Life, 1916-03-16 · page 25 of 44
Life — March 16, 1916 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a **theater review section**, not a political cartoon. The dominant image shows a courtroom scene with the caption "O NOBLE JUDGE! O EXCELLENT YOUNG MAN!"—likely illustrating a scene from one of the reviewed plays. The page catalogs current Broadway productions with brief critical assessments. The text discusses "Pay Day," a film-turned-stage production that confused audiences about whether it intended satire or serious drama. Critic Metcalfe notes the producers claimed artistic intent after initial failure, calling the work neither genuinely satirical nor funny, but rather "a combination of the serious and the grotesque." Other reviewed shows include farces, comedies, and dramas typical of 1916 theater—sentimental pieces, musical comedies, and topical plays addressing contemporary social issues like miscegenation and the "double standard in sex law." The courtroom illustration likely represents a dramatic moment from one of these productions rather than serving as independent political commentary.
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ously prodi:ced at a prominent theatre, it nade the first-night audience sit up and think that perhaps the whole thing was g joke or « satire, Its producers and hackers, quickly realizing that“ Pay Day" could not be taken seriously, have qridently been content to turn failure by claiming that the com- novie treatment and serious ally meant to be satirical : isn’t really either of these, el in its combination of the serious and the grotesque. “Pay Day” is certainly a joke in that left that wisest of theatrical gatherings, a New York firstenight audience, not vhether it had been hoaxed or cptertained. Metcalfe, into suce bination © acting W er funny but it is knowin serious| AGniidentialS2Cude Gas Astor" Cohan's Revue 1916." dlever hur es of current plays with eq clever imitations, all backed up with a pleas ing girland-music show. Ba The Washington Square Play: New bill of playlets. Notice later. “The Boomerang.” by Messrs. J Victor Mapes. Well: staged htfully acted comedy with witty lines largely directed at the practice of med Booth" Pay Day," by Lottie M. Meaney and Olver D. Bailey: See above. C “The House of Glass,” by Max Marcie. Well presented and interesting crime drama the plot hinging on an unusual inst ¢ memory. Hajos in“ Pom-Pom.” “The Fear Market.” by Amélie d case of journalistic black: made the foundation of a edy. Blue Envelope.” by Messrs I Robert E. Homans. | Notice “The Merry Wives of Wind- «Viola, Allen, Henrietta Crosman vies K. Hackett. Notice later. “Fair and Warmer,” by Mr. od. An extremely. funny farce of apartment-house Ji! Maude Adams in “ The Last week of the competent re- rie’s delightful Scotch comedy. Street. —"* Katinka.” Comic vin the Viennese style. Tune & in the u il way Street.—"* Just a Woman,” by Drama depic n aspect of the n the changed conditions family. Brandon Tynan’s play, The he vauttior as star sentimental Irish Mrs. Fiske in vile Forest. Comedy of life a: moylvania Duteh, with the star in an butt Sto} ok! Listen! Gaby S the star of a brilliantly staged girk Hit-the-Trail Holliday," by Mr c nd others. Farcical com: cy having fun with the financial side of re- Walisma and the prohibition movement. “0 NOBLE JUDGE! 0 EXCELLENT YOUNG MAN!” Hippodrome. — “ Hip-Hip-Hooray." Pics turesque ice carnival, ballet, spectacle and vaudeville features on a big scale. Hudson. —* The Cinderella Man,” by M Edward Childs Carpenter. “Pleasant 3 wholesome sentimental comedy, well played. Knickerbocker —Changing bill of moving: picture lays with le mate actors in the leading. parts, Longacre. —" The Great Lover.” by Mr. and Mrs. Hatton and Leo Ditr: Interesting and admirably acted dra ong the grand-opera artists. Lyceum—" The Heart of Wetc Scarborough. Ly reer of those Jewish prin and-suit trade, Messrs. Potash and Perlm ter, Laughable farcical comedy, well done. Manhattan,—Closed. Marine Elliott's—Mr. Robert Hilliard in The Pride of Race.” by Mr. Michael L. man. Interesting and well-acted drama aving for its motive the unpleasant topic of miscegenation, Park.—""The Road to Mandalay,” by Ves- sela and Post. See above. Ployhouse-—Repertory of modern comedies a jirably acted by Grace G her well-chosen coi ny. Princess-—" Very Good, Eddie.” Light but amusing musical farce based on “* Over Night.” Punch end Jud. Clever and picturesq of Robert Douis “Common Clay,” by Mr. Cleve Kinkead. Wellacted drama dealing with other setting forth of the injustice double standard in sex law —Last week of “Alone at Last." etta by the author of “ The Merry Widow." More ambitious than usual in its score, and well sung. inth Street. —" The Unchastened Mr. Louis Anspacher. Emily Stevens’ heading a good cast in a drama pre- senting an entirely. theatrical view of s phases of life in New York Win rden. —“* Robinson Crusoe. Ir.,"" with Mr. Al, Jolson as the featured comedian Another apparently successful effort to allevi- ate the fatigue of the tired business man with 4 generous quantity of girls, rag-time and bril liant settings. iegfeld's Frolic—Joy in the way of ca haret and dancing for those who like to begin, the day at midnight comicbooks.com