Life, 1922-05-11 · page 23 of 38
Life — May 11, 1922 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page is a theater review section from *Life* magazine's "Confidential Guide" listing current Broadway shows and entertainment. The accompanying cartoon illustrates the caption "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry No. 36. Messrs. Johnson and Johnson bend their energies toward filling a rush order." The cartoon depicts what appears to be executives (the "generals of industry") at Johnson and Johnson frantically rushing to fulfill orders—shown as a chaotic manufacturing scene with workers and materials in disarray, with liquid or product literally overflowing. This is satirical commentary on industrial production during what was likely the post-World War I economic boom, mocking the frenzied pace of American business and corporate efficiency culture. The "generals" metaphor treats business leaders as military commanders mobilizing their forces. The review listings are straightforward theatrical notices with brief critical assessments of current Broadway productions.
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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 The Bat. Morosco.—No one seems able to stop this orgy of glorious crime. Bulldog Drummond. Knickerbocker.—The most villainous villains and heroic heroes in New York The Cat and the Canary. National—A wan- dering madman and unseen hands in a haunted house buting to the time of your life. Chains of Dew. Provincetown.—To be re- viewed next week, The Charlatan. viewed next week. The Hairy Ape. Plymouth—Eugene O'Neill's tremendous fantasy of realism showing brute man in a blind alley. He Who Gets Slapped. Fulton.—The circus as the scene of a beautiful tragedy. The Hindu. Comedy.—Walker Whiteside in an Oriental melodrama of sliding panels and sly glances. Lawful Larceny. Republic.—A good cast and some esting situations making a silk box- office out of a sow’s ear. Montmartre. Nora Bayes.—Imported French staples. The tional Anthem. Henry Miller’s.—Lau- rette Taylor in anti-jazz propaganda, The Nest. Forty-Eighth St—A poignant play of parenthood, splendidly acted. The Shadow. Klaw.—Reviewed in this issue. Comedy and Things Like That The Bronx Express, Astor.—Reviewed in this issue. Captain Applejack. . Cort.—Wallace Eddinger and Mary Nash in a delightful tale of adventure gone m: The Czarina, Empire.—The affairs of a royal heart male charmingly intimate by Doris Keane. The Demi-Virgin. Eltinge—A veritable fairy- land of dirt, The Dover Road. Bijou.—Charles Cherry in very pleasant English comedy. The First Year. Little—The first great play to give proper importance to the unimportant things in married life. Times Square—To be re- The French Doll. Lyceum.—Not a very re- markal but played in expert manner by Irene Bordoni and an excellent cast. The Goldfish. Maxine Etliott's—Marjorie Rambeau in a hodge-podge of comedy, farce and sentiment which is occasionally amusing. Kiki. Belasco.—The career of a little cocotte Portrayel with vivid artistry by Lenore Ulric. . Madelaine and the Movies. ily moving arrangement of a scenario, hurried along by George M. Cohan and his daughter. Partners “Again. Selwyn.—To be next week, The Rubicon. Hudson.—Key-hole stuff. Six-Cylinder Love. Sam H. Harris.—Suburban automoliling and its attendant woes made hilari- ous by Ernest Truex and June Walker. To the Ladies! Liberty.—A highly amusing play of young married life and business with moments of delightful satire. The Truth About Blayds. Booth—The story of a blasted literary reputation, effectivély done. Up the Ladder. Playhouse.—Regulation com- edy, with a moral. What the Public Wants. Garrick—To be re- viewed later. reviewed Eye and Ear Entertainment Blossom Time. Ambassador.—Franz Schu- bert’s melodies adapted with grateful effect. The Blue Kitten. Earl Carroll.—Joseph Caw- thorn and Lillian Lorraine in a you-know. The Blushing Bride. Forty-Fourth St.—Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield for whatever that is worth to you. Chauve Souris. Forty-Ninth St.—Russian en- tertainers in an artistic rearrangement of fa- miliar acts. For Goodness Sake! Lyric.—The dancing of the Astaires is good enough to carry it. Go Easy Mabel! Longacre—To be reviewed later. Good Morning Dearie! Globe—A good sub- stantial hit The Hotel Mouse. Shubert—Frances White and Taylor Holmes with some songs. Letty Pepper. Vanderbilt—Another of the Letty stories hung on the engaging frame of Charlotte Greenwood. Make It Snappy. Winter Garden.—Eddie Can- tor in white-face and one of the funniest Win- ter Garden shows for years. Marjolaine. Broadhurst—A pleasant musical version of “Pomander Walk.” The Music Box Revue. Music Box.—Still the big show-piece in town, The Perfect Fool. George M. Cohan’s,—Ed Wynn at his busiest. The Rose of Stamboul. Century.—Comic pera on a grand scale, with Tessa Kosta to ing and James Barton to knock about. Casino.—Julia Sanderson Tangerine. through the season, smilin’ ie x 7 as iA if] Lt aa 7 INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 36. Messrs. Johnson and Johnson bend their energies toward filling a ; rush order. comicbooks.com