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NATIONAL-"OId Ironsides."

"Old Ironsides," Paramount's am
bilious production, will have it's pre-
miere at the National tonight, pre-
scented with a special musical setting
by Hugo Riesenfeld and a symphony
orchestra Of %. The picture has been
shown only in New York. Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA and Boston before reach
ing Washington.
Over two years ago Harry Carr,
a. newspaper man in Los Angeles,
sensed the drama in the exploits
Of the Constitution, and suggested
to Jesse E. Lasky that there was
more drama in that grand old ship
than in THE Covered Wagon" as
an American epic.
Mr.. Lasky commissioned Laurence
StalIings, author of "The Big Parade, !"
to write a story around the ship that
never lost a battle and established
a proud tradition for the American
Navy. With characteristic thorough
ness Mr. Stallings uncovered the
drama from the early life of the old
frigate that is now about TO be re-
built as memorial to American
yalor and patriotism.
The noted director James Cruze
was intrusted with the job of pro
ducinE the picture which Ut was aimed
to make greater than the covered
Wagon
1t was necessary to build a small
navy for the filming of the picture
"Old Ironsides." and the ship her
self was reproduced from the original
specifications and plans. intc an eXac'
REPLICA Of the Constitution as she
was in her prime. After year 81
production work and the expenditure
of more than million dollars, the
picture was completed. Following its
premiere in New York. Mr.. CruZe was
credited with surprising all of his pre-
N-inlIs efforts.
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4 y outstanding feature of the new
Fox Theater in the National Press
Club Building will be the usher
system.
Roxy" Is. l.. RothafeD. who will
personally direct the latest addition
to Washington amusement places.
has some original ideas about provid-
ing for the comfort of patrons. These
have been successfully worked out
in his own theater in New York,
which has revolutionized the show
business in the worlds greatest city,
and will he adopted in the new Fox
Theater here. which Is link in the
chain of % theaters that William Fox
Is constructing throughout the
country
The uniformed corps of 40 ushers
will be under the direct supervision
of Gene lie Gendre, former Marine
Corps officer, who is now drilling the
young men in their various duties.
lie Gendre is a strict discipinarian
and handles his men in military fash
ion. lie Is now giving the corps a
daily lecture on the subject of ham
ding patrons of big amusement
palace. and when the doors of the
Fox Theater are opened these ushers
should be letter perfect.
The usherS, all young men, were
selected on the basis of their refer
ences, appearance and education. Out
of several hundred applicants the
corps of 40 was selected. Each usher
will be equipped with two uniforms.
one for the day performances and
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RIALTO-"Cameo Kirby"

John Gilbert in Cameo Kirby" the
screen version of the Booth Tarking'
ton Harry Wilson Play, is the feature
at the Rialto this week.
1t is a picture that brings forth the
realization that there are periods in
American history az rich in romance
as the most absorbing pages OF Du'
mas. The old South-the life OF the
aristocratic planters in the days be-
fore the Civil Warts a golden page
in the annals Of our country. In this
environment Is placed the story of
Cameo Kirby" which has as central
figure a square gambler, who
matched his wits with the crooked
members Of his ilk on the Mississippi
River steamboats,.
The daughter of planter who COM
mits suicide after losing his fortune
supplies the romance which becomes
entangled in a complexity of action
that is sustained at a high pitch until
the end of the story.
The cast includes Gertrude Ohm
stead. Alan Hale, Eric Hayne, Rich
ard Tucker. Jack Mcdonald. Jean
Arthur. Eugene Ford, William e.
Lawrence and Phillips Smalley.
Rox Rommell offers as musical
novelty an arrangement of two South
ern melodies. 'Dixie' and Deep
River" for piano and orchestra, pre-
siding at the Chickering concert grand
in person, with Henri Sokolov con-
Quoting.
comedy and International News
reel completes the program.
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Coming Attractions
KEITH'S-Karyl Norman.


