The Washington times., 1928-06-23
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most pretentious revival. Jerome
X. JerOme's 1.-THE Passing of the
Third Floor Back as the new
attraction. beginning Monday
night. Charles Hampden and
Dorothy sTferney step forward for
Important tasks In the casting Of
this thoughtful drama. Leneta
Lane. John warner, Mrs. Adelaide
Hubbard, Helen Wallace, william
Phelps, Edward Arnold. Robert
Brister and Karl Nielsen are in
the supporting cast. The play
has not been seen in Washington
since 1910 when Sir Forbes
Robertson brought the London
company to this city for .
limited engagement.
POLI'S Pixiey and Luder's
most tunefll Of musical comedies.
'sThe Prince OF Pilsen," will be
the new attraction OF the DeWolf
Hopper company opening on Mon
day night. THE Prince of Pilson
Is cran1ned with melodious mum
bers ais evidenced by the fact II
ranks with the greatest favorites
In the scores reproduced for
radio listeners 1t offers DeWof
Hopper an exceedingly humorous
role, the perplexed but loveabl0
Hans Wagner from Cincinnati.
Ethel Clarke, Ann Yago. Lillian
Chaser. Forrest Huff. Oliver Reese.
and the other favorites are fitted
with happy characters, mostly
those who breaks into song.
EARLE Colleen Moore in her
latest picture, Happiness Ahead,
a the main screen attraction, be-
ginning Saturday. Happiness
Ahead" Is the story of country
girl who married a city card sharp
and eventually affects his rejuve.
nation. Edmund Lowe plays the
chief supporting role. The stage
presentation will be Eight
Bells featuring Jack Pepper. dy-
manic master OF ceremonies, the
Lime trio. Paul Howard, Olivette,
George Taps, Elsie Gilbert and the
Earle stage band with Joe Bon
brest entertainings.
FON--yictor MacIaglen, in q.
screen version of Dom Byrne
greatest novel, "Hangman's
House" is the screen feature for
the new, week. The supporting
cast includes Hobart Bosworth,
Earle F'oxe, June Collyer, and
Larry Kent. John Ford directed
the picture. Meyer Davis viii
lead the Fox Symphony Orches-
ira as special feature Of the de
luxe performances on Saturday
and Sunday. The s. j. Stebbins
presentation will be another
tribute to the Davis enterprises,
reproducing on the stage the lie
Paradis room. Entertainers will
include Eileen and Marjorie,
Sammy Carr and others. A Fox
Movietone. selected short subjects,
and an organlogue by Morton
F1oodas completes the program.
RIALTO--Koran. the Mental
Marvel. comes To the Rialto be-
ginning Saturday. as an added
attraction to the latest Laura La
Plante film Koran promises
some real thrills and interesting
revelations for those VINO like
TO delVe into the eerie. le will
answer questions and promises
an interesting twenty minutes of
action with a full quota of mys-
terry. The La Plante starring
vehicle is Thanks for the Buggy
Ride with Glenn Tryon featured.
An overture by the Rialto concert
orchestra. selected short subjects
and news reel complete the
program.
COLUMBIA-Emil Jannings in
asrfTY- - L -, 10
for q second week at Loew's
Columbia. beginning Saturday. He
IL supported in this picture by
Fay Wray and Olga Baklanova.
The story written by Joseph
Sternberg and Benjamin Glazer
has been directed by Maurice
Stiller. noted German megaphone
expert Jannings plays the part
of .'Basher Bill" a bully Of the
London slums A M-G.M oddly.
news reel. Hal Roach comedy and
orchestral selection by the Column
bia concert orchestra. Claude Bur.
rows conducting completes the
bill.
INTERCOLLEGIATE Road
to Ruin. an absorbing film story
OF the jazz mad age and its flu
ence upon the younger generation
is the film feature for the new
week, beginning Saturday. Exotic
Helen Foster is cast as Sally
Garfield and this new screen
star is said to give an excellent
Characterization of an errins flap
per. Virginia Roye, Grant
Withers. Tommy Carr, Florence
Turner and Charles Miller are in
the supporting cast. The added
attractions include new comedy.
the latest news reel, and selec-
tions by the Metropolitan concert
orchestra, Alex Podnos conducting.
PALACE-Wallace Berry and
Raymond Hatton in Partners in
Crime" head the new bill begin
ming Saturday. This is gang
warfare, fights to the death.
speeding police cars. raw, viriie
Inelodrama-all mingled with
plenty Of laughs with Berry en-
acting dumb detective. On the
stage is an r. H. Burnside pre-
sentation, Step This Way" with
Wesley Eddy and his syncopators,
Bert Darrell, the Foster boys and
girls. Four Dictators, Harmony
Quartet, NTH Mayfair, and Bob
and Bobbe, Harry Borjes conduct
ing the Palace concert orchestra.