Life, 1925-02-05 · page 21 of 36
Life — February 5, 1925 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **theater review guide**, not a political cartoon. The small illustration shows **Pedro de Cordoba and Katharine Cornell in "Candida"**—a Fifty-Eighth Street theatrical production by George Bernard Shaw. The image depicts two figures in period costume: a man in dark formal wear and a woman in a long gown, illustrating a scene from the play about domestic relationships and moral choices. The surrounding text is a **"Confidential Guide"** to New York City theaters—brief, often sardonic reviews of current Broadway and off-Broadway shows. The tone is gossipy and irreverent; reviewers mock plots ("what they talk about on Cape Cod"), criticize quality ("One of the worst"), and note production details. This reflects 1920s theatrical culture and Life magazine's role as sophisticated urban entertainment commentary for educated readers. The satire is gentle, aimed at Broadway itself rather than politics or social issues.
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More or Less Serious Beyond. Provincetown—To be reviewed ter The Bully. Hudson—One of the worst. Dancing Mothers. Maxine Elliott's—What e do when your daughter gets too inde pendent. Or your husband, for that matter The Depths. Broadhurst—To be reviewed ter. Ladies of the Evening. Lyceum—The problem of the professional woman—in the ldest profession in the world. My Son. Nora Bayes—What they talk out on Cape Cod. Old English. Rits—George Arliss in a acterization which livens up an otherwise 2s play. Othello, Shubert—Reviewed in this issue. The Piker. Eltinge—To be reviewed next eek. Processional. Garrick—Reviewed in this sstte. Silence. National—H, B. Warner in the ! old stuff about crooks. Only one gun S. S. Glencairn, Ps plays by Eugene O'Nei They Koew What They Wanted. Klas — \ beautifully acted (by Pauline Lord, Rich vd Bennett and Glenn Anders) comedy which is almost tragedy, it is so good in pots. The Valley of Content. viewed next week What Price Glory? Plymouth—If the sue ess of this play means anything, the next ar will be harder to start incess—Four one-act Apollo—To be re White Cargo. Doly’s—A white man’s troubles with the stun and a woman in t Comedy and Things Like That Irish Rose. Republic—Thirty days ptember, April, June and November. ee have thirty-one, excepting Feb- rary alone. Badges. Ambassador—Madge _Kenned nd Gregory Kelly in.a detective play which tains a fot of laughs. Candida. Forty-Eighth $t.—One of our sreatest comedies, acted as it should be, with Katharine Cornell in the title rdle. The Firebrand. Morosco—The remarkably agile lover, Benvenuto Cellini, in some of his more local affairs, and amusing ones, too. Joseph Schildkraut Benvenuto. The Guardsman. Booth—Lynn Fontanne nd Alfred Lunt giving a delightful tone to 1 comedy of domestic suspicions, The Harem. Belosco—Lenore Ulric in xood rich loam, Isabel. Empire—To be reviewed next week Is Zat So? Thirty-Ninth St.—A very funny play about prizefighting. Lass o Laughter. tepid. The Little Clay Cart. Neighborhood—One of those Neighborhood objets d'art which are worth the trip to Grand Street, Mrs. Partridge Presents— Belmont—Very pleasant comedy, with Blanche Bates and an excellent cast, Comedy—Clean and 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. Little—A business flyer of two Pigs. little play youngsters which makes a goo and, oddly enough, a clean one Qosastio, Henry Miller’s—Helen Hayes and Sidney Blackmer in a honeymoon by mistake. The Show-Of. Playhouse—Evidently can not be beaten. The Stork. Cort—To be reviewed later Two Married Men. Longacre—To be re viewed next week. The Way of the World. Cherry Lane— If you like your Restoration comedy, this 1s as good as any. ‘The Youngest. Gaicty—Nice. though a trifle incoherent." Henry Hull and Genevieve obin. Eye and Ear Entertainment Artists and Models. what you go for. Betty Lee. Forty-Fourth St.—Passing en tertainment. Astor—Youll get Big Boy. Winter Garden—Al Jolson at top form. Chauve-Souris. Forty-Ninth St.—To be reviewed next week. PEDRO DF. CORDOBA AND KATHARINE CORNELL IN “CANDIDA” China Rose. viewed later, Fig Grab Bag. Globe—Ed Wynn's own show. I'll Say She Is. able Marx boys. Martin Beck—To be- re- Casino—Those laugh- Kid Boots. Selwyn—Last weeks of Enddie Cantor’s remarkable run. Lady, Be Good! Liberty—Class A. The Astaires and Walter Catlett The Love Song. Century—Elaborate and tuneful. Music Box Revue. Music Bor—Fannie Brice at the head of the best Music Box show since the First, My Girl. Vanderbilt—Fair enough. . Patience. Greenwich Villege—Revived as it should be. Rose-Marie. Imperia|—The musical wow of the season. The Student Prince. Jolson’s Fifty-Ninth St-—Singing on a grand scale. Topsy and Eva. Sam H. Harris—The Duncan Sisters in their own show. Ziegfeld Follies. New Amsterdam—Will Rogers. Ann Pennington and the regular Follies. comicbooks.com