Karyl Norman, THE Creole Fashion
Phte,' will top the bill at B. F.
keith's Theater next week.
EARLE-HasOutra i'm High Art"
Headlining the bill at the Earle
Theater next week, beginning Sunday
afternoon, will be Hasoutra, 1.-The
Golden Idol of Paris" in High Art. !"
In this glittering cameo subject pre-
scented by George ChoOs, Hasoutra
appears with Walter and Elizabeth
Reddick and an ensemble including
Alice Hayward and Gordon Bennett,
also featuring six Adelaide and Hughes
girls.
Others will include the Texas Four.
a male quartet; Hite and Refiow in
Their Back Alley" and BODY Murphy
The photoplay will be Paramount's
production of thine to Love" starring
Raymond Griffith, supported by Vera
Veronica.
GAYETY-"White Cargo"
Lewis Talbot's production of white
Cargo which played over the Col
umbia Circuit last season in response
to numerous requests that 1t play a
return engagement, is announced as
next weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater.
No changes have been made in the
cast, which includes Christine Cooper
-as Tondeleyo. Robert Burns as Wetzel,
Joseph Forte as Langford; Maurice
Morris. the doctor. and Edward Hud-
son. William Marble, Denny Mullen.
John c. Louden, Tom &. Jones and
Punghi Bunda.
STRAND-"The Pom Pom Revue"
Next weeks attractions at the
Strand Theater will be Rose Bernard
and THE Pom Pom Revue" as the
stage attraction with a company of
IS entertainers, including an en-
semble of 49, singing and dancing
girls.
On the screen will be shown the
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer production.
after Midnight"
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PALACE-"COllege," Chester Hal,
Girls.

Buster Keaton in his latest United
Artists comedy college" is the film
fare at Loew's Palace Theater this
week, with a stage presentation, Fol
lies de Danse," featuring a ballet of
% Chester Hale girls, Joyce Coles,
Mile. Ella DaganOva and Jack Trie-
sault, dancers. The premier harmo-
nlsts, Rome and Dunn, will play re-
turn engagement in a new group of
song hits, and added stage creation.
a pantomimic silhouette, 81 Affair
D'Honneur," will also be presented
with Dick Leibert's organ music,
M. G. M. News, Aesop's Fables and the
Palace Orchestra under Don Felice.
Famous college athletes, Olympic
champions and world record holders,
including Morton Kerr, Bud Houser,
Lee Barnes, Kenneth Grumbles,
Leighton Dye and Charles Borah. as
well as the base ball team of the Uni
versity of Southern California. sup
port Keaton in College," which Of
fers him in an entirely new setting
against a quickly shifting background
Of base ball games, track meets. re-
gattas and fraternity celebrations.
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Cecilia LOTUS "Cissie.' will top the
hin at h. +. keith's Theater this week.
when she will be seen in impressions
of stars of today and Yesterday. She
will he assisted by William Walker, at
the piano.
Harry Rove and Biilee Maye held
ever Tor a second week also are fea-
Tires in an entirely new act. They
are known as The Arict0crats OF the
Dance"
Others are as We We're" described
as little comedy Of Yesterday, with
Aln1ira Sessions, and q cast of 10,
produced by Joseph Santkey: Jed Dol
lev. stage and screen star, with Au
dree Evans, in Remarks BETTING the
occasion" White and Tierney, in
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sTON- Gsye+y- S2ee ko1x Che 6G PARAOE- Columbia
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Notes of the Stage and Its People.

MARY CARROLL, well known in
this city, and j. Anthony Hughes
have been engaged for Send No
Money"
A Western company of my Mary
land" will open in Denver late this
month.
George Jessel has returned from
Hollywood to begin his third season
in THE Jazz Singer" at Newark to-
morrow.
Additions to the cast of 'The Five
O'Clock Girl" Philip Goodman's
musical production. include Danny
Dare. Frank McNellis, Allys Dryer
and Vahrah Verba.
H. II. Van Loan. who wrote the
story from which Blood Money" was
adapted, has completed a play in col
Elaboration with Crane Wilbur. Its
present title is IAN Awful Night"
Ona Munson, who last appeared as
star. in mo, No, Nanette," is re-
hearsing for Manhattan Mary"
George Whites latest musical show,
in which she will replace Elizabeth
Hines.
Constance Collier is to withdraw
from the cast of Meet the Wife," in
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New Star Has Risen.

FRANKLIN PANGBORN. who .
= year ago left the stage on a term
contract with De Mile, has been ele.
waited to stardom. s.
Having appeared to advantage in
Getting Gertie's Garter" The Re.
juvenation of Aunt Mary" 1.-The era.
die Snatchers" and 1.-The Night
Bride. !" Pangborn is deemed to have
justified the public's acclaim. and will
have for his first starring vehicle my
Friend From India" $3.50
AS a film comedian Franklin Pang-
born is said to have originated and
developed new type of screen char
acter. He does not take anybody's
glory. 1t Is explained. but creates q
new and distinct place for himself.
My Friend From India" is the IA
NOUS stage farce. adapted for the
screen by Rex Taylor.
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METROPOLITAN-"The Stolen
Bride"

