Life, 1923-12-13 · page 21 of 36
Life — December 13, 1923 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **theatre guide and entertainment listings** rather than a political cartoon. The main visual element is a **map diagram** labeled "CROSS (X) MARKS SPOT WHERE CRIME WAS COMMITTED" — appearing to be a compass rose overlaid on a shaded area, likely illustrating a crime scene for theatrical or narrative purposes. The bulk of the page consists of **theatre reviews and recommendations** organized into categories: "More or Less Serious," "Comedy and Things Like That," and "Eye and Ear Entertainment." These brief reviews cover Broadway shows, musicals, and revues popular in the early 1920s, noting casts and venues. Notable shows mentioned include "Abie's Irish Rose" (hugely popular), "Greenwich Village Follies," and various Ziegfeld productions. The tone is casual and gossipy, typical of Life's entertainment coverage. **There is no significant political satire or social commentary** on this particular page — it functions as a practical entertainment guide for contemporary readers.
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ing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify fron the daily newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. More or Less Serious Chains. Playhouse—A serious contempla. t the problem of—pardon us—illegiti- cause and treatment. National—Will re. Mr. Hampden's ankle Cyrano de Bergerac. 1 k, whi is j-tter. Don’t miss it Dancers. Ambassador—Richard Ben- good theatrical fare. Failures. Garrick—Reviewed in this House—Last notable per- t. Manhattan John Opera Barrymore's fi ‘ In the Next Room. di next week. : n, Clown, Laugh. Belasco—To be next week. Lullaby. Knickerbocker—Florence th sinning and sinned again: ——Regula- Vanderbilt—To be ° of the Seven Seas. ra: ti ma of dope and destruction. Pelieas and Melisande. Times Square—To be wed later. Queen Victoria, Forty-Eighth St.—Inci- de the life of England’s roundest queen, ly portrayed, with Beryl Mercer in Maxine Elliott’s—Still in the lead. rt E. Lee. Rits—Reviewed in this smouche. Morosco—An elaborate re the old romantic stuff which doesn’t ick. Seventh Heaven, Booth—A stagy play of war Paris. Sun-Up. Princess—Excellent backwoods dr Taraish. Belmont—Good American drama, inve!. ng middle-class sinning. Time. Thirty-Ninth St—To be reviewed nex eek. White Cargo, Greenwich Village—De- seeing into hell via the tropics. Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose. Republic—Judging fro:, the thousands who see and like this | pla. Henry Ford has a good chance of be- Ing our next. president Avent We All? Ga ery pleasant Brit sh fooling, with Cyril Maude. The Changelings. | Henry Miller’s—Smart com ly, with a east which includes Henry M Ruth Chatterton, Blanche Bates, Lar Hope Crews, Geoffrey Kerr and i} Reginald Mason. | Chicken Feed. Littl—Home stuff. | For All of Us. Forty-Ninth St—William Hove, with eight lumps of sugar. et the Wife. Klaw—Reviewed in this Nervous Wreck. Sam H. Harris— and hilarious farce, with Otto Kruger ine Walker. Ssncho Panza. nex! week. an Hudson—To be reviewed | Spring Cleaning. Eltinge—An_ excellent | cast. including stelle Winwood, Violet He rthur Byron and A. E. Mathews, crtaining dirt. Swan. Cort—A with Eva Le t. Tho Whole Town's Talking. Bijou—Grant Mitchell in rough-and-tumble. | in ood all-around com- Hienne and splendid Eye and Ear Entertainment Artists and Models. only. Battling Buttler. Sel: Rather pleasant music and a fairly good show. Greenwich Village Follies. Winter Gar- den—Contains some of the best specialties in town, Little Jessie James. show. Little Bordoni. The Magic Ring. Liberty—Chiefly Mitzi. Music Box Revue. Music Box—Lots of scenery and costumes, Irving Berlin’s music, and Frank Tinney. Shubert—For men Longacre—A one-tune Miss Bluebeard. Lyceum—Irene One Kiss. week. Fulton—To be reviewed next Apollo—W. C. Fields and Madge justly starre Runnin’ Wild. Colonial—The ‘egro show in town. The Stepping Stones. Globe—Fred_ Stone and his daughter in good, clean fun, if that’s what you want. Topics of 1923. viewed later. Vanities of 1923. in a good revue. Wildflower. Casino—A splendid score. Ziegfeld Follies. N doesn't make any differen good or not. best, and Broadhurst—To be re- Earl Carroll—Joe Cook Amsterda’ 1 whether th You can’t get seats. “CROSS (X) MARES SPOT WHERE CRIME WAS COMMITTED” comicbooks.com