The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-15

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petent cast. Matinees are SEIZED
uled for Wednesday and Saturday.
POLLS -" The Silent House,
most successful of m y S e ry
thrilIers. comes for a weeks en-
rayement opening on Sunday
night. New York critics called it
"A highly diverting and logically
worked out shocker that will keep
YOU interested from the moment
YOU enter the theater." In the big
cast are John Nicholson, kathleen
Robinson, Allen Atwell, Arthur
Preacher, Stanley Harrison. Luis
Alberni, Preston Foster, Thomas
Bate and Harry Sothern. The
Silent House" has been seen ON
four continents and audiences
everywhere have ranked 1t with
the best of the my stery plays
FON-An all-tallIing Fox Movie
tone comedy "Napoleon's Bar
ber,' will be the feature at the
Fox beginning Saturday. Supple
menting this feature will be
special two.reel Movietone appear
ance of Charles Chic Sale in his
comedy classic, Marching On
''Jazz Reyels' will be the title OF
this portion of The stage bill. and
It will again feature Mary Read
IL Fox Tillerettes in new routlnes
Of precision dancing; Tyler Ma
son a blackface singing star
Ayres. Malinoff and Rache, adaslo
artists supreme; Estelle Fratus'
q wee Australian miss who exceis
in tap dancing; Dorothy Neville,
soprano and local favorite, ana
Johnny Special and his harmonlca.
Leon BrusiIoff. musical director
NJ the Fox Grand Orchestra. has
! novelty overture. while the Fox
Moyietone News speaks for IT.
self"
RTALTO-Starting Saturday the
Rialto announces the first Wash
ington showing of THE Scarlet
Lady, with Lya DePutti. Don
AlVarado and Warner Gland Tea
tured. The plot OF the film story
revolyes around a girl Of the
Russian lower classes, who IN
order to escape from Cossack
raid hides in the bed of prince.
The, picture is said to progress to
a climax that will put spec
tators on the quf vive. Johnny
Slaughter'ss Rialto Revelers will
be heard in a new program. short
Vitaphone subjects, news reel and
an organalogue complete a diversi-
fled program.
EARLE-.yarsity," college
play with scenes filmed at
Princeton University and starring
Charles s(Buddy) Rogers Is the
main screen attraction beginning
with the Friday midnight premiere.
Varsity Is the tale of love of
a father for his son. Chester
Conklin plays the father. Mary
Brian and large cast of
Princeton students figure in the
exciting action. Dora Vaughan,
Harry Deli and Hedda Hopper
will be seen in short Vitaphone
subjects and selected silent sub
iects will complete the program.
METROPOL 1TAN - George NJ.
Cohan's famous play THE Home
Towners," said to be the best all
talking picture yet made comes to
the Metropolitan beginning Satur'
day. A notable cast includes
Richard Bennett, Doris Kenyon,
Robert McWade, Gladys Brockwell
Robert Edeson, Vera Lewis, Stan
lev Taylor, John MILAN. James I.
Mack and Patricia Caron. Bryan
F'oy directed "The Home Towners
Charlie Chase in a new comedy
IAN Parts and selected short
subjects will complete widely
diversified program.
PALAC Ed. w. Griffith's
latest picture, The Battle of the
Sexes" provides the main screeT
attraction beginning Saturday
The picture has a notable cast
which includes Jean Hersholt
Phyllis Haver. Belle Bennett, Don
Alvarado and Sally O'Neil. On the
stage will be Paul Oscard's produc
ton. Volcano. featuring Yves
lny Eddy and his Syncopators, with
Frank Melino and company, Gil
Wray, Gogo de Lys, Ted and Jack
Dale and the Foster girls. Addet
attractions are the Fox Movietone
News, the NJ. G. NJ. News, Palace
Concert Orchestra, under Harry
Borjes. and Charles Gaige in ar
Organalogue.
COLUMBIA-"White Shadow!
in the South Seas, the impress
sive Cosmopolitan production has
been attracting such crowds q
second week begins Saturday
The picture is playing the Aston
Theater in New York at 81
prices and is in its eighth week
Filmed in and around Tahiti, the
photoGra phic shots are credited
with being the most beautiful
ever caught by the camera. Ar
engrossing story enlists Monte
Blue and Raquel Torres as leads
are two Movietone acts. the Ponce
sisters 49, Fuzzy Knight. The
Columbia Concert Orchestra ana
news reel complete the program
STRANI-"Bare Facts" is the
title of the new Mutual burlesque
show which bows into the Strand
on Sunday afternoon. Joe Yule
and Charles Cole are the featured
comedians. with Ollie Nelson.
Frank NJ. McConyille, Jeanne
Steele, Patricia Burns. ressie
Sherman. and Ruth Rosen prOmi,
nent In the supporting cast.
Eighteen chorus girls will back
mp the gay dOings and Bare