The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-12

week. There win be i've scenes Of
fun, titled "Just Back From
Abroad" offered by q company Of
~. Other vaudeville acts include
Dorothy Taylor and Frank March.
ley in Blues and Syncopation:'
T1orrie. LaVere and Lou Hand.
man in a two-scene singing skit:
Harry Anger and Mary Fair in
s'The Old Fool" The photo Tea.
ture brings Rod LaRocque to the
Jasper b." Shorter films and
house features also.
STRAND-The rev weeks con-
trIbution by the Strand Musical
Company, beginning today. il
named 'SThe World Of Pleasure"
and an entirely new business will
be offered with Irwin b. Hamp
heading the list OF funmakers.
There are IA scenes. The screen
attraction, to run all week,
win be THE Whining OF Barbara
WORTH" one Of the finest films Of
the Southwest ever made and with
Roland Colman and Wilma BanlSy
In the principal roles. Shorter
house features prevail.
GAYETY-Bozo Snyder, "The
Specifies One" who can speak Il
he wants to. but who relies on
this silent method for comedy
effects. returns to the Gayety for
the new week in his own show, q
typical burlesque in scenes, songs
and sketches. In support are Bea-
trice Tracy, Fannie Palmer War
rem Hewitt, the -Four Entertainers
and the chorus.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. two ex.
tremcs in puckchritude have set
screen records in Washington the
current month. John Barrymore,
aided by vitaphone, goes into his
third week at Crandall's Metro.
politan, thus duplicating tho rec
ord of Lon CLANCY, who today ends
q three weeks engagement at the
Columbia in Tell 1t to the Ma
rtnes."
rho current Metropolitan bill is
as ideal q one as has ever been
seen at that house. The crowds
and the long engagement attest
that. Barrymore IL actually q new
incarnation Of the Barrymore OF
previous vehicles. In don Juan"
he IL at his romantic best, the
while he injectg a spirit and zest
into his acting that is comparable
to the style Of Doug Fairbanks.
Vitaphone offers the New York
Philharmonic, viii Hays in q brief
talk and several tenor solos, and
Il also accompanies the picture.
Shorter features will round out.
COLUMBIA-Earold 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 strolling medicine show. COM
posed chiefly of slick barber. q
strong man and q pretty inRenue
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
"Grandma's Boy" and safety
Last" Shorter features viii In.
clude q comedy, news reel and
special music.
RIALTO - Butterflies in the
RAIN" with James Kirkwood and
Laura LaPlante, Ii the featured
film at the Rialto beginning sat
urday. The story concerns .
''broadminded, girl who played q
double game behind her husband g
back and is eventually caught in
a rain Of scandal which dampens
her wings. In the supporting cast
are Dorothy Cummings, Ruby La
Fayette, Grace Gordon, Robert
ober and others. The stage pres
entation takes equal rank with
the picture. It Is a short operetta,
with music by Rudolph Eriml,
called Ills Majesty Dozes," and
enlists the singing talents OF
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supported by VelIna Gordon and
Manuel Alexander. Shorter films,
including International NewsreeI,
win round out.
PALACE-Marion Davies In
"The Red MIL" adapted from the
famous operetta by Metros 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 win be heard the
Russian Art Choir Of Is voices.
late OF '"The Song Of the Flame
company and Yates and LawIey.
deluxe songsters in late ditties.
The overture win be decidedly OF
ould sod flavor. The locale Of
The Red Mill'' IL laid Ia Holland
and the story is one that fits per.
fectly the decided comedy talents
OF Miss Davies. Owen Moore is
cast as the Irish sweetheart. and
others prominent in support are
George Eiegman. as q villainous
parsonage: Karl Dane, as big