The Washington times., 1928-11-17

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Florenz Ziegfeld musical comedy
co.starring Marilyn Miller and
Jack Donahue, begins weeks
engagement Monday night. Audi
ences will find the dainty Marilyn
playing a princess Of royal blood
in some gorgeous Joseph Urban
settings of locale abroad and at
West Point. 'Rosalie" abounds
in the usual Ziegfeld magnificence
and royal trappings with small
army of glorified beauties. In
the supporting cast of principals
will be Bobbe Arnst, Clay Cle-
ment, Frank Morgan, Margaret
Dale, A. p. Kaye, Oliver Mac
Lehman and Ciavin Thomas. Ira
Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg
wrote "Rosalie's" tune with the
book by William Anthony Ma
guire.
BELASCO-Bayard VeilIer's SEN
sational play, .The Trial OF Mary
Dugan," opens weeks engage
ment Sunday night. The audience
is made a part of the perform.
ance in that they sit in as jury on
n1ent the theater is entered the
curtain is up and the stage is set
to resemble the chambers of the
criminal court of New York city.
The entire action of the play takes
place there. The play enjoyed a
full seasons run in New York and
Is at present London sensation.
A. II. Woods has supplied a conn
CT fof
uled for Wednesday and Saturday.
POLI'S-"The Silent House, :
most successful of mystery
thrfllers, comes for weeks en-
Sagement opening on Sunday
night. New York critics called 1t
A highly diverting and logically
worked out shocker that will keep
you interested from the moment
you enter the theater.'' In the
dig cast are John Nicholson,
Kathleen Robinson, Allen AtwelI.
Arthur Treacher, Stanley Har-
rison, Luis Alberni, Preston
Foster, Thomas Bate and Harry
Sothern. THE Silent House" has
been seen on four continents and
audiences everywhere have ranked
it with the best of the mystery
plays.
FOX-An alltalking Fox Movie.
tone comedy, "Napoleons Bar
her," win be the feature at the
Fox beginning today. Supple
menting this feature will be a
special two-reel Movietene appear.
ance of Clark and Mccullough in
the MovIetone comedy THE Bath
Between"
Jazz Revels' will be the title
of this portion of the stage bill.
and 1t will again fea ture Mary
Feads 16 Fox Tillerettes in new
routlnes of precision dancing:
Tyler Mason, blackface singing
star; Ayres, Malinoff and Rache,
aoaglo artists supreme; Estelle
Fratus, a wee Australian miss
who excels in tap dancing;
Dorothy Neville. a soprano and
local favorite, and Johnny Special
and his harmonica.
Leon Brusiloff. musical director
OF the Fox Grand Orchestra, has
novelty overture. while the Fox
Movietone News speaks for it.
self"
Misunderstanding today the
INioilo announces Inc tlFSt Wash.
lngton showing of The Scarlet
Lady" with Lya DePutti. Don
Alvardo and Warner GLAND fea.
tured. The plot of the film story
revolves around girl of the
Russian lower classes, who in
order to escape from Cossack
raid hides in the he'd of prince.
The picture is sa i'd to progress to
climax that will put spectators
on the qui Vive. Johnny Slaugh-
ters Rialto Revelers will be heard
In new program, short Vita.
phone subjects, news reel, and an
organlogue complete a diversified
program.
Varsity" college
play with scenes filmed at Prince.
ton University and starring
Charles buddy Rogers, is the
main screen attraction beginning
today. Varsity is the tale of a
love of father for his son. Ches.
ter Conklin plays the father. Mary
Brian and a large cast of Prince.
ton students figure in the exciting
action. Dora Vaughan, Harry
Delf and Hedda Hopper will be
seen in short Vitaphone subjects
and selected silent subjects will
complete the program.