Life — May 31, 1929 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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22 *Brorucrs. Forty-cighth Street. $3.00—Sat. $3.85—Dime novel heroics with Bert Lytell in person. But so well done it's worth see- ing after you've seen the top liners. Carntvat. Forrest—A cooch dancer “makes” a smalltown yap, then jumps out of a bal- loon and everybody is glad of it. XConcraturarions, National. $3.00—Henry Hull in a play he wrote himself about a ham actor who was elected Mayor of a yap burg on a surprise ticket. Good in spots. *Courace. Ritz. $3.85—Janct Beecher and Junior Durkin in a play that pleases moth- ers. And likely a few papas. Frerpunc Passion Pray. Hippodrome—M. Gest's imported spectacle. Lots of people but no pash. Journey's Exo. Henry Miller. $3.00—Can scarcely wait for Ed and Grace Nolan to see this one. A dramatic smash. Mystery Square. Longacre—Summerish, the weather these days. *Srarer Scene. Playhouse. $3.85—Sat. $4.40 —An cyeful of a slum tenement and its reaction to a ghastly murder. A gripping study of humdrum lives that won the Pulitzer prize. WTue Caster, Trmover re Nerove’s Eve. Martin Beck. $3.00—Sat. $3.85—Marian Hopkins in a Czecho Slovakian Cinderella theme. Tue Jave Goo. Cort—A mystery play from the novel by the same name. To be re- viewed later. *Tue Love Duet. Ethel Barrymore. $3.85— Miss Barrymore and Louis Calhern skylark- ing amorously over continental Europe. Slightly swift premierish. Tue Perrect Auist, slick littke mystery play. Twe Sta Gui. Caied y Sei dull moments with dull folk. Charles Hopkins—A Comedy *Bino 1x Hanv. Morosco. $3.85—All-English study of countryside class consciousness by John Drinkwater. Nothing to write home about. HHoray. Plymouth. $3.8s—Hope Williams in a Phillip Barry play of upper crust snobbery. XJoxtsy. Bijou. $3.00—Sat. $3.85—Another adolescent play of the cross roads and amus- ing. KKisirzer. Royale. $3.00—Sat. $3.85—Edward Rob’nson in back room pinochle piffle. *Ler Us Be Gay. Little. $4.40—The Titian haired Francine Larrimore as a gay widow ata Long Island house party. Cr.sp chatter. wLimme Acciwent. Ambassador. $3.00—Sat. $3.85—Fun in a hospital over a contraband child. *Mect THe Privce. Lyceum. $3.85—Basil Sydney and Mary Ellis in one of Milne’s good ones. *Mas. Bustrsreap-Lric. Klaw. $3.00—One of our finest actresses in one of her finest revivals. Mrs. Fiske crashing English so- ciety from Missionary Ridge, Ind. *My Gin Frivay. Republic. $3.00—It- was naushty but they toned it down. XSxivoixe. Bayes, $3.00—No matter what we may say, it skids along. Eye and Ear *Bracnsinns. Eltinge. dinge divertissement dances. $3.8s—Sat. $4.40—A 41 Bul Robinson tap *See paragraphs below. New York Life *Fortow Turv. Forty-sixth Street, $5.50—Sat. $6.60. It's a hit show but many are far better. *Het10 Danvy. Erlanger’s. $4.40—Nobody ever gets tired of Lew Fields. Howto Everynixe. Broadhurst. $5.50—Dert Lahr’s monkeyshines and that “Cream in My Coffee” song. HLavy Fivcens. Liberty, $4.40—Sat. $4.95— Fair entertainment with Eddie Buzzell wise- cracking. Messin’ Arounn. Hudson—Another all-col- cored revue, Reviewed later. *#Music ry May. Casino. $5.50—Tuncful sum- mer stuff with a few chuckles by Sully Ward. *Nrw Moon. Imperial. $5.50—Sat. $6.60—A moving musical romance. It has such songs as “Lover Come Back to Mc.” *Preasune Bounp. Majestic. $5.50—A Shubert revue with Phil Baker an:l the inevitable Spanish dancer. Above the average. KSprixo is Here. Alvin. $5.50—Clap hands here comes Glenn Hunter. And everybody is in love again. Tue Granp Sracer Fotzirs. Booth—Reviewed in this issue. *Tue Lire Snow. Music Bor. $4.40—Sat. $5.50—Clifton Webb and Tred Allen in a smart summer revue. *Wroopee. New Amsterdam, $6.60—Ziegfeld hires Eddie Cantor an:t the house is packed nightly, Sports *Mapison Square Garvtsy—Lire’s Ticket Serv- ice carries seats for all Madison Square Gar- den attractions. 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