Life — October 28, 1920 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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s is the only thing worth while in the mirid,” he must inwardly wish that he qld keep his tongue in his cheek and rad his lines at the same time. The most suspicious feature of the shole performance, however, is the bur- esque effect of the beards worn by some of the more mature members of the cast. They must have been stuck on in a spirit of fun. You can't fool me. *VISSING TIME dy, in which Edith Taliaferro and William Norris are featured, both very nice people. The music is by Ivan Caryll, who has written some very charming things. Here is some of the comedy: “Iam going to the Canary Islands.” “Well, you must be a bird!” “Why don’t you go to Patagonia?” “Where's that?” . “That's where the patties come from.” “You are a magnet, and I am the nail.” “Well, I wish that someone would hit the nail on the hea At any rate, it is good, clean fun. is a musical come- AAA AA Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily news- popers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. Astor, —“ The Unwritten Chapter.” viewed in this issue. Belasco.—" One.” The psychic adventures of Siamese soul-twins, with Frances Starr playing two parts, assisted by a migratory soul of tremendous agility. Belmont—" Little Miss Charity.” Musi- cal comedy to which you wouldn't be ashamed to take your sister—that is, assum- ing that your sister was modestly dressed herself. Bijow.—" The Skin Game.” Notice later. Booth, —“ Happy-Go-Lucky." A conven- tional farce-comedy enlivened by real cock- rey and a monumental bit of character-act- ing by O. P. Heggie. Broadhurst.—“ The Guest of Honor.” Sentimental comedy written for William Hodge by William Hodge and appealing to William Hodge fans. Re- Casino.—“ Honeydew.” E: music well sung and a mediocre acted, Central. Lulu.” Notice later. Century.—" Mecca.” A tremendous spec- tace involving more spangles, bare feet and overhead charges than you ever saw before in your life. Century Roof—Elaborate revues at $:30 and 11:30 ¥, Mt. (both different), dancing by inerid Solfeng and by the patrons (also dif- ferent), “LIFE. “THE OUTRAGEOUS MRS. PALM- ER" flushed with from the realm of the famous Castle Square Stock Company of Boston, But it comes bearing the mark of the stock. One is constantly wondering what next week's offering will be. It tells the story of a temperamental actress who has stamped and raved her way through almost three acts when the news comes that her son has been killed in France. In the last act comes success she is no longer outrageous, and the play loses its chief claim to charm, All the possibilities for another “ Enter Madame” are there, but another “ Enter Madame” does not emer; repeated into the exemplified by such a trivial point the meticulous English lord’s ordering “ po- tatoes au gratong.” Mary Young is ways acting the part of Mrs. Palmer, and although at times she acts it charmingly, it is always acting. “The Outrageous Mrs. Palmer” is de- cidedly above the average. But Heaven knows that is faint enough prais Robert C. Benchley. There are lapses second-rate, = ae George M. Cohan’s:—" The. Tavern.” The old school of romantic drama gone mad in an epoch-making burlesque. ‘Too good to be true. Cohan and Harris, — Welcome, "Jewish propaganda disguised in a rmer’s beard and linen duster. Interest ing in spite of its inexpensive theatricality, thanks to excellent acting by George Sidney. Comedy—" The Bad Man.” The Mexican border enlivened by the charming presence of a sharp-shooting bandit, delightfully por- trayed by Holbrook Blinn. _ Cort—" Jim Jam Jems.” Jazzical comedy just graduated from vaudeville. Eltinge-—" Ladies’ Night." Three men in the wrong department of a Turkish bath. It couldn't have been done in worse taste, and couldn't be doing better business. Empire-—* Call the Doctor.” A_ typical Belasco cast wasted on a typical high-school dramatic club comedy. For ighth Street.—“ Opportunity.” Out- lasting all the other Wall Street dramas be- cause people shout louder in it and tele- phones ring oftener Fra: “The Woman in Bronze.” garet Anglin’s superb emotional actin ing noteworthy a conventional dran fernal triangle. Fulton—* Enter Madame.” Light comedy skilfully written and skilfully acted. Gaiety— Lightnin’. So far beyond the record that the statisticians have lost count comedy of what looks like universal and perpetual appeal. Mar- mak- a of the Garrick.—" The T dy translated int arther Americanized by the f the Theatre sing in spots, but a bit too ” to be entirely interesting “Tip-Top.” Fred Stone in good an all-around musical entertainment a you could ask to sec. G “illage. nree Live Gh Amusing comedy, in spite of the fact t deals with the somewhat threadbare theme of returning soldiers who had been reported dead. Hippodrome. ood it to the to you, Hudson.—" The Meanest Man on Earth.” Reviewed in this issue. Knickerbocker. —" Mary.” Notice later. Liberty. —“ The Night B Musical comedy of evidently unlimited tenacity. Little—" The First comedy, * Caught a musical comedy sorrow— ™ Preasiy Times.” You children, and the children owe Year.” tter- Patter. in the Rain,” into “A sorrow’s crown of made Lyceum in a hig life. Lyric. this issue. Maxine Elliott's.—" Spanish Love.” what you could expe th hot-bloc races: extra-heavy hate, revenge-lust passion. Morosco.—" T has been The Gold Diggers.” 1 ly successful comedy of “Kissing Time.” Reviewed Bat.” No nicer itted in town this ye @ Amsterdam.— Hitchy-Koo Park.—“ Bab,” Playhouse. — Brady Notice later. Anna Ascends.” Alice showing how much better she i 1 better play. This is a comedy, if must kno Plymouth tume play, int 1810 and’ the Sweet, but Little Old New York.” oducing f charmin; Cos. ous characters of Genevieve Tobin Princess. —" Blue onnet.”” Truex in an appealing part redeeming an otherwise unimportant play about the Mexican border. No shooting. Punch and Judy.—* Drawing-room every minute— Because of Helen.” with cpizrams hot d good every half-hour. Republic.— The Lady of the Lamp.” An elaborate and well-acted presentation of what happens to those who are so fortunate as to smoke opium Selwyn, —" Tickle Me. and, as if that were not enough (as ‘good as there is in town) compan Shubert, —" The Greenwich lies.” Remarkably fine taste | in the presentation of this be with the exception of the coi in remarkably bad taste. Street “The Outr. Reviewed in this issue. nedy Frank Tinney od music 1a good Village Fol s been s stiful re edy, whi Thirty-ninth Mrs, Palmer.’ Times Square—* Th Florence Reed doing as well as co be expected in a stereotyped play of sin and repentance, type 486, Class 1 Trene.” sessing a record-breakin; pentier among mu Winter Garden, —“ Broadway Brevities.” Bert Williams and Eddie Cantor without much to work with, Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic—Art Hickman s orchestra and a running entertainment while you eat, Dainty, yet pos wallop. | The Car ical comedies. comicbooks.com