Unusual Attractions On This Week's Theatrical Bills
A survey of theater and film offerings highlights Miss Lulu Bell at Garrick and A Bachelor's Night at National, with Poli featuring Chickens and Stage pieces from Irene authors. Vaudeville by Keith and Belasco stars Nora Bayes. Rialto, Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, Palace, and Columbia host a mix of adaptations, new comedies, and performances. Billie Burke returns to speaking stage in a Booth Tarkington play, and James Montgomery explains Irene origins in Trene related works. FIRST NIGHTER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrick
Lulu Bell
Poli
Irene
National Tonight
Wilson Collison
B. F. Keith
Gertrude Hoffman
American Ballet
Palace
New York
Belasco
Nora Bayes
Hing Arthur's Court
Rialto
Mark Twain
Metropolitan
Knickerbocker
Thomas Meighan
Cappy Ricks
Douglas Fairbanks
Three Musketeers
Columbia
Billie Burke
Paramount
Erlanger
Dillingham
Ziegfeld
Booth Tarkington
Maude Adams
Miss Burke
America
James Montgomery
Poli S
Europe
India
Australia
New Zealand
Mr. Montgomery
At Home They Started Wandering Around
By hes Wathen and Creekens the piece notes a scene of people wandering in a domestic setting becoming evident as the text begins to unfold. The fragment hints at a casual domestic moment or mystery inside a residence.
Week of New York stage hits at Shubert and more
Miss Lulu Bett star Vieck Pemberton comes to Crick theater in a three act drama adaptation of Zona Gale’s novel. John Cort’s A Bachelor’s Night opens at New National, Nora Bayes headlines Belasco vaudeville, and Gertrude Hoffman tops Keith’s bill with Change Your Act or Back to the Woods. Strand presents Style Steps with Walton Winslow and others, while Metro’s Big Game stars May Allison. Capital offers Puas Puss a two act burlesque with Read Hickman Wilson and Glass featuring lavish sets and costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cort
Willian Roselle
Tashman
Nora Bayes
Woul
Belasco Theater
Walter Brower
Francis Renault
Ryan and Lee
Felix Bernard
Townes
George Libby
Ida May Sparrow
Roy Harrah
Irene Rubini
Selma Bratz
Krem Brothers
Shubert
Bud Fisher
Keith
Gertrude Hoffman
B. F. Keith
Ballivt
Iean Barte
Victor Moore
Jimmy Littlefield
William and
Joseph Mandrell
Gladys Buckridge
Billy Cas
Hathaway Turnbull
Wilton Sisters
Alexandria
Frank and
Winel Conlon
Aesop
Pathe News
Strang Theater
Jack Walton
Mr Betty Wins- Tow
Crescent Comedy
Little Yosie and Company
Wred Weber Andl Company
Paul
Georgia
Metro
May Allison
Canadien
Capital
Puas Puss
Ray Read
Lee Hickman
Jim Wilson
Herbert Glass
Viola Bohlen
Hattie Dean
Roy Peck
National theater five concert series opens October in Washington
A five concert artists course at the National theater presents John McCormack on October 38 followed by Mme Frances Alda on November 10 Mabel Garrison on November 19 and Misha Meifetz on February 7 with Rachmaninoff closing February 28 Season and subscription tickets are sold at Mrs Greene's bureau Dreop's Thirteenth and G streets Also Damrosch directs the Washington opening with Kochanski as soloist and a Tschaikowsky concerto for violin with orchestra.Season tickets available for Tuesday matinees at 4 30 except Scott Grand Opera days at 2 30
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Jugeha Meifetz
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninof
United States
Mr. Greene
Droop's
Thirteenth
G Streets
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
Washington
Paul Kecchanski
Kochanski
Carnegie Hall
New Fort
New York Symphony
Dam
T. Arthur Smith, Inc
Scotti
Hulda Lashanska
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Mme
Louise Homer
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Josef Hofmann
Fritz Kreisler
Mrs. Greene
Droops
Twain satire and Fox film of A Connecticut Yankee
The article recalls Mark Twain's aim in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court to contrast old and new by placing a modern American in medieval England. William Fox adapts the tale to modern times for the Rialto film, using motor cars to heighten the contrast and justify Twain's torch of freedom. The piece notes audience reception in England and a royal attendance, showing the production's broad appeal beyond literary circles.
