The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
GOINGS-ON
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POLI'S-The opening perform.
ance at Polls Of "Iolanthe." by
the Winthrop Ames touring or.
ganization takes place Sunday
night. The same company that
charmed New York into recog.
nizing the best presentations Of the
Savoyard operas win appear here.
Completing It's tour Of the main
cities it will return to New York
prior to offering another cycle.
"Iolanthe' will be heard on Sun
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings and Thursday
matinee: Pirates of Penzance" will
hold the boards other nights and
Saturday matinee. Winthrop Ames,
who has been lauded highly for
these magnificent productions,
will be here for the opening.
NATIONAL-What unquestion.
ably is the best cast ever assem-.
bled for a play debuts in Wash.
ington at the National Monday
night in Pinero's "Trelawny of
the Wells" The company comes
here from Boston under George
c. Tyler's auspices.
John Drew. Peggy Wood, o. p.
Heggie, Helen Gahagan, Otto
Kruger. Estelle Winwood, RolIo
Peters, John e. Kellerd, Effie
Shannon, Lawrence D'Orsay, ].
M. Kerrigan. Eric Dressler and
Frieda Inescort head the roster
OF the theater's great and near.
great. which. In its nine weeks
at the New Amsterdam Theater,
New York, broke every house
record at that very large and
very famous playhouse.
Trelawny of the Wells" is that
fond. plaintive romance of the
theater which Pinero wrote 80
years ago, and which, being really
no more OF it's own time than
ours. now seems ageless.
KEITH'S-Cecil Lean and Cleo
Mayfield. singers Of unique gifts,
top the incoming bill at Keith's,
commencing Sunday afternoon.
The feature of the week has Will
Fyffe. Scotch comic. making his
first appearance in America.
Maddocks Bag of Tricks,
musical novelty with four featured
players will come next. other
offerings include Harry Kahne.
the brain wizard in mental
stunts; Dick Nash and Billy Nc.
Intyre' in When Extremes Meet"
Sawyer and Eddy in an aerial
novelty. Art Henry ana company
in "A Rehearsal; Ameta, Partisan
mirror dancer.
EARLE-Ruby Norton. singing,
comedienne, aided at the piano by
Clarence SIENNA, tops the Earle's in.
coming bill. The extra attraction
will be supplied by c. B. Maddock's
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" a song
or the road, with Jack Cameron
and Leo Lee featured, assisted by
six others. 1t is billed as a gem of
hobo humor and merriment. Mar.
guerite Agniel, interpretative orr.
entail dancer. will be third feature
or what appears to be an unusual
Dill. other acts include Roxy La
Rocca, Wizard of the Harp" and
MISS Billie Regay. in Counting.
me film feature will have Olive
Borden, Raymond Hitchcock and
others in The Monkey Talks"
adapted from the stage play. The
comedy will be two.reeler, "aold
still." Kilograms will complete.
STRAND-"southland" win be
the new revue by the Strand
Players, beginning today. In add.
ton to the various scenes by the
ensembles and individuals, there
VIII be added attractions by Tereta
Schaeffer and Ivy Stevens. the
ukelele lady. J. Mike, zyIophone
artist, Is another added event. The
screen attraction will be Husband
hunters" with Mae Busch. Mildred
Harris. Walter Hers and others.
shorter house features will sun.
plement.
GAYETY-"Broadway Brevities."
billed as especially treat for
the ladies', comes to the Cavetv
sunday Tor the new week. Mike
N~hssf q ldHAnIdT COmeQl0n ,pA0S
the fun array, with Billy De Ha.
ven as first assistant. Ethel
Albertini' italian prinaA donna,
has a wardrobe that much Il
made Of. In addition to other
principals. there IL the usual
chorus.
RIALTO-Beginning today. ''Res.
direction" the Tolstoy story 90
expertly adapted to the screen.
VIII enter a second week at the
Rialto. Patronage this week has
overtaxed capacity Of the house
and nothing short OF an added
seven days would suffice. Rod
LaRoque and Dolores Del Rio
are the featured players in a story
that runs the scale of about
every human emotion. The ioyous.
care-free spirit Of youth IL TO be
found In the opening sequences
wherein the Prince falls in love
with the peasant ward of his
aunts. and before the first reel