The Washington times., 1927-05-19
LAST REVUE Is
SCHEDULED AT
STRAND

NATIONALr-tAlias the Dea-
con" q tale Of hoboes. crooks and
high-minded folk, win be the Ma.
tional Players third offering of
the season, beginning next Mon.
day night. The play was au-
thored by the same team that
turned out the island hit, tAioma
OF the South Seas" namely John
B. Hymer and Leroy Clemens.
Alias the Deacon" begins with
prologue in q box-car wherein
q circle OF tramps are playing
cards. A welLspoken fellow who,
despite his garb, shows signs Of
past refinement. IL dubbed the
Deacon. Into the group comes
hastily, q pretty" fellow who
turns out to be a girl. The
scene shifts to a lower class
boarding house in New York where
several more central figures are
introduced, among them, one
John Adams, who becomes en-.
amored of the girl.
Follows poverty. seIf-sacrifice, a
theft wherein the hero is
framed up and, finally, the Dea.
cons appearance to fleece every.
one within reach and restore the
loving pair to the estate where
all good authors bring loving
pairs.
kEITH'S-Irene Bordino, the di.
minutive French conedienne. will
appea rat B. f. Keith's next week,
presenting a program OF the
songs which have made her pop.
ular with audiences all over
the country. This is the first
appearance in vaudeville that
Miss Bordonl has made in five
years and Is part OF a tour
TO carry her. as far west as
California. Featured for the week
viii be Henri Garden, the popular
operate tenor. in a song recital.
Other acts are Bert Lair and
Mercedes in whats the Idea?"
Jeanne" the worlds tiniest star"
in an interesting bit called "Just
Sweet Child; Olivette Haynes
and Fred E. Beck in ''I4er Guar.
diam; Richard Vintour's Revue,
"Des Beaux Arts with Irene
Andre and George Winston: Made
line Patrice, in AN Interlude
of Melody" and Harry and Har.
riet Setback offer Fun in Gym"
EARLE--Cliff wards, re-
nowned uke artist and papularizer
of 1T Amt Gonna Rain No Mo-"
tops the incoming bill at the
Earle. A feature act will present
Meyer Davis Washingtonians, q
newly organized group of jazz.
tooters under Nathan Brusiloff's
direction. Co-featured are THE
Three Happy Go-Lucky Boys"
Other acts include Bob, Bob and
Bobby: Louise PhiIson and 'eTurc'
Duncan In mirth and melody;
Walter Walters in a novelty num-
Der. The screen feature is War
ner Bros VOLTS Clothing" with
Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller
and others. This feature was
chosen as an appropriate one for
the magnificent new Roxy Thea
ter in New York. Shorter films
and house features viii complete.
STRAND-The Strand viii pre-
sent, next week, beginning with
Saturday matinee of this week and
running for three days only. a re-
vue entitled Strand Review of
Revues," with Irwin B. Hamp and
the favoritG Strand Players, Lew
Lewis. Earl Root. Bilee Lamonte,
Rene Vincent, Bud Brewer and
Tom McTwiggen and the beauty
chorus still being led by Mary
Deery and Tereta Sheaffer.
On Tuesday only. which marks
the day for the closing engagement
of the players, the Strand Players
will offer benefit special perform
ance and an entirely new show
win be put on for that day only
with the admission proceeds being
divided equally between the play
ers. A reception will be held after
each of the three performances on
that day.
The screen attraction win bring
Richard Dix in "Quicksands,"
which will be continued for the
entire week, ending on Saturday,
when a new picture will take the
screen on Sunday, marking the
starting of the picture policy for
the Strand summer season.