Life, 1929-06-21 · page 28 of 40
Life — June 21, 1929 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This is a theater and entertainment guide from Life magazine, listing Broadway shows, movies, and nightlife venues with brief critical reviews and prices. The asterisks (*) mark recommended attractions. **Key Context:** - This appears to be from the late 1920s (references to early "talking pictures"/talkies, Mickey McBan, Marx Brothers) - Prices range from $1.00–$6.60, indicating Depression-era theater costs - Reviews use period slang ("hotsy-totsy," "rowdy, howdy," "smut") to rate shows - The guide includes a ticket service allowing readers to purchase seats directly through Life magazine - "Sound and singing sequences" indicates cinema's recent transition to synchronized sound **The Satire:** The brief, punchy reviews mock shows with colorful dismissals ("punk play," "One of the worst") while praising hits. Life's tone is irreverent toward Broadway and entertainment, using wit rather than detailed analysis. This reflects how magazines functioned as cultural arbiters for urban audiences. The page is primarily functional advertising/editorial content, not a political cartoon.
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26 RBrorners. Forty-cighth Street. $3.00—Sat. Hol. $3.85—Mickey Nielan sat in the front row three nights running. He knows dra- ma or he might be a pal of Bert Lytell, the star. Crupptes. Decision, this issue. Freisurc Passion Pray. Hippodrome—A Morrie Gest importation which has not been doing so well. But it is worth seeing. Journey's Exp. Henry Miller. $3.00—The best drama in town. *Sreeet Scene. Playhouse. $3.85—Sat. Hol. $4.40—The next best drama in town. Tue Camer Turovcn tHe Neepie’s Eve. Guild. $3.00—Sat. Hol. $3.85—Miriam Hopkins is hotsy-totsy in any play. Tue Jape Goo. Cort—Some creepy stuff in a house where they found a gink murdered. Tite Love Duet. Ethel Barrymore, $3.85—La Barrymore in la punk play. Belmont—Reviewed in this issue. Forty-ninth Street—Reviewed in Comedy *Biro iy Hand. Morosco. $3.85—John Drink- water waxing facetious. Jonesy. Bijou. $3.00—Sat. Hol. $3.85—A collegiate hellion on vacation gives the old folks a hot time. Let Us Be Gay. Little. $4.40—Francine Lar- rimore at her best. ‘wLitttr Accivent. Ambassador. $3.00—Sat. Hol. $3.85—Fun over an unwanted kiddie. My Gin Frivay. Republic. $3.00—A rowdy, howdy. KSxivoinc. Bayes. $3.00—Nothing we can think up has stopped it. Steppinc Out. Fulton—Smut. Eye and Ear *Bracksinos. Eltinge. $3.85—Sat. Hol. $4.40 —Dinge didoes to music. *Fottow Turvu. Chanin's Forty-sixth Street. $5.50—Sat. Hol. $6.60—One of the big hits, Golf to music. *kHetto Dappy. Erlanger’s. $4.40—Lew Fields to music. *Howo Everyrunc. Broadhurst. do, including your sides. wkMusic in May. Casino. down the lane stuff. Tre Granv Street Foutirs. Booth—A stilted throwback to other days. Tue Lite Suow. Music Bor. $4.40—Sat. Hol. $5.50—The McCoy in smart revues. *Tur New Moov. Imperial, $5.50—Sat. Hol. $6.60—Stirring songs and romantic love making. kWuoorre. New Amsterdam. $6.60—Eddie Cantor rolling his button eyes in a swell show, Movies Farner anv Son, (Tatxine Sequences) Co- Jumbia—Mickey McBan is great, but the rest it not so good. Reviewed in this issue. Tue Cocoanuts. (Tatxte) Paramount—The Marx Brothers and a flock of hilarious wise cracks. Lots of fun. Reviewed in this issue. A Man’s Man. (Sounp) Metro-Goldwyn—The poorest picture William Haines has made in a long time. Reviewed in this issue. Broapway. (Tatxiz) Universal—The preten- tious talkies wreck another fine dramatic