Life — March 22, 1929 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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22 Tite Act or Inxocence. Empire—Unless Katharine Cornell makes it worth your while (and there is no reason why she shouldn't) there is not much to this one. Coxem. Sam H. Harris—Life among the unfortunate girls of Indo-China, vividly shown by Helen Mencken and. lots of stage-direction, Cyraxo pe Berctrac. thing to see. Hampden's—Some- Dysaato. O'Neill's still using Martin Beck—Eugene spectacular entry into theology, asides. Gyvsy. Klaw—The story of a young woman who gave up rather than fight it. Clai borne Foster is the heroine of this uneven drama, which is, at times, very good. Harte. tpollo—Uptown Negro life por- tayed with considerable vigor. Mista. Belusco—One of the biggest machines you ever saw. Lenore Ulric and Sidney Blackmer chase each other about in it. Intertupe. John Golden—What a woman with three men thinks about. SrRancr Srreer Scrxe. — Playhouse—An__ intensely vivid cross-section of city life which ought to be seen Wixcs Over Europe, Alvin—Melodrama which calls for some intellectual concentra- tion but is worth it. No sex. Zeppeuiy. mid air. Forrest—Exciting goings-on in You don't have to believe it. Comedy Att Tue Krxe’s Mes. — Fulton—Grant Mitchell in a satirical comedy on business and marriage which misses fire. Caprice. Guild—The play isn’t an epoch- maker, but the acting of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne makes it important. Courace. Ritz—Lots of children bothering Janet Beecher. Tue Front Pace. mad-house. Hotrpay. Plymotth—Highly intelligent ban- ter which is finding a gratifyingly large audience. Kinrrzer. Royale—With Edward G. Robin- son, Jeanne Greene and others, Lrrtce Acctpenr. Ambassador—You wouldn't think that an illegitimate baby could be made so amusing. ‘Thomas Mitchell and Katherine Alexander head a good cast. Tue Marrtace Bep. Booth — Domestic troubles in a not unusual solution. Meer tHe Prince. Lyceum—With Mary Ellis and Basil Sydney, Rather tenuous. A Most Immorat Lavy. Cort—Alice Brady showing, in fine form, that even a lady gyp has her finer side. Paris. Music Bor—Chiefly Irene Bordoni. ‘Tue Perrecr Auist. Charles Hopkins—Very pleasant murder mystery by A. A. Milne. Poppa. Hudson—Jewish comedy with heart- aches in a generally satisfactory combina- tion. Times Square—Excellent Serra Buaxoist, — Morosco—Occasionally brilliant but lavender dialogue, with Ruth Gordon, A. E. Matthews and Constance Collier to help over the slow spots. Youne Atexanpver. Rilrmore—About Alex- ander the Great, with Henry Hull, A. E. Anson and others. Tur Winspraixe Gatuery, Forty-ninth St. —Mystery play which is all right of its kind Tur Yruvow Jacket. Coburn—The Coburns in their old and good stand-by Eye and Ear Anisan Crackers. Forty-fourth St—What this show needs to make it very funny 1s the Marx Brothers. Oddly enough, it has them. Buackninns of 1928. Eltinge—If you haven't scen these expert Negro singers and dancers, it is high time that you did Boom! Boom! Casino—Frank McIntyre and others help make this amusing enough. Fiorerra. Earl Carroll—Chiefly _remark- able for its lavish beauty of staging. Fottow Turv. Forty-sirth St—A show. Goop Boy. one. Hetto Danpy! Cohan—Lew Fields reviving one of his old farces with the aid of some good tunes, George Hassell and, for a few invaluable minutes, Betty Starbuck and Billy Taylor. Houp Everyrinne! Broadhurst—They don't come much better than this one. Ona Munson, Jack Whiting, Victor Moore and Bert Lahr. Tue Housesoat on tHe Styx. Liberty— Blanche Ring and Jack Hazzard do all that is possible for this, but it still isn’t a knock- out. Lavy Fincers. Vanderbilt—Eddie Buzzell in one of the latest of the hits. Tur New Moon. Imperial—One of the old- est of the hits, and for very good reasons. Preasure Bounn. Majestic—With Phil Baker, Jack Pearl, Shaw and Lee and others. Tue Rep Rose. Shubert—Good old-fashioned operetta, worth seeing for old-time’s sake. Walter Woolf, Helen Gilliland and others. Snow Boat. Ziegfeld—Please say you know about this; so we won't have to write it all out. swell Hammerstein's—Sull a good Sprinc Is-Here. Alrin—With Glenn Hun- ter, Inez Courtney, Charles Ruggles, Joyce Barbour and others. Turre Curers. Glode—Will Rogers. Wuoorre. New Amsterdam—Eddie Cantor very comical. New York Life CO onfide mtial t(j+uide: Repertory Airways, Ive. - Grove St—A new play by John Dos Passos. To be reviewed later Civic Repertory. Fourteenth St.—A\imost any one of these plays of Miss LeGallicnne’s is worth seeing. Tie Eartin Between. Provincetown—To be reviewed later. Movies Nor+—I} you are in New York and want to know where pictures recom mended by this department are showing call Plaza 9842 before 5 P.M. Calls on Saturday should be made before noon. Broapway Metopy. (Tatxinc) Metro-Gold- wyn—Reviewed in this issue. Tur Irow Mask. (Sounn) United Artists— Douglas Fairbanks plays D’Artagnan again. Two short and unimportant talking se- quences by Doug for their advertising value. Not up to “Three Musketeers” but very much worth while. Tur. Fuytxe Furrr. (Soup) Metro-Goldwyn —Swell aeroplane photography. Ramon Novarro, Ralph Graves and Anita Page Captain Las. (Souxp) For—Victor McLag- len as a rough-and-ready Romeo. Clyde Cook is very funny. Tue Sins or tHE Farner. (Sounn) Para motint—Emil Jannings in another remark- able performance. It’s about bootlegging. A Woman or Arrams. (Sounn) Met Goldwyn—Greta Garbo’s best. The story is really “The Green Hat"—but don’t tell Will Hays. John Gilbert present but not important. Weary River, (Tatxinc) First National— Richard Barthelmess as an attractive crook who reforms with the help of Betty Comp: son, Dick also sings (or makes you think he does). Tue Snopwory Axort. (TaLxinc St oveNcrs) Paramount—A swell story about a dough-boy who falls in love with an expensive chorus girl. Nancy Carroll and Gary Cooper. Tie Barker. (Tacxinc) First National—Sull one of the best talkies. Leave the children at home. Auras Jisoty Varentine. (Tarxino St quences) Metro-Goldwyn—William Haines as the entertaining safe-cracker. Lionel Barrymore also good. Tue Sixcinc Foot. (Tatxinc) Warner Rro- thers—Al Jolson. If you haven't seen it you will. And take your handkerchief. Tue Patrior, again. Tue Vixixc. (Sounn) Metro-Goldwyn—Not much story, but the color photography is excellent. (Sounn) Paramount—Sce it comicbooks.com