Life — April 1, 1920 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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R. EDWARD VROOM deserves credit for freeing Edward Rostand’s “ Cyrano de Bergerac” to the uses of the American stage by dissolving the legal shackles fastened to it by the Chicago playwright who claimed that the author had plagiarized his ideas, Un- fortunately the same congratulations cannot be extended to Mr. Vroom’s impersonation of the hero and the per- formance of the play under his aus- pices. The essentially poetic quality of the text was largely lost in delivery, and the joyous braggadocio became very mechanical. In fact it became al- most laughable in moments where it was supposed to reach the level of travedy, due in a measure to the performance being a née tryout, But it remains that Mr. Vroom has re- stored “ Cyrano" to the American stage. Metcalfe. Confidential GUIDE ac 9 to the time it takes to print readers should the daily newspapers the continuance of the attrace theatres mentioned, ‘ast Ts West.” Well acted play of Chinese-Ameri- ance with San Francisco for its scene. 0. —" The Son-Danghter.” Chinese plottings making wellstaged melodrama of New York's Chinatown. 7 “The Unseen Hand,” by Mr, Crane Wilbur, Notice The Purple Mask.” with Mr, Leo Ditrichstein, ing costume melodrama of the period when Napoleon was 1. roadhurst. — istic touch ai ent ».—" The Little Whopper.” Cheery a boarding-school for its excuse, cutury.—* Aphrodite.” Last week of the spectacular stage- ring of the luxury and wickedness of ancient Alexandria. al—" As You Were.” with Mr. Sam Rernard and ¢ Bordoni, Ordinary girl-and-music show. rohan.—" The Hottentot,” with Mr, William Collier, Light aughable farcical comedy. “ Smilin’ Through.” with Jane Cowl, The ling popularity to play of romance and girl.and-music play Cohan and Harris.—" The Acquittal.” of crime and mystery, well played. Comedy.— MypLady Friends,” with Clifton Crawford, Well acted farcical comedy. full of laughs. Cort.—" Abraham Lincoln.” A lesson in American bi interesting, poetic and inspir Criteric The Letter of the Law,” with Mr, Li more. Dramatic, interesting and very well acted Absorbing melodrama Ys nel Barry- 8 I Empire, jassée,” with Ethel Barrymore. Well played Anglo-American society drama. Eltinge —" Breakfast in Bed,” starring Florence Moore. The star's fun the principal attraction in adapted French farce. Forty-eighth Street—" The Storm.” Melodrama of the Ca- adian Northwest, notable ma‘nly for an elaborate forest-tire th Street—" Look Who's Here,” with Mr. Cecil Lean and Cleo Ma; id. Girland-music show, made amusing by the ability of its stars. Fylton.—* Mamma’s Affair.” Excellently played and di- verting comedy satire of the woman hypochondriai Gaiety. —* Lightnin’.”| Well acted and laughable character comedy based on the divorce colony in Reno Gartick.—** Jane 2 ge.” Minor tragedy of Ex imirably portray Apple Blossoms.” Charmingly presented girl-and- music show with real music, Greentcich Village—" Sophie.” with Emily Stevens. French costum edy which jus. stops short of being very clever Harris.—"* Wedding Bells.” Very well played and highly amusing American light comedy. Henry Miller's—* The Famous Mrs. Fair,” with Blanche Bates and Mr. Henry Miller, The woman in p lightfully satirized. lish middle- ch ” Ballet, spectacle and vaude- Hippodrome.—" Happy Days. ville acts, all on a large sca Hudson. —“ Clarence.’ Semi-rural American youth amus- ingly pictured. Knickerbocker.—" Shav The comedy and human side of Cape Cod life turned into amusing and clean stage reproduc: tion, Liberty." The Night Boat," with Ada Lewis and Mr. FE. Hazzard, More than usually { ad entertainin and-music show, ohn irle Little.—" Beyond the Horizon.” Well done but gloomy argument against farm life in America. Longacre.—" Adam and Eva." Comedy prescription tor a family suffering from extravagance. with Ina Claire. Careful girl life in New York. Lycenm.— id Digs and amusing stage study of ¢ Lyric.—" His Honor, Abe Potash” with*Mr, Barney Ber- nard. The senior member of Pota d Perlmutter takes an interesting and amusing trip into politics, Marine Eltiott's.— What's in a Name?" Jorosco.—"* Sacred and Profane Love" with EF Sex drama, interesting and prov for the star and Mr. José Ruben. ly able girland-music show. Park.—Popular light operas in agreeable revival. Wonderful Thing * wi Jeanne Eagies portraying the heroine of a cc later. e Ferguson. ng good acting opportunities 1." Pleasant but not remark: NEW PROVERBS IT’S A WISE WIFE WHO SELECTS HER IUSBAND’S STENOGRAPHER monplace English domestic play. Plymouth, —“ Richard WT" with Mr. J worth while production pretation. Princess, —“ Mrs, Jimmie Thompson” with Elsie Adler, Notice later. and Judy.—" Musk.” Far from impres- tation of serious domestic dra The Sign on the Door.” ma, ‘al romance Pleasant mu the A, E. F. in France. The Blue Flame,” with Theda Rara. Shubert —' See above. Thirty-ninth Street, —" Scandal.” comedy, well done, Vanderbilt—* Irene.” Unusually original and well presented girl-and-music show Winter Garden.—" The Passing Show of 1919." The t. b. m. provided with a liberal ration of girl and-musie sustenance, elaborately garnished with scenery and costumes. iegfeld Midnight Frotic.—Cabaret digestive for dinner and after the theatre, Smart sex comicbooks.com