Life — February 24, 1927 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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Entia ul 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. handed realism. Longacre—Heavy- The Barker. Biltmore—A good evening's en- tertainment among the circus folk, with Walter Huston heading the cast. Caponsacchi the Book” made into a costume play for Hampden, The Captive. Fmpire—Pathological or not, it is a fine play. Civic Repertory. (14th St.) —Eva'Le Gallienne and her company making a brave stab at some- thing “wort! 7 The Constant Nymph. Cor!—The novel dealt with tenderly and effectively. The Dark. Lyceum—Refined Grand Guignol. Hampden's—"The Ring and ‘alter Fog. Netional—A melodrama _by the of "The Cat and the Canary.” To be revie next week. Honor Be Damned! Morosco—Something written by Willard Mack for Willard Mack Laboratory Theatre (Last S8th St.) —Interesting experiments, better done than most The Ladder. the theory of ‘reincarnation, very far. Lady Alone. in a little tragedy grows creasingly poignant as it nears its end Lulu Belle. Belasco—Lenore Ulric, with Henry Hull, showing what happens to a colored girl who has a lot of fun going wrong. Ned McCobb's Daughter. John len—One of the best plays in town, h Clare Eames and Alfred Lunt. The Noose. Mudson—Pairly reg- ulation melodrama, Of Key. Belmont—With Florence ridge McKay Morris. To be reviewed next week Pinwheel. Nrighborhood—To be reviewed next week. Sex. Daly's — Not even good enough to be censored. The Squall. — Forty-Eighth St— Deal with something new in the theatre—sex-appeal. Trapped. Garrick—Pormerly “Por Better or Worse.” Mostly worse. The Wandering Jew. Cosmopol- itan—An elaborate presentation of an old legend. Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose. Republic—An affront to public morals which should be stopped by the police. The Adventurous Age. Mansfeld —With Mrs. Patrick Campbell. To be reviewed neat week. Broadway. Broadhurst—A swell all-around show. Chicago. Music Box—Hilarious kidding of our official handling of crime. Should be seen both for enter- tainment and instruction. The Constant Wife. Maxine Filliott’ s—Something for Ethel Barry- more to embellish—which she does, Waldorf—Boosting The Devil in the Cheese. Charles Hopkins— A rather nice fantasy. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Times Square— If you laughed at the book you ou: this, especially as it has June Wal Hibbard in it. Lally. Greenwich Village—To be reviewed next week, New York Exchange. Forty- Ninth St.—More about the elderly ladies who rent their Lotharios, Hardly worth your time. The Night Hawk. Frolic—Dealing with the not-uninteresting subject of glandular rejuvenae tion. Carroll McComas is the lucky girl. Pygmalion. Guild—Lynn Pontanne in Shaw. The Road to Rome. Playhouse—Jane Cowl giving a very pleasant’ and plausible reason for Hannibal's failure to capture Rome. Saturday’s Children. Booth—A quietly_im- portant little play about early married With Ruth Gordon. Sinner, Klaw—To be reviewed next week. The Strawberry Blonde. Bijou—To be re- viewed next week, “AND WHOSE LITTLE GIRL ARE You?” Tommy. Gaiety—Clean as a whistle and more amusing. Trelawny of the Wells. New Amsterdam— Reviewed in this issue. Two Girls Wanted. Little—Pleasant. The Wooden Kimono. Martin Beck—Bur- lesque melodrama, Eye and Ear Entertainment Bye, Bye, Bonnie. money's worth, Countess Maritza. Forty-Fourth St.—A high- class score. Ritz—Probably your Criss-Cross. Globe—Pred Stone pleasing his customary thousands. The Desert Song. Casino—A good musical comedy, with Vivienne Segal and Eddie Buzzell. Gay Paree. Winter Garden—Chic Sale and one of the better Winter Garden shows. Honeymoon Lane. Knickerbocker—Eddie Dowling in a successful attempt to entertain the public, Told You So. Forty-Sixth St.— Bernard in a 1927 version of The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer. Judy. Royale—To be reviewed next week, The Nightingale, Jolson—Eleanor Painter in a singing show. Ob, Kay! Imperial—Gertrade Lawrence sailing pleasantly along. accompanied by Victor Moore and Oscar Shaw. Oh, Please! Fulton—Something for Beatrice Lillie to kid as only she can. Charles Winninger lends able assistance. Peggy-Ann. Vanderbilt — Helen Ford and awfully nice music. ‘The Pirates of Penzance. Plymouth —A Gilbert and Sullivan feast, Queen High. A mbassador—Prac- tically the dean of current. musical shows and still good, Luella Gear. Prank McIntyre and Charles Ruggles The Ramblers. L.yric—Plenty of Uurlesque room for Clark and Me- Cullough, which is as it should be. Rio Rita. Ziegfeld—Reviewed in this issue. Rose-Marie. Century—You know as well as we do. Scandals. A pollo—George White's best show. Twinkle, Twinkle. Liberty—Some laughs from Joe Brown. Vanities. Earl Carroll — Julius Tannen, Moran and Mack and the customary Carroll galaxy, aided by several stars from London. Yours Truly. Shuber!—Reviewed in this issue No Complaint mS HAT do you think of those stories hitting at Gladstone’s moral charac- Child (patiently): UNprR THE LATEST RULING BY TIE — ter?’ COURT I AM FATHER’S FOUR MONTHS OF THR TIME, MOTHER’S FOUR MONTHS OF THE TIME, AND UNAT- TACHED STATE PROPERTY THE REMAINDER OP THE YEAR, “I've had one of his bags for six years and it’s always given me good service.” Ot toa ticall and, Ther all k figure close: name with one 1 music Ann” tion | Fo Robe thir simp! do ce as th Th by tl from this ever A is ha Haro The | comer work and ) again L" Laur comicbooks.com