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~ By W. H. Landvoigt. dOr \3L 3 lri By E. de S. Melcher. VAN WINKLE is said to reviewer, in the picture exhibited 80 years ago, when as- Monument. When lovers first 5 eyes have awakened after a 20- here, with so appealing a star as 4 I a fCJ* BH9T tv.ui j| tonished New Yorkers first spoke into each other's in service; I year whether he Janet Gaynor giving the the “talkies” they warbled ecstatic nap. But and it is most doubtful that any reached for their newspaper If a JUST rolls and coffee melodies at the same time. RIP did or he didn’t, what is across their one familiar with both would star could sing, she was imme- regular theatrical; ; Adolphe they read on the first page: “A diately given pecuniary known as the think for a moment that bloomer costume made its appear- a boost. opened its eyes and found ; j Menjou, that modern lover of\ Came the vogue of the musical season Tt§ Sixth avenue day before a capacity audience at the Na- lovers, in his proudest efforts, m ance in fracas. Then no music at all. Monday evening compared yesterday. A crowd of ‘conserva- tional last to should be with the fa- hostility And now, it’s a happy medium. Glenn Hunter in the Myron mous Leo Ditrichstein, who cre- tives’ manifested their But it’s worked out well. Except freatagan comedy, “Peter Flies High.” ated the title role in “The Great to this progressive movement by for ill devised moments (such as It was a friendly audience, thor- Lover” for the legitimate stage not derision. “New ideas’ are com- in last week’s “The Great Lover” to be so very many years ago. 1 > ******* pelled to wage fierce battle in this oughly disposed happy, de- Both M M . j IBp* when Adolph Menjou opened his i ? ||iF they obtain recog- spite fact famous their world before offstage the that a reluctant these plays, in day, favor. bloomers mouth and an tenor sang ' nition and Two Summer seemed to have a stran- seemed to fall short of expecta- Vila £ for him) the films have pretty GEORGE ARLISS appeared In Broadway and two in glehold on the neck of a weak and tions in the movie palaces, in ; I|P \ ?ALIXARDER HAMILTON.*’ r* W much done away with false pre- spite superior * P .Wf.V Washington Square yesterday.” faltering Fall. It poured out real of their treatment mMk metropolitan tenses. Frau Dietrich speaks h*r WINNIE U&HTNSR. ? Although bloomers seem to Chevalie; enthusiasm in its greeting of the< by movie art and talents. Per- permanent own broken English, Mr. star, and more than repeated at haps it may be that the changes 1 show "-eAme have passed Into ob- juggles his French, Charles Farrell each familiar of the flying years have also f livion, and although the news- getting away Cape Cod the appearance of LOVWTSh* long since, is from his in cast Fagan brought change in taste f avgwc*hi —*-»* EDMUND• paper has, devoted its high guttural face the as Mr. about a l LOIS MORAN less personal col- tenor and Garbo’s crowded them into the small liv- in matters of the theater. It | •¦THE STIDrR.-w-.TOX front pages to contralto reminds us of her own ing develop be pne’s life argue umns, the idea behind all this room of the set to the would worth to On compelled to iclcled Sweden. small characters ad lib in an effort the question with the modem re- the Stage Looking Ahead “new Ideas are *** * wage battle,” etc., striking, to introduce the Peter of the play. viewers, who have accumulated i fierce on the subject of battles, It was a that couldn't added wisdom through seeing as it might seem, a wistful boost WHILE’’ send-off NATIONAL—I “Cherries Are Ripe.” Stage and Screen Attractions This Week “The Squaw Hu” good old bloomers, applies it might be well to add that have turned out better Ifits spe- more than their predecessors. At Loew* Palace, Friday. for the ' BELWYN is to present Mary earthly art, day by day in every Vay that had to triumphant- * * * * l On the Stage. to that ferociously cial duty been 'Ak Ellis and Basil Sydney" in SQUAW MAN” a famous astute generalissimo of the Fox •//rr\HE• the “talkies,” even in this salty ly celebrate the recapture of the »»YOUTH will be served,” and “Cherries Are Ripe,” a new NATlONAL—“Cherries Are Ripe.” Opens tomorrow evening. I play of other days In the local forces, Harry Crull, is