The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01
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NATIONAL. what Anne
Brought Home, play from the
pen be Larry ID. johnson. which
enjoyed Broadway run under the
auspices of Earl Carroll will be
the new attraction of the National
Players beginning Monday night.
The lead role gives Leo1la
Powers her first big opportunity
since joining an feminine lead Ok
the National cast. Howard Miller
also gets splendid chance III IN
appealing role. Edward Arnold,
Charles Harnpden, Billy Phelps,
Mrs. Hibbard and the new genie.
Mary Loarle, are fitted to cong enlat
characters and the play is ex.
pected To register as one Of the
choicest offerings of the curr efit
season.
EARLE Laura LaPlante's
latest release from Universal.
Hone James,, will be the stellar
screen attraction at the Earle pc
ginning Saturday. The dimpied
blonde Is given b riotous COMEDY
character and II Is said To be one
of the best pictures she has turned
mt since elevation to staE0oAn.
The STAGE offering viii be Moon.
Iirhf and Roses, 80 minutes q
song. dance, and laugh entertain
nnenf which features Jimmy
Rodpers. Charlie AlthOff. the rul0e
fiddler; the Iovey girls. kardo
Brothers. Frank Seifert, ana
oshere joe Bonbrest will preside
a. master of ceremonies. Music
BY the Earle concert orcnestra
with Daniel Breeskin directing,
and short reels complete the pro-
gram.
FOX what n described As the
love story Of Chinese Madame
Butt6rfIyv ID The Crimson City
which provides the main screen
attraction beginning saturday.
The principal characters are
played BY Myrna 10y, Leila
Hyanls and John MILAN. On the
stage viii be another ok the s.
Il Stehbins mid -summer revues,
featuring the Harmony Jewellers,
crack Jazz band and surrounded
bv many notable stage enter
tainers .incIuding Eva Shirley Of
musical comedy fame. An inter-
pretive overture by the Fox
Symphony Orchestra, Leon
BrusiIoff conducting, Movietone
news reel and short incidental
screen features completes the bill.
PAL4ACE-Bebe Daniels in her
latest pictures, Hot News
comes to provide the new screen
attraction, beginning Saturday.
The story deals with the exploits
Of q new reel camera girl, who
steps into her fathers shoes and
helps out in an emergency-
how. Plenty OF laughs and g box
fun OF thrills Is the advance
promise. Neil Hamilton Is seen in
support.
On the stage a Joseph Stanley
unit produced for L0ew-Publix
win be the attraction with Yves.
ley Eddy presiding as master OF
ceremonies. Entertainers will in.
clude the twelve Gamby-Ha
girls, Helen HOnan, the Collette
sisters, Fred Bernard, EIecta
Havel, Sally Starr and the Palace
Syncopators.
COLUMBIA--Karl Dane and
George X. Arthur, co.starring in
the latest Metro.G oldwyn.M Mayer
comedy. Detectives" will be the
screen feature beginning Satur.
day. It il described as mystery
thriller with some hair.raising
escapes and the main thought
laughs from the first reel to the
concluding flash. Dane plays q
dumb hotel detective and Arthur
is a bell boy. Marceline Day Is
the feminine lead. The Columbia
concert orchestra under the direc.
ton of Claude Burroughs, an or
catalogue novelty, short subjects
of interest and an M. G. M. news
reel will complete the program.
INSTRUMENTATION stone
and Norman Kerry in "The
Foreign Legion" will furnish the
main screen attraction beginning
Saturday. This is described az q
powerful and spectacular drama
of the colorful French military
unit. 1t has an absorbing love
story which introduces the per.
sonable Mary Nolan and June
Marlowe. The supplementary
screen attractions will be several
short reel Vitaphone presenta.
lions, q news reel, comedy and
specially composed orchestration
for the feature played by the
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