Billie Dove, the screen beauty, will
be pictured at Crandalps Metropolitan
Theater this week beginning this aft
ernoon in First Nationals production.
''''he Stolen Bride" which signaliZes
her stardom. In the role opposite
Miss Dove is Lloyd Hughes. The story
deals with childhood lovers separated
ny years, the immigration of the boy
To America, their reunion in New
York after two decades and subsequent
thrilling events in their native land,
when the youth is impressed into
three years of compulsory military
service and made the orderly Of the
prig of a captain to whom his sweet
heart is betrothed by compulsiOn Of
her father.
The climax of THE Stolen Bride"
adds the element of surprise. The
story was written and produced by
Carey Wilson and directed by AleXan-
der korda, distinguished European di-
rector.
A new two-reel comedy. the Metro
politan Survey and the Metropolitan
Symphony under Daniel Breeskin will
be added attractions.
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rip Breaks In.

"DIP VAN WiNkLE" is considered
such an important unit in this
years program of the De Mile studios
for Pathe Exchange, Inc, that Cecil
De Mile has requested his brother.
William. to return to direction for this
immortal American epic. William c.
De Mile Is regarded as one Of the in
dustry's greatest "human-interest" d.
rectors.
Clara Beranger is now at work on
the adaptation of RIP Van Wrinkle, 4"
which will go into production very
shortly, with Rudolph Schildkraut an
the beloved Rip.
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London. in order to return TO America
and play the role of Herodius in
Barry's John" which the Actors
Theater will produce under the direc-.
ton of Guthrie McClintic.
When the road production of 1.-The
Silver Cord" is presented in Philadel
phia October 3, under direction Of
John Cromwell, the leading role will
be played by Laura Hope Crews, who
had the original part in the Theater
Guild production in New York.
Edith Fitzgerald, who reads plays
| for Sam II. Harris, sold one of her
own products, with the Help Of the
! Family" which she wrote in colIab-
Grafton with Robert Riskin. Mr.. Har.
ris is to produce it following THE
Medicine Man"
Half n Widow" war time musical
romance produced by WalIy Gluck,
will have its opening in New York to-
morrow night.
'Hoosiers Abroad" the play adapt.
ed from THE Man From Home" by
Booth Harrington and Harry Leon
Wilson, has been placed in rehearsal
by George Tyler, with Elliott Nugent
! in the leading role. IL Is to open In
| Chicago late this month.
The American Shakespeare Founda-
ton concentrated the first perform
ance of a professional theatrical com
pany in America by staging fete at
Gloucester, Mass, last Thursday eve.
ming, at which Ethel Barrymore and
Rollo Peters appeared in the balcony
of
| Balieff, with a new collection OF
"sad songs" sails from France next
| Wednesday to be followed shortly by
his troupe, which will open in New
York in October with a series of mum
bers that mark distinct departure
in their medley of Russian gloom and
gayety, 1t will be Morris Gest's only
definitely assured production for this
season.
A play entitled yellow Sands,
written by Eden Phillpots and his
daughter Adelaide, which has achieved
success in London, opened in New
York last night with an entire Brit
ish cast 1t deals with the quaint
customs of Cornish fishing village
Ruth Chatterton is playing the
leading role in God Incarnate," also
announced as THE Third Day." al
the Curran Theater in San Francisco
! Homer Curran and l.. G.. WiSWell, for
merly general manager for Henry w
Savage, are testing the production fol
A. H. Woods. John Cotton made the
adaptation.
The firm of William a. Brady, jr.
and Dwight Deere Wiman is plac
ing another bet on Robert r. Sher
} wood by purchasing new play o
his called Marching as to War
While it is all about soldiers wars
and armies, the period is around 110'
A. u. 1t concerns the crusades ant
the crusaders, and deals with them ir
much the same vein in which THE
Road to Rome deals with Hannibal
and the Carthaginian army.
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To the glory that was Greece and
the grandeur that was Rome
some poet now can add the plaster
that is Hollywood.
Although already world famous. this
film center is so young it has not had
time to accumulate sculptured works
of art such as decorate the parks and
bouievards of most much-read-abOut
cities. So the movies are doing what
they can.
Plaster statues OF Janet Gaynor
stand on all the boulevards here and
near here to advertise the film in
which she Is being starred, and SINH
lar statues of the sailor comedian
Billie Dooley, in a looking out-to-sea
pose, are being cast.
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Outdoor Attractions
CHESAPEAKE BEACH,