vehicle. Some of the photography is ex- cellent. Ox Wit Tue Snow. (Tarxie) Warner Brothers—Beautiful color photography in an effective musical extravaganza done in the Ziegfeld manner. Mapame X. (Tatxur) Metro-Goldwyn—Don't miss Ruth Chatterton in this one. Lewis Stone and Ullrich Haupt also give swell per- formances. A Dancerous Woman. (Tatxie) Paramount —Baclanova and Clive Brook do fairly well with a terrible story, sTERNAL Love. (Sounn) United Artists—A letter from one of John Barrymore's fair admirers cursed the movie reviewer of Lire for panning this one, which doesn’t alter the fact that it is a bad movie. $5.50—You $5.50—Swinging *See paragraphs below. New York Life (onfidential oat hss ‘Tue Pacan. (SounD AND SINGING stQuENcts) Metro-Goldwyn—If Ramon Novarro docs the singing his voice has been overrated Pleasant South Sea entertainment never- theless. Tue Squatt. (Tarxie) First National V phone—Appropriately titled. One of worst. Buttpoc Daumaonp. (Tarte) Samuel Gold: wyn—One of the best. Ronald Colman very effective as a speaking star. Stow Boar. (Tarxie) Universal—Don't belies the advertisements. This picture is not worth seeing. Supper Clubs “Dressy. C Cover Charge. H Head Wai Amassapon Grit, Park Ave. at 51 quiet place to dance and dine. * $2.00, Crus Lipo, 7th Ave. at s2nd. Smart place *C.$5.00. H.Cabiati. MontMarte, Broadway at soth. Best place in town and cool. *C.$3.00. H.Charlie. Cuateau Maprip, 237 W. s4th. Fair. C.$2.00. Roof Gardens Sr. Reots, sth Ave. at ssth. Grand place. *C$1.50. H-Eugene. Casanova, 134 W. s2nd. Good crowd but not much of a roof. C.$3.00. Astor Roor, B'way and 4sth. Fair. C$1.00 H.Groiss. Rirz Cartton, Madison at 46th. Open only until 11:30. *C.$1.00. H.Theodor. Park Centrat, 7th Ave. at 56th. Nice place. C.$1.50-$2.50. H.Williams. Avamac, Broadway at 71st, $2.00. H.Berrier. Bossert, Montague and Remsen st., Brooklyn Worth the tip. C.$1.00-$2.00. H.Nichol Pennsyivanta, 7th Ave. at 33rd. Hotel crowd. C.$1.00. McALeIn, B'way at 34th, Ditto. (Continued on Page 29) Fair. C. C$1.00. Luite’s "Ticket Service HOW LIFE READERS CAN GET GOOD ORCHESTRA SEATS AT BOX OFFICE PRICES We render this service without profit sole- ly in the interest of our readers, ‘If you are going to be in New York, Lire’s Ticket Service will not only save you money but an extra trip to the box-office. %Good seats are available for attractions above indicated by stars and at prices noted. All orders for tickets must reach Lire Office at least seven days before date of per- formance. Check for exact amount must be attached to each Purchase Order. Receipt will be sent to purchaser by return mail. This must be presented at the box-office on the evening of the performance. IN ORDER TO KEEP TICKETS OUT OF THE HANDS OF TICKET SCALPERS SEATS WILL BE HELD AT THE BOX-OF- FICE AND WILL NOT BE RELEASED UN- TIL AFTER EIGHT O'CLOCK ON THE NIGHT OF THE PERFORMANCE. eee In selecting attractions, purchasers are asked to send two alternative choices of shows with each selection, in case Lire’s quota of seats for that performance is exhausted. Remit tance will have to cover the cost of the highest priced seats asked for. Any excess amount will be refunded. eee Lire will be glad to make appropriate se lections for purchasers if they will indicate with order the type of show preferred and re mit amount to cover top prices. Any excess amount will be refunded by return mail. eee NO ORDERS FOR SEATS TAKEN OVER THE TELEPHONE. eee No money refunded on orders without seven days’ notice. PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 28 comicbooks.com