Life, 1924-10-30 · page 21 of 36
Life — October 30, 1924 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a theater-review guide listing New York Broadway shows with brief critical assessments. The cartoon illustrates the guide's satirical premise: an old man has gotten interested in politics, prompting a younger man's dismissive comment that "he ain't in it fer—he's agin'st." The joke satirizes political engagement itself—suggesting that entering politics means primarily *opposing* things rather than supporting them constructively. This reflects 1920s cynicism about American political discourse and partisan gridlock. The page itself catalogs contemporary Broadway offerings (comedies, musicals, dramas) at specific theaters, with capsule reviews ranging from enthusiastic to dismissive. Shows like "Abie's Irish Rose," "Rain," and "What Price Glory?" are referenced, providing a snapshot of 1923 popular theater.
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More or Less Serious Ashes. National—To be reviewed later. Bewitched. Jolson's FiftyNinth St—A asy of youth, love and several of the wore popular types. of women. Cobra. Longucre—Well-acted marital in- elity. Conscience. Belmont—A rather long talk n sex ethics, distinguished by a capital per srmance. The Crime in the Whistler Room. Prov- ucetown—To be reviewed next we Dancing Mothers. Marine Elliott's—Helen Hayes as the flapper whose mother found a ly solution to the whole problem. The Fake. Hudson—The interesting sub- ject of justifiable homicide not very well nudled. Godfrey Tearle in the lead, The Far Cry. Cort—The American divorce Jony in Paris as the locale for an excellent ewhat unpleasant play, acted with h The Firebrand. Morosco—To be reviewed ext week Great Music. Earl Carroll—Hinds’ Honey and Almond Cream, ite Green Beetle. Klave—Chinese killings nd oratic High Stake: ge—Lowell Sherman in something pretty inexpensive. The Miracle. Century—Last week of the greatest spectacle our theatre has ever seen. My Son. Princess—Not bad, not good. _ Rain. Gaicty—I guess you've heard about | The Red Falcon. Broadiurst—Reviewed in this. issue. The Saint. Greenwich Village—Reviewed 1 this issue. Mme. Simone. Henry Miller's—In reper- “What Price Glory? Plymouth—A play t the war which has made the season ly a_ distinguished White Cargo. Daly's—White men and the opical sun, Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose. Republic has no music in Fortunately, otherwise we : awfully sick of hearing it by now. The Best People. Lycenm—Pretty ordi- Clubs Are Trumps. Bijon—To be reviewed xt week. Cock o° the Roost. Liberty—To be re- wed next week, Expressing Willie. Forty-Eighth St.—Smart medy, well played, dealing with Long Is- and fads and faddists. The Farmer's Wife. C pleasant rustic talk. c Grounds for Divorce. Fn tire. The Guardsman. The Haunted House. George M. Cohan's— \ ousing enough to get by, Wallace Eddin- as the writer who causes trouble. Ig His Arms, Fulton—To be reviewed next ‘omedy—The Coburns —Chiefly Ina Gorrick—Reviewed in this Tezy. | Thirty-Ninth ime Hussey. Lazybones. Vanderbilt—“"Wal-T-swan” dra- with several spots of good meat. The Little Angel. Frozee—Somewhat frank {quite inoffensive lying-in talk. Minick, Booth—A comedy full of truth 1 good entertainment Pigs. Little—Very pleasant indeed. The Show-Of. Playhousc—Ought to, keep going indefinitely unless something better nes along. The Werewolf. Forty-Ninth St—The one ut the three girls and the butler. St.—Jewish talk by 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. Eye and Ear Artists and Models, later. Be Yourself. Sem H. Harris—Jack Dona- hue and Queenie Smith in a very The Chocolate Dandies. Marjorie. Hines and satisfactory show. Entertainment Astor—To be reviewed Forty-Fourth St. — Elizabeth Andrew Tombes in a generally The Passing Show. Winter Garden There is James Barton, at any rate funny. sho’ Ritz Revue, Rits—Spectacularly beauti Coloniai—Colored ful and slightly you-know. Charlotte Green: wtcppers.. ‘ood lends a wholesc jone whic! s Re Dream Girl. Ambassador—Fay Baine M24 "em bot tone! which: 1 ter in a dainty but hardly filling morsel, with . - Victor Herbert's music, Rose-Marie. Jmpcria!—A charming score, The Grab Bag. Globe—Ed Wynn in his Well sung by Mary Ellis and Dennis King, new show. You don’t have to say anything th William Kent furnishing comedy. more. Scandals. Apollo—George White's show Grand Street Follies. Neighborhood—An still at the head of the list of general enter intelligent revue. tainment, Greenwich Village Follies. | Shubert—The Top Hole. Knickerbocker—Ernest Glen. Dolly Sisters and others in a I'll Sa to be much that cai bonanza of Eddie Cantor's. Sees I “sO YER OLD MAN HAS GONE INTO POLITICS? WHAT'S HE IN POLITICS FE She Is. Cesino—The Marx Broth- ers knocking them out of their seats. Kid Boots. Selwyn—There doesn't seem big, slow show. Vaniti and Joe Cook, Ziegfeld Follies. in interfere with this . way “HE AIN'T IN IT FER—HE'S AGAINST.” dinning 1m a Tittle someth Music Bor—Joe Cook, Joe Cc Amsterdam—Just about the same, thank you. comicbooks.com