Life, 1922-11-16 · page 21 of 36
Life — November 16, 1922 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a theater guide from *Life* magazine reviewing current Broadway productions (approximately 1922, based on show titles like "The Old Soak," which references Prohibition). The main illustration satirizes wealthy industrialists—"American Generals of Industry"—as bloated, self-satisfied figures lounging comfortably in an oversized bedroom, surrounded by servants and luxuries. The cartoon mocks the excess and comfort of America's industrial elite during the prosperous post-war 1920s. The exaggerated proportions and domestic leisure setting suggest satirical commentary on their isolation from ordinary people's concerns. The left column lists theatrical reviews, ranging from serious dramatic productions (Ethel Barrymore in "Rose Bernd") to light comedies and musical revues, reflecting the diverse entertainment available to affluent New Yorkers of the era.
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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)— Hands reaching out of walls and other de- fghtful manifestions of horror in an old house. East of Suez (Eltinge)—Florence Reed asa temperamental Eurasian in hard luck. The Fool (Times Square)—What, hap- pens to a man who tries to follow Christ's txample in modern problems, Hospitality (Forty-Eighth Street)—To be reviewed later. The Insect Comedy (Fifty-Ninth Street) —To be reviewed next week. The Last Warning (Klow)—Reviewed in this issue Loyalties (Gaiety)—A really good play, acted as it should’ be. Rain (Marine Elliott’s)—To be reviewed later. Rose Bernd (Longacre)—Ethel Barrymore making Hauptmann’s peasant tragedy worth seeing. RU. R esting fantasy Seventh Heaven (Booth)—To be reviewed later. La Tendresse (Empire)—Henry Miller and Ruth Chatterton in excessively emotional home-trouble To Love (Bijou)—Grace George, Norman Trevor and Robert Warwick as the Triangle in a more than ordinarily interesting French treatise on the subject. Whispering Wires (Forty-Ninth Street)— Showing how to kill a man without messing things "1 Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose (Republic)—Ancient wheezes dusted off for populat consumption. The Awful Truth (Henry Miller)—Ina Claire and Bruce McRae in an amusing comedy of divorce. (Garrick)—Extremely inter- containing food for thought. Banco (Ritz)—French gambling and other things treated lightly, with Lola Fisher and Alfred Lunt heading an excellent cast. A Clean viewed later. The Fi be revie Kiki (7 cacotte ing. Merton viewed The Old Soak (Plymouth)—Ingratiating Prohibition propaganda in a conventional 'Y Partners Perlmutter: Town (Belmont)—To be re- ty-niners (Punch and Judy)—To later. lasco)—The intimate life of a e notable by Lenore Ulric’s act- of the Movies (Cort)—To be re- (Selwyn)—Potash and Again Agents. Automobile Shore Leave (Lycenm)—Frances Starr in fair-to-middling sea-coast comedy. Six Characters in Search of an Author— (Princess)—To be reviewed next week, So Th Ame: Prom Is London! (Hudson)—British and ns made ridiculous with an eye to ting friendly feeling. _ Corner (Little)—Madge Kennedy in Craven’s rural setting. a Ice*(Comedy)—The butler who turns be a gentleman in disguise, written played by Percival Knight. The Torch Bearers (Vanderbilt)—Hilari- ous entertainment if you know amateur theatricals. Why Men Leave Home (Morosco)—In- volving a bed-room scene with a short sermon delivered in pajamas. Eye and Ear Entertainment Better Times (Hippodrome)—The best yet. Blossom Time (Century)—Real Chauve Souris (Century Rocf)—The third and most pleasing of Balieff’s series, The Gingham Girl (Ear! Carroll)—Noth- ing startling, yet pleasant. Greenwich Village Follies (Shubert) — voy and Brennan in the midst of splen settings. _Judy and the Bunch (Globe)—To be re- viewed later. The Lady In Ermine (Ambassador)—Wil- da Bennett in spectacular musical comedy. music, _Little Nellie Kelly (Liberty)—To be re- viewed later. , Music Box Revue (Music Box)— Reviewed in this issue. Orange Blossoms class (Fulton) —High but slightly dull. Passing Show of 1022 (Winter Garden)— Just what you would expect. Sally, Irene and Mary (Casino)—Eddie Dowling in a general all-around show. Springtime of Youth (Broadhurst)—To be reviewed next week. Up She Goes (Playhouse)—To be review- ed later. The Yankee Princess (Knickerbocker)— Imported score above the average. Ziegfeld Follies (New Amsterdam)—Wil Rogers makes up for a lot. INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 51. The Ostermoor family, week-ending with friends, assure them- selves of a comfortable night. comicbooks.com