The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-29
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NATIONAL - Love En- and
Leave En-" the Broadway sue.
cess, authored by John V. A.
Weaver, whose poems, I'm Amer.
ica," are familiar to the reading
public, will be next weeks offer.
ing by the National Players. This
play ran for 200 performances in
New York at $3.50 top.
George Abbott, author of THE
Fall Guy" elaborated with Weav-
er in making this piece one of the
laughing hits of last season.
The action passes chiefly in a
boarding house, frequented by de-
partment store clerks. There is the
shrewish landlady, her bald-headed
shiftless husband, jamie Walsh, a
pretty little Vamp; Miss Streator,
the efficiency expert, who is always
organizing something, and a dozen
other motley exhibits from Gins
berg's department store,
The prize laugh comes in the
third act when the employees re-
hearse the stores annual show" -
In addition to the comedy, there is
a love theme and a dramatic Sc.
quence wherein the funds collected
for the annual production disap.
pear.
kEITHS-Not satisfied with
starting the summer season with
Keith Koolies'' and bargain mat
inees. Manager Robbins, of B. F.
Keith's Theater, has prepared a
triple headlined bill for next
week.
The first headliner is William
Kent and Company in his own
surprise comedy, "Shivers." The
second is the team of sensational
society dancers. Margot and Ger.
ry, who will appear with Meyer
Davis LIE Paradis Band. Clara
Jacobo, the operate star. is the
third headliner.
The featured act for the week
is the team of Barto and Mann,
the Laugh Kings" Two more
comedians, Ed Lord and ST Wills,
will follow. They bill themselves,
Wanted by Everybody-Even the
Police"
Comedy dancing will be offered
oy Reed ana DutherS.
Boganny's comedians will be
seen in Fun in a Bake Shop"
Murand and Girton, Variety Cy-
clists," will open the show and
the usual screen features will
complete the program.
EARLE-Frank and Milt Brit
tons Brown Derby Band will
headline the Fourth of July week
bill at the Earle Theater begin.
ming Sunday. The Brittons will
supply the musical specialties and
Roy Loomis will offer a group
of sensational dances.
The added attractions will be
supplied by O'Dunne and Daye
in Cupid Behave; Watkins
Cirque Petite; Mae Francis, musi-
cal comedy songstress, and Ben
Rodero and Dan Maley.
The photoplay feature for the
new week will be Paradise for
Two" with Richard Dix in the
stellar role, supported by Betty
Bronson. The short reel comedy
subject will be "A Dogs Pal"
and Kilograms also will be shown.
The program will be rounded out
by the customary house features.
PALACE-A young woman who
leaves broken box office records
(and few hearts, tool behind
wherever her name is placed in
burning lights, arrives at Loew's
Palace Sunday in her second Par.
amount picture, Cabaret" Who
is she? None other than Gilda
Gray!
On the same program will be
seen and heard two of Americas
foremost musical comedy stars,
Joseph Santley and Ivy Sawyer.
supported by group Of speciality
dancers in a musical fantasy en-
titled. Book Lovers"
As a night club entertainer
Gilda plays q new screen role
! Cabaret" is an unusual tale of
81 unusual cross-section of ar