RARE August 1924 Theatre Magazine with Gesmar cover

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RARE August 1924 THEATRE Magazine with color cover by Gesmar. FEATURES on Arthur Hornblow editorials on A New Play by What’s His Name; Physical discomfort in the Theatre; The Man Behind the Actors by Robert Milton with photo of Milton; The Men Who Wrote Hits by Cafrol Bird with photo of George Kelly; The Theatre of the Future by Babette Deutsch with photos of Russia revolutionary theatre interior; Meyer hold’s “The Forest,” “The Earth Rearing” design; on Meyerhold; The Management Regrets to Announce…by Jean Vernon on understudy on Bird Millman,
With mentions of Jane Cowl, Flo Nash, Lucille Watson, Madge Kennedy;
Are Critics Infallible or Just Nervous? By Stanley Raur; Sex Plays on the Boulevard by Charles Henry Meltzer with scene with Sacha Guitry, Yvonne Printemps; Spoiled? Well, They Ought to Be! On the Marx Brothers with photo; “Expressing Willie” by Rachel Crothers with 2 scenes and cast featuring Chrystal Herne, Louise Closser Hale, Doug Garden, John Gerard, Rich Sterling, Al Brooks, Molly McIntyre, Warren William, Marle Maddern, Louise Waller; Mirrors of Stageland with entries by E. H. Sothern, Aslison Skipworth; The Equity Fight: What Has It Accomplished? By Burr C. Cook;
The Amateur Stage by M. E. Kehoe with 2 scenes from Martinez Sierra’s “Cradle Song” Radcliffe Idler Club; The Amateur’s Room with Memphis Junior League Follies scene 2 of Pratt Institute Hindu play; New York’s Most Eclectic Cellar, celebrity rendezvous with 2 photos of Triangle Theatre with Kathleen Kirkwood, Chas Penman, Belford Forrest, Romeyn Benjamin; The Promenades of Angelina with Mary Kennedy photo; CLM sketches; LeMare sketch; The Vanity Box by Anne Archbald on Florence Shirley;
FULL PAGE PHOTOS of Roland Young by Goldberg; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne by Nickola Muray; John Decker caricature sketch of Lee Shubert; Gilda Gray; Renne Wilde dancing by Muray; Helen Hodkinson page sketches of “During the Intermission,” Gertrude Bryan by Monroe; Mary Blair;
PHOTOS of 4 models posing at lake; Azya Kass in “A Pose” photo by Goldberg; 4 of “The Bride” with Peggy Wood, Jefferson Lloyd, Don Cameron, Ferd Gottschalk, Isabel Irving, Geo Pauncefort, Rob Harrison; Jimmy Savo and Fred Allen, Clifton Webb; Johnny Dooley and Ian Williams; The Charlot Trio of Beatrice Lillie, Gert Lawrence, Nelson Keyes; Mary Young; Helen Hayes; vintage photos of Buster Keaton family, Cohan family, Barrymore family; Nelson Keys; Emil Boreo; Betty Jewel; Rex Ingram dressed in Algeria; Sabatini’s “Sea Hawk” ship; Anna May Wong’ Blanche Sweet as Tess; Margaret Wilson; Madge Kennedy; Helen Eley;
MR. HORNBLOW GOES TO THE PLAY on “Keep Kool” by Paul Gerard Smith, music by Jack Frost, produced by E. K. Nadel at Morosco…
entertainingly good…Johnny Dooley a host in himself…long vaudeville favorite Lon Hascall…Chas King looking and imitating Cohan…nibble footed Ed Tierney and James Donnelly, Inna Williams doll-eyed eccentric dancer…Hazel Dawn who also has her admirers; “Innocent Eyes” by Harold Atteridge, music by Sigmund Romberg and Jean Schwartz, produced by Lee and J. Shubert at Winter Garden…Mistinguett no longer younger nor either singer or dancer…Vannessi a talented sprite…Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield popular Broadway entertainers…funny Lew Hearn and Chas Hoawrd…sweet-voiced Bera Lavrova…to say nothing of Edythe Baker the Piano jazz wizard; “Flossie” by Armand Robi, produce by Chas Mulligan at Lyric…most banal look of any play this season…Paul Specht’s Lido Venice Orchestra jazzed up the dancing and singing; “The Right to Dream” by Irving Kaye Davis, produced by S. K. and B. S. Knauer at Punch and Judy…absolutely futile and hopeless…Bertha Brad pleasing personality and easy and natural manner…Ralph Shirley’s London intonation jarred with Miss Broad; “She Stoops to Conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith, presented by Players’ Club at Empire…distinguished cast…Oliver Herford a high-light…as was Ernest Glenndinning…Basil Sydney an entertaining bit…laughs by Henry Dixey and Francis Wilson add to the dreary revival;
“So This Is Politics?” by Barry Conners, at Henry Miller…flavored for Democratic Convention…savorless for others…Wm Courtleigh happily cast as ward boss; “The Locked Door” by Martin Lawton, presented by Jacob Weiser at Cort…bedroom farce fashioned for the rabble…as baldy acted as it deserves…with John Davidson, Hortense Alden, Reg Mason and others; “Plain Jane” by Phil cook and McElbert Moore, music by Tom Johnstone at New Amsterdam…good summer musical with bright and lively comedy…Lorraine Manville charming, finely bred and gifted dancer makes her debut; I’ll Say She Is” book and lyrics by Will Johnstone, music by Tom Johnstone presented by James Beury at Casino…one of funniest music shows is some time…thanks to giddy Marx Bros…show is all  Marx….
