The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-23

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chair" 1 neutrality-suspicious. by
Ailene Topper wilkes, will be the
attraction at the National Theater
next week, beginning Monday
might. August 81, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday.
originally produced In London,
although the work OF an Amer
scan. NThe Creaking Chair" In.
stantly gripped the Imagination Of
English theater goers, and It had
! successful run Of one year In
tine British capital. 1T was than
brought to Washington for lis
American premiere, getting off to
good start in the National
Theater. after which it went to
New York for a seasons run, and
later on the road.
Miss Leona Powers, leading
lady Of the National Theater
Payers, and Howard Miller, lead.
ing man, as well as other mem-
beers of the company have a
strenuous week ahead Of them
in this mystery play. Romaine
Calender returns to the company
for its last three weeks.
It has to do with q fateful hap.
pening to Lord Carnarvon, Lead
ing figure in the excavation OF
the tomb in Egypt OF King Tut
Ankh-Amen.
FOX "A married masher meets
his match and. according to mod
ern standards. that is something
in itself. Behind that lies the
story OF Beware of Married
Men" the screen feature at the
Fox Theater next week, beginning
Saturday.
In this comedy OF laughter and
love. Irene Rich is the featured
player. The supporting cast in
cIudes such well known screen
personages as Myrna 10y, Stuart
Holmes, Audrey Ferris and Rich
ard Tucker,
On the stage will be another OF
the Fox productions. A Melange
OF Syncopation, with the 36 Fox
melody masters as the principal
feature and a lengthy list Of en-
tertainers selected by Major John
zanft. general manager of the
Fox Theafers.
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conductor, has selected for his
second overture the Grand Fan
TASTE from the opera s.E'aust,'' by
Charles Gounod. from an arrange
ment by Ross Jungnickel. Fox
Movietone News and other novel;
ties will complete the program.
EARLE-New york Of today
TNssnnnn
TO make locales for laugh
tickling comedy. 'sVamping
Venus, at the Earle Theater for
the new week Beginning Satnr-
day. Charlie Murray and Louise
Fazenda are featured. Mr.. MUIR
ray and bis collapsible face are
quires him to. be 4 New York
politician and d dictator OF the
Greece that was Louise Fazenda
is Circe. the enchantreas. in the
Greek scenes.
All Of the characters 90
through q period of transition
that is ridiculous in the extreme.
Thus Thelma Todd becomes
Venus; Russ Powell. cabaret
proprietor, becomes Baccbus; Joe
Ronomo is Hercules, and Spec
O'DonnelI, messenger boy, IL,
above all things, Mercury.
on the stage will be seen Ana.ol
FIiedIand and bis newest Night
Club Revue, featuring lie Blanc
and Du Charme, Nina, Lucille
HAYS and Al lockers. supported
by a beyy Of beautiful girls.
PALACES steamboat Bill Jr.,"
Buster Keaton's funniest comedy,
heads the bin ct Loew's Palace
SATURDAY.. The frozen-faced funny
man in this picture is the son Of =
hurry Mississippi River boat cap
tain
Bill, jr., doesn't give dad any
helping hand when he falls in love
with the daughter of Ihe rival cap
tain, nor does he help to regain
the business which the other has
stolen from his father.
On the stage, Colby Hartman
presents Wesley Eddy and his Pal
ace Syncopators in Wonderful
Girl a Joseph Stanley miniature
musical comedy in four scenes, in
Producing Heller and Riley, Sam
neIs Brothers, Willard Hall, the
Paragon Quartet, Marie PAUL. and
the Dave Gould Girls and Boys.
The sound picture feature will
be the Fox Bovietone News. The
M. G.. M. NewsreeI, short subjects,
novelties and the Palace Concert
Orchestra under Harry Borjes will
complete the program.
METROPOLITAN-The world.
renowned Coincide Franchise,
Mecca for the world which travels,
liz the locale of Pola Negri's
latest picture, Loves of An
Actress" which the metropolitan
will offer for The new week,
beginning Saturday rhe pic
ture will be accompanied by
Fitaphone music
Paris a nd the better resorts du
jour from the background for
this roma nt1c tale of mines
palpite ting heart. The story of
Rachel and her three lovers is
dramatically told in setting
that takes the witness back
NATIONAL Tonight; SEQ