The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-28

NATlONAAr~A wierdly interest.
ing play, THE Ghost Train" will
be the National Players next Of
fering at the National, opening
next Sunday night. The piece
was originally produced in London
and was well into the latter part
of a years run when A. H. Woods
saw 1t, bought ic and produced
it in New York to a degree Of sue
cess that equaled the European
run.
1.-THE Ghost Train" not seen
here previously. is of the ultra
modern school of thrillers. It
deals with rum runners and drug
peddlers and with their illicitries
in evading the revenue folk. The
locale Is in Maine. in a section
where for many years there has
dwelt a superstition that a phan-
tom train piows through the
countryside at night. Imposing
upon this odd belief. a group Of
smart traffickers in drugs and
rum transmit their cargoes
through the town at the hour
when "the ghost train" is gener-
ally supposed to express itself
through. A sleuth of supposedly
no wits at all contrives to outwit
the gang and bring every mem.
Der to justice.
EITH'S - Ned Wayburn's,
Buds Of 1921" will headline the
bill at B. F.. Keith's next week.
The act will be chaperoned by
Ga r
de Bell and Floyd Carder with a
big cast Of dancing debutantes.
Miss Patricola. the "Scintil.
lating Methodist" will be featured
in a cycle Of character songs.
Other acts: Vaudeville's little
buffoon, Sylvia Clark in "Kavort.
ings Uneek"; Shaw & Lee, also
known as Natures Gifts;
Carleton and Ballew, in songs;
the Three Whirlwinds in sensa-
tional acrobatics on roller skates;
1.-THE Act Beautiful" featuring
Lille" a pure white Arabian
mare and English setter dogs in
groups of artistic statuary; Bee
Jung, 1.-THE Flying Venus" in
air stunts.
EARLE-Charles Withers, crea-
tor Of "Withers' Opry," tops the
new bill for the incoming week.
Mr.. Withers has successfully bur-
lesqued the old.time touring troupe
in the soldier dramas of the day
when lanterns were used for foot
lights. The comedy is broad but
ludicrously funny. Added for the
week is Shirley Dahl, aided by
Sherry and Madison, the Anders
Sisters and Ben Goldie's Syncopa-
tors in a revue called "A Vaude-
vile Carnival of 1927" Other
acts include Joe and Willie Hale
in Bits of Vaudeville; Lady
Oden-Pearse, violiniste, with Carl
Drummer at the piano; Ed Warren
and Charles O'Brien in What
Price Revue" The film feature
brings Dorothy Gish to the screen
in ''Tiptoes," wherein none other
than Will Rogers has a principal
supporting role. A Van Bibber
short comedy and other features
will round out.
PALACE - Another bann er
amusement bill is booked for the
new week at Loew's Palace,
beginning Sunday, when the Eos.
ter Girls. 16 dancers. and Bailey
and Ba~num harmonists share
honors with Mae Murray, starred
In Alters Of Desire" the feature
film.
The Foster Girls. late feature
with Great Temptations" re.
Gently at Polls, will exhibit their
spectacular dance routines. Bailey
and Barnum singing and banjo
artists, also appeared at Polls a
month or so ago in 1.-THE Gren-
wich Village Follies."
Mae Murray, heroine of a dozen
screen romances. has turned to
comedy in her latest picture
ALTERS of Desire" in which Con-
way Tearle plays opposite. 1t is
the type of comedy that has lately
found favor with the film fans,
the comedy favored with roman.
tic sophistication. In this Metro.
Goldwyn-Mayer production, Miss
Murray plays the part Of Clare
Sutherland, one that is said to
compare favorably with her
Merry Widow" in opportunities
for the star. international News
reel and other features will com.
pete.
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