Judge — January 30, 1926 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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NG The SHOWS * Man's Man” (52d St.)—Worth your attention. ronger Than Lore” (Belasco) —Whim- ng Woodley (Belmont) —Interesting play about English schoolboys. “In a Garden” (Plymouth) —Tedious physics. henna. They've all got the same “A Lady's Virtue” (Bijou) —Ch. ap sex stufl snooty look, the same English mus- ort even London dramatic “The Green Hat" (Broadhurst)—More of th tard bobbed hair, the same Pom- critics, long practiced in the - peian massage cream gift-calendar business of finding fault with “Earl Carroll Vanities” (Carroll) —A humor- pans and the same voices like Ger- everything American, could fail to be cums they man cornets. La Ray, for example, tickled by the seats which the Shu- AGN relay (Gane ds isn’t a bad-looking bundle, as such berts have installed in their new . sae vciémesial slay bundles go, but there are at least two revue house on the top floor of the incisive girls in the humble chorus, un- Century ‘Theater Building. The pra” (Daly’s)—Marage Romieas as | heralded and unchronieted, wl usual theater seat is so narrow that, a gay beauty on the loose. Drivel. with their natural soft brown hair, if you happen to have a pack “Beware of Widows” (Elliott) —Owen Davis’ unaffected manner and unstencilled Lucky Strikes in one of your ont idea of comedy, smiles, can give this Mlle. Ray a pockets, e got to buy an extra “Easy Virtue" (Empire) Noel Pinero half-mile start in the attractiveness ticket to make room for it. These ort race and beat her to the saloon by new Shubert chairs, however, are by can: OE (Mle Neel: sughias another half. all odds the most comfortable that . — — As I've said, the show is a diverting you'll find in any theater in New aoe aaa Cn SEY Teme Kosta one. The best features in it are York. I therefore take great pleas- ia, {Eaias of Sis heaved? “Baloay iertrude Hoffman's daughter, who ure in recommending the show with Crooks with broad a's. goes by the name of Norma Terriss which the Shuberts have inaugurated “Greenwich Village Follies” (Chanin)—Lack and who is an excellent mimic, a their latest theater to every man ing in humor. brash but amusing young fellow out and woman in New York, and all “Merchants of Glory” (Guild)—Irony looks of the vaudevilles named Jack Oster- visitors, who weigh more than 150 Spee wate man, a ventriloquist, Leo Bill, who pounds. aterchant of Venice” (Hampen')—The zs . . pden-Barrymore team tackles Shylock is hand (painted like a man’s The name of the show is “A Night re ace a and who, inciden- in Paris,” so christened, doubtless, “The Monkey Talks” (Harris)—Diverting ly. is the only ventriloquist I've because it contains numbers called circus novel seen in many years who didn’t induce “The Newport Glide,” “Chinatown “Alias the Deacon" (Hudson) —Old stuff. in one a desire to send an usher out in Frisco” and “Louisiana.” Just “The Master of the Inn” (Little) —Mush. for rat poison, and Yvonne George in why our producers have such a yen “The Butter and Egg Man" (Longacre) an imitation of the French mus hall for presenting their revues as some- Nifties de luxe absurdity known Mistinguette. thing Parisian when everyone knows The Cocoanuts (Lyric) — The Marx The settings are simple and att that American revues are just about Brothers amusing monkeysbi tive and the chorus is very well twenty times as good as the French ofr cess Plone’ (Century) drilled. And what is more, the 2 good voices. ; fs ones is something my colored valet, : Shuberts let you smoke during the William P. Jackson, Harvard 1912, Craig's Wife” (Morosco)—Worth youreve- | herformance. has been spending the last five years imi (We. Ainibnisih! Hooting unsuccessfully trying to figure out. luxe Il Nevertheless, despite the label which ee a eee, oe the Messrs. Shubert have affixed to leggers, rum-runners and a hell of a racket. HE latest Arthur Hammerstein their exhibit, you will discover some “Young Blood” (Ritz)—Poor attempt at musical comedy is ong of the fresh and amusing stuff in it, together ae Flame.” Its scenic outfitting, its with hussies who can dance three pase a Tae elegy od weak sterol costumes, part of its score and some times as well, and look six times : ine wey a of its voices, notably those of a large prettier, than any French music show ee Cee Russian choir which figures in the sweet ones youve scen since Jacques- ‘Artists and Models” (W Garden)— Proceedings, are all that one could Charles lost his cunning as a picker. | Besi'sf the sen ask for. But the libretto is so poor The stellar programed beauty is « “Tip Toes” (iberty)—Gershvin's tunefat | that the virtues of the entertainment Miss Kathryn Ray. All these s je, have a tough time battling against it. called great music show beauties look ‘Abie’s Irish Rose” (Republic)\—Comment In addition, the leading réle, that as much alike as so many bottles of See (Continued on page 30) comicbooks.com