The Washington times., 1927-12-03
The
New Weeks
Pictures

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FOX-Screen and stage at the
Rox Theater boast unusual enter
tainment in quality and quantity
for next week. The film feature
viii be the, young Fox star. Olive
Borden. in her latest production,
"Pajamas," and on the stage
Karyi Norman, 1.-The Creole Fash
ion Plate" will vie for honors
with Blossom Seeley, singing
conaedienne Of revue and musical
comedy, The screen story Is the
tale of an up-to-date Adam who
tafiaes his modern and flapper
Eve in good old-fashioned style.
Much of the action occurs In the
Canadian Rockies amid the can.
! yons and glaciers OF that rugged
country. Supporting Miss Borden
Is the new screen "sheik," Law
+, renie Gray.
Blossom seeley .wfll be assisted
! by Benny Fields and two jazz
! .pianists. Karly Norman viii offer
songs and the feminine creations
that have made him famous.
PALACE ~ Metro-G -Goldwyn.May.
er's mystery drama, ''The Thir.
teenth Hour" featuring Lionel
Barrymore and Jacequline Gads-
don, comes to Loew's Palace be-
ginning today, as the principal
screen attraction. The stage feA-
lures the first of q series Of
greater entertainment programs,
introducing the Palace Synco-
pators, a peppy orchestra. ar
ranged by Paul Specht, with Jack
Waller as guest conductor and
master Of ceremonies. The sup
porting bill includes the Irwin Sis
ters, a dance sensation: Beemis
ana Brown, the "Rah Rah" sur
prise. Jerry waller, sister of Jack.
in banjoitis; the Palace Rockets,
eight dainty steppers, and the
Ballet Caprice, laughing riot Of
the dance.
RIALTO-"She's q Sheik," star
ring Bsbe Daniels, comes to the
Rialto for the new week beginning
today. The story concerns the
daughter of an actual sheik. who,
returning to her home in Algiers,
after an education in the United
States, introduces some novel and
startling ideas. She is something
of a Tartar, fighting a duel with
the man she hates. kidnapping the
man she loves and saving him
from firing squad. Richard Ar
len. William Powell, Josephine
Dunn and others are in support.
The stage presentation brings La
Bernicia, dancer, assisted by Cher
lotte LeNay, Luella Hartman and
lie Roy de Mauriere.
COLUMBIA--"Sorre and Son."
Herbert Brenon's production Of
Warwick Deeping's novel, comes
to Loew's Columbia today. The
. story Is that of a British war
veteran whose wife deserts him
and his 6-year-old son. The
veteran. Capt. Stephen Sorrell.
NJ. c., struggles against ingrati.
tude, poverty, vice and physical
exhaustion to rear and educate
his beloved son, in whom he is
ultimately well pleased. Inter.
woven with the story of father.
Rnd-son devotion are the sub.
plots of Stephen Sorrell's friend.
ship with Fanny Garland; Kit
Serrells love for Molly Roland;
Roland's kindness for Stephen
Sorrell; Sergeant Bucks enmity
for Sorrell; Florence Palfrey's
scorn of her drunken husband
and angry passion for Captain
Sorrell; and Dora Sorrelps bitter
struggle to win from her hus.
band the love OF their son, Kit.
METROPOLITAN -- Marie Pre-.
vost will be the pictured star in
the Metropolitan new screen fea-
ture, THE Girl in the Pullman"
farce on the order of up in Ma
bells Room" and Getting Gertie's
Garter" and which concerns itself
with complications in what was
once a happy household. Shorter
features will include news sur
vey, comedy and special music.
LITTLE-''Moon of Israel" the
highly praised spectacle and ro-
nance based on the Old Testa-
ment story by Sir H. Rider Hag.
gard. has been playing to more
than capacity at the Little The
ater, and will be held over an.
other week by the Motion Pic
ture Guild. Maria Corda and
Arlette Marchal have the lead
ing roles.