Life, 1921-09-29 · page 21 of 34
Life — September 29, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a theater review page from *Life* magazine (September 29, likely 1921, based on the shows listed). The left column contains brief reviews of Broadway productions organized by genre—serious dramas, comedies, and musical entertainments. The large illustration depicts a street scene, likely meant as humorous commentary on urban life or theater-going culture. The caption reads: "If Stradivarius, the famous violin maker, had been as popular as Henry Ford"—a joke comparing a master craftsman to the mass-production industrialist. The sketch shows a crowded, chaotic street with numerous figures and activities, suggesting what excessive popularity might look like. This is primarily **informational content** (theater listings) rather than political satire. The humor is social commentary about American consumer culture and celebrity, contrasting fine artisanal craftsmanship with mass-market popularity. No specific political figures or events are referenced.
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September 29 Owing to the time-it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily news- papers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. More or Less Serious Back Pay. Eltinge—A Fannie Hurst short story which got stage-struck. The Bat. Morosco.—Showing how popular the right kind of crime may be jade. "Blood and Sand. Empire—To be re- viewed later. The Blue Lagoon.—Reviewed'in this issue. Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting. Plymouth, —A splendidly uncompromising tragedy of with Marjorie Rambeau doing the finest work of her career. The Detour, Bijou.—Rural drama with a hair-cut, ending up by being one of the most modern and most important plays of the season. The Easiest Way. Lyceum.—Still one of the best American plays ever written, especially as done by Frances Starr and Jos Kilgour. “The Elton Case. viewed in this issue. The Green Goddess. Booth.—Some old melodramatic tricks made new by a Himalayan setting and the deft villainy of George Arliss. The Hero. Belmont—A far from un- usual handling of a most laudably unusual idea. Launcelot and Elaine. Greenwich Vil- lage-—Tennyson inoffensively dramatized. Liliom, Fulton—Like nothing you have ever seen before on the stage or may,see again——a_fantasy of realism. The Silver Fox. Maxine Elliott's — William Faversham in a smooth play of drawing-room infidelity. Sonya. Forty-Eighth St—Otto Kruger looks dandy in his prince’s uniform. Swords. National. — Medieval blood- letting in blank verse and gorgeous sur- roundings. Tarzan of the Apes. Broadhurst—Re- viewed in this issue. Comedy and Things Like That Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife. Ritz—To be reviewed next_week. _ The Circle. Selwyn—Reviewed in this issue. Dulcy. Frasce.—A delightful satire on our nutional conversation, advertising and moviix-pictures, enhanced by the comedy of Lynn_Fontanne. The First Year. Little—A brilliant epic of the commonplace, written around your own home-life. Getting Gertie’s Garter. Republic— Not so naughty as it sounds, for saying which we shall probably be sued for libel Ly the authors. Honors Are Even. Times Square — Incredible hokum mixed with occasional tt comedy from Lola Fisher and n Courtenay. _Just Married. Nora Bayes.—Regula- tion sheet-and-pillowcase farce, raised above the ordinary by Lynne Overman. _ March Hares. Punch and Judy.—De- lightfully crazy affairs of a houseful of temperamentalists. Playhouse.—Re- The Man in the Making. Hudson— To be reviewed later. Nice People. Klaw.—An entertaining play with a moral about our young folks and their carryings-on. The Night Cap. Thirty-Ninth St.— Murder-mystery with a laugh in it. Only 38. Cort——Reviewed in this issue. Six-Cylinder Love. Sam H. Harris — Hitting on all six, with Ernest Truex and June Walker in the driver's seat. Two Blocks Away. George M. Co- han’s.—Reviewed in this issue. The White-Headed Boy. Henry Mil- ler’s—To be reviewed next week. Eye and Ear Entertainment Get Together. Hippodrome—To be reviewed next week. The Last Waltz. Century—Straus music excellently sung by Eleanor Painter and amusing clown-work by Bar- ton, who must not always a_ clown. Greenwich Village Follies. Shubert— To be reviewed next week. The Merry Widow. Knickerbocker. —tThe old favorite fallen into bad com- pany. The score is the same, however. Put and Take. Town Hall—To be re- viewed next week. Sally. New Amsterdam.—An all-around good show, with Marilynn Miller and Leon Errol, in case you hadn't heard about it already. Shuffle Along. Sirty-Third St. electric performance ‘by i of colored singers and dancer: Tangerine. Casino.—Julia Sanderson grouching along as usual through a musical comedy of more than average originality. . comicbooks.com