The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-13
INDEED,
THE FILMS ROLL
ON AND ON


PALACE--s'The Galatians and
the Murphys, Kathleen Norris
famous best seller" will be
transplanted to the screen at
Loew's Palace for the new week.
Isham Jones and his celebrated
recording orchestra win be the
stage attraction.
The Galatians and the Muir.
phys" chronicles the hilarious
cornbats, feuds, quarrels and
reconciliation between two neigh
boring Irish families of the New
York tenements. Two lovable but
belllgerent Irish mothers raise
their broods next door. Wealth
comes to one family, romance to
both, then misunderstanding and
what looks like tragedy becomes
comedy of the gayest type.
George Hill. the director, has
based the comedy on natural
situations and real life happen
ings. An unusual cast, including
Sally O'Neil, Marie Dressler, the
famous stage Coincidence: Ger
trude Olmsted. Polly Moran, Law.
renee Gray, Frank Currier and
others. have made the film one
prolonged howl of mirth. A lilt-
ing love story is woven through
out the plot.
Other stage and screen features
viii be provided.
INSTRUMENTATION stone
ana Barbara Bedford are featured
In 1.-THE Notorious Lady" at the
Metropolitan for the new week.
The film was adopted from the
Sir Patrick Hastings novel, "The
River and deals with the Subse.
Quent actions of ala English army
officer who finds his wife with an.
other man and promptly shoots
the latter. The action Is initia-
ted in London fashion circles,
moves to an English court and
then darts to the African jungle
where not a few o. the thrills in
the picture are engendered. Fran.
els Mcdonald, Ann Rork and
others are in support. The ex.
ira film feature will have Mabel
Normand in one Of her shorter
comedies, zone Hour Married.
News review and special music
will round out.
COLUMBIA-Hailed as one Of
the miie-a-minute type Of come
dies that established Raymond
Griffith as star. wedding
Bill?," his new Paramount pic.
ture, comes to Loew's Columbia
next week.
The story opens up with Grit
fifth sound asleep at a friends
wedding, but from that point on
little sleeping is done, as Griffith
labors furiously and uproariously
to save his best pal from the
Vaccinations OF a blonde vamp
and to win charIner of the
same preferred coloring for him
self.
A diamond necklace disappears
and nothing contributes so much
to the success of q Griffith pic
ture as disappearing jewelry or
other valuables, as those who
remember Paths to Paradise or
''Hands Up" will testify.
Ann Sheridan, a newcomer to
the films. who won her big
chance through her work as one
Of the chorus girls in Casey at
the Bat" with Wallace Berry,
is the leading woman for Grit
fifth. Supplementary features in.
clude a two-reel comedy, "The
Drawback" Pathe News, Scenic
and Leon Brusiloff's music.
RIALTO-The first American.
made picture by the alien, L0thar
Mendes, opens at the Rialto Sat
urday. 1t is 1.-THE Prince of
Tempters," from the pen. origi-
nally. of e. Phillips Oppenheim.
The story concerns young
prince. reared in the seclusions of
a monastery and introduced to
society as a duke. His clustered
youth has unequipped him for the
adventures that befall him. He
becomes dissolute and an associ-
ate of evil folk. The sweetheart
who broke with originally comes
to the rescue.
4 An especial feature at 8 o'clock
each night will be the parade Of
the first draft Of contestants to
be nominated as Miss Washing.
ton for the Atlantic City contest.
The audience will Judge by ap.
plause each evening. Entries are
now being received daily at the
Rialto.