The Washington times., 1927-03-05
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NATIONAL - '.Honeymooning
on High, the new farce hit by
Hatcher Hughes. win be the Of.
fering at the National next week,
after a successful run In Bos-
ton. The playwright won his
first fame as the author of. the
Pulitzer prize play Of two sea-
sons ago, Hell Bent Fer
xas designed solely FOR fun.
Marion Kerby, Carol Humphreys,
Reginald Sheffield, Lorin Raker
and Frank Kingdom are prom
inent in the cast. The produc.
ton is under the management of
Mary Kirkpatrick, in association
with Max J. Brown.
POLI'S-"Great Temptations, =
feputed one OF the fastest moving
extravaganza the Shuberts have
ever promoted, opens the new
week at Polls Sunday night.
This revue did two seasons in
New York and enjoyed q three
months run in Chicago. and
comes here with the original
strength in cast, numbering above
100 people, and featuring Roseray
and Capella. Partisan dancers,
the 16 Foster Girls, Billy b. Van,
Duel Sisters, Miller and Lyles,
Jack Benny, Charlotte Woodruff,
Florenz Ames and Bartlett Sim
mons. Many of the art tablaeux
! in this production are authentic
limitations OF originals in J. j.
Shubert's personal collection Of
nude art in America.
BELASCO--"The Adventurer, = ;
starring Lionel Atwill, will be pre-
scented at the Shubert. Belasco
Theater for the coming week. The
play, originally produced In Italy,
was adapted into English by Brian
NARROW. 1t is a satirical comedy
Of the adventures Of Ulysses, hero
Of the Homeric legend, upon his
return to Ithaca after the fall Of
Troy. Mr.. Atwill Is supported
by a notable cast, including Hilda
Epong, Ernest Coseart, Jane Cha.
pin, Gertrude Fowler, Marcella
Swanson, Betty Byrne ana 9th.
0rs.
KEITHS-Pat Rooney, Marion
Bent and Pat Rooney, the third,
will top the bill at B. F. Keith's
Theater next week, beginning with
the Sunday matinee. These pop.
Ular folks bring a new act with
q company Of is. The new prod.
uction is called "Rooneyisms OF
1927-2S." Featured for the week
will be the popular comedians,
Dave Seed and Ralph Austin in
their fun creation, Success"
The clever Coincidence, Edith Cliff
ford, will follow in her latest act.
Miss Marion Carr will be at the
piano. Elsie and Paulsen, skat.
ing terpsichoreans, will be seen
IN "Apaches Of the North" Fun
will be brought to the bill by
Val Harris with Vera Griffin, in
"The Sheik Of '61." The Andre.
sens perform many difficult aero.
hAtic feats. Screen features com.
-plete the bill.
EARLE-Daisy ana Violet Hi.
ton. the San Antonio Siamese
Twins, who were born joined to.
gether, will offer the headline at.
traction at the Earle Theater next
week. beginning Sunday after.
noon.
other important conclusions win
De Hope and Byrne, "Dacecome.
dlans; Dorothy and Rosetta
Ryan, maids of Mirth ana Mel.
ody": Scott Brothers and Vernon
IN Alan Coogan's sketch, Good
Time Charlie; Dick Lancaster
and Artie Leeming in "The Screen
Test, a clever travesty by AL
Moasberg.
The hotoplay feature for the
new week will be a George Mel
ford production, Going Crooked"
with Bessie Love, Oscar Shaw.
Gustav Won Seyffertitz, Leslie
Fenton and Lydia Knott.
The bill will be completed by
abbreviated camera subjects and
the usual house features.
STRAND-The Strand Theater
Musical Comedy Players. compris.
ing Irwin B. FIamp, Lew Lewis,
Earl Root, Paul Rush, Kathleen
Ruther, Bilee LaMontc, Florence
Drake, Rene Vincent and the
Beauty Chorus will present, be.
ginning today, a snappy revue, en-
titled Happy Hours" The show
Is now receiving its finishing
touches, under the capable hand
Of Lee Stevens, its producer.
The screen attraction for the
first four days, beginning on Sat.
urday and running through Tues.
day, will be Mae Murray in her
latest vehicle, Valencia" and be.
ginning wednesday and running
through Friday, Claire Windsor
and William Haines will be the
featured stars in the Metro-Gold.
wyn-Mayer production, "a Little
Journey" Arthur Manville and
his melody boys will play over.
ture and exit march. Usual come
dies and newsreels will be shown
at matinee performances only.
GAYETY-"The Gorilla comes
next week to burIesque the
Apap mae that hava hAA,n NIan GS,.S,