The Washington times., 1927-08-17

beginning Sunday afternoon. The
cast includes Harold Allen Long.
Maurice II. Jarvis, Mildred Men.
eau and John Hoffman, all local
people.
Other inclusions In the vaude.
vile portion win be June Shirley
Blake, q 6-year-old miss. known
az The Physical Culture BABY
Arthur Petley and Company; the
Titan crowned Miss Primrose
Semon clarifying cit" Harry Cole
man, former musical comedy
player, and Percy Cakes and
Pamela Delour with their I'm.
perial Marimba Orchestra.
The screen feature win be
White Cold that sweeps from
picturesque dance halls of Mexico
to the barren plains of the West.
ern sheep country. The leading
characters are a beautiful dane.
ing girl, played by Jetta Goudal
g rich young sheep herder and
the other man." 1t is the story
OF q beautiful woman who loves
life, two men who love her and
one who hates, played out on the
arid plains Of the great West.
GAYETY-The Gayety Theater
opens for the 1929 season safur.
day matinee. August 20, and the
opening attraction win be Tommy
bozo" Snyder and his big show.
which liz claimed to be one Of the
pretendous offerings on the ca.
lumbia Circuit this season.
Bozo" has enjoyed steady climb
upward In popularity, SO that he
numbers his friends In every CITY
on the Columbia Circuit by the
thousands-and he has won them
Dy never saying a word. He is
known as the comedian who
never speaks" This is the second
season that "Bozo'' has offered
his own production to the nublic-
With him Is his old partner in
laughs, Sam Green; Bee Tracey
prima donna; the sprirhflv in.
genue, Fannie Palmer; Ray Davis,
souorette; vocal trio headed by
James Brown. and "a singing and
dancing chorus girls.
PALACE-The new policy of,
opening all shows on Saturday
instead Of Sunday goes into
effect this week at Loew's Palace
Beginning this Saturday the at.
fractions include Norma Shearer's
new starring vehicle for Metro.
Goldwyn.Mayer "After Midnight y
written and directed by our Eel.
low toWnsman Monta Bell, as
the principal screen attraction
with Phil Spitalny's Victor Re.
cording Orchestra, held over for
q second week.
Another event of interest will
be the premier showing of the
new M-G-M Newsreel. Aesous
Fables, Dick Leibert's organ
music and Tom Gannon's Con.
cert Orchestra round out the
program.
After Midnight" Is a play Of
life which begins in poverty and
ends in poverty, and presents
Norma Shearer in a new char.
acterization. The episodes he.
tween the beginning and end ara
set in trappings of wealth.
There will be no change In the
time OF the showing OF the feat.
ure films or the deluxe stage at
fractions. The theater win open
as usual at 10:45 a. m, deluxe
stage attractions. The theatAr
Will open as usual at 1D:45 a. m,
deluxe shows at 1870, $3.50, Z and
p. m. with no increase in, the
price of admission. $50. ......,
RIALTO-Renee Adoree e fbs
star in Back to Gods Country"
screen version of one Of James
Oliver Curwood's most popular
novels, which will be the feature
at the Rialto starting Saturday.
AS usual with this authors
stories the action takes place
in the Canadian Northwest. The
plot concerns a Northwest tran.
per who is forced to commit muir.
der in self defense. His deed IL
known only to villianous sea,
captain and his daughter agrees
70 marry the sea captain to pro.
tect her father. The story is'
revealed to a young American
engineer, who plans their escape,
This Is affected with the assist.
ance OF a savage dog whom the
girl had befriended.
The picture is said to abound
In thrilling situations, notably
the fight, which motiVates the
dramatic theme, and the climax
which involves a chase OF the
hero and heroine by the william
and a huge dog.
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COLUMBIA-'tThe way Of all
Flesh" Emil Jannings' first Amer.
lean starring vehicle, comes to
Loew's Columbia next Saturday
as the opening attraction on the
Columbiais new season of pictures.
According to reports from az
hibitors and critics wherever this
picture has been shown, it Is the
browning achievement Of Jan.
nings' brilliant career. 1t finds
the star Of Deception, !" Variety
and The Last Laugh" In d hu.
man, sympathetic role that de.
mands all his | .lents. The story
takes Jannings through three sep-
arate and distinct cycles OF life.
each demanding an exactitude Of
treatment that required months of
preparation and study.
Belle Bennett whose ''Stella Dial.
ias established her as a great
screen artist, plays opposite. Phyl.
lis Haver is the "other woman"
The Columbia's program also
includes, comedy, scenic, the
new M-G-M Newsreel and the
Synco-C olumbians under the dir.
ection # Leon Brusilof.
METROPOLITAN - Lonesome
Ladies'" a First National produc.
ton featuring Lewis s. Stone and