Life — February 26, 1920 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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LSMEVIST me. We have plenty of dramat | in our history, but none of plane. It is not our dramatists that Ameri storical plays have had little ap r public, Under the severely cratic conditions of America in the the picturesque is lacking to the entirely ure, and the romance has aways been very prosaic lines. Even the Eng © in modern t My with her story, due somewhat perhaps to trifling with es has not dealt modern rulers or taney about royalty reditary rank. Carsten Lore IN THE MAKING It has taken m a foreign observer tanding a character as Lincoln into the- atrical perspective. Le hope that Mr. Drinkwater has only started on the task American ¢ than fifty years and to fit even us f bringing the true significance of American knowl And perlaps fifty years from now there will be another Drinkwater to bring history to edge. the mo we are making to-day, out the dramatic possibilities « history inchuling the theatrical value of a Presi dent who found the presidency too nar- row mentous for his world-wide ambitions Metcalfe. CONFIDENTIAL | GUIDE tttor—™ East Is West.” by, Messrs. Ship- no and Hymer. with Fay Bainter, The at ere of China transferred to San Fran » to surn a well play asco,—" The Son-Daughter,” by Messrs. rough and Belasco, ore UL New York's Chinatown made pictur as the scene of a melodrama of Chinese al plots. jou. —“ His Honor s. Glass and Goodman, with Mr, Barney Bernard the title role. Another amusing chronicle of the career of the firm of Potash Perlmutter th.—“ The Purple Mask son Larg, with Mr. Leo Costume melodrama, diverting Abe Potash." by by Mr. Ditrichstein, and well u Broadhurst. ALL. Martin, istic tinge tal play Casino.—* The Little Whopper,” by Messrs. Hiarbach and Friml, The pretty-girl possi- sites of a boarding school in tuneful set- Smilin? Through.” with Jane Cowl. given to a romantic and senti Alexandria yptian days with its wickedness and luxury in spectacular reproduction Cent e.—" Midnight Whirl.” caharet consolation of the sleep-haters, Central, As You W ” with Mr. Sa: Rernard and Trene Bo: Girland-mus how of average type. One Night in Manners, with Hortley teresting play with inter The Mr. In. Rome,” by srette Taylo Rita We and very Comedy.— Nvitray and . mystifying “My Lady I be Mandel, with Mr, Clifton Craw ford. Farcical and laughable light comedy. Cort. Abraham Lincoln.” hy Mr. John Drinkwater. A more and absorb- ing poetical drama of American inspiration. Criterion.—" The Letter of the Law.” by Rrieux, with Mr, Lionel Barrymore. Notice later. Matinees, “ Reyond Mr. Eugene O'Neill. of rural the Horizon,” by Neill. Well written tragedy life with ‘unusually good acting. 367 Fmpire.— Déclassée.” by Zoe Akins, with Ethel Rarrymore. Highly interesting phases of Anglo-American society life well intere — “Breakfast in h Florence Moore. centric c larly good farce. Forty-eighth Street—* The Storm,” by Mr, angdon McCormick. A forest-fire scene the liant thing in a melodrama of the west. Forty-fourth Stre Fxpensively staged music show Futton.—" Mamma's A Butler. "Delightfully imaginary feminine Gaiety.— Lightnin’,” by Messrs, Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon, A year and a half old, but still going strong. Well acted divorce comedy with Reno for its scene. Garrick —" Jane Clegg.” by Mr Ervine, ice later Globe. : ” Kre A vigorous and medienne in a not par “ Frivolities of 1920." but brainless girl-and- ir,” by Rachel B. played’ comedy of an valid. Joho hy Messrs, ler, Jacobi a ¢ Ra Good music production of an excellent girl nd-music show Tells," hy acted ard Mr langhable Ming Salis Very well Miller's, — Mr. James Forbes, and Mr. flenry Miller in highly diverting satirical com Hippodrome.—" Nappy Days hallet and vaudeville features by _ Hudson ington. The Famous Mrs. Rlanche cast Spectacle, the whole: Clarence." by Mr. Amusing vistas of y parts of America, Liberty.—" The Night and Kern, with Ada Lewis an Hazzard. A thoroughly. jolly show Little. Rooth Tark- hful life in Roat.” by C: Mr. girl-and-music “He and She.” by Rachel Croth- Longacre. ” by of the most am travagant family ceum.—" The y Hopwood ed comedy rusgirl life in New George Washington.” by ye, with Mr, Walter Ham Notice later, Marin, Bird,” by Messr explanation to deal with an ex Gold "by Mr. i a Well pro. ie aspects of Mr den. Mr. Mr, John Drew in “ The Rupert Hughes. Notice Mr. Arnold Notice later Nora Rayes.—“ My Golden Gi Messrs, He and Kummer startling girl-and-music show Park.—Repertory able sentation. s¢.—" The Ruined Lady," by Fran ordstrom, with Grace George. Divert the star in a pictur * Sacred and Rennett. Profane Love, with Elsie Far of light operas in agree. esque réle. ymouth.—" Richard ITT" with Mr, more tice later, cpublic.—"* The Sign Mr. Channing Pollock drama, very myst Seteyn, —* Rude and Hil the A. F. F. cal numbers. Messrs. K Jobn on the Door.” Sex and cri ious and interesting by Messrs. Hobart Amnsing romance of life in in France lightened with musi- hy — “The Magic Melody.” hy mmer and Ro rg. Musical play, interest and well done. Thirty-ninth Street. —" Scandal” by Mr. Cosmo Hamilton. Well presented and witty sex comedy, Mat and Friday, of Mase- field's ice later. Vanderbilt. —“ Irene. by Messrs. Mont- gomery and Tierney, with Edith Day. Girl. and-music show of the better type, very well performed. ter Garden. —“ The Passing Show of More solace for the hard lot of the m. in the form of a generously staged ‘and-music show, comicbooks.com