The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-18
18PORGY'' WITH
NEW Film 5
NEXT WEEK

0P 10 RI IT b e Metropolitan
Opera Company opens its short
washington season at Polls to-
night with the presentation OF
Norma" revived after S5 years.
with Rosa Ponselle heading a dis
tinguished group of artists. AT
the Thursday matinee boris
.Gidounoff" will be presented, with
Chaliapin in the featured role:
on Saturday, Romeo and juliet
will be offered at the Tnatiness
with Beniarnino Gigli and Luz
crezia Bori in the principal roles.
In the Saturday evening farewell,
Florence EaSton and an all-star
cast in "Tannhauser.
NATIONAL - The New York
Theater Guild will present
'Porgy,' a decentralization of the
novel by Dorothy and DuBose
Howard, beginning Monday. Three
acts and nine scenes reveal an
authentic picture Of Southern life.
Unhackeneyed spirituals will be
sung as they are in the South.
In the performance a real or.
phanage band from the jenkins
Orphanage, Charleston, s. c.,
will be led by a tiny mite, al"
ready q master of jazz rhythm.
POLT'S-The king of beasts, the
mighty lion, plays the title role
in '.Simba," the exciting wild
animal picture which comes to
Polls for a week, beginning next
SUNDAY matinee. Martin Johnson,
tc
braved the African jungle to get
these films. They are said to be
hacked with thrills. Every
Imaginable habitant of the tropics
came before the camera lens, and
the result is a graphic lesson IN
natural history.
FOX-CIara Bow is the screen
star for the week beginning Sat-
urday ut the Fox. The Primrose
Path, story of modern youth,
en1ists also the services of Wallace
Macdonald, Stuart Holmes and
Tom Santschi. On the stage will be
the s. J. Stebbins' t'Synco-Jazz" Re-
vue. with the ensemble and ballet
backing up wcll-knoWn stars. Fox
MovietOne, short reels and q Leon
Brusiloff overture will complete
the program.
RIALTO-"Wild Geese" a pic.
turizatian of the novel OF Martha
Ostense. is the screen attraction at
the Rialto beginning Saturday.
Outstanding in a cast of featured
players is Belle Bennett in the role
of crushed and hopeless wife,
Anita Stewart. Donald Keith, Ja-
son Roberts, Eve SOthern. Wesley
Barry, Russell Simpson and Rita
Rae. Rox Rommel. with the Riaito
concert orchestra, will have nov
city overture.
GAYETY-''Nit Life in Paris"
is the interesting title Of the bur-
lesque show which bows into Harry
Jarboe's playhouse next Sunday
afternoon. Charles McNally,
tramp comic, will handle the
laughs; Marie TomIinson, the
soubrette: and julie PaulsoE, La
Villa Many, George Selden, Al
Baker and Larry Bryson are
among the featured performers. A
large dancing chorus Is feature.
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COLUMBIA-David Wark Grit
fith's Drums OF Love- is fea-
tured at LoeW's Columbia, begin
ming Saturday. It played New
York at 81 prices. Mary Philbin,
lionel Barrymore, Don Alvarado,
Tully Marshall, and William Aus
tia have the prominent roles in a
story with two love themes in
brothers. Short subjects,
including the M.-G.-M. news reel,
and the Columbia concert orches-
ira, under Claude Burrows. com.
pIete the bill.
KEITH'S-Al Shean. OF the fam
GUS vaudeville team of Gallagher
and Shean, with Miss Lyn Canter
heads the stage bill, beginning
Monday matinee. Sharing hon.
tionally known dramatic soprano.
Tom Payne and Vera HillIard are
featured in "Humor, Ancient and
Modern On the screen Bert Ly-
tell in his Alias, the Lone Wolf
with Lois Wilson is the major at
traction. The usual screen short
features with additional acts to
be announced complete the bill
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bar
thickness in a screen story made
from Willard Mack's play, 1.-THE
Moose" comes here, opening Sat
urday. This picture which fol-
lowed the Patent Leather Kid,
has definitely re-established Bar
thickness as a star Of the first
magnitude. Lima tBaSquette,
Thelma Dodd, Montagu Love,
Alice Joyce and Ed Brady are
among those in prominent roles.
Short subjects and musical in-
Temptations will complete the pro-
gram.
EARLE-"The Big Noise" a
Chester Conklin featured comes
Saturday. You can imagine
plenty of laughs with Conklin in
the role of New York subway
guard. Alice White, Bodil Ros-
ing, Sam Hard and Jack Egan ap.
pear in the other important roles.
The stage feature is a new stan
ley presentation I'm Bermuda"
featuring Jack Pepper, the Eight
Jewellers, Sully and Coogan, En-.
rico and Theodore Williams and
Douglas and other stars.
PAI4ACE-Bebe Daniels in
Feel Ny Pulse" succeeds Lon
CLANCY as the major film feature,
starting Saturday. 1t Is full OF
laughs, with Bebe playing a san
itarium hypochrondriac. Charlie
Paddock. star sprinter, will be
seen on the stage. and also on the
screen, in connection with 1.-The
Olympic Hero an added attrac.