The Washington times., 1927-03-09
THE RED MILL
AND OTHER
FILMS
METROPOLITAN Alter two

METROPOLITAN - After two
weeks Of Barrymore in Don
Juan" the metropolitan brings a
change Of scene for the new week.
offering vitaphone short subjects.
the feature film, AN Affair Of the
Follies." with Lewis Stone and
Billie Dove and shorter subjects.
Many Of the worlds best singing
artists have been preserved by
Vitaphone and from these the &C.
lections for the new week will be
made. "An Affair of the Follies'
Is a Warmer production. Boosting,
besides the two players named.
Lloyd Hughes. 1t narrates the
story of a beautiful Follies girl
who Is in love with a young clerk
while pursued by an elderdly
northumberland. A humorous
has invented a device in which
he wants the rich man to sink
some wealth. A twist Is lent by
contriving to have the wealthy
man volunteer his own sentence.
4 benediction on the bride and
wad of money on the invention.
COLUMBIA-Harold Lloyd in,
his latest, "The Kid Brother at
Loew's Columbia. Little need be
added, except briefly summarizing
the story. Into Harold.s life comes
q stroIling medicine show. COM
posed chiefly Of a slick barber. a
strong man and pretty ingenue
Waif With the latter he falls in
love and love makes him practic-
ally dauntless in the things he
attempts to do. The situations
arising are said to equal for thrill
and comedy the excuses of
'Grandmas Boy" and Safety
Last" Shorter features will sup.
Element.
RIALTO - Butterflies In the
Rain with James Kirkwood and
Laura LaPlante. is the featured
film at the Rialto beginning Sat.
urday. The story concerns a
"broadminded" girl who played a
double game behind her husbands
back and is eventually caught in
q rain of scandal which dampens
her wings. In the supporting cast
are Dorothy Cummings, Ruby La
Fayette, Grace Gordon. Robert
ODER and others. The stage pres
entation takes equal rank with
the picture. 1t is a short operetta.
with music by Rudolph FrimI.
called His Majesty Dozes," and
enlists the singing talents of
Marion Green, light opera star,
Manuel Alexander. Shorter films.
including International Newsreel,
will round cut.
PALACE-Marion Davies in
''The Red Mill" adapted from the
famous operetta by Metro Gold
wyn.Mayer. tops the new Palace
program. commencing Sunday. in
what her producers think may be
acclaimed her best picture to date.
On the stage will be heard the
Russian Art Choir of Is voices,
late of 1.-THE Song of the Flame
company and Yates and Lawley.
deluxe songsters in late ditties.
az 0NOALhAS WAAA OS dSClASuIH VI
ould sod flavor. The locale of
The Red Mill'' Is laid in Holland
and the story is one that fits per-
fectly the decided comedy talents
Of Miss Davies. Owen Moore IL
cast as the Irish sweetheart. and
others prominent in support are
George Eiegman. as a villainous
parsonage: Karl Dane, as big
Parade" note; Louise Fazenda.
The cast is a large one.
NEW WILLARD-On Friday Of
this week, at night, the California
Glee Club will give a recital at the
Willard under T. Arthur Smith
auspices. The featured selections
will be "Goin' Home" Dvorak.
Fisher; the prize song, 1.-THE
Lotus Flower" (Schumann), and
"Hail to California" (Morse). The
club is en- route to New York,
where it will compete in the inter-
collegiate glee club contest against
Fordham, Princeton, Yale. New
York University, Dartmouth,
Wesleyan. Columbia and the win.
ners of the sectional contests.