Life, 1925-11-19 · page 23 of 40
Life — November 19, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **theater and entertainment review page** from Life magazine, circa mid-1920s. The main content lists current Broadway productions with brief critical assessments. The **cartoon illustration** at bottom depicts a social commentary scene: a young man in casual clothes addresses a seated, well-dressed older man, saying he's "too light for football" and finds college offers nothing compared to "a man can do in the Charleston." **The satire**: This mocks the era's youth culture obsession with the Charleston (a wildly popular dance craze of the 1920s) over traditional collegiate pursuits. The "light for football" detail suggests the young man prioritizes fashionable social dancing over athletic achievement—reflecting broader 1920s anxieties about generational values and the flappers'/youth's perceived rejection of older institutions. The page itself demonstrates Life's dual purpose: sophisticated theater criticism alongside social satire targeting contemporary fads and attitudes.
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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 Accused — Belasco—What a lawyer thinks about. E. H. Sothern in the thinking rdéle. Adam Solitaire. Provincctown—To be re- viewed later. aig’s Wife. Morosco—Chrystal Herne in sm ttensely ‘interesting study of a woman who played safe. Should not be missed. The Enemy. Times Square—Reviewed in issue. The Glass Slipper. Guild—A beautiful Hing of the old’ story, with a memorable srmance by June Walker, The Green Hat. Broadhurst—Sinning in the very best circles and using only the very best butter. The spurious quality of the exhibition is considerably overcome by hotharine Cornell and a fine cast. Hamlet. Hampden's—Walter Hampden and Ethel Barrymore as the last of the mad Danes. Hamlet. Bocth—In modern clothes. To Le reviewed later, The Jazz Singer. Cort—Jazz and Yom Kippur “in conflict in the boyish heart of George Jessel. The Last Night of Don Juan. Greenwich Villege—To be reviewed later. Lucky Sam McCarver. Playhouse—Four steps in the rise of a New Yorker made into an exciting entertainment. A Man's Man. FiftySccond St—A sad little play of ambition under the “L,” very well done and worth seeing. Stolen Fruit. Eltinge—Ann Harding con- sumed with Mother Love. The Vortex. Henry Miller’s—A thrilling evening with unpleasant people, accompanied by Noel Coward, the author and star. Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic—Let’s dis- cuss this thing seriously now. No kidding. American Born. Hudson—George M. Cohan back at the old line of Briton-baiting. Antonia. Empire—Marjorie Rambeau cut- ting loose in Budapest. Applesauce. Ambassador—Several _hun- red wise cracks on marriage, got off by an Dinehart. Arms and the Man. Forty-Ninth St. Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt throwing new life into an old satire. Barefoot. Princess—Don't even stop to real what we say about it. The Butter-and-Egg Man. — Longecre— Legitimate laughs over the way of a_ sucker and his money on Broadway. Gregory Kelly as the feller. Candida. Comedy—Return engagement of T season's successful revival, with Peggy Wood and a new cast, The Carolinian. Sam H. viewed in this issue. Cradle Snatchers. Music Bor—Pretty of- ve unless you happen to think amorous ons funny. Easy Come, Easy Go. issue. viewed in th The Gorilla, National—Hilarious bur- Jescre melodrama. . Hay Fever. | Maxine —Eltiott’s—Laura Hope Crews in delightful meringue. In a Garden. Plymouth—To be reviewed later Is Zat So? Chanin's—James Gleason is now back in his highly amusing prizefight comedy. The Kiss in the Taxi, Bijou—Very frenchy, but, oddly enough, very funny. Perhaps Arthur Byron does it. Harris—Re- Cohan's—Re- Laff That Of. viewed next week. The Last of Mrs. Cheney. Fulton—To be reviewed later. The Man with a Load of Mischief, Ritz —To be reviewed next week. Naughty Cinderella, Lyceum—To be re- viewed later. Outside Looking In. A tramp comedy so that here it is uptown. The Poor Nut. Forty-Eighth St—Col- legiate activities with a general appeal, held over from last season by popular demand. The School for Scandal. Little—More of a social event. These Charming People. Gaicty—Nothinj much made Into quite » good deal by Cyr Maude and Edna Best. Young Woodley. Belmont—Reviewed in this issue. Wallack*s—To be re: Thirty. and th St.— well done Eye and Ear Entertainment Artists and Models. Winter Garden—The Hoffmann Girls and Phil Baker in a_ better French revue than they put on in Paris. Big Boy. Forty-Fourth St—Well, to be gin_with, there’s Al Jolson. Captain Jinks. Mertin Beck—A_ better- than-tusual musical show, with Ada May and Joe Brown, Charlot’s Revue. later, The City Chap. Liberty —"Skeet™ Gal lagher in a generally good evening. Selwyn—To be reviewed Dearest Enemy. Knickerbocker—Not so funny as so: t tuneful and pleasant, especially Helen Ford. Florida Girl, Lyric—To be later. Garrick Gaieties. _ Garrich—Embellished with new material, there seems no reason why this last summer's revue shouldn't run into next summer. Gay Paree. Shubert—For Chic Sale fans —and who isn't? Kosher Kitty Kelly. Daly's—Never mind. Louie the 14th. Cosmopolitan—Leon Errol and a big, beautiful show. Merry, Merry. Vanderbilt—Nice and in- tie reviewed No, No, Nanette. Globe—If you think you haven't heard the music you're crazy. Princess Flavia. Century—To be re- viewed later. Rose-Marie. Impcriai—Goes on and on, and why shouldn't it? The Student Prince. Jolson's—Makes you want to sing yourself Sunny. New Amsterdam—There's no sense in our getting you all excited over Marilyn Miller and her famous colleagues, for you couldn't get in anyway. The Vagabond King. Casino—An operetta that is an operetta. Vanities of 1925. Earl Carroll—If_ you n't like the girls, there is always Julius Tannen. When You Smile. Central—Pretty thin. She: SO YOU THINK THAT COLLEGE HAS NOTHING TO OFFER YOU? He: Yes, \'M TOO LIGHT FOR FOOTBALL AND I'VE Gt INE ABOUT AS PAR AS A MAN CAN IN THE CHARLESTON. comicbooks.com