Life, 1921-03-10 · page 21 of 36
Life — March 10, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a theatre review page from Life magazine, featuring a single illustration of **Mrs. Fiske** in the play "Wake Up, Jonathan." The cartoon shows a stylized portrait of an older woman's face with exaggerated features—large eyes, prominent nose—rendered in a simple line-drawing style typical of 1920s caricature. The page itself is primarily text: a comprehensive listing of Broadway shows with brief critical assessments. The reviews are generally satirical in tone, with pointed jabs at inferior productions (calling one "as low as you can go with police protection") and gentle jibes at established stars like Mrs. Fiske, who the review suggests is merely "marking time until someone writes her a real comedy." The cartoonish portrait serves as visual commentary on the actress herself, embodying Life magazine's satirical approach to theatre criticism.
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Anglin’s emotional acting making me ble a rather conventional triangle ck.—" Mr. Pim Passes By.” To be ed later raine Elliote’s— nish Love.” Corus- courtship, done in reds and yellows. sco— The Bat.” stery show of nerve- effectiveness. Romance.” Doris Keane in a revival of her perennial success. Pr Peror dramati O'Ne trayed by Charles Gilpin. Thirty-ninth St-—* Sam- Delilah. Ben- in a remarkable char- of a poet d by his wife's fulness. s Square-—" The The country girl came to New York Yt ke good, changing J at the last min- ed_making money in- Florence Reed does iat she ean with the old- c ry. Comedy and Things Like That or. — “ Cornered.” Kennedy as. the cuse for a crook je a of honorable ns. The excuse is however. C e M. Cohan.— me: avern.” Something © never seen done and may never see 1 drama kidding itself to death. George M. Coban's is the glorious responsibil Comedy.—" The Bad Man." Holbrook Blinn as a Mexican bandit dispensing justice along the border with charming manner and quick aim. Cort—* Peg o’ My Heart.” Laurette Tay- lor in a successful revival of the not-so-very- old favorite. Eltinge—" Ladies’ Night.” Just about as low as you can go with police protection. Incidentally, the dean of all dramas now running in New York. Forty-Eighth St—"The Broken Wing.” A popular mixture of amnesia and aviation, with secret-service agents and Mexican politics. Fulton.—* Enter Madame.” Home-life in the household of a prima-donna. light comedy skillfully acted Gaiety.—" Lightni: Frank Bacon in his three-year-old success. Sam. H. Harris——“ Welcome, Stranger.” A New England town tries to get the better of a Jewish merchant. Interesting, if not particularly high class. Charming Henry Miller—* Wake Up, Jonathan.” Mrs. Fiske marking time until someone “writes her a real comedy. Hudson—* The Meanest| Man in the World.” Snappy business dialogue put. to- gether in-an amusing comedy of familiar mould. Klaw.— Nice People.” To be reviewed next week. Little.—* The First Year.” Frank Craven in a hilarious little thing of his own, show- MRS. FISKE IN “WAKE UP, JONATHAN,” ing an exceedingly cross-section of the aver- age American home. Longacre.—" The Champion.” The re- turn of an American pugilist to his native town in England, giving opportunity for all the old comedy ‘stuff which never fails to please. Lyceum—" The Gold Digger: Ina Claire in a comedy of chorus-girl life, now in its second season. Nora Bayes—* Three Live Ghosts.” An amusing play of post-war complications which has survived the taboo on war stuff and is doing nicely. Playhouse-—" The New Morality.” Grace George in a series of special matinees pre- senting a fragile comedy of English society, a bit wordy, but for the most part delightful Plymouth —" Little Old New York.” Man- hattan in 1810, including a lot of now fa- mous names and Miss Genevieve * Tobin. Technically known as “ charming. Punch and Judy.—"Rollo's Wild Oat “OA Clare delightfully unsubstantial play by Kummer, delightfully played by Roland Young. Republic—* Dear Me.” Cheero! Selwyn.— The Prince and the Pauper.” Last week of William Faversham in the picturesque production of the Mark Twain story. Eye and Ear Entertainment Ambassador—" The Rose Girl.” kova dances in it, but don’t get hopes up. Casino, — “ Blue-Eyes.” Reviewed in this issue. Central—“ Afgar. A gorgeous presentation of Poiret gowns, Alice De- lysia, and some very bad American jokes. Century Roof.—" The Midnight Rounders.” Nothing to lose any sleep over. Globe.—“Tip-Top.” Fred Stone and a com- pany of excellent enter- ers, almost worth the ¢ you have to pay to fear them, which is no faint praise. Hippodrome. — “ Good Times.” Nothing short of stupendous. Knickerbocker, — “Mary.” A lot of tuneful music at high tempo. erty.— Lady Billy.” Mitzi and the rest of the show. Fine if you like Mitzi. New Amsterdam. “Sally.” Dancing for Marilynn Miller, falling for Leon Errol, and music for everybody. Very sat- isfactory, very. Shubert— Her Family Tree.” Nora Bayes in an elaborate production for Nora Bayes fans. Vanderbilt. — “Irene.” The record-breaking mu- sical comedy of all sea- sons Winter Garden —" The Passing Show of 1921.” A beautiful baDet, with lots and lots of Willie powers and Marie Dress- er. Lopo- your comicbooks.com