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This page is a **theater guide and review section** from Life magazine's arts coverage—not a political cartoon. The small cartoon at the bottom ("It's a Bad Year for Champions") depicts a boxing match, likely satirizing the state of professional boxing or current boxing champions, though without clear historical context, the specific target is unclear. The bulk of the page lists Broadway shows with brief critical notices. Reviewers comment on current productions like *Abie's Irish Rose* (a popular comedy about Irish-Jewish romance), *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*, and *The Noose*. The tone is gossipy and irreverent—typical of Life's satirical voice—with quips like dismissing one show as "I should say not" or noting another "is still a good bet." The "Eye and Ear Entertainment" section covers musicals and variety shows. This reflects 1920s Broadway's golden age, when Life served as essential reading for New York theatergoers wanting witty, current reviews.

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More or Less Serious An American Tragedy. Longacre—To be re- viewed next week, Black Boy. Comedy—Reviewed in this issue. The Captive. Empire—A fine piece of I pathological love in a t Deep River. J mperiul—Native opera cont ing much that is lovely ome that is d The scene is old New Urlea The Donovan Affair. Fulton— rest of the pic end The House of Ussher. Mayfair— it’s high time thie stopped. The Humble. viewed next week. head the lie Immortal Thief. ich Village—To be Sydney and Mary Hampden's—Prett The Jeweled Tree. tasy that you dc about. Jus F Juarez and. Maximili be reviewed next week. Just Life, Henry Miller's—Mar: ina little d. y. Lulu Belle. Belasco—Len: lem girl who made good, Flashy The Noose. f!udson—To be reviewed later. Saturday Night. enth St—The first offering of Eva Theatre. To be revi Sex. Daly's— The Shanghai Flor e Reed up a little color The Straw Hat. reviewed rext week. The Winged Messenger. Ma’ reviewed later. The Woman Disputed. this issue. Yellow. drama. Civic Reper! American Laboratory—To be feld—To be Forrest—Reviewed in Notional—Fair-to-middling melo- 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. Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose. Republic—And so, with coming of a new dawn, Rita and Morton fou their happiness by the Side of a little child, At Mrs. Beam’ ck—The Theatre Guild comedy which, n Pontanne and Jean Cadell, is still a good bet. The Blonde Sinner. Frolic—I should say not. Broadway. — Broadhurst—N lub melo- a which com Ka per iece of work all i Buy, Buy Baby. Princess—Reviewed in this issue. Fanny. Lyceum—A thin play which gives ‘2 i¢ Brice a ¢ chance to be comical. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 7 literal trai n of the book w you to he same extent that the book did June Walker, Edna nd G. P. Huntley elp. God Loves Us. Nugent. Helen Lc viewed later. The Good Fellow. Playhouse—To: be reviewed next week, Henry—Behave! Bayes—John Cumberland in idly using tro If I Was Rich. much out of a reg The Judge's Husband. William “Hodge in—oh, W The Lion Tamer. Ni in this issue. The Little Spitfire. Cort—Vanilla. ose Ankles. urie, Jr., mak- ~class comedy. ‘A comedy by, Prederick e Eddinger. To be re- On Approval. Gaiet Lonsdal Ww viewed Tt. She Couldn't Say Not Rito—A rich evening for Florence Moore fans. The Shelf. Morosco—Prances Starr, with Arthur Byron and Do in a play which doe: ch tal . They All Want Something. Wallack's—To be reviewed next week. Treat 'Em Roug! Genevieve Tot one o! Two Girls Wanted. We Americans. Harris—To be revi week. rate 1T’s A BAD YEAR FOR CHAMPIO} What Every Woman Knows. week of Helen Hayes" record- the Maude Adams réle. White Wings. Booth—With Winifred Lenihan, Tom Powers and J. M. Kerrigan. To be reviewed next week. Bijou—L eaking revival of Eye and Ear Entertainment Americana. Belmont—S. t Lew e and Roy Atwell. a Castles in the Air. Selwyn—The regular thing well done. Vivienne Segal and Bernard Granville. Countess Maritza, Shuber!—High-grad terial from Vienna, with Yvonne D'Arle George Hassell Criss-Cross. Globe—Fred Stone, To be re- viewed next week. The Girl Friend. Vanderbilt—Puck and White in a show which seems to continue to please. The Great Temptations. inter Garden—Ju what you hope you'll find at the Winter Gard Happy-Go-Lucky. Liberty—Pretty dull Honeymoon Lane. — Knickerbocker—E Dowling in a conventional affair with tunes, Tolanthe. Plymouth—Don’t tell me you have not been to this one! Katie the Dancer. Forty-Fourth St.—To be re- viewed later. Naughty Riquette. Cosmopolitan— it or leave it A Night in Paris. Jolson—A revue containing a little bit of everythi: ween High. Am Luella Gear, Pran Ruggles. The Ramblers. Lyric—Clark and McCullough ¢ their stuff to great business, Scandals of 1926. 1 pollo—Through the error an underling (who has been executed) this orge White show has been omitted from the lately. / is the best revue in town, ‘co Amsterdam—Well, it seems that all but sii Bi d i. Take pl McIntyre and Sunny. Marilyn Miller and Jack Donahue are in it. The Vagabond King. Casino—Excellent to the ea Vanities of 1926. Earl Carroll—To all intents and purposes a girl show, although Julius Tannen, ind Mack, and Dale and Smith furnish dy. The Wild Rose. Martin Beck—With Lew Fields. Joseph Santley and De linger. To be reviewed later. comicbooks.com in