Life, 1922-01-12 · page 21 of 34
Life — January 12, 1922 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **theater review and entertainment guide** rather than a political cartoon page. It's a listing of Broadway shows currently running, with brief critical assessments organized by category: "More or Less Serious," "Comedy and Things Like That," and "Eye and Ear Entertainment." The single **cartoon illustration** at bottom shows five men in business suits visiting what appears to be an office or home, with the caption "INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY: No. 19. A few old classmates drop in on Mr. Newbro." The satire is gentle corporate humor: it depicts businessmen as "generals of industry" and suggests that successful executives receive social visits from old acquaintances—likely implying either networking or old friends seeking advantage from the wealthy man's success. The cartoon mocks the pretentiousness of treating businessmen with military-style gravitas. The page primarily serves as a practical entertainment guide for 1920s theatergoers, listing shows starring notable performers like Al Jolson and Lionel Barrymore.
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i] More or Less Serious Anna Christie (Vanderbilt)—A —_ Eugene ONeill play of the sea given added im- portance by the acting of Pauline Lord. Th. Bat (Morosco)—Fortunately, there seems to be no end to the criminal capacity of the hero of this melodrama, A Bill of Divorcement (Times Square)—A problem play of considerable power, effectively done Bulldog Drummond (Knickerbocker)—To be reviewed next week. Tie Claw (Broadhurst)—Lionel Barrymore in « much quieter mood lending force to a French play of moral disintegration. Danger (Thirty-Ninth St.)—Reviewed in this issue Tl. Dream Maker (Empire)—A thriller for William Gillette’s personal use. T Idle Inn (Plymouth)—Ben-Ami_ in a rath rambling peasant play which doesn’t give him much chance to distinguish himself. Tie Squaw Man (Astor)—To be reviewed next week. iby (National) To be reviewed next week. The Varying Shore (Hudson)—Elsie Fer- guson in a life of very refined shame. T White Peacock (Comedy)—To be re- viewed next week. Comedy and Things Like That {lias Jimmy Valentine (Gaiety)—Otto Kru- ger as the cracksman who fortunately came bac Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (Ritz)—-Ina Claire in a solution of the bed shortage. Cuptain Applejack (Cort)—To be reviewed next week. The Circle (Fulton)—John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter in a play ‘that you will like if you don’t like Rachel Crothers. The Demi-Virgin (Eltinge)—The jury has decided that this show is not obscene, which is certainly a dirty crack at the author. The Dover Road (Bijou)—Reviewed in: this Duley. (Frazee)—Lynn Fontanne as the de- lightful lady nit-wit who tries to help her hus- band, he First Year (Little)—This play could run forever and keep on amusing people. It looks now as if it might, rhe Grand Duke (Lyceum)—Lionel Atwill delivering bon mots which have, with con- rable difficulty, been translated from the ich. . he Intimate Strangers (Henry Miller)—An amusingly unimportant thing by Booth Tark- inion, with Billie Burke as the star. «st Married (Nora Bayes)—Stateroom farce w the customary honeymoon jokes made unvsually funny at times. iki (Belasco)—Lenore Ulric giving one of the outstanding performances of the season in a -ketch of Parisian theatre-life. awful Larceny (Republic)—To be reviewed nest week. he Married Woman (Princess)—Reviewed in this issue. The Mountain Man (Maxine Elliott’s)—For th: first hour as nice a little play as you would care to see. Vature’s Nobleman (Forty-Eighth St.)— iness can’t be very poor in a season which supports this opus. 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. Six-Cylinder Love (Sam H. Harris)—A highly entertaining fight between Ernest Truex, June Irene Franklin down. Walker and an automobile. Good Morning, Dearie (Globe)—Very good, Thank You (Longacre)—More pay for if you can get in, preachérs is the aim of this play but, in spite of having an aim, it is a good show. Eye and Ear Entertainment best revue in town, Bombo (Jolson’s Fifty-Ninth St.)—Al Jolson The O'Brien Girl (Liberty)—Dainty and overcoming the handicap of a great big show. _ tuneful. Blossom Time (Amba’ bert’s melodies adapted ador)—Franz Schu- made into a charming score. funnier than before. _,_ The Chocolate Soldier (Century)—You either Sally (New Amsterdam)—Leon like it or you don’t. You ought to know by Marilynn Miller are in i now. Tangerine _(Casino)—S Get Together (Hippodrome)—A big show for Sanderson, with music. a small price. INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 19, P . The Wild Cat (Park)—Sp: Greenwich Village Follies (Shubert)—A beau- ing with local color and singing. tiful spectacle with some comedy ranging from The Music Box (Music Box)—William Col- lier, Sam Bernard and a whole excellent headliners in the most expensive but lot of other The Perfect Fool (George M. Cohan’s)—Ed without offense and Wynn in a dozen different Hadn't you heard? ish opera reek- each time Errol and of Julia A few old classmates drop in on Mr. Newbro comicbooks.com