The Washington times., 1927-05-12
WHAT'S AHEAD in
THE PICTURE
LINEUP
METROPOLITAN--F ollo vim

VIE AASOA OAAAA HAN~~E VI o WluS
the current engagement of Sgd
Chaplin in The Better ole" at
Crandall's Metropolitan. Bsebe
Daniels will be seen in "Senorita."
a picture in which she plays the
role of a South American Don
and probably plays it very well.
for Bebe is snappy wearer OF
masculine dress. The Vitaphone
subjects will feature John Charles
Thomas. baritone. and Vivienne
Segal in the flower garden scene
from "Maytime.' and Johnny
Marvin. accompanied by Frank
Banta. banioist: Murray Kellner.
violinist. and Amy Sanella, guitar.
in a group of songs. 1t is prob
able that THE Better ole" will
hold over. so attractive is this
funny subject for the fans.
COLUMBIA--"Knockout Reilly"
latest Richard Dix starring effort
directed by Malcolm st. Clair.
arrives at Loew's Columbia next
Sunday for weeks engagement.
Dix has an especially strong
cast supporting him in this pic
ture. the story OF young steel
puddler who fights his way to
ring fame at the instiRation of a
girl with whom he falls in love.
Mary Brian. but lately featured in
Beau Gests," is here featured as
Mary Malone. cabaret entertainer
whose brother Pat is the dethroned
pugilistic hampio Jack
Renault, the wel.known boxer, is
cast as Killer Agerra. the new
champ. and the cause of the Dix
troubles.
Knockout Reilly" is a fast
moving film with scene following
an exciting ecene. A love story
motivates the action. Director
st. Clair is said to have made
judicious use of dramatic side
lights to sustain suspense.
RIALTO-The Yankee Clipper"
feature picture at the Rialto.
starting Saturday, deals with that
glamorous era, in American his
tory when the clipper ship was
mistress of the seas. just prior
to the civil war. The story
recounts the difficulties that beset
Thomas Winslow. a shipbuilder of
Boston, who mortgages everything
he has to finance the building
of new type Of sailing vessel,
the clipper ship. His son, Capt
Hal Winslow. sails THE Yankee
Clipper" on her maiden voyage.
In Foochow Harbor, China, '"The
Yankee Clipper" meets THE Lord
of the Isles an English clipper,
leading to a race from Foochow
to Boston, the winner to secure
the tea trade in its entirety for
its nation.
William Boyd plays the lead.
supported by Elinor Fair, Walter
Long, Junior Coghlan, Burr Nc
Intosh. Julia Faye, George Over
and many others. Themy Georgi.
the tenor. will be the presentation
feature. Short reels and Rcmmell
music round out.
PAI1ACE-'The Taxi Dancer"
q new Metro-G oldwyn- Mayer pic
ture, featuring Joan Crawford
and Owen Moore. will be the
principal screen attraction at
5AOCW E6ldGO neat WSChp U0-
ginning Sunday.
Eva Puck and Sammy White,
the youngest musical comedy
starring team before the public
win be seen on the stage in an
offering entitled Opera vs., Jazz -
Puck and White have alternated
individually and collectively be-
tween the musical comedy and
vaudeville fields, and their limited
engagement here is but an inter-
lude until they return to Broad
way in their own musical comedy
production, which they are to
sponsor in association with Lew
Fields, the comedian and pro-
Queer, who Is also responsible for
their present vehicle.
The Taxi Dancer" written In
q screen play by A. p. Younger
from the novel by Robert r.
Shannon, Is modern story of
New York, set in the night clubs
and jazz districts of that metro
polls. Joan Crawford plays the
title role. Others in the cast
include Owen Moore, Marc Mac
Dermott, Douglas Gilmore, Ger
trude Astor, Claire Mcdowell and