The Washington times., 1928-05-16

POLL 'SDe Wolf Hopper comes
fo Polls on Monday night for
season of comic opera and mu.
steal comedy reyivals at popular
prices. Gilbert md Sullivanl's
aMikado will 6e the first opera
presented Mr.. Hopper will be
seen IN his original role Of Ko-Ko.
the lord high executioner. The
Hopper company will include sing.
ers and comedians, with an aug
mented orchestra. The seat sale
opens today with subscriptions IN
vited from those who desire to re.
serve the same seats each week Tor
the Hopper performances. 1.-THE
Chocolate Solder will be- the
second offering of the engagement.
NATION Craig wife y the
1895 Pulitzer prize play, which
ran for a fllIl season on Broadway,
viii be the new attraction Of the
National players beginning Mon
day night Leneta Lane will
be seen in the role Of the
fussy housewife 3 cliaract erization
which brought more than passing
fame to Chrystal FIerne. Craig,s
wife is tina. type Of person who
believes that the ideal husband III
q neces Sal.y nllisaTlcc Dille one 60
be tolerated Tor the privilege Of
supplying her with d decent home.
Author Kelly heavens his satire
with extreme good i1unloK and tho
result is an honest picture, and
also funny ont
Earl. An hilarious farce Of
high school activities Fl provided
IN Harold Teen. the First Ma
tiona1 picture which Will BE- the
main screen attraction beginning
Saturday. IT IS fashioned from
Carl Eds newspaper comic strip
with Arthur Lake and Mary Brian
featured III the comedy antics. on
the stage viii DE Il new Stanley
Company of American presenta
tion entitled The Song and
Dance Frolic with Charlie VIII
kfns and Jack pepper featured.
selected short reels end d n1u-
steal accompaniment BY the Earle
concert orchestra complete the
bin.
FAKsl1 Marion Davies lat
eaf ana coneid cred by critics her
greatest film comedy begins g
vveekss engagement at the Palace
Saturday. The Patsy Is the
HOLLYWOOD version Of the Broad
way STAGE success and one of its
funniest sequences shows the star
giving limitations az PoIa Negri,
Lillian Gisl1 and Mae Murray.
King Vfd0r directed. On the
stage win be Frank Cambria
prod uctior, .Bowery Follies
featurinen Wesley Eddy and his
.SyncOpafOrs, Mario and I.azari1l.
East Side Harmonfst Ross
sisters. jenny Special NANNY
King, the WASHINGTON bng tenor
Edgeconlb -Four and Paul RenOs
and his Midgets. Short screen
subjects and an overture by the
Harry Borjes orchestra complete
the bin.
COLUAfBI Dolores Del Rio
HI her latest United Artists pie.
ture, RoInolla is the main
screen attraction peglnning Satur.
day Directed By Edwin CareEe.
this production tells Il tale of '
early California days and permits
of some striking photos platc
sllots. The star has her best or
p0Ttunity since What Price
Glory. It Il said and Is given
telling assistance by Warner
Baxter, and R0latd Drew The D
Columbia concert orchestra Under
the direction Of Claude Burrows,
the M. G. M. news reel. and
selected short subjects VIII com.
plete the program.
FOXThe night life Of Broad
way forms thc BACKGROUND for the
Fox feature picture, The Es-
cape, opening saturday. Devised
from Paul Armstrong; play IL
shows Virginia VaIlf and william
Russell in the leading roles. On
the stage viii BE an s. j.. Stebbins
utilizing the Fox en-
semoIe and ballet. ii novelty fea.
ture willsbe asreyival -of. the songs
OF the gay pos The Fox
orchestra Will be heard in the
coIorfilI Fourth SYMPHONY
overture. Short reels and Movie
tone complete the program. The
theater cooling system is now in
operation, maintaining an even
temperature Of 10 degrees, when.
ever the outside humidity Is op.
i -essive.
RIALTO--. "San Francisco
comes to the Rialto Satur-
day. 1T is an underworld story,
with It's locale set on the Barbary
coast and co-stars Percy Marmont
and Mae Busch. Other well-known
names listed in the cast are
George Stone in a very original
character portrayal, Alma Tell and
Hobert Cavanaugh. Incidental
features will include an overture
by the Rialto Symphony Orchestra,
Rox RommeIl conducting, short
subjects and news reel.
METROPOLITAN - warner
Brothers drama of the underworld,
''Tenderloin, with its realistic
Vitaphone accompaniment, holds
over for a. second week at Gran
dall's Metropolitan, beginning Sat.
urday. It has thrills galore, sus.,
pense and love interest with Do.
lores Costello and Conrad Nagel
featured in the screen
ACTON. The program Is COM
nleted by a new issue of the
Metropolitan News, a Vitaphone
comedy, 1.-THE BooIworm, +" another
Vitabilone presentation in "a
Tsovdo,, NJ Song with the Harrin2.