mildly entertaining Lotta Miles…Julius shines especially;
HEARD ON BROADWAY items on 14 lines on John Golden; 16 on Howard Young; Frohman and Zukor; George Bernard Shaw 13 lines; 3 on Ann Harding; Otto Kahn {{detail_product_description}},000 loss on “The Miracle; new Robert Milton producing company in Capital theatre Bldg…opening with “The Exiles,”
CINEMA Section by Aileen St. John-Brenon items on “The Sea Hawk” in color, produced by Frank Lloyd…Milton Sills does his best work, less said of Enid Bennett the better; “Wanderer of the Wasteland” by Zane Grey produced by Irvin Willat; “Code of the Sea” with Jacqueline Logan, Rod La Rocque, neither of whom are quite strong enough to carry the story; “Women Who Give” starring Frank Keenan…Barbara Bedford bids fare to win new admirers; “A Son of the Sahara” filmed in Algeria by Edwin Carewe…should have spared themselves the trouble…cheap situations…lacking in interest save for Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor; Windsor is pretty as ever, Bert Lytell struggle valiantly; Nazimova in “The Ragged Messenger” will be more successful; Those Who Dance by Thomas Ince Blanche Sweet and Bobby Agnes…Bessie Love truly delightful “Cytherea” nothing like the book…Frances Marion a masterpiece of consideration…Alma Rubens aloof and self-contained…Irene Rich remarkable performance…Lewis Stone admirable; “Twenty Dollars a Week” divests Geo Arliss of his personality in pointless role…”The Goldfish” by Joseph Schenk…Constance Talmadge should leave emotional parts to sister Norma…”The White Moth” presents Conway Tearle is his familiar guise…also with Barbara La Marr, Chas de Roche; “Wandering Husbands” starring Lila Lee…suddenly a slim and graceful young thing with competent acting…James Kirkwood sadly deficient…Margaret Livingston vivacious as vamp; “Racing Luck” with Monty Banks in amusing comedy; “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” by Robert Service with Barbara La Marr plays heavily for sympathy, Lew Cody suave, Percy Marmont  is excellent; La Marr is rapidly developing into one of the best undressed women in pictures;
NEWS items on Joy Kime Benton prose to Frederick Koch;
MUSIC Section by Grenville Vernon with photos of Chalmers Clifton, Louise Hunter, Giovanni Martinelli, Ina Bourskaya, Celia Turrill, Jose Mardones, Nina Morgana; plus mentions of Gatti-Casazza, Signorina Toti Dal Monte, Leo Janacek, Debussy’s “Pelleas,” Lucrezia Bori, Mme. Galli-Curci, Mario Chamlee, Orville Harrold;
VAUDEVILLE Section by Bland Johaneson  with 3 Maurice Maxeville sketches, photos of Ruth Pryor, Jeanette Hackett, Alice Michey and Jeanne Fuller, “The Curio Shop” scene; items on Santley and Sawyer charming;, Marion Simpson sweet voice, Albee, Lou Holtz insipid insanity…Karyl Norman makes one writhe…Adele Rowland sweet, gracious and talented; Madame Tearle a charming artiste;
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ADS for Betty Compson for Star-Rite Curling Iron; American Seating with interior of Japanese Garden on Broadway; Rossiter Shoes; illus. Peerless Fabrics; Caron; illus. Crème Simon; illus. The Flanders; A. W. illus. Alexander Hamilton Institute; Majestic Hotel and Restaurants New York; The Catskills Rexmere Club Hotel; Ridgways Teas; New Monterey North Asbury Park with 2 photos;
CONDITION: COMPLETE 66 pages filled with early stage, theatre, motion picture productions, actors, actresses, producers, authors, industry news. Was part of bound volume, therefore bare spine, filled with great industry material, nice condition, restapled, back cover tear repaired, front cover right edge bent due to publisher not trimming page, one page scrape tear near upper margin.