hav- stage from the wicked movie and A comedy, legitimate theater, In age. - also it “will not be denied.” at the National Theater (Burlesque) “Southern Belles.” now its lusty ing leas and less worries. Firstly, to restore the conquered road to ARCHMonday night. play GAYETY— This afternoon and * screen version, with Warner Battles as royal as the tilts Our genial friend George M. The was evening. his theateT blossoms with custo- the theater legitimate. Through- of written by John Emerson and Anita Baxter taking the title role of Camelot, when Arthur and all Cohan, once a gilded youth Loos. On the Screen. made famous by William Faversham his "beavered” knights split the mers, secondly his fleet of ushers out the evening, between mops high renown himself, however, bow becomingly as each with the handkerchiefs wielded by It was Mr. Selwyn who imported METROPOLITAN—"AIexander Hamilton.” This In the legitimate earth asunder, have raged more seems peeved with the present the first Chariot’s Review, with afternoon and theater, will be the around the movie camps, from the hour progresses, and thirdly, one the thousands there, came the generation, if one may judge evening. attraction at of his laughter, ap- Beatrice Lillie, Jack screams of pale women complain- of the treasured members sounds of occasional from the comment of the drama Buchanan and Ger- FOX—(Fourth Anniversary) “The Spider.” This L Loew’e Palace for Washington , which flew plause and sometimes pauses of afternoon the new week, ing that their children were get- writer far the New York Times. trude Lawrence. He and evening. f average only a short time ago to its ware- astonishment, for Mr. Fagan, un- presented Frederick jMH mm starting now on ting poisoned by the As Mr. Cohan’s play may reach —“Side Show.” This afternoon evening. Friday. Lupe house, Nadine Brownfield, has der his own personal supervision, eventually, Lonsdale's “Spring EARLE and Ve- cinema diet, to swan-throated Washington if not RIALTO—“East of This lex and Eleanor who cried great, globular been selected to be in the cast had prepared everything for a soon, it be of interest to Cleaning,” and Borneo.” afternoon and evening. stars of forthcoming Fanchon and may re- Somerset g - Boardman will be tears because their salaries re- a gala evening except his play. He Mau COLUMBIA—“Street Scene.” This afternoon and evening. seen supporting Angeles. call some of his observations. ham’s “The Circle.” In fused to Jump up to the $30,000 a Marco unit in Los Rumor had evidently failed to look over Mr. Cohan, says Brooks Atkin- KElTH’S—"Traveling This afternoon and evening. roles. has it, also, that perhaps another that before the final test of a pub- Nor must we forget Husbands.” week class. And, too, the matter json of the Times, “has slapped the “Wake Up and PALACE—“Personal Maids.” This On the stage not member of the Washington Revue, lie performance. afternoon and evening. I and meaning of whether to have music or wrists of the arrogant generation” Dream” and “Bit- |V “In to have music, whether to have Mildred Sherrot, will travel ** ? * in his latest play, ter Sweet.” , \ J the flesh” will be westwards. “Friendship,” songs be mum as Saint Clo- * FLIES HIGH” is an current in New York. Mr. and 1seen a Capitol or »v * “PETERx ad-1 now the JTheater (New thilde, whether laughing or crying mirable title for the story Atkinson considers “Friendship” i Basil Sydney, York) revue, CAID Jack Warner recently: stars of the new ¦ as yet was more desired by the multi- ° and would be the monicker for a to be “the best of the three mer- i “The Improper Duchess” Warner Baxter untitled. “There are going to be quite a production, it was true argosies limped ! have tudes, and whether pleasant little theatrical hit, with cantile that into taken first rank In Fairbanks was getting number of new talkies based on the New dramatic port” at Warner's Earle that Doug a new and different characteriza- York the last few years, To Bring -ILike Tour Nerve* a divorce because he happened to historical plots. There are going tion for Mr. Hunter to add to his the time he wrote, a week ago. It because of their Opens in Washington be real screen plays with plenty 'C'IFI D’ORSAY, the young be playing golf in Scotland —all to dramatic hall of that through