. Be Sc.
rious?" asks Mahoney, and when
you see his falls and grimaces,
you'll answer, ''Why?" your
self. Hackett and Delrnar in their
annual revue, "Luxuries," will be
the featured act. There are about
a dozen dancers and singers in
this number. Sidney Marion and
Gene Ford will be heard in "Di-
refreshments" Others include
Johnny Hyam in Franks With
Webster" George and Jack Dor.
monde, pantonimists; w. B. Groh
and his piano hounds, with George
LaRowe: the Three Strolling Play,
ers and an art novelty, Color
Poems.
EARLE-Vincent Lopez ana his
noted Casa Lopez Orchestra viii
headline in person the incoming
Earle Theater bill. The added at
traction will be supplied by Joe
Keno and Rosie Green in "A
Hilarious Hodge Podge." Other
inclusions in the vaudeville depart.
ment will bring Jackie Collier and
Sister in a dance offering; Carol
Racine and Dorothea Ray in
Cooks Tour; Tommy Reilly in
"The Wife Hunter" a love episode
expressed in song and dance, and
Cleveland and Downey in a satire
on the present. The film feature
will be Love EN- and Leave EN-"
with Evelyn Brent and Lawrence
Gray. Shorter films and house
features also.
STRAND-The Strands musical
comedy for the new week, begin.
ming with Saturday matinee of this
week, will be World Dancers"
with the Strand Players headed by
Irwin B. Hamp. The beauty chorus
will be led by Mary Deery and
Tereta Sheaffer. The screen pre-.
sentation will be first showing
of Down the Stretch starring
Marion Nixon and Robert AgIleW,
and in support Otis Harlan, Vir-
ginia True Broadman and Ward
Crane.
PALACEr-"Casey at the Bat"
with Wallace Berry will hit the
Palace screen for the new week
and something approaching gales
Of laughter is anticipated. On the
stage will be heard Hal Kemp
and His Boys, melodists, with
George Lyons, karpist and the
tango experts, Sebastian and
Nord. Based on the poem about
Americas fayorite baseball player,
Casey" broadly burlesques the
poem to the extent, even, of hav.
ing the bush-leaguer knock out a
home run while holding a stein OF
beer in one hand. He becomes
the toast of the hour, but why
go further? Ford Sterling, Zasu
Pitts and Sterling Holloway are in
support. Shorter film features will
include International Newsreel and
. comedy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. win
hold the fort at Crandall's Metro.
politan next week, when sgd
Chaplin will be seen in THE Bet.
ter 'Ole, Bruce Bairnsfather's
humorous caricature OF life at the
British front. This subject did rs
weeks in New York at a top
scale of prices and that means
more to the bargain hunter than
q description Of what it's all
about. Suffice it to say that War.
ner Brothers have captured the
spirit Of the famous ALI and Bill
cartoons of the war era. Vita.
phone will completely accompany
this picture, the second Complete
accompaniment since it's installa.
ton here. .''Dcn Juan,' being the
first. An additional Vita novelty