Life, 1922-10-05 · page 21 of 36
Life — October 5, 1922 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a **theater listings and reviews section** from Life magazine, not primarily a political cartoon. It catalogs Broadway shows currently running, organized by category: "More or Less Serious" dramas, "Comedy and Things Like That," and "Eye and Ear Entertainment" (musicals/vaudeville). The large illustration depicts a **glamorous theater lobby or backstage scene** with well-dressed patrons, performers, and the caption notes "Molyneux Mortlake, the famous star, receives a few notes from feminine admirers"—a satirical joke about celebrity adoration and fan mail. The reviews are witty, brief critiques. For instance, "Abie's Irish Rose" is called "just about as low as good, clean fun can get," while "East Side—West Side" is dismissed as suitable only for theater novices. This reflects Life's role as **cultural commentary for educated urban audiences** in the early 1920s, mixing theater criticism with gentle social satire about entertainment and American tastes.
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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. More or Less Serious The Cat and the Canary. National—Hide and-go-seek in an old house with an escaped lunavic. Lot's of fun. East of Suez. Eltinge-—Florence Reed in Somerset Maugham’s latest. To be reviewed next week. The Endless Chain. George M. Cohan's. —. rather obvious lesson for young people whe try to live beyond their means. Mar- garct, Lawrence better than the play. Fools Errant. Maxine Elliott’s—Highly cultivated people in a double-action triangu- lar alfair. Very well acted. Loyalties. Gaiety.—Galsworthy’s recent suc- cess just arrived from London. To be re- vi d next week. Malvaloca. Forty-Eighth St—Jane Cowl in a Spanish drama, the first production of the Equity Players. To be reviewed later. The Monster. Thirty-Ninth St.—The last wor! in horror, which will send you either into spasms of fear or laughter. Rose Bernd. Longacre——Ethel Barrymore in « drama by Hauptmann, the first of her repertory. To be reviewed next week. La Tendresse. Empire.—Henry Miller and Ruth Chatterton in a translation from Ba- taille. To be reviewed next week, Whispering Wires. Forty-Ninth St—Mur- der mystery showing a way to kill your friends which no one should be ignorant of. Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic.—Just about as low as good, clean fun can get. The Awful Truth, Henry Miller's. — Re- viewed in this issue. Banco. Rits.—To be reviewed next week. Captain Applejack. Cort. — Burlesque ro- mantic adventure of a delightful nature, with Wallace Eddinger and Mary Nash. East Side—West Side. Nora Bayes. — All right if you have never been to the theatre before. The Exciters. Times Square—To be re viewed next week, Her Temporary Husband. Frazee. —Wil- licm Courtenay in something that might have _ boon done by the McMerly-Bradish Stock Co. of Lynn in 1902. Hunky Dory. Klaw.— Imported — Scotch company in dialect which covers up the vari- ilities of the comedy. I's a Boy. Sam H. Harris.—Reviewed in h issue. mpy. Belmont—Highly satisfying view nall-town home-life. Kiki, Belasco—What a Parisian cocotte ks about, shown with startling verisimili- by Lenore Ulric. "he Old Soak. Plymouth—Don Marquis’ incratiating crusader against Prohibition ap- pevring in conventional surroundings. Partners Again. Selwyn.—Potash and Perl- mutter in welcome amalgamation in the auto- mobile business, Shore Leave, Lyceum—Tepid solution of se: salt and warm water, giving Frances Starr a chance to stop crying for a while. So This Is London! Hudson—Britons and Anvericans from the pageS of the funny pa- pers striving for Anglo-Saxon amity. Thin Ice. Comedy—To be reviewed later. The Torch Bearers. Vanderbilt. — Incom parable entertainment for anyone who has ever been within a mile of amateur dramatics. Why Men Leave Home. Morosco. — Bed- room farce that got religion and turned evangelist. Eye and Ear Entertainment Better Times. Hippodrome.—The peak of Hippodrome achievement. Blossom Time. Ambassador.—Franz Schu- bert’s melodies made into a delightful score for people whose ear-drums are still sensitive. Chauve-Souris. Century Roof.—A pleasant- ly naive vaudeville entertainment by Russians. Daffy Dill. Apollo.—Frank Tinney in white face, maybe not so funny as usual, but quite funny enough. The Gingham Girl. Earl Corroll—Just a real nice little show. Greenwich Village Follies, Shubert— Gorgeous to the eye, with Savoy and Bren- nan and a few minutes of Jack Hazzard. Molly Darling. Liberty.—Good all-around musical comedy. Orange Blossoms. viewed next week. Passing Show of 1922. Winter Garden.— To be reviewed next week. Sally, Irene and Mary. Cosino—Popular arrangement of music, dancing and comedy. Scandals of 1922. Globe—In better taste than previous Scandals, with George White, himself, to dance. Sue Dear. Bijou.—Musical comedy of the intimate school. Ziegfeld’s Follies. New Amsterdam.—Hard- ly your money’s worth after you've paid the agent’s rake-off, but Will Rogers helps. Fulton. —To be re Molyneux Mortlake, the famous star, receives a few notes from feminine admirers comicbooks.com