The Washington times., 1928-04-14
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POLl'S-The Metropolitan Opera
company with complete ballet and
orchestral establishment comes
to Washington for season of
four performances beginning
Wednesday night at Polls
Norma" with Rosa Pense1le in
her greatest role will be the
Wednesday night program. At
Thursday matinee the great
Chaliapin will sing Boris Godun.
off," At Saturday matinee the
bill will be Romeo and Juliet"
with Lucrezia Bori and BENZ
amino Gigli. Saturday night.
"Tannhauser' with cast headed
by Florence Easton.
FOX "A Reno Divorce. q
Warner Bros. picture starring
May McAvoy, will be the princi.
pal screen attraction at the FOX,
beginning today. Ralph Graves
il the featured player. On the
stage viii be another s. j.. Steb-
bins presentation with a colorful
Russian locale and Fred Berrens
as novelty master of cereao-
MES. The ballet and ensemble
will be used in an entirely new
creation. Leon Brusiloff, con-
Quoting the concert orchestra. will
have an interesting medley. "The
Living Master Short screen
subjects complete the bill.
NATIONAL Ziegfeld,s ace
musical comedy, Rio Rita, be-
gins the second and final week of.
the washington engagement sum
day night. Among the many ce-
lebrities appearing in the cast are
Ethelind Terry, j. Harold Muir.
ray, Bert Wheeler Walter Cat
lett, Vincent Serrano, Helen Give.
Helen Brown, Noel Francis. Ada
May, lis Albertina Rasch dancers
and 100 glorified girls. Seats for
the final week go on sale Thurs
day morning.
BEI.ASCO Robert .Mantell, with
Genevieve Hamper and his Shakes.
pearia1l company, comes to the
Belasco opening Monday night.
The repertoire TO be given here Isl:
ssRichilieu." Monday evening;
'eHamlet" (traditionaD, Tuesday
evening; las You Like 1t, W6dnes.
day matinee: Julius Caesar,
wednesday and saturday nights;
Merchant OF Venice" Thursday
evening and Saturday matinee:
Macbeth" Friday night. Seat
sale Thursday.
KEITH'S Harry Santrey. direct
from q world tour, will head the
vaudeville bill at Keith's, begin
ming Monday. Harry and Anna
Seymour, with the International
Orchestra, will assist. Estelle
Fratus, Besser and Balfour. Green,
La Bard and Barry, and Irene
Juno music are other entertainers.
streets OF Shanghai, starring
Pauline Stark and Kenneth Har.
Ian. Aesops Fables, Newsreel ana
Topics of the Day complete the
program.
EARLE-A dashing, colorful
story of modern Greece, stand
and Deliver" with Rod LaRoque
featured will be the main screen
attraction at the Earle begin
ming today. On the stage will be
a presentation. Around the Clock
with Jack Pepper, the snappy
master OF ceremonies presiding
and q host Of Broadway stars
These include the Three Goods,
Kaufman Girls, Lady Tsen Msei.
Mart Whote and Morosco and
Daniels. Short screen subjects
and a Daniel Breeshn overture
round out the program.
PALACE-Lon CLANCY in his
latest picture, 1.-THE Big CITY," will
be the main screen attraction at
the Palace next week, beginning
today. 1t is a sensational romance
OF the New York underworld
in which CLANCY plays the part
of a gangster leader. On the stage
is John Murray Anderson's latest
production, ''Knick Knacks" with
Wesley Eddy as master Of cere-
monies, introducing a great list
of entertainers. The Palace con-
cert orchestra and short screen
subjects complete the bill.
RIALTO-''We Americans" the
Universal special which has been
showing at 50 prices on Broadway
opens today with no advance in the
box office scale. The feature il
made from the stage play by Mil
~ - AsMyss