Life — March 8, 1928 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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Owing to the time it takes to print Lu readers should verify from the daily newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. More or Less Serious The Clutching Claw. Forrest—One of the horrors, involving the release of a_non ectoplasm out over the « screams. Coquette. Maxin If you have te Prepare to shed th id perfors: of Hel : B haven't tea had be: Diversion. Forty Ninth St.—Richard B the youth who goes through Siurm und Dra An unreciprocating a thicen Nesbitt). Trying on the emotions, but well done. Dracula. Fulton—Now the dean of the spine- chillers and also the most devilish in its conception. Escape. Booth—Galsworthy’s exciting accou! of what it feels like to be an escaped convict— ou happen to be as personally engaging as Leslie Howard. AFree Soul. Klaw—Al! about a gambler’s girl and a drunken father, with Kay Johnson as the girl. The Furies. Shubert—With Laurette Taylor. To be reviewed later. Interference. Lyceum—London melodrama of the old school, made somewhat fresher by A. Matthews and his associates. The Ladder. Belmont—Still pack and grossing zero on the week. trying to figure it out. Maya. Comedj—To be reviewed next wel The Merchant of Venice. adhurst—Yo know “The Merchant of Venice.” Well, this has George Arliss and Peggy Wood in it. The Mystery Man. Bayes—Not very Napoleon. Empire—With Lionel Atw be reviewed later. Porgy. Republic—A practically all-Negro cast in one of the season's fine productions, nee, with resultant Rope. Bilimore—To be reviewed next week. The Silent House. Moroswo—One of the creepier of the creep-shows, provided you happen to find Chinese villains cree Spring 3100. Strange O'Neill's mw practically woman. than itis. The Trial of Mary Dui interesting trial for murder, with the sympathy all fo Harding. no matter what she did. ta lwelve Thousand. Garrick—To be reviewed ater. Within the Law. Cosmopolitan—A revival of the old crook melodrama, with Violet Heming in the lead, The Wrecker. Cor!—To be reviewed later. Comedy and Things Like That And Soto Bed. Bijow—A merry little escapade of Mr. Pepys’ which came too late for his diary. The Bachelor Father. Belasco—With June Walker. To be reviewed later. Burlesque. Plymouth—Back-stage love on the burlesque wheel. Some fine moments, Cock Robin. Forty-Eighth St—A murder mystery which ought to amuse you even if it doesn’t mystify you. Beatrice Herford has one incomparable speech. The Command to Love. Longacre—Pun embassy, with Mary Nash and Basil Ra! rincipals, There is a certain elemet fe of a very unhappy makes it seem better National—A highly Baggage. Ritz—The trouble with being im vaudeville, shown by Minam ric Dressler. First Transp Nurse: My boy friend asked me would I go to the prize-fight with him. Seconp Trainep Nurse: Are you going? First Trarneo Nurse: Heavens, no! I wouldn't care to see anything as ghastly as that. The Ivory Door. Charles Hopkins—Showing that a great many people still like fairy stories, Marco Millions. Guild— elaborate satire on the Ge er, done in beau. tiful trappings, with Alfred Lunt as Marco Polo Our Betters. Henry Milter's—With Ina Claire. To be reviewed next week Paris Bound. Music Bor—A smart and highly sophisticated comedy of what used to be known “adultery.” Madge Kennedy heads the cast. The Queen's Husband. Playhouse—Rola Young a3 a gentle king with a penchant for pen- guins, who Sixes up a rip-snorting revolution. The Royal Family. Selwyn—A delightful glimpse into the home-life of @ patrician stay family. The Shannons of Broadway. Martin Beck The Gleasons in a small-town comedy which con- tains practically everything you want. ah! The Octopus. Royale—To be reviewed ater. These Modern Women. Fitinge—Chrystal Herne as the woman who had advanced ideas on marriage and such things Whispering Friends. fudson—To be reviewed next week. Eye and Ear Entertainment A Connecticut Yankee. Vanderbili—A highly modern and amusing version of the Mark Twain book, set to some of the best music in town, William Gaxton and Constance Carpenter. The Five O'Clock Girl. Forty-Fourth St. couple of nice tunes. surrounded by a “class” p: duction. Mary and Oscar Shaw Funny Face. Alsin dancing which should not be missed, executed by Pred Astai with comedy from his little sister Adele, Vic Moore and William Kent Golden Dawn. Hammerstein's—A real attem at operetta, done on a bi Good News. Forty St.—The _lea¢ among the zippier show: d music and dancing. Mary Lawlor and Gus Shy. Harry Lauder. Knickerbocker—Engagement extended by popular demand. Keep Shufflin’, Daly's—Negro show. reviewed later, Manhattan Mary. A pollo—In addition Wynn, who is quite enough for one show, the: also Lou Holtz. The Merry Malones. Frlancer's—Mr. Cohan onger in this, and Henry Dixey has replaced nim. ‘The show doesn’t matter. My Maryland. Jolson's—The Messrs. bert’s version of the Barbara Prietchie incide Rain or Shine. Colan—Reviewed in this iss: Rosalie. New Amsterdam—Marilyn Miller Jack Donahue in a Ziegfeld West Point elaborate and, on Mr. Do: Show Boat. Ziceseld— yrtant. mu show use it is “Show Boat in it, Charles W White, and Helen Morgan. Sunny Days. Imperiai—To be reviewed next week. Take the Air. Weldorf—Will Mahoney. is practically the whole show and a very comical Experiments American Laboratory Theatre, 222 East S4th St.—Under the direction of Boleslavsky some very cluded in this repertory. ‘At the Gate of the King- Civic Repertory, 105 West 14th St—Eva Le Gallienne’s successful attempt to present the drama at low prices, Repertory includes “The Good Hope," ind "Three Sisters.”” Hoboken Blues. Playwrights'—Terrible. gqHiot Pan. Provincetown—A worthy idea badly Jone. Tryst. Greenwich Village—A one-act comedy with Claiborne Poster, a movie, and some singing. Not very impressive. comicbooks.com