Chesapeake Beach is still running in
high speed. The bathing and fishing
continue and all the boardwalk amuse-
ments are running daily and will con-
tinue through today as well as next
Saturday and Sunday, the excursion of
the Employees Welfare Association of
the Veterans Bureau being held next
Saturday.
Fishing excursions will start Sep
TENDER % and continue through Oc-
tober Is, and when the weather gets
chilly, heated coaches will be placed
at the disposal of all-night fishermen
without charge.
GLEN ECHO PARK.
Glen Echo Park. Washington's free
admission resort of fun, with its so
or more attractions, will close for the
season at IL o'clock tonight. Today
and this evening all the riding
devices and other fun features will
be running until closing time. Cars
of the Washington Railway & Elec-
trio Co. will run today and tonight
on a fast and frequent schedule both
to and from the park.
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Photoplays This Week
SILENT DRAMA ATTRACTIONS

METROPOLITAN"The Stolen Bride This afternoon and evening
PALACE-"Colege." This afternoon and evening
RIALTO-"Cameo Kirby This afternoon and evening
COLUMBIAThe Big Parade Second week. This afternoon and
evening.
LITTLE THEATER-Sark week. This afternoon
and
WARDMAN PARK-"Quo Vadis" This evening.
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WARDMAN PARk-.Quo Yadis. ;.

Emil Jannings will be seen again
here this week in "Quo Vadis," the
sumptuous perturbation of the novel
by Sienkiewicz, which open at Ward.
man Park Theater tonight. 1t is said
to present an unu.ual study of the
characters of the leading men Of
Rome in its decadent days before a
background of the most stirring times
in that notorious city.
Some of the scenes are magnificent,
it is said, including the burning of
Rome, while her dissolute emperor,
Nero, played by Jannings, fiddled joy
ously at his palace. Quo Vadis" was
made on the spot in Italy, with cast
of continental stars.
Short reels and music complete the
bill,
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Attractions in Washington
Playhouses This Week
MUSIC AND DRAMA

NATIONAL-"O1d Ironsides photoplay. This evening.
BELASCO-'The Garden of Eden comedy Tomorrow evening
KEITHS-Css LOTUS vaudeville This afternoon and
Serenaders vaudeville This and
evening.
GAYETY-Nhe Cargo, drama This afternoon and evening
STANDINGS Wh Revue musical This after
and evening.
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"Gwafus. Gwafus, Gwafus'': Winifred
Byrd, pianist Hal Neiman, called
"One of the Four Horsemen," and
Margaret Stewart, who offer Paris
ian Art" featuring Beaulah Stewart
with Nerle Harrison. Aesop's Fables
Topics of the Day and the Pathe News
will complete the bill.
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Miss Ralston, Is presented by a COM
pany new to Gayety patrons.
Aviation is the theme of the revue
that covers several scenes. with the
hero. of course, "Lindy." One of the
episodes that tried the skill of scenic
artists, electricians, etc, Is La Bour'
get" where the crowds welcomed
"I-indy" to earth. THE Ragtime
Wedding" and The Base Ball Pa
rade," including n tribute to Christy
Mathewson, are other incidents. Tine
Golden Radio of Mars" THE Flight
of the NC-4" and The Island of
Bahoola" are spectacular features, and
for each of the 10 scenes there are
complete changes Of costumes for the
girls.
Featured in the cast are Alma Mon
tague. soubrette; Helene and Florence
Tracy and Ruth Ramon, who offer
speciaties: Arthur Maser, Hal Ford
and jim McCauley, comedians; Billy
Harris, leading man, and Art kaya
naugh and Frank IIansome.
one of the highlights will be the
dramatic playlet. "Prohibition--Pro
and Con-" in which Bert Bertrand
presents an incident in cabaret life.
STRAND-"Merry Whirl Revue"
'"rhe Merry Whirl Revue" this
weeks stage presentation at Inc
/ Strand Theater, has cast headed bS
! Jack Hunt, tramp comedian, ASSISTED
/ by Bert Marks, Hebrew comic; Gil
! bert Mack and Billy Gilbert, singing
| and dancing comedians, with tht
feminine contingent headed by Mile
| Valeska. prima donna, and including
| Bebe Tobin, soubrette; Pearl Wilson
who sings and dances, and 16 singing
and dancing girls.
On the screen will he shown THE
Last Outlaw" Paramount produc
] Ion.
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Notwithstanding Serenaders."

