Life, 1922-03-30 · page 21 of 34
Life — March 30, 1922 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page is a theater review section from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. It's a "Confidential Guide" listing Broadway shows currently running, with brief critical assessments. The only illustration depicts an informal social gathering—the caption identifies it as "No. 30. Mr. Walter Baker's faithful maidservant invites a few personal friends to an informal kokolatch." This appears to be part of a series called "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry," using domestic scenes humorously. The reviews themselves are standard theater criticism: Shaw's plays, comedies, musicals, and dramas are assessed for entertainment value. References like "Doris Keane," "Al Jolson," and "Lenore Ulric" name popular theatrical performers of the 1920s era. The tone is satirical throughout—reviews use ironic praise ("can hardly fail to amuse," "well-suited in spite of itself") to gently mock both productions and audiences. No specific political content is evident; this is entertainment journalism.
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us. ter- ling ing our More or Less Serious Back to Methuselah. Garrick. ond week ' three-week endurance contest between Georg) Bernard Shaw and the Theatre Guild. ¢ third. | started, Bat. Morosco.—Forty guesses on the murder, all wrong until the final curtain. Bulldog Drummond. Knickerbocker.—A grand show, with villains to hiss and shots in the dark, ¢ Cat and the Canary. National.—Guaran- make the hair on a toupee stand on end. First Fifty Years. next week. Hairy Ape. Princess.—To be re- Provincetown.—Reviewed in He Who Gets Slapped. Fulton.—A tragic tale of the circus beautifully told. The Hindu. Comedy.—To be reviewed next Lawful Larceny. Republic.—Interesting and well sted in spite of itself. Montmartre. Belmont.—Something from the The National Anthem. Henry Miller's. — 1 rette Taylor in a four-act preachment on jazz and The Nest. Forty-Eighth St—Among the few really fine things in town. The Pigeon. Frazec.—Soothing. Your Woman and Mine. Klaw.—One of thos Comedy and Things Like That Captain Applejack. Cort.—Wallace Eddinger and Mary Nash in burlesque romance which can hardly fail to amuse. The Czarina, Empire.—Delightful _ scenes the not-too private life of Catherine of with Doris Keane in the title réle. Demi-Virgin. Eltinge-—Small-town dirt great metropolis. Dover Road. Bijou.—Charles Cherry » excellent cast in a comedy worth seeing. First Year. Littl—You probably have t once but it seems even better the second French Doll. Lyceun ‘An ordinary play made more enjoyable than it deserves by | Irene Bordoni and a good supporting company. Just Married. Nora Bayes.—Bedroom farce enhanced by the comedy of Lynne Overman. Kiki. Belasco.—One of the outstanding in- dividual performances of the season by Lenore Ulric as the little French chorus girl. Madame Pierre. Ritz—A deft serio-comic French importation, excellently done by Estelle Winsood and Roland Young. Gaiety.—George in a rapid and Madeleine and the Movies. i. in_and his daughter ng trifle. Mountain Man. Maxine Elliott’s—Not so much of a play but unusual work by Sidney Blackmer, The Rubicon. Hudson.—What the chamber- maid told the cook. Six-Cylinder Love. Sam H. Harris—Highly amusing automobile troubles, with Ernest Truex and June Walker as the worried pair. Thank You. Longacre.—Evangelical drama, with considerable entertainment value neverthe- less- To the Ladies! Liberty.—Containing some riginal and devastating satire, mixed with old-fashioned entertainment. The Truth Abovt Blayds. Booth—To be re- Viewed next week, m go Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily news- bapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. Up the Ladder. Playhouse—Reviewed in this issue, Voltaire. Plymouth—To be reviewed next week. Eye and Ear Entertainment Blossom Time. Ambassador.—Franz bert’s melodies adapted with sympathy good effect. The Blue Kitten. in a musical show. The Blushing Bride. are easily pleased. Bombo. Ninth all, but it’s enough. Chauve-Souris. Forty-Ninth St.—Russian en- tertainers doing old stuff with naive skill. For Goodness Sake. Lyri ood dancing at times. Schu- and to Sekwyn.—Joseph Cawthorn Astor.—All\ right if you St—Al Jolson. That's Get Together. Hippodrome.—Joe Jackson is back and April is here. Heigh-ho! Good Morning Dearie! Globe.—A good show if you can get in. The Hotel Mouse. with some new songs. Shubert.—Frances White Marjolaine. Broadhurst—A charming musi cal comedy made from “Pomander Walk,” with Peggy Wood singing the lead The Music Box Revue. Music Box.—High priced but high class. The Perfect Fool. George M. Cohan's.—Ed Wynn at his best. The Rose of Stamboul. in this issue. Century.—Reviewed Sally. New Amsterdam.—To be reviewed later. Tangerine. Casino—Julia Sanderson in a good show. aiunatane a | 4 _ LY Li) [&] [ey me VAs) 4a Ae Pee = Heme INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 30. Mr. Walter Baker’s faithful maidservant invites a few personal friends to an informal kokoklatch. comicbooks.com