Life — May 12, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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Moy! a More or Less Serious The Bat. Morosco.—A startling evening of excellent crime. Clair de Lune. Empire—Ethel and John Barrymore in something just a little queer. But since they are in it, you don't mind so much. Debvrau. Belasco—It rhym only trouble with it. The Emperor Jones. —Princess—The chase of a fear-crazed fugitive through a ade terribly effective by Charles that’s the The Green Goddess. Booth.—Old-fash. ioned melodrama redecorated and refined by Gr Arliss until it is as thrilling as In the Night Watch, fe in the French navy, ending with the f the ship in full view of the audi- Unfortunately, several of the cast re rescued for another act. Garrick.—One of those simple dramas which, when acted as well show up most ys as shoddy. As thing as has been his season Lula Bett. Bel- Introducing people s they really are, whether uv like it oF not Nemesis. Hudson, —A leisurely melodrama, well done, showing that you can't always go by thumb- prints Romance. Playhouse— Holder, with Doris Keane, of the international ree- ord. The Sacrifice. Green- wich Village—To be re- sewed next week. Spar ish Love. Maxine Eliot's. — Proving that they feel the same way 1 in Spain, only harder Smooth as Silk. Frazee. Taylor Holmes in a con- ventional crook play which is surprisingly interesting. The Trial of Joan of | Arc. Shiurbert—A_ chron- icle from history brought to life by Margaret Anglin. The Tyranny of Love. Cort—\~ good cast. in- volved a_ conventional French family trouble. Comedy and Things Like That The Bad Man, Ritz — Holbrook Blinn and the Mexico border shifted from the theatre where they e been located { summer in one sson's biggest suc- cesses The Broken Wing. Forts-Fighth St.— Melo- drama of the air-service made up of conventional material in new positions, 3s CONFIDENTIAL GUIDE Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. The Champion. Longacre-—Nothing which is known to be a laugh-getter has been omitted from this heavy-handed comedy. Grant Mitchell makes up for a great deal, however, Dear Me. Republic—You think it’s a musical comedy because Grace LaRue is in it, but it isn’t. It's a play with a moral. Enter Madame. Fulton.—Gilda Varesi continues triumphantly in her excellent por trayal of the emotional prima donna. The First Year. Little—The only people who could not appreciate this highly amusing comedy of home life are those who have never had any families. The Ghost Between. Thirty-Ninth S Arthur Byron and a good idea fighting an up-hill fight against the author. The Gold Diggers. Lyceum—tIna Claire in ihe runner-up for the long-distance record. Just Married, Comedy.—Reviewed in this issue. MARGARET ANGLIN IN “THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC.” Ladies’ Night. Eltinge—Low tide in the American theatre. Lightnin’, Gaiety—Trying out in New York preparatory to its Chicago run, Little Old New York. Plymouth—As neat a little play as you would care to see, all about the time when New Yorkers were polite Mr. Pim Passes By. Henry Miller—A. A. Milne’s pleasant English comedy made even more pleasant by an excellent cast. Nice People. Klatw.—Interesting exposi- tion of the sins of the third and fourth gen- eration being visited on their fathers, Rollo’s Wild Oat. Punch and Judy.—A delicate cloud formation on which Roland Young rides lightly. Three Live Ghosts. Nora Bayes —The last vestige of the war in the theatre, here still because it is amusing Toto. Bijou—Leo in a French translation which was hardly worth the bother of getting out the dictionary for Welcome Stranger. Sem H. Harris.—An interesting rustic drama with a race-prejudice theme. Eye and Ear Entertain- ment Century Midnight Rounders. Century Roof. —It makes it pretty late before you get to bed. And for what? Irene. Vanderbilt—No relief in sight for life- members of the cast Lady Billy. Liberty— nging, dancing, yodeling and cutting up by Mitzi. Love Birds. Apollo.— Rooney and Bent in what should be vaudeville. June Love. Knic —Reviewed in this Passing Show of 1921. where in it you ought to get a laugh, and surely an eyeful of splendid ballet Princess Virtue. Central. —To be reviewed next week. The Right Girl. Times Squore—Maybe the addi- tion of Charles Purcell has helped it somewhat, but not if it is the Charles Purcell we know. The Rose Girl. Ambas- sador.—Pay attention to nothing but the chorus and you'll like the show. Sally. New Amsterdam. —Marilynn Miller and Leon Errol, together with good music, put this at the top. Tip-Top. Globe. — Less spectacular now that Fred Stone is out, but just as melodious, Two Little Girls in Blue. George M. Cohan. —To be reviewed next week, comicbooks.com