The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-04
GOINGS-ON
At the The0ter,

, livery" described as a hilarious
comedy with a strong melo-
dramatic punch. The stage pro-
gram will constitute a Jazz Week
Revel," with novelties galore.
In Special Delivery" Eddie dis
cards the tailor's needle and the
trick golf trousers that featured
kid Boots for the blue-gray
uniform Of the mail carrier who
wears out shoe leather on the
city pavements and, incidentally,
gets himself into all sorts of diff
culties. His love is Madge, a
waitress in a Dutch lunch. played
by Jobyna Ralston.
Heading the stage attractions
are Rome and Dunn, formerly of
CAROLS "Vanities," and said to
be one of the best singing acts
on the stage; Fay Adler and Ted
Bradford, adagio dancers: Dave
Harmon and his Columbia Record
ing Orchestra; shorter film fea-
lures also.
RIALTO-"Love's Greatest Mis-
take" Paramount's perturbation
of Liberty Magazines serial fea-
ture story, featuring Evelyn
Brent, william Powell, James
Hall and Josephine Dunn, will be
shown at the Rialto for a weeks
engagement starting today.
1t is a story dealing with New
York's gay white way and the
intrigues OF its shadowy night
life as they loom before an inno-
cent small.town beauty. Honey
Mcneil came to New York ex-
pecting to have a rather dull time
under her sisters chaperonage.
But when she walks in on her
sister clasped in the arms Of a
man other than her husband, she
complacently adopts the new
standard, and plays around with
the rich banker she has met on
the train. Then she meets an
other man. And when she tries
to detach herself from her
wealthy admirer she is caught in
net of strange and exciting
events.
Ma1linoff and Gray, formerly
premier dancers with Irwin Ber-
Inns Music Box Revue, will be
the stage presentation feature.
They delight in an adagio type Of
exhibition. The International
Newsreel, a comedy, and Rommeli
music are added.
COLUMBIA-Lon Clancy in
his latest starring vehicle for
Metro.G oldwyn-Mayer entitled 'Mr.
/ w." Is announced for Loew's
Columbia for the new week. The
picture, based on the story by
Louise Jordan Min, portrays
CLANCY in a remarkable makeup
as the mysterious mandarin, plot
ting revenge against an English
family which had wronged him.
The fiendishness, however, is from
an English standpoint-from the
Chinese viewpoint it is just and
honorable. This strange situation
gives rise to a powerful dramatic
situation with two civilizations
clashing. The play was produced
on the stage with success as a
starring vehicle for Walker White
side.
Included in the cast are Louise
Dresser as the English mother
VIII AA6HIS AOr IH0 lie OF her
son, Renee Adoree as the Man.
darin's daughter, Gertrude Ohm.
sted, Ralph Forbes, Claude King.
Holmes Herbert, Anna MAY
Wong. Mrs. Wong Wing, and
others.
METROPOLITAN - Grade
Snatchers," the riotous comedy
that ran for two years on Broad.
way, will be presented in photo
play form next week at CrandaI's
Metropolitan. In this hilarious
subject of middle-aged women
with young ideas, the principal
roles are played by Louise ia.
zenda. Dorothy Phillips, ]. Far.
rell Macdonald. Ethel wales and
Sammy Cohen, supported by an
exceptional cast. The principal
figures are three married women
neglected by their husbands. who
employ young sheilSs. to make des-
perate love to them.
Vitaphone viii offer two distin-