the three nnancea in Mary attractive galaxy in the appears ¦ per fo Kill*. A screen star, and Douglas Fairbanks, these have brought forth wars of of sex appeal.” Hollywood, in not for Mr. Fagan’s acts of his play Mr. Cohan “tells, , Theater Guild pro- lame, were it the younger, no less popular, in outrageous proportions. other words, is going historical ductions and elsewhere. They played Professional Players’ lirst a new i the most evident oversight. Had he but with some humor, some repetition roles In "The j'pHE offer- | ! Irene Bordonl will be starred In the First National-Vltaphone picture enti- ** * # in a big way. an hour or so off and and some monotone, the story of together In the leading title role, her Highness, the Duchess just taken , Taming of the Shrew” in modern | ing of the new season at the Be- ! I tled “ILike Your Nerve!”, will share TN keeping with the birthday Such a nice picture as that re-read his script, surely he would a Broadway valentine, with the of Tann, in "The Improper Duchess.” the honors of the bill at the Warner- A amusing lady, Polly costume, and also In ".” They lasco will tea comedy with Its en- i¦ In her will greetings that every one in grandly have discovered that the “too wedding bells ringing when the co-starlng in 1926. Their joint support appear a distin- Earle Theater starting Saturday of this Moran, sent in. “Thanks for the talk” the sympathetic audi- play is done.” But to increase the started tire scene laid in the National Capital.; guished company, including Walter Con- week. general is extending the Para- much appearances since have been In "Meet It will have Its American premiere on nolly, as the United States her intriguing Corporation for having boost,” says she. As if she needed complained of was mostly in interest, if not the indignation, of the Prince,” the revival of “Becky Senator; Fifi, even with French mount ence j the site of Its story, wher. Maurice Bernard J. Corcoran. Thomas Findlay, accent, will appear in person, and en- lived 20 years, we might one! his first act, and due entirely to irresponsible young lovers and ! Sharp” and other plays, Including Browne's of James untainted Maxine Doyle, high priestess of Interlude,” In which they production B. as the Rev. Adam B. Macadam; Charles deavor to make herself more popular, suggest what this point are the the fact that he developed all his “aren’t we all?”—he says they are i “Strange j Fagan's “The Improper Duchess" Is Bryant, Augustus X,King young will hampered at “Thank You” ladles, has gone to In London. as ofPoldavla; while Fairbanks be accomplishments that have grown, minor characters therein while “arrogant, ignorant and selfish.” ’ recently appeared I presented on Monday evening, October Reginald Carrington, as Baron Kamp; by screen limitations. His new pic- sNew York to be killed nightly by trying to give an idea He is very much displeased with "Cherries Are Ripe,” the new play, i 5, at the Shubert-Belasco Theater. Florence Edney, ture is called a gay and amusing comedy out of all these wars and birth- supposedly was recently, while the authors as Gunning, the duch- Joe E. Brown in that little act of Peter’s make-up. Also he would that portion of them who apolo- written Ever since the London premiere last ess’ English maid; Fred Miller as Eras- and brings a galaxy of screen celebrities, days and truces and verbal bomb- which she did so successfully a permitted were In Hungary. It Is described as Spring of this satire on American life mus, the Negro butler; Hal Clarendon, including Loretta Young, in his sup- shellings and otherwise. And why, certainly not have the gize for their parents and who are ! “a brisk and breezy comedy, threading week or so ago at the Earle. declaration of “the of notoriously lacking in In general, upon the Mann act and the as Willis Macabe, the Paradise Hotel port, like the bloomers, all this has to sea rescue common 1 its way lightly through various sltua- eighteenth amendment In particular, Washington; Royal “recognition Did you know that “our own” family of the mayor of Miami” appreciation according to the verge on the risque, detective In Beale, be undergone before the -1 tlons that but and with Washington as a background, as J. Montgomery Curtis, and Jefferson "Wicked,” favor” may