The Washington times., 1927-02-09
BEAU GESTE AND
OTHERS ARE
PROMISED

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RIALTO-"The Lone Wolf Re-
turns" co-starring Bert Lytell
and Billie Dove. opens Saturday
at the Rialto for the week. 1t is
taken from the Lone Wolf tales
Of Louis Joseph Vance and con-
Germs the regeneration of the Wolf
who proves his desire to 20
straight by cheating other cheat
ers to the laws advantage. A
second feature will be the De
Forest Phonofilm, almost perfect
In it's. Experimentation of picture
and voice. Newsreel, comedy and
special music by Rox Rommel and
his orchestra viii round out.
COLUMBIA-sI4on CLANCY in
Tell It to the Marines, will be
the Columbia,s screen feature for
the new week. William Haines,
Eleanor Boardman, Carmel Myers,
Eddie Gribbon and hundreds OF
marines in the cast.
1.-THE Winning Of Barbara
Worth" now current at the Co
lumbia, Is attracting immense
patronage, and there Is. a likeli-
hood that 1t may be held over. Ro-
maid Colman and Wilma Banky
have the leading roles in this film
version OF the Harold Bell Wright
story.
METROPOLITAN The Auc.
tioneer," famous stage success Of
David Warfield's IL translated to
the screen by Fox Films and will
be seen at the Metropolitan with
cast including George Sidney,
Marian Nixon and Gareth Hughes.
The auctioneer is loveable fell
low who rises from a street ped.
der. to undreaned luxury. A sec.
ond feature will be THE Gorilla
Hunt" taken in the jungles of
Africa. Shorter films and special
music win round out.
PALACE - The record. breaking
picture. "Flesh and the Devil"
stayed four weeks at the Capitol
in New York. will lure crowds to
the Palace for the coming week.
II is based on Suderman's story,
The Undying Past" and has
John Gilbert, Gresa Garbo,. Lars
Hanson, Marc McDermott, George
Fawcett and others in the import
ant roles. An elaborate atmos.
pherlc prologue viii precede the
rim. featuring, among others,
Mooney and Churchill, dancers,
and Carlos Ferrstti basso of the
Capitol Theater. John Gilbert is
seen as a young German whose
lifelong friendship with a youth
or his own age, is nearly shattered
by the wiles of a morally weak
woman. Shorter films viii round
out.
NATIONAL-The French For.
eign Legion is the locale for the
film, Beau Geste,' which opens
Sunday at the National Thsater.
The story is fraught with 70.
nance and thrills and laudations
by critics for the work of Noah
Berry has been unanimous,
Among the principals are Ronald
Colman, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian,
Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes.
Norman Trevor. William Powell
and Victor McLaglen. Beau
Geste" is a mystery story of the
Legion and concerns the disap.
pearance OF three young brothers
after a sapphire belonging to
their aunt has been stolen. The
action leads to a remote fort
on the Sahara where action is
piled upon action. Herbert Brenon
directed.
POLIS-So successful has been
the film engagement Of what
Price Glory" at Polls that the
engagement has been extended
another three days commencing
Sunday. Arrangements have been
made with the management of
the Chicago Opera Company,
which had a prior lease on the
house, to let the film continue
from Sunday through Tuesday
with two showings daily. The
story Of the battling Marines in
Franco is humorous and pathetic
and mas been excs;lentIy trans.
ferred to the screen by the Fox
corporation. An augmented or.
chestra supplies music and eff
fe2ts.