Life — January 6, 1927 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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More or Less Serious An American Tragedy. Longacre—Adolescent drama made from the story by America’s Largest Child Novelist. Beyond the Horizon. Bijou— impressive as it was when it made famous, but still good and gloomy. The Brothers Karamazov. Guild—With Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. ‘To be reviewed later. Alternating weekly with “Pygmalio Hampden'’s—If you care for a, with the Walter Hampden touch, than m The Captive. Empire—Lesbianism treated with mach more delicacy than is usually accorded to good old-fashioned infidelity. A fine play. with Helen Menken and Basil Rathbone heading the cast. Chicago, Music Bor—With Prancine Larri- more. To be reviewed later, Civic Repertory Theatre. (14th St.)—Eva LeGallicnne trying to do something for the Drama. Give thi> little girl a hand. The Constant Nymph. Seliryn—A strangely uneven but affecting drai ion of the novel. Opinion seer divided one, wit favorin The TP ouk. hborhood—A return en- MA Ansky’s creepy ritual of Jewish Not quite so thi ours anam's Bosom. Prorincetown—To be review: “ater. The i.. der. Waldor/—An etaborate outlay in presentation of the doctrine of transmigration of souls—and a fairly unimpressive one. Lulu Belle. Felasco—A colored Ca career from Harlem to Paris. Lenore best, ably assisted by Henry F Moscow Theatre Habima. viewed in this issue The Noose. Minds Rex Cherryman mak from the general dromas. Seed of the Brute. Forrest—At least one act which brings thritls to the spine along with blushes to the chee Sex. Daly's—You can’t imagine how unim- portant this is. The Silver Cord. John Golden—Reviewed in this issue. The Squall. Forty. Bighth St.—Enter the young native girl who doesn't speak English very well but who makes herself understood with the men- folks nevertheless. The same old routine. The Trumpet Shall Sound. American Labora- tory. To be reviewed next week ' What Never Dies. Lycenm—To be reviewed ater. The Wooden Kimono. reviewed next week, Yellow. National—The customary melo- dram: materi: nin her ric at her Mansfield—Re- good performance by te d n of Willard Mack Martin Beck—To be Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic—We try a whole new set of tactics ~n this during and 1928. A certain cold dig...cy tempered with occasional high-class blasphemy. Autumn Fire. IWallack's—Personally, we are not very strong for native Irish comedy, but this is less offensive than many. Broadway. — Broadhurst—Still the season's wonder-play, and justly so, The Constant Wife. Maxine Elliott's—Ethel Barrymore's opportunity to show how high com- edy can still be played. Owing to the time it takes to print Live, readers should verify from the daily newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. Daisy Mayme. Playhouse—If_not George Kelly's most spectacular characterization, cer- tainly his most poignant. A memorable evening for those who like to take their drama quictly. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Times Square— Most of the characters in the book brought to life, especially those played by June Walker and Edna Hibbard. The Great Adventure. Princess—To be re~ viewed later. The Honor of the Family. Booth—With Otis Skinner. To be reviewed next week. Howdy King! Morosco—Good 100% American comedy. Director Movie dummy): My Gop! WHAT WAS IT WE THREW OVER THE CLIFFS? (discovering the .The Judge’s Husband. Forty.Ninth St.— William “Hodge as William Hodge. The Little Spitfire. Cort—In a word—no. Mozart. Forty-Sixth St—Mr. and Mrs. Guitry (nfe Printemps), Allin French. To be reviewed. next week. raatem York Exchange, Klow—To be reviewed later. wa The Night Hawk, Frotic—To be reviewed ater. On Approval. Gaiety—Light but entertainin banter, led by Wallace Eddinger. * The Play’s the Thing. Henry Miller’s—Hol- brook Blinn and excellent support in an unbe- lievable but at times hilarious comedy. Two Girls Wanted. Little—Not a headache in a barrel of it. We Americans. Eltinge—An honest and un- pretentious story of East-Side Amencanization which is both well done and effective. Eye and Ear Entertainment Americana. Belmont—A tiny revue with sev- eral good features. Betsy. New Amsterdam—To be reviewed later. Countess. Maritza. Shuber!—One of those high-grade Vienna scores with Vienna comedy to tch. Yvonne D'Arle, George Hassell and Walter Woolf. Criss-Cross. Fred Stone fans. The Desert Song. Cosino—The Riff uprising made into a good musical comedy with Vivienne Segal and Eddie Buzzell. Gay Paree. Winter Garden—Winter Garden de luxe, with the added attraction of Chic Sale. Honeymoon Lane. Knickerbocker—Pleasantly undistinguished show, with Eddie Dowling. Katja. Forty-Fourth St-—Not one of the best Ob, Kay! Jmperial—Gertrude Lawrence. Vic- tor Moore and Oscar Shaw in something not so good as it ought to be but better than most. Ob, Please! Fulion—With Beatrice Lillie and Charles Winninger. To be reviewed next week Peggy Ann. Vanderbili—To be reviewed later. The Pirates of Penzance. Plymouth—Another of Winthrop Ames’ solid-gold Gilbert and Sullivan revivals. “Iolanthe” on Thursday evenings. Queen High. Ambossador—A tuneful musical comedy, with Luella Gear, Prank McIntyre and Charles’ Ruggles. The Ramblers. Lyric—Good. old-fashioned burlesque humor from Clark and McCullough. Scandals of 1926. A pollo—George White's collection of stars and popular music in a great big show. Twinkle-Twinkle. tainment. Globe—Fred Stone delighting Liberty—Moderate enter- Earl Carroli—A new show To be reviewed of 1927. g several Charlot stars. The Bandits Got There First EW YORKER: Do you know, I actually had a check returned to me yesterday marked “No funds.” Cuicacoan: That's nothing. 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