Life — March 20, 1919 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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“So YOU WERE IN PARIS WHEN THE PEACE CELEBRATION TOOK PLACE. “SURE TWAS 5!” Hote sare "by Mr, John L. , tite ‘ —" fobble. Showing amusingly and’ aftistically y THE FRENCH GIRLS= how Fr hans can soften the hearts “ see WERE, MAME! 1 WAS LYIN’ ANOUT BEIN’ IN FARIS, 1 WAS MULES away.” SF Actecan bachelors brains supplying proper dramatic material medium with its tremendous pub- There seem to be two plausible an- ys afraid of going above its head The other is that brains can’t be secured for scant and is one reason writers who would Confide ‘ast Is West,” by Messrs. Ship- Fay Bainter. Francisco's Chinese-American aspect utilized reasonably interesting drama, Nnoblock, with Frances Starr. inute study of a London Good staging nt—" Penny Wise," by Smith and Vyner, with Molly Pearson, Bijou.—" A Sleepless Nigh Larne and Blum. able bedroom farce. “The Woman Messrs. Shipman and Marcin interesting melodrama of Rroadhurst—" The Melting of Molly,” by Davies. Smith and others. Not tremendously laugh- Ingenious and ‘ime and divorce. Average gitl-and- Girl-and-music show o! Central. —- “ Somebody's Price and Bafunno. the usual type. Nonette’s fid- 461 Empire—" Dear Bratus.” by Sir J. M. Rarrie, with Mr, William Gillette. Fantastic study in character developr well played The patri- arch of the girl.and-music shows. rty-eighth Street.—"* The Ne Thompson, Amnesia. and by Mara- mother-love vene French.—Repertory of Frenc ported company. Educational jes of French stage art. ton.— Please Get Married,” by Messrs Cullen and Browne, Well played and laugh: able bedroom farce. Goiety.— Lightnin’.” by Messrs. Winchell Smith ar mk Bacon. Character comedy using as a hable background Reno and its divorce interests. Globe.—" The Honor of the Family with Otis Skinner. Notice later. Greenwich Village —" Hobohemia,” by Mr Sinclair Lewis. Having fun with New York's counterfeit Latin Quarter Harris.—" The Invisible Foe,” by Mr, Wal- ter Hackett. Spiritualism and sentiment min- gled in old-fashioned drama. plays by im nd interest Henry. Miller's, —“ Mis’ Nelly of N'Or- leans,” by Mr. Laurence Eyre, with Mrs Fiske. Excellent cast in. agreeable perform: ¢ of interesting comedy. Hippodrome.—" Everything.” Large stag- ing of ballet, spectacle an Jeville turns. Hudson. —" Friendly Ene by Messrs Shipman and Ho with Messrs. Mann nd Bernard. Th rican of German birth some of his problems during the recent war. Laughable, pathetic and well done Little, —" The Burgomaster of Relgium,” by Macterlinck. Notice later ‘aces East,” by Mr. A. ed drama of war in- L P. trigue. neh war orp Lyric, —* The Unknown Purple,” by Messrs. - . West and Moore. Absorbing crime melo- be willing to study film conditions, drama with a new motive. Mr. and with the ability to write good film Tea for Three.” b Very clever and well played plays, prefer other fields where royal- polite American comedy. ties are on a strict and honest accounting Morosco. Cappy Ricks.” by Mr. E. E. ues R ft Rose. The shipping business in San Fran: basis. cisco’ made amusing. The “revival” scttles the question of lt’ Light operas be Americas ingers. Fssre: mate » movies j _ Uneven presentation of the old favorites. future material for the movies in prac Pleshouic" Forever. Alter" by ble, cen tical and profitable fashion. There are Davis, with Alice Brady. Old-fashioned sen- les upon miles of forgotten fiescntal comedy vitalized with a bit of war film, and there are scores of movie Plymouth.—Tolstoy’s “* Redemption with “fans" born every ninute. Metcalfe. Mr. John Barrymore. Russian drama of de- generacy, well played. Princess. —“ Oh, My Dear.” by Messrs. Bolton, Wodehouse and Hirsch, — Girl-and- e e music show in diminutive but pleasing presen tation, € Punch and Judy—* The Rook of Job” and Dunsany’s “The Tents of the Arabs.” The latter an interesting fantastic bit of in existence the Orient, and the former a whole bunch of dling the distinguishing feature of diverting — woe. gitland-music show, Republic—" The Fortune Teller.” by Mr. Century Roof.— Midnight cabaret solace 1. G. Osmun, with Marjorie Rambeau. Drama for the sleepless, of mother-love, which starts well but peters Cohan and Harris. —“The Royal Vaga, out, bond.” Girland-music show with “pep” Setwyn.—" The Crowded Hour,” by Messrs. from start to finish. Selwyn and Pollock, with Jane Cowl. War Cohan’s.—" A Prince There Was,” by Mr. drama featuring the illicit love affairs of a George M, Cohan, with the author in the New York telephone girl, leading role, Diverting, light comedy of — Shubert.—'* Good Morning, Judge. present-day life in New York. musical comedy based on Pinero's Comedy.—" Toby's Bow,” by Mr. J. T. Magistrate.” Foote, Delightfully Southern light comedy. Thirty-ninth Street.—" Keep It to Your- Cort, —" The Retter 'Ole," by Messrs. self." “Adapted from the French by Mr. Bairnsfather and t. Trench life of the Mark Swan. Laughable, but very far from recent war successfully staged from the prudish bedroom farce. artist's comic s Vanderbilt. — “A Little Journey.” by Criterion. " by Mr. Rachel Crothers. Some _ possibilities of Austin Strong. Dramatic and amusing epi: sleeping-car travel in fairly interesting form. sodes in the ; ives of three New York bach- Winter Garden.—"* Monte Cristo, Jr." Gen- elo} . erous and gorgeous ration of girl-and-music inge. —“Up in Mabel's Room,” by — show for the t. b. m £ Messrs. Collison and Marbach. Farcical ——Ziegfeld's Frolic—Midnight cabaret diver. apotheosis of a bit of feminine lingerie. tisement for the ‘wideewake, comicbooks.com