Life — June 14, 1929 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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28 Drama $3.00—Sat Bert Lytell Kiinorniens. Forty-cighth Street. $3.85—Rousing bla-bla with playing twin brothers “Canwest” O'Nettt. Forrest—Lots of powder and smoke. *RCourscr. Ritz. $3.85 —Tremulous stuff. Aubrey Fads cried out loud. Freimene Pury They've reduced the prices #Joursiy's Exp. Henry Miller, $3.00—Superb drama by an all-English cast mother Passion Hippodrome— RSrever Scene, Playhouse, $3.85—Sat. $4.40 —Bill Brady's first hit in thirteen years and a smash. *Tue Canec Trove tHe Nerpwe’s Eve. Martin Beck, $3.00—Sat. $3.85—Not quite as absurd as its title. Miriam Hopkins in the cast. Tue Jane Gon. Cort—Very sour mystery with spooks and evil eyes. *Tur Love Dur.. Ethel Barrymore. $3.85— Miss Barrymore is much thinner this season, Vin Perrrer Atisi. Charles Hopkins—Not bad to take if you like mystery stuff, Comedy *Birno in Hap. Morosco. $3.85—A little te- dious but a clever study of English life by an English cast. *Howway. Plymouth. $3.85—Hope Williams” Rowery swagger in a Fifth Avenue drawing room is worth the price. Known as a “smart comedy”. Bhovesy Bijou. $3 Sat. $3.85—Main Street fun with a college boy cut-up home on a vacation. New York Life 2, 7 f TRO #Ley Us Be Gay. Little, $4.40—Nearly the best comedy in town. Sophisticated Long Island stuff, Bhar Accient, Ambassador. $3.00—Sat $3.85—The hospital scene with Papa waiting for the baby is the high spot. #My Girt. Fripay. Republic. $3.00—A little rowdy. #SKiDDIN« $3.00—It only skids. Never Steppixa Ovr. n—Reviewed in this is sue. Eye and Ear A Nicur ix Venice. this issue. Shubert—Reviewed in HBracnsinos, Eltinge, $3.85—Sat. $4.40—t you didn’t see the original the No. 2 is not so bad. But it hasn't tap dancing Bill Rob inson. *FotLow Ture. Chanin's Forty-sixth Street. $5.50—Sat. $6,60—Our critic still pouts be- cause he had to pay $28 for two seats a week before he got to sceing shows free. *ileLto Danvy, Eris picce “with Lew ®Hoin Everyruine. Broadhurst. $5.50—.\ musical comedy sweet patootie with Bert Lahr. Messin’ Arnounp. Hudson—Dingy and slightly rancid, Music iw May. Casino, $5.s0—The sort that makes you hold your wife's hand and look sappy. $4.40— A musical doodads ois Hexe. dlein, $5.50—Clap hands. Master Hunter all full of love and things. *See paragraphs below. Tue Graxo Srreer Fouts. twaddle. #TiHe Linice Snow, Music Box, $4.40—Sat $5.50—Knickerbocker Jr. had a wo page convulsion about this. *Tue New Mooy. Imperial. $5.50—Sat. $6.60 —Rousing, stirring choruses, drinking songs and that “Lover, Come Back to Me™ tune. RWroorer, New Amsterdam. $6.60—Fi Cantor says himself you can scarcely standing room. He ought to know. fle makes the Whoopee. Booth—Mostly Movies Broapway. (Tatxit) Universal—Another fine dramatic vehicle mutilated through contact with the pretentious talkies. Some of the photography is exceptionally Re viewed in. this issue. Wirt Tre Snow, (Tarkin) Brothers—An effective extravaganza dc the Ziegfeld manner. The color photog is beautiful. Reviewed in this issue. Mapame X. (Tarte) —Metro-Goldwyn— Ruth Chatterton in a swell picture. gond aphy A Daxcenovs Wostax, (Takia) Para —Fair sex stuff about the dangerous fair Tue, Pacax. (Souxp) Metro-Goldwyn—En tertaining South Sea stuff with Ramon Novarro going through the motions of sing ing the theme song. If he does the singing his voice is not as good as advertised. Tue Square. (Tarxic) First National Vita phone—Appropriately titled. One of the very bad ones Beripos Davsioxp. (Tarkin) Samael Gold wyn—See it by all means. Ronald Colman is one of the best speaking performers (Continued on Page 30) Liite’s "Vicket Service HOW LIFE READERS CAN GET GOOD ORCHESTRA SEATS AT BOX OFFICE PRI *We render this service without profit sole- ly in the interest of our readers. 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