The Washington times., 1928-05-09

stacles before happiness finally
appears.
FOX--Irene Franklin, singing
comedienne, tops the stage bill at
the Fox beginning Saturday. Miss
Franklin has won international
fame as a type songstress. Jerry
Jarnigan, who writes the music
for her songs will be at the
piano. The S. j. Stebbins pre-
sentation will include medley of
Victor Herbert's melodies and a
novel episode called The Spot.
light which will include an inter-
probation of George Gersllwin's
Rhapsody In Blue" with inter-
polated piano passages by Richard
Singer. The Fox ballet and en-
semble is employed in this feature.
On the screen will be Irene Rich
In 1.-THE Silver Slave" Movietone
and short subjects.
METROPOLITAN new un.
derworld picture, "Tenderloin,"
featuring Dolores Costello. and in.
cooperating a vitaphone speak.
ING accompaniment to the films
L. the new and novel screen fea-
tIIre for the week, beginning Sat.
urday. The Vitaphone is realist-
icaIly used to bring out the human
voice in dialogue during the ac'
ton Of the film. Conrad Nagel,
Mitchell Lewis, George Stone,
John MILAN, Dan Wolheim, and
pat Bartigan are players with
roles Of prominence supporting
the star. Several short-reel Vita
phone subjects. and the Metro
Dofitan House orchestra under
Alexander Podnos complete the
program.
COLUMBIA--Lon Clancy in
Laugh, Clown, Laugh" one of
the most successful of his recent
output will hold over for second
week beginning Saturday. The
story is from the. famous stage
play produced by David Belasco
in which Lionel Barrymore star
red. 1t tells the tragic story of
a clown and his futile love with
a tense emotional crisis when he
makes tremendous sacrifice.
The Columbia concert orchestra
under Claude Burrows with short
subjects and an M-G-M news reel
completes the program.
EARLE-Bebe Daniels. in her
latest picture, '"The Fifty-Fifty
Girl will be the screen attraction
at this theater beginning Sat
urday, James Hall and William
Austin are prominent among the
su .)pOrting players. On the stage
will be the newest Stanley COM
pany roductio Venetian
Nights" featuring Berinoff and
Eula1ie, the Three Whirlwinds,
George DuFranes, Kitty Nc
Iaughlin, Edward A1bano. Grace
Yeager, the Serova dancers and
Jack Pepper, the nimble master
of ceremonies. A Daniel Bree-
skin overture and short subjects
complete the program.
RIALTO-Reginald Denny in
'"That's My Daddy" a picture in
which he is both author and star,
will be the screen feature begin
ming Saturday. This new Denny
film. rated one of his best, intro
duces a remarkable new Juvenile
personality. 8 She is tiny Jane
La Verne, a precocious little act
ress who il picked by critics to
wear the mantle of screen fame
outgrown by Jackie CoOgan.
Barbara Kent. Lillian Rich and
Tom O'Brien have other important
roles. A Rox Rommel overture
with short subjects and news
reel will round out the program.
PALACE-Gilda Gray's latest
picture, The Devil Dancer" will
be the main screen attraction be-
ginning Saturday. 1t is directed
by Fred Niblo and tells an en-
crossing story with opportunity
to introduce some of Miss Gray's
famous dancing. On the stage
will be an r. Fl. Burnside pro-
duction kat Kabaret" with a
cast of entertainers which in
cludes Kerenoff and Maree. the
Patterson Twins, Roy WaIman.
Bert NageI and Omar, the Hearst
Brothers, Albertaine Rasch girls
and Wesley Eddy with his Pal
ace Syncapators. Short sub
iecfs and news reel complete
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