RARE November 1924 Theatre Magazine with F K Dunn cover

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RARE  November 1924 THEATRE Magazine with color cover by F. K. Dunn. FEATURES on The Editor’s Uneasy Chair” on A Dearth of Native Actors, How Many “Greatest” American Dramas? A New Opera House to replace Metropolitan building; Gemier’s Superb Art to Delight Broadway with photo of Firmin Gemier; The Men Who Write Hits with photo of Martin Brown; Is Nudity Salacious? By Ted Shawn with 4 poses of Shawn;
The Most Hated Man I the Theatre by Archie Bell with sketch of George Jean Nathan by John Held, Jr.; The Passing of the angels by Burr cook with Wynn angel sketch; Mimes of the Microphone by Lawton Mackall with photo of Eva Taylor and Lawrence Grattan of Eveready Players; “Dancing Mothers” by Edgar Selwyn and Edmund Goulding with 2 scenes and cast featuring Lewis Waller, Norma Mitchell, Helen Hayes, Mary Young, and many more; The Amateur Stage by M. E. Kehoe with 4 scenes from :Much Ado About Nothing” by Smith College with Livingston Platt sets; Presenting Plays Under Difficulties by Clarence Stratton; The Amateur’s Green Room items with scene from U of California Southern Branch’s “Oedipus Rex” directed by Gordon Craig and Evalyn Thomas; The Promenades of Angelia with photo of Beth Bari in “Kid Boots, ” Shoes of the Day by Jeanne Hall with many photos; 2 photos of Elisabeth Himes;
November: Twenty-Four Years Ago with photo of Lulu Glaser and mentions of many starts; The Vanity Box by Anne Archbald on Mary Ellis;
FULL PAGE PHOTOS of Roshanara by Goldberg; Dorothy Lee nude study “Ariel” by Goldberg; Wynn’s “The Left Bank of Broadway caricature with many notables including Bebe Daniels, Peggy Joyce, Hugo Riesenfeld,  Gloria Swanson, Eddie Cantor; Morgan Farley and Ann Harding in “Paolo and Francesca,” Pavlowa “A Snow-Flake” pose with Laurent Novikoff by Leonetti; Fay Bainter “the Dream Girl” pose by Goldberg; Mary Ellis by Goldberg; page with 3 of Shuberts’  Revue with Olga Cook, Allan Prior, Bonna O’Dear, Julia Barker; Betty Bronson by Ken Alexander; John Irwin by Goldberg;
PHOTOS of Kesslere dance movements; 4 scenes from “What Price glory” with Luis Alberni, Wm Boyd, Louis Wolheim, Leyla Georgie; 4 of “Havoc” featuring Leo Carroll, Ralph Forbes, Molly Johnson, Ethel Grifffies, Joyce Barbour; Nydia Westman, Wm Boyd, Marian Coakley, Florence Johns, Elizabeth Hines, Lillian Foster, Catherine Willard; 5 of Winter Garden’s “The Passing Show” with James Barton with chorus, Olga Cook, Rose Velour, Dorothy Bruce, Harriett Gustine; Doris Kenyon; Valentino in “A Sainted Devil,” Gloria Swanson in “Her Love Story,” Enid Bennett in “The Red Lily,” Laurette Taylor in “One Night in Rome,” Anna May Wong in “Lord Chumley; Catherine Calvert; Ruth Draper; Pauline Lord; Dolores Casinelli; Justine Johnstone;
MR. HORNBLOW GOES TO THE PLAY on “What Price Glory” by Maxwell Anderson produced by Art Hopkins at Plymouth…full of meat and atmosphere…splendidly acted…Louis Wolheim surpasses notable performances, truly remarkable…Wm Boyd runs a close second; “The Tantrum” by Wm Dugan, and John Meehan, produced by A. L. Jones and Morris Green at Cort…Roberta Arnold inimitable comedienne the whole show…Joe King excellent support; “The Passing Show of 1924” by Harold Atteridge, music by Sigmund Romberg and Jean Schwartz, produced by Shuberts at Winter Garden…difficult to surpass , a triumph…James Barton superb clowning…Lula McConnell buxom and blithe fat portion of fun…cute Harrington Sisters,; “Rose Marie” by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd,  produced by Art Hammerstein at Imperial…genuinely magnificent…charming Mary Ellis establishes herself as the peer; she’s a sure bet; “Havoc” by Harry Wall, produced by Shuberts at Maxine Elliott…
Gripping melodrama…faithful performances by Leo Carrillo, Ralph Forbes, Richard Bird as competent and fine as ever seen; “Nerves” by John Farrar and Stephen Vincent Benet, produce by Wm Brady Jr. at Comedy…grippingly and artistically presented…Ken McKenna splendid work…Winifred Lenihan unfortunate cast choie; “The Green Beetle” by John Willard, produced by Kilbourn Gordon at Klaw…high expectations not meet…on particular acting distinction…Ian Maclaren hardly suggested his role…Louis Kimball furnished welcome comedy relief…Stephen Wright more realistic than Maclaren; “The Haunted House” by Owen Davis, produced by Lewis and Gordon at Cohan…more farcical than mysterious…
three entertaining cast members: John Irvine, Wallace Eddinger, and Isabel Withers; “Be Yourself” by Geo Kaufman and Marc Connelly, stage by Wm collier, presented by Wilmer and Vincent at Harris…barely rises above mediocre…Queenie Smith and Jack Donahue nimblest dancers on Broadway; “High Stakes” by Willard Mack, produced by A. H. Woods at Hudson…a punk play…yet loud applause…distinguished cast…Wilton Lackaye wasted his talent; Phoebe Foster and Fleming Ward played in conventional manner; “The Mask and the Face” by Luigi Chiarelli, produced by Brock Pemberton, at Bijou…outstanding success in London…
