Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
POLITAN-"Richard Barthel-
mess in Drag"

mess in Drag"
Richard Barthelmess, First National
Vitaphone star, in a talking picture,
Drag" his newest starring vehicle,
IS the feature of the program at Gran
dall's Metropolitan this week.
Following Weary River" Barthelmess
Is said to have created another fine
dramatic character in Drag" and his
voice strengthens the belief in his even
greater potentialities as dramatic star.
The dialogue is said to be written with
subtlety and human understanding, and
the story is simply, effectively and
logically told.
Drag" concerns young newspaper
man who goes to small town to take
over the local paper. He is also ambl-
tious to become a composer Of operettas.
In the small town he meets young
girl, finds himself engaged and then
married to her. But. unwittingly. he
also finds himself supporting her entire
family. How they keep dragging the
young man down, how he struggles
against it and finds sympathy and en-
enlargement from an unexpected
source form the framework of the story.
THE unexpected source by the way,
Is that very charming dark-haired
beauty. Lila Lee; Alice Day, blonde and
appealing, plays the wife whose love
LOT ner TelaClOnS Is greater IIldn Aer
love for her husband.
The ending of Drag" is tuneful and
colorful when THE Love Prince" a
musical play, is introduced as the work
of the hero, written while beating his
wings against the walls Of destiny in
the small town. The chief musical hit
is MY Song of the Nile" and there
is also a catchy song called I'm Too
Young to Be Careful"
L. Iaa iNf,
the cast includes Tom Dugan, Kath-
crime Ward, Margaret Fielding and
Lucien Littlefield also.
PALACE-CharIes Buddy" Rogers in
River Of Romance"
"River of Romance" an adaptation
Of Booth Tarkington's famous story,
Magnolia" is the feature at Loew's
Palace this week. It is a Paramount
talking production. with a cast headed
by Charles Buddy" Rogers, and in
Guiding Mary Brian. June Collyer, WAL
lace Berry and Henry B. Walthall.
Buddy" appears in new role as
the soft hammered boy who returns
to his paternal home on a Mississippi
plantation after having received an
education up North in Philadelphia. :"
He is confronted with feuds and the
dueling code. Refusing to fight duel
with a man who resents his engage
ment to his fathers ward, he is branded
q coward. Along the river in gamb-
ling resort he gets the better OF the
notorious Capt. Blackie more or less
by accident, and in a short while
achieves the reputation of being a
killer. He returns home to find that
the sister of the girl he thought he
loved is madly in love with him. The
picture is replete with romance and
i1umor and is announced as one of
the best releases in which Rogers or
Miss Brian have appeared.
On the sage Herbert Rawlinson Will
introduce the presentation Lets Co.
featuring the comedy team Heller ana
Riley, old-time Washington favorites,
together with the Palace Syncopators::
the Five Brachs, Risley Quartet; AL
and Gussie Blum. Four Fast Feet, and
the Dave Gould Girls. The presenta-
ton is the latest Niggemeyer produc-
ton. The Palace Orchestra, Charles
Gaige at the organ, the M. G. M. News,
the Fox Movietone News and house
features complete the program.