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Mark Twain
England
William Fox
Rialto
Qtden
Yen
Fox
London
Meighan Trains For Cappy Ricks Screen Fight
Paramount star Thomas Meighan doubles as a real-time trainer for the on screen bout in Cappy Ricks. He installs a punching bag in a Boston hotel and delays filming to tune his wind for the fight with Ivan Linow. Agnes Ayres stars, with Tom Forman directing at Loew's Palace.
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Homas Meighan
Paramount
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Cappy Ricks
Boston
Matt Peasley
Peterson
Mr. Meighan
Tom Forman
Ivan Linow
Linow
Bill Downing
Bangor
Maine
Linon
Meighan
State Pier
Aly
Toam
Bruiser
TLE
Corker
Loew’s Palace Theater
Agnes Ayres
Fthel Newcomb
Thomas Meighan
Loew's Palace Theater
Nora Bayes Rise To $3500 Weekly Salary Highlight
Nora Bayes, a top Hopulir song star, rose from $75 weekly to a $3500 daily salary on the Shulert vaudeville circuit and Belasco engagement. Her career began at sixteen, with European study, vaudeville success, three seasons with the Follies, and millions of records sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Bayes
Shulert
Belasco
Bayes
Europe
Miss O Ramey to Star in Chickens at Oli s Tonight
Georgia O Ramey, famed comedienne on American and Finglish stages, heads the cast of Chickens at Oli s theater tonight. She has visited Wash netoon before in many hits including Leave it to Jane The Velvet Lady and Out Madame. Her London fame peaked with Leave It to Jane before returning to America for Chickens.
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Oli
Georgia O'Ramey
Miss O'Ramey
Washnetoon
France
America
Beware of Dogs review signals Hodge's New York audience appeal
The critic argues William Hodge and the Hippodrome draw locals over out of town crowds while praising Hodge for a sharp, thrifty approach. In Beware of Dogs, he lampoons elite dogs and the pet culture, with Miss Ann Davis as a bright note, concluding the show will likely endure beyond other recent plays.
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New Yorker
William Hodge
Hippodrome
Otis Skinner
Henry James
Hodge
Skinner
Tripper
Lillom
Pim
Indianapolis
Detroit
Buffalo
Denver
San Antonio
Greenwich Village
Mr. Hodge
France
Gaz Mash Around His Neck . In “Beware of Dogs’ Mr. Hodge
City of
New York
Miss Ann Davis
Nick
Gardner
Middleton
Seattle
Picture Houses Show Twain Masterpiece as Film Attraction
A Cat hecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is adapted by William Wexon and runs all week at Maa Rialto theater. Crandall's Metropolitan features Maria Del Carmen styled as Spanish Love with Miriam Cooper and George Walsh. Loew's Palace presents Cappy Led and The Three Musketeers with Tom Forman, while Crandall's Knickerbocker offers Serenade and Open Shutters as openers. Norma Talmadge headlines the final days in The Sign on the Door with other notable releases throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
William Wexon
Maa Rialto Theater
Crandall
Metropolitan Theater
First National
Raoul Walsh
Miriam Cooper
George Walsh
Joseph Swhollard
Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker Theater
Paramount
Mary Miles Minter
Huster Keaton
William H. Crane
Crandall’s
Betty Compson
Milton Lille
Casson Ferguson
Mitchell Lewis
Norma Talmadge
Harray for Blondes May Allison Defies Blonde Decline
May Allison stars in Big Game at the Strand this week and refutes claims that blondes are waning. She argues blondes embody strength, endurance, and feminine poise, while brunettes often glow by association.
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May Allison
Strand Theater
New York
May
Where to Go Today National Four Bachelor’s Night Farce Wilson Colligan
Listings show multiple theater events: National includes Four Bachelor’s Night a farce by Wilson Colligan at 8:15 p.m. Other venues present plays and films such as The Lew Kelly Show at Gayety, Puss Pass burlesque at Capitol, A Connecticut Yankee film at Biasto, and Cappy Ricks starring Thomas Meighan at Palace.
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Wilson Colligan
Elimination Fox Trot Contest At Jardin de St Marks
This week at Jardin de St Marks features an elimination fox trot Friday with desirable prizes. Other acts include A Night in Japan on Monday and Balloon Night on Tuesday, with the Robbins Songcopaters orchestra providing music all week. Ethel notes that free concerts offer value but attendance is optional.
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Jardin de St. Marks
Japan
Robbins Songcopaters
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Gayety
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