The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-13
WEEK BRINGS
THIS ASSORTMENT


featured by such fayorites OF Erin
and her children as Mother
Machree. when Irish Eyes Are
Smiling. /" ireland Must Be Heav-
en-" and such. Irwin B. Hamp,
New Lewis. Earl Root. BiIee La.
monte, Bud Brewer. and Rene
Vincent are the principals. The
chorus will be led by Tereta
Schaeffer and Mary Deery. both
promising Washington juveniles.
GAYETY-Mollie williams with
her own show returns to the
Gayety. Sunday, for a second
visit Of the season. The Gayety
Is extending its season by several
weeks and is bringing back the
attractions that have proved the
most popular this season. Sup.
porting the producer-star ill be
Nate Busby. Harry Evanson.
George Paige. Harry Seyon, Sid
and Nat Nadell, Jeanne Steele,
Bee Paige and Mitzi Merry. Mol
lie. herself, appears in one of the
best skits of the show, THE
!, Great Moment"
NATIONAL-"Ben Hur," the
colossal Metro-G oldwyn Mayer pic.
ture Of the Lew Wallace story,
remains at the National for a sec.
ond week commencing Sunday.
This record of two engagements
here, one Of four weeks and the
second Of two weeks, at top
prices, is probably the best est.
mate Of the picture that can be
made. The picture, in the max,
ingS for two years in Rome. has
a score of high-lights, the most
thrilling of which are, probably,
the scenes attending the chariot
race between Ramon NOvarro and
Francis X. Bushman. How these
scenes were filmed without
slRughtering both men and
horses, Is hard to understand.
May McAyoy has the leading
feminine role. A special tour or.
chestra is on hand to play the
theme music.
. PALACE - Another promising
screen and stage program comes
to Loew's Palace next week. The
screen will feature Norma Shearer
in a rollicking farce-comedy, 1.-THE
Demi-Bride." The stage presenta-
ton viii feature Aaronson's Com
manders, held over for second
week, and Peggy English, billed
as 1.-The Syncopating Songstress. !"
Joseph Cheney will be retained
q - -
Palace Orchestra.
The story Of 1.-THE Demi- Bride"
concerns young girl from a con-
vent school who falls in love with
the most dashing boulevardier of
Paris. How she, with her naive;
unsophisticated ways, wins him
away from her charming and
worldly step-mother, and from the
star Of the Follies Bergere, not
to mention other seductive ladies,
affords one mirth-provoking sur
prise after another. Lew Cody
plays opposite Miss Shearer. Car
mel Myers. in the role of the step.
mother. contributes striking per.
Torrance.
METROPOLITAN - A snappy
Easter Week bill at the Metropoli-
tan contemplates Constance Tai
madge In venus of Venice" and
Warnings PennsyIvanians and Syl.
via Froos on the Vitaphone,
wherein these two features are
seen in action and heard as though
present in person. Shorter films,
including news reel. will round
out the screen entertainment.
Venus of Venice" relates the ad.
ventures of a young siren, appren-
ticed to a band OF thieves, who be-
comes enamored of a young
American, himself betrothed to a
New York beauty. Herein Miss
Talmadge is said to qualify, not
alone as a high coincidence, but
as a gifted dancer and as a young
ster who is an expert water
nymph. Her efforts to absorb the
culture of her American swain are
said to be funny in the extreme.
Antonio Moreno. Julanne John
ston, Edward Martindcl, Hedda
Hopper and others are in support.
COLUMBIA - Gloria Swanson
IN ueT IiTSI picture she mas pro-
duced as an owner-member Of
United Artists, 1.-THE Love of
Sunya." will be the attraction at
Loew's Columbia following the
current engagement of John Bar
rymore. in what is said to be his
greatest photoplay, THE Beloved
Rogue"
John BARRYMORE brings to the
screen in 1.-The Beloved Rogue"
the fascinating story of Francis
Villon. famed eccentric poet of Fiji.
teenth Century France. Dramatic
highlights follow each other in
such rapid succession that the
production affords a continual
series of thrills, building UP to a
surprising climax.
RIALTO-Charles Klein's memo
rable stage success, THE Third
Degree" finds its way to the
Rialto screen for the week be-
ginning Saturday, with Dolores
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