Life, 1923-04-19 · page 21 of 36
Life — April 19, 1923 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a **theater review guide** for New York stage productions, not a political cartoon. It's divided into sections categorizing shows by tone: "More or Less Serious," "Comedy and Things Like That," and "Eye and Ear Entertainment." The single illustration shows two camels with a caption about Cairo and drinks—likely accompanying a review of an exotic or comedic production. This appears to be a humorous aside rather than satire. The content reflects 1920s Broadway entertainment: reviews of plays like *Abie's Irish Rose*, *Romeo and Juliet*, and *Seventh Heaven* with brief critical commentary. Notes like "The kind of comedy you eat peanuts at" and "Don't bother" offer quick judgments for readers choosing evening entertainment. This is **not satirical political content**—it's a practical entertainment guide showing what shows Life's readers could see that week in New York theaters.
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19 Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should ver newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatr More or Less Serious The Adding Machine. Garrick.—An effe mpressionistic account of the slavery of \ beok-keeper, both before and after his Anathema. Forty-Eighth St—To be re- Y next week, The Dice of the Gods. wed next week. The Exile. George M. wed next week. Fool. Times Square—Popular-priced National.—To be Cohan’s.—To be he House. Selwyn.—To be reviewed If Winter Comes. Gai 'y.—Reviewed in Last Warning. Klaw.—Murder mys: which utilizes every square foot of © spa . Eltinge Lowell Sherman in 's Delight, a dope fiend’s rdle. r Gynt. Shubert—Some_— spectacu nts set in the rather rambling course of s poetic drama, with Joseph Schild- k in the lead. ain. Maxine Eltiott’s—Jeanne Eagels as rostitute who upsets several established tions in glorious fashion. omeo and Juliet. Henr. of those love stories. Jane nue charmingly. Seventh Heaven. Booth.—A great deal of for your money, with Parisian atmos- ere thrown in, he Wasp. issite Whispering Wires. _ Broadhurst.—The mystery play which opened the season and may well close it. Miller's —One owl plays the Morosco.—Reviewed in this Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic—The kind of comedy you eat peanuts at. nything Might Happen, —Comedy.— * writing made to sound funny by good Barnum Was Right. Frazee.—Py “The Tavern” out of “Seven Keys to Baldpate,” rdly in a class with its parents in spite ome amusing stuff, The Comedian. Lyceum.—Lionel Atwill ng his way through a back-stage play which sing one good rehearsal scene and not else. The Enchanted Cottage. issue. Give and Take. Forty-Eighth St.—Labor lems settled in good’ old Mack Sennett ion, ebound. Ritz.—Reviewed Sam H. Harris.—Petty New landers v ly portrayed. Kiki. Belasco.—Lenore Ulric nearing the completion of her record run as the vivacious The Laughing Lady. Longacre.—Dressy divorce dialogue, with Ethel Barrymore to make it different from the rest. The Love Habit. Bijow.—Very French and very farce. Mary the 3rd. Thirty-Ninth St—Rachel 's serving up modern marriage thoughts rm milk. Merton of the Movies. tears with Glenn Hunter, he Old Soak. Plymouth.— Several price- less bits in an ordinary mixture of fairly old stu Papa Joe. Princess—Don't bother. Cr | in Cort.—Smiles and BOX OFFICE Polly Preferred. Little.—Amusing movie kidding. soa pleasing dispenser of the regulation jelly-roll. So This Is London! Hudson.—Aimed at Anglo-American amity and hitting the of the trousers. You and I. cleverly spoken. Zander the Great. Empire.—To be reviewed next week. Belmont.—Polite _badinage, Eye and Ear Entertainment Barnum and Bailey's Circus. Madison Square Garden.—B. a. b. t. €. Caroline. Ambassador.—Gocd music, if that keeps you awake. Cinders. Dresden.—To be week. The Clinging Vine. Knickerbocker Wood in a nice show. The Dancing Girl. Minter Garden.—Now and then a good moment. Elsie. Vanderbilt—To be reviewed next week, reviewed next Peggy y from the daily mentioned. How Come? Apollo.—To be reviewed later. The Gingham Girl. Ear! Carroll.—Yake it or leave it. Go-Go. Daly’s. ppy. Irene, Fifty-Ninth St—Back few weeks. Jack and Jill. Globe—A lot of money ent, and for what? Ann Pennington is there, however. Lady Butterfly. Astor—One of those. The Lady in Ermine. Century.—Gcod with out being momentous. Little Nellie Kelly. Liberty—Fast dancing in the Cohan fashion. Liza. Nora Bayes.—Negro tornado putting across the speediest show in town. Music Box Revue. Music Bor. ate show, with Bobby Clark dispen hearty laughs. Sally, Irene and Mary. Forty-Fourth St —One of the season's stand-bys again for a Up She Goes. Playhouse.—Tuneful and generally satisfactory Wildflower. Casino.—The catchiest score in towng Ziegfeld Follies. New Amsterdam.—Have to be seen at least once, anyway. First Camel (two days out from Cairo): It’s a long time between drinks. Second Camel: You've said a mouthful. comicbooks.com