The Washington times., 1928-09-27
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poets to spend the season. Martin
Brown and Cole Porter wrote
Paris" and it is said to provide
Miss Bordoni with a fine opportu-
nifty to display some gorgeous
Partisan creations. In her sup
porting cast are Arthur Marget.
son, Louise Closer Hale and
Irving Aaronson's Commanders
Seats are now on sale.
CO-Chamberlain Brown
sponsors the farce of flapper love
THE Great Necker," which opens
the new season at the Belasco on
Monday night. Elmer Harriss
wrote the play, and he Is said to
have unusual success in piling up
laughs during the action of the
three acts. TAYLOR Holmes heads
the cast, and prominent in sup
porting roles are Marjorie Gate.
son, James B. Carson, Hope
Drown, Doris Underwood. John
A. Butler. Charles w. Homer,
Ralph Simone, Valerie Valalre,
Jack Gordan, Jack Ladd, and Cor
don Westcott.
NATIONAL - wings" begins
its third and final week at the
National Theater with the Sunday
matinee. The Paramount epic of
the air which is shown with a
synchronized sound score packs
thrills. particularly in the exciting
air scenes. The cast includes
Clara Bow. Buddy Rogers, Richard
Arlen. Jobyna Ralston and Ell
Brendel. There are daily matt
nees.
KEITH'S-The screen feature
will be an F. B. o. picture. ''Hit
of the, Show" with Joe e. Brown
and Gertrude Olmstead featured.
1t opens Sunday matinee and is
credited with presenting an inter
esting picture of back-stage life
with an abundance of excitement.
On the stage will be Joe Laurie,
jr., the De Marcos, Marie Valente,
Olivette Haynes and Fred e. Beck
and Falls, Reading and Joyce.
Pathe News, Aesop's Fables and
Fred Clark's Band will complete
the program.
FOX-Charles Farrell of "Sev-
enth Heaven" and street ARge"
fame is co-starred with Greta MIS-
sen in FAIL" the screen feature
at the Fox beginning Saturday.
The story concerns an Arabian
prince who meets his great love
in a French girl of Paris society.
The atmospheric prologue will en-
ploy the Fox concert orchestra,
Leon Brusilioff conducting, with
Lawrence Downey and assisting
artists. There Is a movietone ac-
compartment to FAIL"
METROPOLITAN - AL Jolson
in his latest Warner Brothers
Vitaphone film, THE Singin'
Fool will be the main screen at
traction beginning Saturday.
This film now being shown at
the New York Winter Garden is
said to be the greatest ever
made by the singing minstrel.
He Is heard in eight of his typi-
cal songs and it is nearly all
sound dialogue. Davy Lee, a
child actor gives a wonderful
performance. The story concerns
a singing waiter. Short Vitaphone
subjects complete the program.
PALACE-William Haines in
Excess Baggage" the latest
Metro-Goldwyn sound picture will
occupy the Palace screen begin.
ming Saturday. Haines plays
small town vaudeville tight rope
walker in a story that has TO.
nance, excitement and laughs.
On the stage Wesley Eddy and
his Syncopators will preside for
Loew-Public unit which will pre-
sent Ray Bolger. Helen Kennedy,
Andrew and Louise Carr, Lucien
La Rue and Virginia Roy. Sup
Elementary features include the
Fox Movietone News, the M.G-M
news. and selections by the
Palace concert orchestra.
EARLE-Clara Bow, the screen
red haired idol. romps across the
Earle screen in her latest Para
mount picture, THE Fleets In,
beginning with a midnight matt.
nee on Friday. Clara is seen as
a dance hall queen who is the
favorite of the sturdy sailors Of
the Pacific fleet. It is all said to
be highly amusing. Nal st. Clair,
who Is one of Hollywood's best
directors Of comedy. presided
over 1.-THE Fleets In Selected
short subjects and the Earle con.
cert orchestra will round out.
COLUMBIA-Emil Jannin2s in
1.-THE Patriot" has been attracting
record breaking audiences. and
the film is keld over for Sec
ond week beginning Saturday.
as the mad Car. Paul ]. and
gives what is described as the
greatest Characterization of his
career. Second only in imoort-
ance Is the work Of Lewis Stone
as Count Pahlen. Supplementing
the feature is an M-G-M news
reel, selected short subjects. and
thematic overture by the Co.
lumbia concert orchestra, Claude
Burroughs directing.
ST r A n DIE ginning Sunday
matinee. THE MouliD Rouge
Girls' will provide the Mutual
burlesque attraction at the Strand.
This bright new show takes most
OF It's sketches from Partisan life
! and features Benny (Wop) Moore,
BeIle Miller and Gus FLAG.
Others prominent in the song and
dance action are Nanette Daily,
Grace fremont, Pauline Lee, Billy
Berning and Abe Gore. A large
dancing chorus works energeti.
cally.
g A y + 7 Y-"The Black and
White Revue" in which the Cav.
ETY. company will be augmented
by colored comedians, singers and