EAnLC- StFuUlHiIuS StFtHduPfS.
Two musical offerings of exceptional
worth are put forth for headline hon
ors the current week, beginning this
afternoon, at the Earle Theater-Guy
and Pearle Magley, famous dancing duo,
and their STUNNING Serenaders, -
featuring the Melvin Sisters and Bobby
O'Neil & Co. in oh Bobby" a NINA
ture musical comedy in two scenes.
Indeed the Earles bill for the week is
100 per cent musical: Polly and on
offering Scene Songs" by William *.
Wells, and Ann Francis and Mr.
Wally, THE Sunshine Girl and Boy
Remnants" a combination of song
dance and patter. The photoplav will
be First Nationals production. Broad
way Nights" with new comedy and
the Kilograms in addition.
Guy and Pearle Magley, with the
STUNNING Serenaders" and the
Melvin Sisters. provide an ensemble Of
dozen clever melody makers and
dancing demons Bobby ON4il's
musical comedietta also introduces
Lew kurtz. Myra Tracy Billy Craig
Bea Craig and Madeline Briefer. plus
the office girls" another impressive
ensemble.
Polly and OF in Scene Songs" also
afford an abundance OF spontaneous
| humor.
broadway Nights" has for it's star.
| Lois Wilson and Sam Hardy with Lois
John Bartels and Philip Strange il
| the cast.
! The story was adapted from NJ
| original by Norman Houston. San
| hardy. one of the co.stars, was IL
! Washington recently in support o
/ WIN ROGERS in filming scenes for Firs
/ Fation2ls production Of "a TeXa.
| "nnr" The short reel comedy will b.
"Why Blondes eSve Home: tn,
/ E;nocrams win visualize the impor
! tant news OF the past week, and TIL
customary. house features will com
/ plete the bill.
GAYFTY-"Wine. Woman and Song.
Wine. Woman and Song" wit
| Bert Bertrand and Gertrude Ra1stn
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COLUMBIA-"The Big Parade"

THE Big Parade" King Vidor's pro-
duction for Metro Il oldwyn- Mayer,
starring John Gilbert, has entered the
second week at Loew's Columbia. II
Is a picture that should haunt the
memory forever, because it realisti-
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G.AYETY-"Wine Woman and Song.

Wine. Woman and Song" with
Bert Bertrand and Gertrude Ralston
hesdine The cssf. is this weeks offer
ing ~ tire Ca"et,' Tho ter. Thorpe
luction, new in every detail save for
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LITTLE THEATER-"stark Love"

"Stark Love-" Paramount's unprece-
dented drama of the North Carolina
hills. which was shown for the first
times in Washington at the Little
Theater last week, has been held over
by the Motion Picture Guild for an
other week. The entire program Sc
lected to start the s-cond season OF
the Little Theater has also been con-
tinued.
The feature is the production writ
ten and directed by Karl Brown. the
photographer of The Birth of q Ma
tion," 1.-The Covered Wagon" etc..
who went down into the great Smoky
Mountains of North Carolina and
persuaded the natives to act their
very lives before his camera. Four
months of study and work were re-
quired to produce the film, which is
based on actual incidents Witnessed by
Mr.. Brown and enacted entirely by
the mountaineers themselves.
A Harry Langdon comedy, micro
scopic novelty, and the music OF the
Little Theater Trio complete the bill.
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cally pictures the American dough-
! boys adventures in France. p.
Lawrence Stallings, its author, him.
self a veteran. has created at least
four authenticity human characters
in telling his story: Jim Apperson. the
films central figure. played by John
Gilbert: Slim and Bull his buddies. ir-
resistibly brought to life by Karl Dane
and Tom O'Brien, and Melisande. Il
French peasant girl. delightfully."- por-
trayed by Rene AdOree. These four
characters move through the mael-
strom of the war in scenes that.
whether comic or tragic, are always
profoundly fascinating.
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"Half n Widow" a war time musical
romance produced by WalIy Gluck,
will have its opening in New York to-
morrow night.
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'Hoosiers Abroad" the play adapt.
ed from "The Man From Home" by
Booth Harrington and Harry Leon
Wilson, has been placed in rehearsal
by George Tyler, with Elliott Nugent
in the leading role. 1t is to open In
Chicago late this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11

Constance Collier is to withdraw
from the cast of Meet the Wife" in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11

Edith Fitzgerald. who reads plays
for Sam II. Harris, sold one of her
own products, with the Help Of the
Family" which she wrote in collab-
Grafton with Robert Riskin. Mr.. Har.
ris is to produce it following THE
Medicine Man"