The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-22
FUN, ROMANCE,
THRILLS In
NEW FILMS

PALACE-"F'risco Sally Levy"
Metro Goldwyn Mayors human
comedy romance, opens at Loew's
Palace Theater, Sunday, with a
stage presentation known as
"Syncopation Frolic," featuring
the Yale Collegians; the Three
Bennett Brothers, in eccentric
and comedy dancing; Buddy Doyle
syncopating dialectician, and Nina
Olivette, sensational dancer and
late feature of Queen High"
The story of '"Frisco Sally
Levy concerns a girl dancer,
two lovers, and a home where a
Jewish father and an Irish mother
preside over their daughters des-
tiny. Sally O'Neil plays the girl;
Roy Darcy, the william, and
Charles Delaney, the hero. There
is some swift action before the
unexpected climax. 1t was di.
rected by William Beaudine.
COLUMBIA, 80, Cosmopolitan
newest production, 1.-The Under
standing Heart" coming to the
local screen at Loew's Columbia
Sunday, is stirring picturizatio
of the popular Peter B. Kyne
novel, directed for Metro Goldwyn.
Mayer by Jack Conway, with Jean
Crawford, Rockliffe Fellows, Car
mel Myers, Francis X. Bushman,
jr., and Richard earle.
1t is a tale of the great outdoors,
having for a background the i'm
In Of he
west on the United States pre-
serves. The life of the forest
ranger is we'll pictured. Jean Craw-
ford, for whom big things are
prophesied, does profoundly
moving bit of acting in this big
picture.
Added attractions on the Column
bia program include: A Mabel
Normand comedy entitled Should
Men Walk Home" Pathe News,
Scenic and the Columbia ensemble
conducted by Leon Brusiloff.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stills
will be the star at CrandalIs
Metropolitan Theater next week
in First Nationals production of
Framed" directed bv Charles J.
Braban. The supplementary fea.
lures will include new comedy
release, the latest compilation of
the specially assembled Metro.
politan World Survey and the GUS
tomary contributions of the Metro
politan Symphony Orchestra under
the conductorship of Daniel Bree-
skin.
In Framed" there is placed
upon the screen the vivid drama
of love in the high places in
France and torture in the jungle
penal colonies maintained for those
who transgress the law in the dia-
mond mines in Brazil. Stills has
one of his most congenial roles as
Etienne Hilaire and is admirably
supported by splendid cast which,
in addition to Natalie Kingston,
includes E. J. Radcliffe, Charles
Gerard and others Of note.
RIALTO-Alma Rubens will be
seen in the stellar role Of 1.-THE
Heart of Salone,' which comes to
the screen Of the Rialto Saturday.
The role is that of a daring siren
employed by scheming black
mailer to obtain the secrets of his
business rivals.
, She meets young American en-
gineer with whom she falls in
love. He does not suspect her Of
being the notorious La Belle
Helene of the Paris boulevards.
The story moves swiftly from one
gripping situation to the next. A
smashing climax brings a happy
ending. The supporting cast in.
cludes Holmes Herbert. Robert
Agnew, Barry Norton and Vir-
ginia Madison.
Fay Courtney. of the celebrated
Courtney Sisters, just returned
from a foreign tour. will be heard
in songs old and new, as the stage
feature.