Life — April 25, 1918 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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named Bonnie Marie. She is neither preco- cious nor a prodigy, and her ability to act seems innate instead of the result of adult coaching, It seems entirely possible that this little girl may have an artistic future. OGEBESHEDSBSO * APRIL" at the Punch and Judy falls in with the recent fashion in plays that use the supernatural to present con- trasting plots. Riches are involved in the heroine's wishes for what mig been, and the result of marrying for them nt have instead of the poverty of her actual life ted cond: the : in a way robs is shown in the personally dream that constitutes 1 The smallness of the sta; the riches of some of their grandeur so far as the audience is concerned, and the h her dream real riches are not always to be found in heroine learns throw, money bags. She therefore awakes to cater contentment, Which was to be shown, “April has crude spots, both play and in acting, It is neither ng nor highly entertaining, and it its value in’ the course of experiments Mr. Charles Hop- kins is conducting at the Panch and Judy. Metcalf é CONFIDENTIAL e “es GUIDE & Free with Mr. Clifton Crawford. oly with a Past.” Div dy. ult to estima is dif Astor.—"* Fan Relasco.—* porary light coi ‘arter, th not eapert in sh The Squab Farn the Hattons. lity of the moving-picture industry. enteen,” by Mr. Rooth Tarkingt de diverting in well acted. ser Broadhurst—" May formed, ¢ above, presented ting and cleve using entertainment for A comedy exposé The tragedies of ban comedy sical play, well per- "Very charming G crican Ace." by Mr. L. J. Carter. The present wap) ade whiting an My reduction to terms of tenawenty-thirty Century.— Chu Chin Chow.” Elahorate and colorful spectacle 0 the Orient based on the legend of * The Forty Thi Century Roof—Very expensive but agreeable m ment for persons who ‘opposed to go b Cohan and Harris.—" A Tailor-Made M. Good appare!’s value as a business asset demonstrated in well acted and clever comedy. cdy.—The WV ngton Square Players in Oscar Wilde's Sale Notice Cort.—" Flo Flo,” he art of stage undressing demonstrated in xir-and-music show of the ordinary type. Criterion.—Laurette Taylor in “ Happiness,” by Mr. Hartley Man. An entertaining play of American lower middle-class lile with a charming girl heroine. Tefore Pleasure.” Messrs. Glass and Good: Potash and Perlmutter into the mov industry. Ethel Barrymore in The Of Chance.” hy Mr. R. C. Interesting comedy of fast life in London society. very well Mr. D. W, Griffith's spectac ld." Most elaborate movie drat the virtues and defects of the movie medium, oof—" A Pair of Petticoats.” by Mr. Cyril lish comedy of the day, excellently played, The Ma Interest ne und “The White Feather.” ey Olcott in * Once Upon a Time," hy Rachel Forty-fourth Street “Hearts of the V sive war scenes ai Forty-fourth Street ‘ourt. Very clever F h St spy play formerly d Fulton.—Mr. Chau} Crothers above. jar movie play, a with impres 683 HOLD THIS LIBFRTY LOAN FLAG UP TO THE LIGHT AND SEE WHAT IT STANDS FOR Globe.—“ Jack o° Lantern,” with Mr, Fred Stone stat backed ‘up with a brilliant girland-music show Harris" Her Country.”” Propaganda play, not very well acted, Dut carrying a lesson against the marriage of American girls with foreigners, especially Germans, Henry Miller's, —" The Fountain of Youth,” by Mr. Louis Evan Shipman, Amusing comedy with the emphasis strongly laid on Mr. Miller's impersonation of the hero. Hitpedrome,—* C Pa ckground of vaudeville, Hudson.—* Nancy Lee, Liberty ng Up of an avia wasical play, Longacre.—" Yes or No.” Original sta well acted double-barrelled drama. “Tiger Rose.” Th ring and picturesquely staged n es of Youth.” A bit of magic the oasis The fun of the jonstration with a big Mr. Eugene Walters, See above. Frank Craven as the amusing hero of an interesting and of a well played drama showing the possibilities of a woman's life. Morosco,—" Lo: hy the Hattons, Flashy depiction of the intimate able man dressmaker in New Ye with its romantic possi Park,—" Seven Days’ Leave,” by Playhouse.—" The Little Teache Raral drama with Mary Ryan effective Plymouth.—Mme. Nazimova in 1 above. s, Walter Howard by Mr, Harry the tithe part en's “Hedda Gabler.” nes Smith, See Princess.—" Oh, Lady! Lady!" by Messrs. Bolton, Wodehouse and Kern, A bit’ of flufly diversion in the form of a tuneful girl and-music show, Punch and Judy.—" April,” by Mr. Herbert Osborne, See above Republic.—" Parlor, Redroo Swan. Not refined but very lau Shubert.—" The Cop Lionel Barrymore i in a strong play of th Thirtv-ninth Strect.—" A Cure for Curables,” by Messrs. Biggers and Whitman, Satirical comedy with its target the fondness of Americans for being victimized by sanitarium doctors, Vanderbilt" Oh, Look!" Ragtime without I girl.and:musie show hier. —Edith Wyner nd Bath.” by Messrs. Bell and ble farcical comedy. erhead,” by Mr. Augustus Thomas, with Mr. the leading part, An unusual piece of acting Civil War. j * in a frothy Matthison in “The Army with Chas. Rann Kennedy. See above. Winter Garden, —* Sinbad.” Large-scale and. brilliant girl-and. music show designed to please the taste of the t. b. m Zicgteld Miduight Frolic.—Supper, dancing and vaudeville enters ent for those who do not believe in daylight saving. comicbooks.com