be obtained. has become a much- to follow “the dog fight,” when play. But, after this frank and gracefully avoiding anything that might ! curiosity has run high. In London, Mr. Hall, as The Fox Feature Friday. and person coast? unduly." Milton Lee, American oil mag- first place, the stars are treasured out on the they were identical in character, forceful scolding, the play, movie- shock i Fagan’s comedy settled down for a run nate; Betty Byrne, as Miss Carolina 'T'HE announcements from the Fox In the After doing so well in the “The served only kill like, the happy ending of We are assured that there Is plot and which has It Is said. s. profit of Hatch, Barbara Williams, Theater for the new week starting no longer creatures “apart.” Al- and the latter to has counter-plot comedy, netted. and as Miss Lullaby,” she has been chosen to the telling effect of the former. making them grow up, following - in this modern a quarter of a million dollars, and Is Cutting. Miss Bordonl is too well known Friday are short and sweet. eiim* though they have less flesh, they play opposite Ronald Colman in has play left him- the example by their elders, ' with Its Continental flavor, and that still running at the Olobe Theater, to local playgoers to require identifica- Landi and Victor McLaglen will be seen have infinitely more blood. They Mr. Fagan a to set ; surprises are sprung throughout Its play the film version of “Arrowsmith.” self in “Peter FUes High” if he until they “sick with the palsy i Suggestions that the should make tion. in the screen feature titled "Wicked,” have been dragged from the are three acts. its American bow In the city of its sub- Fagan, while the stage program will formerly they cares to put a Journeyman's hour of being wise.” supporting Mr. the author and director feature stellar spaces where The company Includes ject were ratified by Mr. Browne, on of the comedy. Is best remembered as the Fanchon-Marco “Carnival” Idea. have or two to the task ol remodeling ** * * Natalie Schaefer, Gavin Muir and were noisily adored and been Until Death Does Them Part his arrival In this country a month ago, the author of "And So to Bed,” a suc- set down more or less humanly as It a bit. The story is good enough 'T'HE new season appears to be > Richard Sterling, and a band of gypsy to prepare not only for “The Improper cess of two or three seasons ago. “Homicide Squad” ARRIAGES during the later years by ' musicians will lend pro- In the running mates of ordinary \/f and Glenn Hunter, magnificent coming into color to the Duchess,” but also for “The Venetian,” addition to his reputation as the orig- Coming to the Rialto. of this great American Republic Washington with[ ceedings. mortals. attention, effort, established himself a gen- a step thus far than j which he Is producing in association inal producer of "Journey’s End,” 'T'HE Rialto announces for its new haven’t attracted much at you surer was Miss Ellis, by the way, whose first with the Shuberts, and for his own tour Secondly, after a long and pain- the amusement world, with uine rescuer while wait, in expected. The opening at the 1 years Maurice Browne is best remembered in A week, starting Saturday of this week, least in of his playwright. But he * three on the stage were spent as in “The Unknown Warrior,” under the this country as the founder and di- ful siege, it has been discovered their quality of “staying put,” as the spite National last Monday evening was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Pond. "Homicide Squad,” Universal Pictures’ was wont fully warranted in faltering i direction of James B. The Fagan rector of the Chicago .Little Theater, screen version of an original story by that emotions set forth by the late President Roosevelt to was pronounced by New York theater ’ Co., will sing a song expressly written comedy will go from the Shubert-Be- the parent observe. when the old mortgage on the for her by Clare of of the American Little Thea- Henry La Cossit, "depicting the law’s stage actor may be transferred to representatives to be eminently ¦ Rummer, author lasco direct to Broadway, It Is said. ter movement. of the case.” Leo Carrillo, Mary the with little difference Mary Ellis and Basil Sydney, the bril- family homestead cropped , “Dearie” and