Parlando to present new score for 'American Aristocracy' at United

WESTERLY — The advertisement for the movie showing at the Bliven Opera House in the Dec. 26, 1916 issue of The Westerly Sun urged readers: “Don’t Miss It For It’s Great.”

The movie, “American Aristocracy,” wasn't just any movie — it was a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks, which had been filmed in Watch Hill because Fairbanks was staying there with his in-laws. 

Now, more than a century later, on Aug. 10, "American Aristocracy,” returns to Westerly, this time at the United, and will be accompanied by a newly created orchestral score, performed live by the New York City chamber orchestra Parlando.