Life — January 30, 1919 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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talk, and its climax comes to the almost in the nature of a se! Stewart Walker, who produces the nd precedes it by two unimportant t pieces to fill the evening, has 1“ The Laughter of the Gods” every ve of a good cast and impressive so that the author has nothing in of in these particulars. He ply, in this instance, fallen very rt of the standard he has created ry CTIMONIOUS and religious ical comedy is perhaps the best to describe in modern terms the cdieval miracle play, “ Guibour,” for which Yvette Guilbert has found a re- al at the Neighborhoo¢ Playhouse and which she contributes her own services > leading réle. It might shock the ligious gentlemen of the ntury who wrote the tract if they could calize that in our time it was to be pro ced under Jewish auspices by a cast fourteenth —" East Is West," by Messrs. S ner, with Fay Bainter. San isco Chinese life as a picturesque back- 1 for rather elementary play with a ig star. o.— "Tiger! Tiger!” by k, with Frances Starr, in ‘the life of London ged and well played. Belmont. Little Brother,” by Messrs. James. Life inthe New York etto the basis of an interesting and very well acted dra: Bijou, - Partners," Sacha suitry, with ) B. Warner. The Pari- n bachelor wittily pictured in’ his crusade wainst marital fidelity, The Woman im Room 13," by ssrs. Shipman and Marcin, See above. Broadhurst—" The Melting of Moll Davies, Smith and others. Girl-and Edward Sexual epi- bachelor well Casino.—" Sometime,” by Young and Friml. Usual type of girland-music show Central, — is Price and Operetta et ivened by the singing of Nonette to her own yaniment, sof. — Midnight sessions of the rer society. and Harris—" Three Faces East A. P. Kelly. Unusually interesting ni well played spy dram: Comedy.—Reyival of Mr. “The Climax” above. Cort. —" The Retter "Ole," Rairnsfather and Eliot. Highly well played staged version of the caricatures. Criterion. —" Edward Locke's with Eleanor . See Three Wise Fools." by Austin Strong. Graphic and interesting sodes in the life of three New York bachelors Ettinge, —“ Up in Mabel’s Room.” 1s Messrs. Collison and Harbach. See abo - Empire." Dear Brutus,” by Sir J LIFE largely Jewish, but the retort is ¢ in their r Virgin Mary in the text of their play. Of Virgin Mary was of Jewish the course of the centurivs ¢ rather separated from her origin. Anyhow, the promoters of the revival of this relic of have, largely with their own handiwork, iven it an impressive stage setting and a better rendering than it orig- had. own je trea course the birth, but i she has bee mysticism probably inally As a “ Guibour” may have some value in manuscript. It is difficult to understand on artistic or ic grounds why it should have n thought worth giving elaborate re- vival. If some of our Catholic friends should chance in on a performance— which is not likely—they would be sadly shocked, so the performance can hardl be justified on the ground of religious interest. And it is to be feared that the countless living dramatists clamoring for theatrical curiosity a hearing would jeer at this resurrection of a dead one. Metcalfe. . William Gillette, Fantastic and diverting s acter develop: in the guise of Forty-fourth Street. Young and Narrett average quality. Forty-fourth Street Roof—Norah Bayes in “Ladies First.” The star and good support scattering fun and music. Forty-eighth Stre by Messrs, Morris ail Mack sition of the effect of the w York types. French.—Repertory of French plays by im. ported company, Educationa! and well played examples of and acting i Riddle: Woman.” with Danish drama of black na picturesque réle "by Messrs. Winchell nk Bacon, The divorce atmos phere of Reno as the background of a laugh: able character comedy. —" The Canary nd Mr. Jose show with hing features, Harris.— The Invisible Foe.” by Mr. Wal- ett, Elem entimental drama sriritualistic Miller's "by Martin and Romaniie comedy sith an interesting dof Hi g the austere Penns * Date tacle and vaudeville acts Hudson.—" Friendly Ene Shipman and Hoffman, I Bernard. A yal of the German birth duri Little. —Closed Longacr thing but Lies.” with Mr, William Cottier. The star's Tangh-making ability exploited’ in diverting American light comedy with good cast. “* Miss Simplicity,” by hand-muse show of war o with Julia Sander- Cawthorn. Girl-and- je popular stars the dis: Howe, hacker sylvania Ballet, spec- ‘a large scale. ies.” by Messrs. with Messrs, Mann ing and pathetic por: mma of the ‘American of the recent war. itionist: WHat axe YoU ¢ To DO about IT? French the hard heart of the The Unknown Purple.” West and Moore. Interes drama with a new Manhattan, —* The Marjorie. Rambeau the possibilities of a womar faring Filiott’s, —" Tea Mr. R. ( Ingenious comedy of American hfe Morosco.—" Cappy, Ricks.” by Mr Rose. Mr. Thomas Wise and good company in diverting character comedy, by Messrs, of opera comique by the Singers, Agreeable ren orever Aft f Brady, W ing a new touch to old-fashic drama, Plymouth. — Tolstoi’ Mr. John Rarrymore f degeneracy with ” by Mr. Owen ed sentimental Redemption" with Strong Russian drama powerful acting by the “Oh, My Dear." by Messrs. house and Hirsch, Pocket ed J-music show Florence Reed in “Roads of ; its workings in original star Princess Destiny dramatic de The Crowded Hour. by Messrs Pollock, with Jane Cowl na pointing out how a New Yor! phone girl's intrigue with a married man ale most spoiled a perfectly good war. h "The Te Macte cl to The Bive Bird" Symbolic poetic fairy play with delightful stage tings. Thirty-ninth self." Adapted from the French by Mr. Mark Sw Fre funny but not for the closely brought person Vanderbii tle Journey,” by Rachel Crothers. cidental to A remarkable example of a girl-and- ics.—Midnight entertainment for those who revere the adage, “ Late to bed and late to rise. comicbooks.com