Life — February 15, 1929 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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Life’s; Con Sac More or Less Serious The Age of Innocence. Empire—An uninspired dramatization of Edith Wharton's novel, with Katharine Cornell to give it vitality. Brothers. Forty-Eighth St—Bert Lytell in s thing which might do for the movies, but_ which, in its present state, is notable chiefly for giving Mr. Lytell a busy evening d fe Congai. Sam H. Harris—The life of a com (you know what) in Indo-China, presented with appropriate protestations by Helen Menken. yrano. Hampden's—Isn't it about time you saw this again, just to keep in touch with real theatre? Dynamo. Martin Beck—The Theatre latest Eugene O'Neill production. To be re’ “Ss Klaw—So psy. Klaw—Some, very go about a girl who n't. say "No" Claiborne Foster as the girl. Hedda Gabler. Forty-Ninth St—The Actors’ Theatre sticking wisely to Ibsen. House Unguarded. Little—Lester Lonergan in a murder mystery with three solutions, two of them wrong. Jealousy. Marine Elliot—Two people (Fay Bainter and John Halli successfully, thanks to having enough to fight over. judas. Longacre—Reviewed in this issue. he Kingdom of God. Ethet Barrymore—We are looking forward to Miss Barrymore's second pro- duction, whatever it is. Mima. Belasco—A great deal of money spent by Mr. Belasco to build a machine which will destroy Sidney Blackmer’s soul. Lenore Ulric does her best, too. 's ed stuff in a play * loudly enough. One Way Street. Republic—A melodrama which more or less fails to click. Strange Interlude. John Golden—Over a year old now, which means that over a hundred thousand unnecessary asides have been recited in order to get Mr. O'Neill's message across. Street Scene. Playhouse—The one worth-while drama in town. Zeppelin. National—Unbelievable but decidedly entertaining horrors in a dirigible. Comedy and Things Like That All the King’s Men. Fulton—A play by Fulton Oursler, with Grant Mitchell, Mayo Methot and others. To be reviewed later. Jay) carrying an entire play | fFidenti sii Caprice. Guild—Lynn Pontanne and Alfred Lunt doing their customary expert and delightful work. Courage. Ritz—Children-trouble, with Janet Beecher as the victim. The Front Page. house. Holiday. Plymouth—Extremely civilized comedy of manners which is one of the few hits of the season. Hot Water. Lucille LaVerne—It is about time that Miss LaVerne revived “Sun-Up” again. Little Accident. Ambassador—Illegitimacy made the subject of a highly amusing comedy with no se. Katharine Alexander and Thomas Mitchell id the cast. The Marriage Bed. Booth—A fairly conventional triangle play, well done. Ann Davis and Allan Dinehart. Merry Andrew. this issue. A Most Immoral Lady. Cort—Alice Brady scoring another personal triumph in a play which gives her plenty of opportunity. Paris. Music Bor—This ought really to be listed among the eye and ear entertainments. as its success is due to Irene Bordoni singing Cole Porter's songs “Commander's” accompaniment. The Perfect Alibi. Charles Hopkins—Ingra' murder mystery by A. A. Milne. Poppa. Hudson—Jewish talk which you if you like Jewish talk—and se: Precious. — Royale—John Cumberl Hall and Hale Hamilton in a comedy which is not quite good eno: Princess Show-Boat Company. — Belmont—Gen- uine buckeye drama by a genuine show-boat com- Times Square—Merry mad- Henry Miller’s—Reviewed in pany. _ Serena Blandish. Morosco—Reviewed in this issue. Skidding. this is about. That Ferguson Family. Bijou—Mildly pleasant. The Yellow Jacket. Coburn—The Coburns had better stick to this revival. Eye and Ear Entertainment Animal Crackers. Forty-FourthtSt—Some people named Marx, evidently brothers, causing a great deal of loud laughter. Blackbirds of 1928. Fitinge—Expert Negro enter- tainers leading the way for the rest. Bayes—We have even forgotten what al Guide Boom! Boom! Cosino—With Prank Met Jeanette acDonald, Stanley id nd ot! Ho 'be reviewed ater, — Fioretta. Earl Carroll—With Leon Errol, Par Brice, Lionel Atwill, Jay Brennon and others St be reviewed later. banihiaanin’ “y ws at al Follow Thru. Forty-Sizth S well miss this if you go to m ows at ad Irene Delroy, Jack Haley, Zelma O'Neal and otben Good Boy." Hammersicin's—Helen Kane, Chars Butterworth and others in one of the shows whet have stuck. Hello Daddy! Cohan—Lew Fields in somet! out of the past, with George Hassell, Betty Sta and Billy Taylor. Hold Everything. Broadhurst—Still one eat. Ona Munson, Victor Moore, Bert tate of Jack Whiting. The Houseboat on the Styx. Liberty—As in. ressive cast, including Jack Hazzard and Blasco. ing, in an only moderately successful musicals tion of the John Kendrick Bangs story. Lady Fingers. Vanderbili—With Edd Louise Brown, Gertrude MacDonald and othe To be reviewed later. Ned Wayburn’s Gambols. Knickerbocke—Ou. fashioned dancing entertainment. The New Moon. Imperial—One of the Evelyn Herbert, Gus Shy and Robert Hallid The Red Robe. Shuber!—Bringing back the of romantic operetta. Good for a cha Woolf, Helen Gilliland, Barry Lupino Show Boat. Zicg/eld—"Show-boat,” “Show Boat. This Year ‘of Grace. Noel Coward giving a iesson to local revue Three Cheers. Globe—Will Rogers. Whoopee. | New Amsterdam—Eddic Castor nab ing a hilarious evening of it. fatyre, Bezel, Repertory and Laboratory Civic Repertory. Fourteenth St—Eva LeGak lienne in a repertory, almost any play of which is worth the trip down-town—if you can ¢ S. S. Glencaira. Provincetown—Eugene O'N four one-act plays of the sea. The Subway. Cherry Lane—This play of Eioe Rice's had to wait too long for production and ah be done up-town on a larger stage. = Acrtatep Oxp Lavy: At the time of the burglary, constable, I was sound asleep in my bedroom, and so were all my guests. —London Opinion. comicbooks.com