Life, 1925-12-17 · page 23 of 40
Life — December 17, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **theater reviews and entertainment guide** page from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The content lists Broadway shows and performances currently running, organized into categories: "More or Less Serious" (dramatic plays), "Comedy and Things Like That" (lighter fare), and "Eye and Ear Entertainment" (musicals and variety shows). The **illustration** shows a chaotic magazine art studio on Christmas, depicting artists working frantically amid scattered papers, props, and holiday chaos—captioned "The Magazine Artist Submits a Brand-New Christmas Idea." This is a humorous commentary on the creative process, showing the controlled mayhem behind producing magazine content during the holiday deadline rush. The page reflects 1920s Broadway culture, listing popular shows like *Abie's Irish Rose* and *The Jazz Singer*, with brief critical assessments. The guide served practical theater-going purposes for Life's readers seeking entertainment recommendations in New York City.
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More or Less Serious Craig's Wile, Morosco—A study of a worn who took no chances but lost never theless, ‘Chrystal Herne ina fine play. The Deacon. Sam H. Herris—To be re viewed next week. The Devil to Pay. be reviewed next week. Easy Virtue. Empire— The Enemy. Times Square—Fay Bainter rontal attack on War. en Hat. Broadhurst—Major Gray's Fifty-Second St.—To To be reviewed Garden. Plymouth—Laurette Taylor in a play which calls for a certain amount of Cercbration but which is worth it. ¢ Jazz Singer. Cort—The Jewish heart sel. hid bare by Georg Just Beyond. National—To be reviewed next week. A Lady's Virtue. Bijou—To be reviewed next wee Frolic—Kept alive by ade in America. A Man's Man. Forty-Ninth St—A tragic little story of frustration, well written and one. The Master Builder. Marine Elliott's— for Tuesday and Thursday matinees, Eva Le Gallienne. Princess—To be reviewed next week. Paid. Booth—Reviewed in this issue. len Fruit. Eltinge—A great deal of tal agony over a child, with Ann Hard as the suffering mother. The Vortex. Henry Miller’s—Unpleasant n extremely interesting combinations. Woodley. Belmont—Glenn Hunter bout as perfect a delineation of ado- heart-trouble as you will find. If you laogh at it, you are just a poor sap. Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose. Republic—We might as well say it now as later: We don't like this American Born. Hudson—George Cohan poking something out of nothing. Androcles and the Lion. Kiaw—A delight: fol revival, with Henry Travers as the trust ing tailor. Arms and the Man, Gerrick—Lyon Fon- tanne and Alfred Lunt keeping Shaw's satire moving about town, Beware of Widows. be reviewed next week. The Greg Maxine Elliott's—To Butter-and-Egg Man. Longacre— y Kelly as the young man with Broad ney. Good for an evening's laughs. Sonia. Centre! Park—To be re viewed later. Cradle Snatchers. Music Bor—Rough stuff. Easy Come, Easy Go. Biltmore—Buckety- \ockety farce, with Otto Kruger and Victor Is Zat So? prizefight talk The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Chire. ably assisted by Ro E. Matthews, in someth: Morals. Comedy—R Naughty Cinderella. Crest assez (ft). Outside Looking In. Thirty-Ninth St vivid picture of hobo box-car fe The Poor Nut. Forty-Lighth St—Collesi- ate and funny. Solid Ivory. Central—Baseball. These Charming People. Gaiety—Cyril Maude and | Edna Best working well with ing much Chanin's—Highly entertaining Fulton—1na nd Young and A. ry pleasant iewed in this issue. Lyceum—Irene Bor- A 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. Twelve Miles Out. Playhouse—A melo- drama of love and rum-runners. Young Blood. Rits—Reviewed in this issue. Eye and Ear Entertainment Artists and Models. Winter Gorden—'Way ahead of its predecessors, thanks to Phil Baker and the Hoffmann Girls Captain Jinks. Morin Bect—Ada May and Joe Brown in a tuneful evening. Charlot's Revue. Se/wyn—The incompar- able Lillie-Lawrence-Buchanan combination in ‘a new show with one or two old favorites. athe Cocoanuts. Lyric—To be reviewed ater. Dearest Enemy. music and exquisite costumes, Ford and Charles Purcell. Florida Girl. Forty-Fourth St.—Lester Al- len in an otherwise poor show. Knickerbocker — Good with Helen THE MAGAZINE ARTIST SUBMITS A BRAND-NEW CHRISTMAS !DEA Gay Paree. Shubert—Chic Sale with not enough to do. Kosher Kitty Kelly. sent you, Mayflowers. Forrest—To be reviewed later. Merry, Merry. Vanderbilt—Cute. No, No, Nanette. Globe—Still favorite. Ob, Oh, Nurse. viewed later. Princess Flavia. Century—Big and musical Rose-Marie. Jimperial—The dean The Student Prince. Jolson’s—Male sing- ing that is male singing. Sunny. New Amsterdam—Marilyn Miller and a stageful of stars. The Vagabond King. retta. Vanities of 1925. For! Carroll—Plenty of girls, chaperoned by Julius Tannen, Daly's—Don't say we the old Cosmopolitan—To be re- Cosino—Real ope- cthetis eh best sdee Tse in Os office sce th Big Jere of 9 y ee comicbooks.com