Life, 1925-04-30 · page 23 of 42
Life — April 30, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine is a theater review section titled "Confidential Guide," listing Broadway shows of the era (appears to be mid-1920s based on references and style). The cartoon shows **Leon Errol in "Louie the 14th,"** depicted as a rotund, cartoonishly exaggerated figure in period costume. Errol was a popular vaudeville and silent-film comedian known for physical comedy and drunk-act routines. The caricature emphasizes his heavyset build and comedic persona. The reviews themselves use sharp, witty one-liners to describe shows—mixing genuine critique with satirical jabs. For example, "What Price Glory?" is called "the season's first and still outstanding success," while *White Cargo* is dismissed as "Hot sun and women in malign conjunction." The *Life* editors assume readers knew these performers and shows intimately. The humor relies on insider theater knowledge and the magazine's signature irreverent tone toward popular entertainment.
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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 Cape Smoke. Martin Beck—A great deal of banging incident to a South African witch-doctor’s revenge. The Complex. Princess—An_ interesting fixation which it takes almost three acts to cover, Dancing Mothers. Maxine Elliott’s—An hj way with new daughters Desire Under the Elms, Ear! Carroll—The creative urge in its New England, or rock- found, form. Not O'Neill's best. The Dove. Empire—Holbrook Blinn and Judith Anderson in the customary broken English troubles across the Mexican border. The Dunce Boy. Daly's—Reviewed in this issue. In the South Seas. Lyric—To be reviewed later. Ladies of the Evening. Lyceum—How one girl went straight and what a terrible time she had My Son. Nora Bayes—Cape Cod folk in Portuguese dialect. Night Hawk. Bijou—The rejuvenation of a. streetwalker by the gland system. A good idea, at_any rate. Oid English. Rits—George Arliss as a grand old sinner who doesn’t weaken. The Rat. Coloniali—Parisian underworld stuff. You know. Silence. National—A crook play which hould have H. B, Warner as its hero—and I as. Taps. Broadhurst—To be reviewed next week. They Knew What Wanted. Klow— Pauline Lord, Richard Bennett and Glenn Anders giving Grade-A performances in a GradeA play. of California fecundity. Thrills. Comedy—To be reviewed later What Price Glory? Plymouth—The season's first and still outstanding success. White Cargo, Thirty-Ninth St.—Hot sun nd women in malign conjunction. The Wild Duck. Forty-Eighth St—A grand play, done in excellent fashion. Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic—There are 5,280 feet in a mile. Aren't We All? Globe—Cyril Maude in a pleasing return engagement. The Back Slapper. Reviewed in this issue. , Cxsar and Cleopatra. Guild—Reviewed in this issue. The Fall Guy. Eltinge—Ernest Truex in a native play of the common people which is splendid in its way. The Firebrand. | Morosco—The entertain- ing amours of Benvenuto Cellini, played by Joseph Schildkraut, The Fourflusher: next week. The Guardsman. Booth—A_ moderately good comedy of domestic intrigue made extra good by Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. The Handy Man Punch and Juéy—Just old, good-natured feller. sail The Harem. Belasco—Lenore Ulric in un- exciting dirt. Is Zat So? Chanin's—A comedy of prize- fighting that ought to amuse every one, even it he has never seena ring. Love for Love. Greenwich Village—More Apollo—To be reviewed Restoration comedy. Full of “oons” and “hodkins.” Mismates. Times Squarc—To be reviewed next week. Mrs. Partridge Presents —— Belmont—A very nice reversal of the problem of parent hed child, with Blanche Bates as the man: aging mamma. . O Nightingale. Forty-Ninth St.—To be re- viewed next week, : igs." Littie—Clean as a—what is it now? —oh, yes, whistle, Quarantine. Henry Miller's—Vivian Mar tin and Sidney Blackmer in honeymoon trouble. _ Ruint. Provincetown—Reviewed in this issue. The Sapphire Ring. Selwyn—To be re- viewed next week. Show-Off. Playhouse—They don't come much truer to life than this. Starlight. Wallack’s—Several dozen ¢1 sodes in the varied career of a French actre: all done by Doris Keane. White Collars. Cort—Social economy for home consumption. Eye and Ear Entertainment Artists and Models. Casino—Not much of if you ask us. Rose. Knickerbocker—Pretty thin ‘Lady, Be Good! Liberty—The Astaires, Walter Catlett and Gershwin music in happy combination. Louie the 14th, Cosmopolitan—Leon Errol and a spectacular show. e Love Song. Century—For those who like their music straight. Mercenary Mary. j Longecre—To be re viewed later, The Mikado. Forty-Fourth St—A highly satisfactory revival. “Music Box Revue. Music Bor—The best since the first. Fant Brice heads the cast. My Girl. Venderbilt—Nice Princess Ida. Shuber!—A_ revival of the hitherto least-known of the Gilbert and Sul livan operas _ Puzzles of 1925. Fulton—Elsie Janis, as. sisted by Jimmy Hussey, making a good eve ning of it, Rose-Marie. _Jmperial—Probably the most popular score of the season. he School Maid. Ambassador—To be re viewed later. i Winter Garden—Willie How old-fashioned show, with good dancing, The Student Prince. Fifty-Ninth St.— Splendid male chorus singing Tell Me More. Gaicty—To be later. Topsy and Eva, Sam H. Herris—Those melodious Duncan Sisters. Ziegfeld Follies. New Amsterdam—W Fields and Ray Dooley, with Will Rog too, make this a really funny Follies. Sky Hig! ard in an reviewed LEON ERROL IN “LouIE THE l4TH.” comicbooks.com