The Washington times., 1928-04-11

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in its second week at the Colun
a feature picture with vaudevl
POLTS-The Metropolitan OPP
era Company comes to Washing
ton on Wednesday of next week
for it's second visit after lapse
OF IS years. Four operas will
be offered. On Wednesday night
Norma with Rosa Ponseile.
On Thursday afternoon, Boris
Goudonoff" with Chaliapin. Two
operas will be given Saturday,
Romeo and Juliet" at the mat
inee with Beniamino Gigli and
Lucrezia Bori. In the evening
"Tannhauser" with cast headed
by Florence Easton. The orches-
ira and corps de ballet will be
brought direct from New York.
Tickets now on sale at Mrs. VIII
son.Greene's Bureau. Thirteenth
and G SITS.
NATIONAL - ziegfeld's ace
musical comedy, Rio Rita. be.
gins the second and final week OF
the Washington engagement sun
day night. Among the many cele-
brities appearing in the cast are
Ethelind Terry, j. Harold Muir
ray. Bert Wheeler, Walter Cat
lett, Vincent Serrano, Helen
Give. Helen Brown, Noel Francis,
Ada-May, Is Albertina Rasch
dancers and 100 glor:fied girls.
Seats for the final week 60 on
sale Thursday morning.
BELASCO-Rober Mantell with
Genevieve Hamper and his Shake
speaFian company comes TO the
Belasco opening Monday night.
The repertoire to be given here is:
"Rich1lieu," ION d az evening:
Hamlet (traditionaD, Tuesday
evening; GAS You Like It." Wed
nesday matineej Julius Caesar"
Wednesday and Saturday nights;
Merchant Of Venice. - Thursday
evening and Saturday matinee;
Macbeth Friday night. Seat
sale Thursday
KEITH'S-Harry Santrey. direct
from a world tour, will head tho
vaudeville bill at Keith's, begin
ming Monday Harry and Anna
Seymour, with the International
orchestra, will assist. IEstelle
Fratus, Besser and Balfour, Green,
La Bard and Barry and Irene
Juno music are other entertain
ers. On the screen will be
Streets of Shanghai 7" starring
Pauline Stark and Kenneth Har-
Ian Aesops Fables. news reel
and Topics of the Day complete
the program.
EARLE-A dashing, colorful
story Of modern Greece. Stand
and Deliver" with Rod LaRoque
featured. will be the main screen
attraction at the Earle begin.
ming Saturday. On the stage
will be a presentation, Around
the Clock with Jack Pepper, the
snappy master OF ceremonies pre-
siding and a host of Broadway
stars. These include the Three
Goods. Kaufman Girls, Lady
Tsen Msei. Mart Whote and Mo-
rosco and Daniels. Short screen
subjects and a Daniel Breeskin
overture round out the program.
PALACE--Lon CLANCY in his
latest picture, THE Big City" will
be the main screen attraction at
the Palace next week, beginning
Saturday. 1t is a sensational fo-
Yfn - Vnasfr fINdnH.
world in which CLANCY plays the
part of gangster leader. On the
stage is John Murray Anderson's
latest production, "Knick Knacks"
with Wesley Eddy as master Of
ceremonies, introducing great
list Of entertainers. The Palace
concert orchestra and short screen
subjects complete the bill.
FOX-May McAvoy in "A Reno
Divorce" is the star of the Fox
screen feature beginning Satilr.
day. Ralph Graves wrote the
story and plays the leading man
role. On the stage will be an s.
j. Stebbins presentation called q
''Synco-JaZz Revue" with many
well-known players and the Fox
ensemble and ballet employed.
Movietone news reel and short
subjects will round out the bill.
TY-"Tempters" is the
alluring title Of the snaDDy bur
lesque show which will entertain
at the Gayety next wsek, begin
ming Sunday matinee. Ed Jordan
Is the feature comedian and Elsie
Raynor headlined dancer. Others
include Griff Williams, banjo!st;
Lottie Lee. soubrette; Mary Lee
Tucker, Bert Faye, Roy Ccwan
and the Musical Morrows. Pretty
girls who can sing and dance will
comprise the chorus.
COLUMBIA-"The Crowd" con-
tinues to attract huge throngs to
Loew's Columbia and it has been
decided to hold the picture over
for second week to meet the de-
mand. This is a gripping story
of the trials and the joys of a
young married couple, with the
eventual redemption of the father
from failure through the faith Of
his little son. Critics acclaim THE
Crowd as among the best of The
seasons pictures. Short subjects
complete the program.
METRO POLIT AN--Harold
Lloyd in Speedy" continues to