Life, 1925-01-22 · page 21 of 36
Life — January 22, 1925 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This illustration accompanies a theater review for "The Harem," playing at the Belasco Theatre. The caption identifies the performers as **William Courtenay and Lenore Ulric**. The cartoon depicts a man in formal evening dress (tuxedo) with an exaggerated, somewhat grotesque facial expression gazing down at a woman in a negligee. The woman has an elaborate hairstyle and is posed in a suggestive manner. The joke appears to be a visual pun on the play's title and subject matter: the review describes it as "one of those risqué bits, distinguished only by the work of Ulric"—suggesting the play's appeal rested primarily on its adult humor and Ulric's performance rather than substantial dramatic merit. The cartoon humorously exaggerates the lecherous male gaze and the play's focus on romantic/sexual situations typical of 1920s "bedroom farce" comedies. It's essentially mocking both the play and audience expectations for this type of entertainment.
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19 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 Carnival. Cort—Reviewed in this issue. Dancing Mothers. Maxine Elliott's — The | story of the younger generation. The Depths. Hudson—To be reviewed Desire Under the Elms. Gree Passion in the rural distr © O'Neill's best and ending $0 good The Emperor Jones. Punch ond Judy—A engagement of this revival which uld be seen if you are one of the few haven't seen it already. Four Knaves and a Joker. Eltinge—To be eviewed later, Ladies of the Evening. .yceum—Showing i Heaven, of somebody, will keep the in manner-of-speaking working girl. My Son. Nora Bayes —Life among the ne Cod Portuguese. rich Village beginning Old English. Rito—A characterization by weorge Arliss. Othello, Shubert — Walter Hampden in mething by Shakespeare. Processional. Garrick—To be reviewed ter. Silence. National —H. B. Warner crook melodrama such as should b Simon Called Peter. Broadhurst — The novel by the same name made into a play y the same name. They Knew What They Wanted. Klow: Excellent fare, with Pauline Lord and Rich rd Bennett heading an equally excellent cast. The Valley of Content. Afollo—To be re What Price Glory? Plymonth—A story of w the war came to the marines which every one should hear, White Cargo. Daly's—What Africa did to one white man, Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose. Republic—One good thing about this contest is that no matter how long it takes the judges to decide, the two tickets will still be good. Badges. Ambassador—Madge Kennedy and Gregory “Kelly, ‘making detective comedy decidedly worth an evening. Candida. Forty-Eighth St.— Reviewed in this. issue The Firebrand, Morosco—The facile lover, Benvenuto Cellini, played by Joseph Schild? kraut in amusing ‘amours The Guardsman. Booth—Lynn_ Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in a comedy of domestic abledealing which, thanks to them, is one of the season’s “must” plays. The Harem. Belasco—One of those risqué bits, distinguished only by the work of Ulric. . Empire—To be reviewed later. Is Zat So? Thirty.Ninth St—To be re- viewed next week. Jack in the Pulpit. Princess—To be re- viewed next week. Lass o' Laughter. viewed next week. The Little Clay Cart. Neighborhood—One of those distinctive Neighborhood comedies for people who like good stuff enough to travel for it, Milgrim's Progress. Mann as Louis Mann. Minick. Bijou—O. P. Heggie as the old gentleman who goes to live with his son. So true that it hurts in between the laughs Mrs. Partridge Presents—. Belmont—To be reviewed next week. New Brooms. Fulton—Frank Craven wrote and produced this and is now acting in it. Comedy—To be re- Wallack’s—Louis Peter Pan, Knickerbocker—Marilyn Miller in a revival of the Barrie favorite. Pigs. Little—Small but satisfactory Quarantine. Henry Miller's—Pleasant com plications incident ‘to honeymooning, with felen Hayes and Sidney Blackmer. The Show-Off. Playhonse—A genuine American comedy. Two Married Men. Longacre—To be re viewed later. The Way of the World. Che Restored Restoration comedy. y Lane— Eye and Ear Entertainment Annie Dear, Times Square—Billie Burke and nest Truex in a musical version of “Good Gracious, Annabelle.”* Artists and Models. Astor — Artists and models. Betty Lee. Forty-Fourth St—Singing and dancing. Big Boy. Winter Garden—To be reviewed next week. Chauve-Souris. reviewed later. Forty-Ninth St—To be The Grab Bag. Globe—What price Ed Wynn? I'll Say She Is. Casino—If you can't laugh at the Marx Brothers you probably can't laugh at anything. Kid Boots. Selwyn—Still Eddie Cantor. Lady, Be Good! Liberty—The Astaires and Walter Catlett in a darned good show The Love Song. Century—To be reviewed later. Madame Pompadour. score justifies this, Music Box Revue. Music Bor—The best revue in town, with Fannie Brice heading the cast, My Girl. Vanderbilt—Fair enough. Patience. Provincetown—A treat for Gil bert and Sullivan fans. Rose-Marie. Imperia!—Delightful music. Seeniaya Ptitza. Frolic—More Russians. The Student Prince. Jolson's Fifty-Ninth St.—Singing de luxe. Topsy and Eva. Sam H. Herris—“Uncle Tom's Cabin” set to the Duncan Sisters Ziegfeld Follies. New Amsterdam—As we before, Will Rogers is in it. Martin Beck—The WILLIAM COURTENAY AND LENORE ULRIC IN “THE HAREM comicbooks.com