The Washington times., 1927-04-20
MIR. ARLISS BACK
In ONE or HIS
BEST

present George Arliss in return
engagement of one Of his most
appealing vehicles. "old English"
At the Belasco., beginning Monday
night. John Galsworthy wrote Il
and this attractive trio OF author.
producer and star is surety Of j
rare night In the washington
Theater. The action OF the piece
concerns the efforts OF a mentally
staunch old Liverpool ship owner,
TO set his business house in order
before he shuffles off. The dash
Of devil in Sylvanus Haythorpe,
makes the piece particularly suit
able to the Ariiss talent. A cast
Of 20 Is In support.
On Sunday night at this thea
ter. for one performance only,
Jacob Ben-Amiewill offer. ia Yid.
dish. Samson and Delilah. Ben.
Annie will appear in the leading
role Of the poet. and the support
of dozen players accompanies
him.
NATIONAI.-"The NightEIawk
opens an engagement at the Ma
tional Sunday night. the story OF
. girl Of the streets who tried to
come back. Hooper Atchley IL the
featured player, supported by
Grace Valentine and others. Little
Ii divuIged Of the important action
though the press agent naiVely
suggests something bordering on
the sensational.
GAYETY 'Kongo. dramatic
offering. win occupy the Gayety
stage next week. The piece is a
departure from the conventional
burlesque attraction. Ray EarIes
has the leading role. with es.
sential characters supported by
Ferdinand Hast, Jean DuvaI. Glars
ence Redd, Don Trent, Blanche
Brunette. Billy Owen. Kent and
Geraldine Lewis.
EARLE-Waring's Pennsylvah-
ians, in person. win top the new
Earle bill next week, an odd co.
incidence since this week they
are appearing on the Vitaphone
screen at the Metropolitan, the
theater in which they made their
first Washington debut. Within
q few weeks this aggregation will
join a new Dillingham; show.
East Side, West Side" in which
Ray Dooley will be starred. Gladys
Darling and her Charleston SYM
copators win furnish the extra
added attraction. Other acts in.
clude the LeRoy's in The Golf
Club" Martin Sands and Mildred
Doone in Collegiate Capers;,'
Frank Moreno and Tony Martin
in q comedy skit. The photoplay
feature win bring The Night
Bride" with Marie Provost, Har.
rison Ford, Robert Edeson and
others. Shorter films round out.
KEITHS Miss Elsie Janis re-
turns to B. f. Keith's next week
In an entirely new act. Her inn
presentations are too wen known
to require Identifying. Roger
Imhof, author Of many skits, viii
be seen with his own company in
1.-THE Pest House." Other aet6 in
clude Irahan and wallace In THE
Curtain Speech; Sheldon, Heft
and Lewis, Two Jacks and
JILL" in dances and songs; Lew
Castelton and Max Mack in Clever
Capers OF High CALDER; Louise
Wright, singer OF dialect songs;
Reack and Rector, society enter.
tainers. The usual screen features
win complete the bill.
STRAND Beginning with sat.
urday matinee, the Strand win
turn to the Southland for it's
musical motif. 'sDixieland" il the
title Of the new revue offered by
the Strand Players. Irwin Hamp,
Lew Lewis and others OF the reg
ular company will be augmented
this week by Garner and Leroy,
harmony singers and instruments
alists. The screen attraction viii
be Arizona Bound" with q new
screen-comer, Gary Cooper, in
the lead. Shorter features will
supplement.
RIALTO-A Paramount picture
directed by Herbert Brenon, who
made Beau Geste,' comes to the
Rialto Saturday under the quaint
title. God Gave Ne Twenty
Cents" The featured players are
Lois Wilson, Lya DE Putt, Jack
Mulhall and William Collier. jr.
The plot centers about the ro-
nance of a sailor and an orphan
and the shady efforts. of another
woman to win the young man
back. The opening scenes show
the Mardi Gras festivities in New
Orleans. This is the same picture
selected to open the giant new
Paramount Theater in New York,