The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-18
GOINGS-ON
At the The0terS:

of strong men, battling the fury Of
the sea; OF old.time square-rigged
ships; a play that fairly savors Of
venture Of days gone by.
1t is a Cosmopolitan production
based on Frederick William Wal
lace's novel, and is said to be a
new type Of story that stands out
as a beacon against the usual type
of screen entertainment. The cast
includes Lars Hanson, Pauline
Starke, Ernest Terrence. Marco
line Day, George Fawcett, Sam de
Grasse and Jay Hunt. John s..
Robertson directed for Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer.
Manager Beatus seems to be 60
ing in for spectacular girl revues
as the feature of his stage enter
tainment. This week he is playing
Anatole Friedland's Revue and
next week is announcing "The
Whirl Of Splendor," featuring Con-
stantinova and Daikoff with the
Mascagno steppers and Helen
Durkin, supported by a bevy OF
girls.
supplementary features are In
ternational News with the latest
shots of Colonel Lindbergh, Topics
and an orchestral novelty.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Whirl-
wind Of Youth" a picture which
elevates Lois Moran to stardom,
features the Metropolitan bill next
week, a shorter companion at
traction being Alaskan Adven-
lures" depicting the risky won.
ders of the Far North. For the
early summer Vitaphone is dis
continued. In 1.-THE Whirlwind Of
Youth" the supporting cast in
cludes Donald Keith, Vera Vero-
nina, Larry Kent, Gareth Hughes,
Charles Lane, Alyce Mills and
others. The story centers about
a group Of 1S-year-olds in whose
eyes that age represents full
maturity. The locale shifts from
an English village to Paris, thence
to a seashore resort and finally
to the lines behind the trenches
in France wherein Lois Moran,
as a Red Cross nurse. finds cul-
nination Of her romance with the
boy she loved back home. alas
kan Adventures" is a true voyage
chronicle wherein two men set
out with only bows and arrows
to defend themselves and supply
their subsistence. Humor is sup.
piled by a dog, Wrongstart.
COLUMBIA Florence Vidor,
''the grand duchess" of the
screen, comes to Loew's Column
bia next week in her latest Para
mount farce. 1.-THE World at Her
Feet" Forsahng the royal path
she trod in Menjou's 1.-THE Grand
Duchess and the Waiter " Miss
Vidor has now taken to the robes
OF a barrister AS the lady law
yer who forgets her husband
while becoming immersed in legal
ethics, the star is said to be more
lovely than she has ever been.
Those who saw 1.-THE Popular
Sin," you Never Know Women"
and Afraid of Love" will find
this hard to believe but, to bor-
row an old phrase, seeing is be-
lieving.
'"The World at Her Feet" tells
the story Of a woman lawyer
who becomes so interested in
her profession that friend hus-
band is left out in the cold. In
an effort to win her back, he
purposely hits another car, hop.
ing to regain wifey's love as a
client. But-the pretty blonde
chauffeur Of the other auto sits
in the same boat as he. Her
husband devotes all his time to
sick patients. So. Additional
features include Pathe News,
a comedy and special music.
RIALTO-Billie Dove and Ben
Lyon have the leading roles of
1.-THE Tender Hour" said to be a
companion film to 1.-THE Night of
Love-" George Fitzmaurice di.
rected both. The theme is that
fairly familiar one Of pretty
miss being married to an elderly
title for his prestige Into this
scene steps the young man she
loved and is led to believe had
died. The duke from then on is
"irised" out and the story settles
down to a definitely romantic
basis. Montagu Love, Alec Fran.
els, Laska Winter, T. Roy Barnes
and others are in support. Or.
vile Rennie, formerly with "Blos.
som Time" will be featured on
the stage in tenor selections. In,
ternational Newsreel and shortav