Life — March 1, 1928 — page 24: 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 American Laboratory. East S4th St.—Better than most of the Little Theatre repertories, Caponsacchi. Hampden's—A revival of Wal- ter Hampden’s romantic drama of last season, About to end soon. Civic Repertory. Fourteenth St.—Eva Le Gal- lienne and her group doing very nicely with the better sort of drama. The Clutching Claw. this issue, Coquette. Maxine Elliott's—Helen Hayes giv- ing a memorable performance as the little girl who got into a very tragic jam. Diversion. Forty- Ninth St.—A rather intense but interesting play dealing with youthful heart- aches. Richard Bird, Cathicen Nesbitt and Guy Standing. Dracula. Fulion—Considerable screaming can be done here if you happen to be of the screaming sort. Escape. Booth—Galsworthy’s exciting ac- count of ‘a convict’s escape and what followed, with Leslie Howard excellent as the convict. A Free Soul. Kiaw—Not a big play but one with a certain dramatic quality. Kay Johnson plays the drunkard’s daughter and the gambler's + girl, which will give you a certain line on it. Hoboken Blues. Playwrights'\—To be re- viewed next week. Interference. Lyceum—One of those good old ones about suicides in London flats, etc., made almost new by A. E. Matthews and a good cast. The Ladder. Belmont—This show has been running longer than any show in town and has lost a million dollars, Figure it out for yourself, if you give a darn. Maya. Comedy—To be reviewed later. The Merchant of Venice. Broadhurst—George Arliss and Peggy Wood doing everything they can for the old textbook. The Mystery Man. Bayes—Not so good. Forrest—Reviewed in \ i anil Our Betters. Henry Miller's—With Ina Claire. To be reviewed next week. Porgy. Republic—One of the, things to see if you_are out after “worth-while” plays. Acted y Negroes. Quicksand. Maesque—To be reviewed next week. The Racket. Ambassador—Last week of the best melodrama of the season. Rope. Biltmore—To be reviewed next week. The Shanghai Gesture. Century—Return en- gagement of Florence Reed in the popular ex- posure of Chinese sex-life. Sherlock Holmes. Cosmopolitan—A revival of the old thriller, with Robert Warwick as the old boy himself, The Silent House. this issue. woki® $100. Littl—To be reviewed next Morosco—Reviewed in Strange Interlude. John Golden—A five-hour lifetime with a woman who had a lot of trouble. Impressively heavy sledding. “Lynn Pontanne plays the woman, The Tenth Man. ter. The Trial of Mary Dugan. National—A mur der trial which is pretty sure to hold your attention. Comedy and Things Like That And So to Bed. Bijou—A little amorous dal- Vance of Samuel Pepys which never got into the ary. _ Atlas and Eva. issue. The Bachelor Father. viewed | Burlesque. Plymouth—Back-stage love on the burlesque wheel, with some very fine moments, Weallack’s—To be seviewed Mansfield—Reviewed in this Belasco—To be rev Tue Cur THat Creers Cock Robin. Forty-Eighth St—A murder mystery which excels in its comedy touch especially those contributed by Beatrice Herford. The Command to Love. Longacre—The art of love as applied to international diplomacy, with Mary Nash and Basil Rathbone acting up. The Doctor's Dilemma. Guild—Old-fashioned but good show. Excess Baggage. Rits—Vaudeville the scene of marital misunderstandings, ending up with a Spectacular finish, Hot Pan. Provincetown—To be reviewed next week. ThelIvory Door. Charles Hopkins—Something rather whimsical by A. A. Milne, with Henry Hull as the whimsical King. Meek Mose. Princess—Pairly weak Negro stuff, Paris Bound. Music Box—Sophisticated a smart dialogue on the subject of marital infidelity, with Madge Kennedy heading the cast. The Queen's Husband. Playhouse—Roland Young as a charming king who fixes up an old- fashioned revolution. The Royal Family. Selwyn— Delightful cross- section of the family life of some big-time stage- (ol The Shannons. Martin Beck—Good regula- tion entertainment, and sometimes even more than that. These Modern Women, Eltinge—To be re- viewed next week. Tryst. Greenwich Vitlage—Claiborne Poster in a one-act play, with a movie and music thrown in. Pshay ering Friends. Hudson—To be re- viewed later. Eye and Ear Entertainment Artists and Models. Winter Garden—The best of the series, with Plorence Moore, Jack Pearl, Jack Osterman and Ted Lewis. A Connecticut Yankee. Vanderdili—Some- thing out of the ordinary, with grand songs. The Five O'Clock Girl. Forty-Fourth St— A pleasant evening with Mary Eaton Oscar Shaw. Funny Face. Alrin—The Astaires in a show with wonderful dancing and comedy from Victor Moore and William Kent. Golden Dawn. Hammerstein's—Operetta with class. Good News. Forty-Sixth St— peppiest show in town. Happy. Daly's—Don't bother this. Harry Delmar’s Revels. Shuberi—A_ revue which is good diversion without being much else. Frank Pay helps. Harry Lauder. Knickerbocker—Engagement extended by popular demand. Lovely Lady. Sam H. Harris—Bdna Lee- dom's The Madcap. Royele—If it means a lot to you, Mitzi is in this one. there's Ed Manhattan Mary. A follo—Well, Wynn—all right, go ahead! The Merry Malones. Erlanger—Only fair. tq Mz Marvland. Jolion's—The Civil War set music. othe he Optimists. Century Roof—Reviewed in Parisiana. Edyth Totten—Punko. Rain or Shine. Cohan—To be reviewed next Rosalie. New Amsterdam=-Marilyn Miller and Jack Donahue in one of Mr. Ziegfeld’s stu- pendous productions. Show Boat. Zicgfeld—The best of the Ziegfeld fering, with Che Ghat les Winninger, Helen Morgan Sunny Days. Tmpericl—To be reviewed next week. Take the Air. Waldorf—Will Mahoney doing some very funny clowning. Probably the much about comicbooks.com