Life — February 17, 1927 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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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 An American Tragedy. Longacre—Something from McGuffey’s Reader bound up to look like a sex s The Barker. Bilimore—An all-around good play about the lives and loves of circus folk. Walter Huston heads the cast. The Bottom of the Cup. Mayfeir—With Charles Gilpin. To be reviewed next week. The Brothers Karamazov. Guild—The seamy side of being a Russian, presented by a fine company, including Alfred Lunt, Lynn Pontanne and Clare Eames. Caponsacchi. Hampden’s—All right if you like costume romances with Walter Hampden in them. The Captive. Empire—Whatever the theme's effect may be on the birth rate, this is a fine piece of dramatic writing. Civic Repertory Theatre. (14th St)—If Eva Le Gallienne’s company are doing “Cradle Song’ this week, don’t miss it. The Constant Nymph. Cor!—The spirit and appeal of the novel recaptured by a sympathetic dramatization. The Dark. Lyceum—To be re- viewed next week. In Abraham's Bosom. Prorince- town—A sincere presentation of a phase of the Negro probl Laboratory Theatre. (East 58th St.)—Experimental repertory. The Ladder. Waldorf—It will take more than this to convince us that reincarnation is here to stay. Lady Alone. Forrest—Reviewed in this issue. Lulu Belle. — Belasco — Lenon Ulric cutting a swath from Harlem to Paris, followed by the avenging Henry Hull. The Noose. Hudson—A fair melodrama with a good performance by Rex Cherryman. Pinwheel. Neighborhood—To be reviewed later. Puppets and Passions. Masque— To be reviewed later. a, Sex. _ Daly's—Guaranteed non- aphrodisiac. The Silver Cord. John Golden— A highly provocative and well-acted play, dealing with man’s bondage to women. Laura Hope Crews, Mar- galo Gillmore and Elizabeth Risdon the women. The Squall. Forty-Eighth St— Showing the harm that can be done by taking a gypsy girl in to live with your family, . The Wandering Jew. Cosmopol- itan—To be reviewed next week. Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republ Well. anyway, it has closed in Chicago. The Adventurous Age. Royale— With Mrs. Patrick Campbell. To be reviewed later. Broadway. Broadhurst — Pirst-class_enter- tainment, even for those who don’t know Broad- way. Chicago. Music Box—A crack at several things that needed cracking, and very amusing into the bargain, The Constant Wife. Maxine Elliott's—Ethel Barrymore riding on the crest of the wave. The Devil in the Cheese. Charles Hopkins— Pleasant fantasy. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Times Square— Geoffrey Kerr has now joined June Walker and cry Hibbard in the successful staging of the book. Lally. Greenwich Village—To be reviewed later. New York Exchange. viewed in this issue. Night Hawk. Frolic—Carrol! McComas in an interesting speculation on the gland problem. The Play's the Thing. Henry Miller’s—Con- taining several scenes which are hilariously funny, with Holbrook Blinn heading the cast, _ The Road to Rome. Playhouse—Reviewed in this issue. Forty-Ninth St.—Re- “LISTEN, PEGGY, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME OLD- FASHIONED SQUARE DANCES TO-NIGHT—sO WHEN YOU HEAR A WHISTLE, DON’T THINK IT’S THE POLICE AND JUMP THROUGH A WINDOW.” Saturday’s Children. this issue. Sinner. Klaw—To be reviewed later. Tommy. Gaicty—Reviewed in this issue. Trelawny of the Wells. New Amsterdam— An all-star revival with a cast too big and too important to crowd in here. Look it up for yourself. Two Girls Wanted. Little—aAll right, as such things go. The Wooden Kimono. Martin Beck—Bur- lesque melodrama on the regulation model. Booth—Reviewed in Eye and Ear Entertainment Bye, Bye, Bonnie. Rits—Above the average. Countess Maritza. Forty-Fourth St—Viennese score, with Viennese comedy. Criss-Cross. Globe—Pred Stone and family stepping along as usual. The Desert Song. Casino—A good show, with Vivienne Segal and Eddie Buzzell. Gay Paree. Winter Garden—Among the best of the Winter Garden spectacles, with Chic Sale to make it better. Honeymoon Lane. Knicker. bocker—Eddie Dowling’s hit. a I Told You So. Forty-Sixth St— Sam Bernard doin, his best to make another hit out of “The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer,”” The Nightingale. Jolson—Nice ‘singing by Eleanor Painter. Oh, Kay! Im perial—Gertrude Lawrence in a good show for theatre- parties. Ob, Please! Fulton—The peer- less Beatrice Lillie, assisted by Charles Winninger, making a funny show out of an unfunny one. Peggy-Ann. = Vanderbdilt—Helen Ford singing the prettiest music in town. The Pirates of Penzance. Ply- mouth—For Gilbert and Sullivan fans and everybody else. On Thurs- day nights “‘folanthe.” Queen High. Ambassador— very much in the running, Luella Gear, Frank McIntyre an: Charles Ruggles. The Ramblers. Lyric—Bobby Clark at play, whichis a pretty comical sight. Rio Rita. Ziegtelé—To be re- viewed next week. Rose-Marie. Century—Evidently Abie's Insh Rose- Marie. Scandals. A pollo — George White's biggest and best revue. which is saying a lot. Twinkle, Twinkle. Liberty—Good comedy by Joe Brown, unfortu- nately unassisted. Vanities. Earl Carroll—A big show with several Charlot stars and the reliable Julius Tannen, not to mention the reliable Moran and Mack. Yours Truly. Shubert — With Leon Errol. To be reviewed next week. V unee very Ran so, | How now: goes 0 Roa is su mon dive day adul thou we | show As very ends mina only comicbooks.com