Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1920)

ar„-Ma "Nightie Night" lives up to its billing. It has plenty o^' verve, ginger and some daring. There are scores of lauglis. Heading the very adequate cast are Francis Byrne, Suzanne W'illa. Malcolm Duncan and Dorothy Mortimer. Shubert. — "The Magic Melody." A '"romantic musical play" with a tuneful and a picturesque Willy Pogany setting. Charles Purcell. Fay Marhe, Julia Deane, Earl Benham and Carmel Myers, the last two well known to the i n, head the cast. Thirty-ninth Street Theater. — "Scansmo Hamilton's daring drama which Constance Talniadgc played on the screen. Francine Larrimore and Charles Cherry have the leading roles in the excellent footlight production. OX TOUR Shubert.— E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe in Shakespearean repertoire. These artists represent the best traditions of our theater and their revivals of "Twelfth Night." "Hamlet," and "The Taming of the Shrew" are distinguished in every sense of the word. w." — A pleasant musical entertainment. The delightful Elizabeth Hines .s out and Dorothy Mackaye is pleas:ntly cast. "An Exchange of Wives." — Another no Hamilton comedv which, however, never attains the spontaneity or piquancy of "Scandal." The chief blush inducer is a scene on a sleeping porch. v Would and She Did." — Gra : George in a light (very light) comedy founded on a little hole in the golf links which Grace angrily made, resulting in her suspension from the club for two months. Society and golf folk will probablv find this an entertaining little play. "The Better Olc ."— The Coburn production of the musical comedy based upon Bruce Bairnsfather's new immortal cartoon creation. Old Bill. Mr. Coburn's characterization of Bill is still as remarkable as ever. "A Lonely Romeo" — with Lew Fields. Jit show running in the usual groove. Frances Cameron, who is developing remarkably, is the bright figure of "A Lonely Romeo," while Mr. Fields is his humor-elf. There's a decidedly funny scene in a men's hat shop. "Chit Chin Chow." — An opvlent and he.\utiful musical extravaga.iza based upon the Arabian Nights tale of AH Baba and the forty Thieves. Dazzling series -ensuous stage pictures. "Chu Chin Chow" is presented this year with an entirely new edition and new costumes. Marjorie Wood makes a colorful desert in, Lionel Braham is very effective as the robber sheik and Eugene Cowles makes the role of steward stand out. George Rosely plays the young lover admir.V "La La Lucille." — Musical comedy built around the efforts of a loving couple to arrange a divorce in order to live up to the terms of a millionaire aunt's will. A co-respondent is engaged and troubles berin. John E. Hazznrd and Janet Yelie play the would-be divorcee-, while Marjorie Bentley and Helen Clark give able stance. Lit'ht summer entertainment. "The Shubert Gaieties of igiy." — A lively revue with scores of statuesque pirls and stunning frocks. A decidedly attractive entertainment. 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