entirely too slow, yet entertaining…Wm Faverhsam only fairly well…Catherin Willard handsome, vivacious; “Conscience” by Don Mullally, produced by A. H. Woods at Belmont…curious play…a few high lights…unheard-of-on-Broadway acting of Lillian Foster short of genius; “Greenwich Village Follies” lyrics by Cole Porter, and others, produced by Bohemians at Shubert…first in importance and achievement are the “Dolly sisters…then Roshamnara in delightful Indian dance…Anna Ludmilla graceful as a fawn Moran and Mack exquisite drollery; Hassard Short’s Ritz Revue at Ritz with Madeleine Fairbanks, Raymond Hitchcock enlivened the proceedings, Charlotte Greenwood leads the list of side-splitting fun-makers…Alberta Vitak graceful dancing; “Izzy” by Mrs. Trimble Bradley and Geo. Broadhurst, produced by Broadhurst at Broadhurst…fairly entertaining and amusing…filled with Hebrew Idioms…Robert Leonard funnier facially than verbally; “Chocolate Dandies” by Noble Sissle and Lew Peyton, produced by B. C. Whitney at Colonial…enough to insure success on Broadway…unexcelled piano by Eubie Blake…Joe Smith jazzes away with coronet…Josephine Baker really funny; Pigs” by Anne Morrison and Patterson McNutt, produced by John golden at Little Theatre…all the necessary ingredients…Nydia Westman, Wallace Ford, Glenn Hunter well chosen; “Top Hole” by Eugene Conrad and Geo. Dill, music by Jay Gorney and Owen Murphy, produced by Wm Caryl at Fulton…splendid cast and peppy chorus…leading role well-handled by Ernest Glendinnning…
newcomer Ann Milburn took house by storm;
HEARD ON BROADWAY items on 7 lines on Sari Fedak; 5 lines on Paderewski;
CINEMA Section by Aileen St. John-Brenon items on “Lily  of the Dust”
starring Pola Negri in her best picture, her acting of highest caliber…all credit to Paul Bern and Dimitri Buchowetzki; “Messalina” made in Italy…Enrico Guazzoni wrote and directed…not as successful as his “Quo Vadis,” Countess Rina de Liguori leaves audience cold; King Vidor’s “The Wine of Youth” failed to endow any sparkle in this film…Eleanor Boardman some fine moments but ruined by director…Gert Claire delightful bits; “Passion’s Pathway” title a sufficient deterrent…Estelle Taylor uniformly uninteresting; “Little Robinson Crusoe” with Jackie Coogan will delight the young; “Sinners in Heaven” by Clive Arden
…inconsequential story, done right by Alan Crosland…Richard Dix popularity continues to grow, Bebe Daniels alluring…Montagu Love good choice; “Open All Night” prom Paul Morand stories…developed by Willis Goldbeck for new director Paul Bern…expertly selected cast…Adolphe Menjou suave…Ray Griffith distinguishes himself…arresting Jetta  Goudal effective…also with Viola Dana, Maurice Flynn, Gale Henry; “Merton of the Movies” directed by James Cruze…Viola Dana does very well…Ethel Wales stands out in small part…also with Glenn Hunter; “The Clean Heart” with J. Stuart Blackton’s beautiful bit of direction and deft character drawing…Percy Marmont gives one of those rarely restrained performances
…Otis Harlan admirable…Marguerite de la Motte guiles and charm captivate;
MUSIC Section  by Greenville Vernon with photos of Thamar Karsavina; Ruth Breton, Claire Dux, Wilhelm Bachaus, Eduard Von Zathwriczky, Alfred Piccaver plus mentions of Wm Mengelberg, Henry Hadley, Serge Koussevitzky, Stowkowski, Eugene O’ Neill; Thamar Karsavina;
VAUDEVILLE Section by Bland Johaneson with sketches by Maurice Maxeville, items on Orville Harrold, Max Reinhart, The Briants, Val O’Farrell super goof;
FULL PAGE ADS for back cover color illus. Lincoln; inside back cover color illus. Victrola with color drawings of Schipa; Melba, Werrenrath; inside front cover color country lane illus. U. S. royal Cord Balloon tires; illus. Schubert playing for friends by Carl Rohling for Ampico; illus. Alexander Hamilton Institute; Caron; Dreicher Pearl Necklaces; Cotuy; drawing of Rachaninoff for Steinway; Roger & Gallet; Barbara La Marr for Eaton’s Highland Linens; Houbigant; G. Hart illus. Russeks Fifth Avenue;
Guerlain Paris; S. T. J. Egyptian illus, Melachrino; Brusnwick; Anne Kenney for Madame X Reducing Girdle; Primrose House; Terri Vanity; Hal Phyfe illus. Mystikum;
ADS for Paris illus. United States lines; football fans illus. National City;
Steineitz? Illus. Stein & Blaine; stag illus Hays gloves; illus. Tre-Jur; illus. Royal Worcester Corset; Floret; illus. Fisk Tires; Zonite; Marilyn Miller for Milgrim; Richelieu Pearls; Marjorie Dork Face and Form Specialist; Carcion Manfre Shoes; illus, Crème Simon; Ned Wayburn; Hohner Harmonicas;
CONDITION: COMPLETE 78 pages filled with early stage, theatre, motion picture productions, actors, actresses, producers, authors, industry news. Was part of bound volume, therefore bare spine, trimmed cover filled with great industry material, very nice page condition, restapled, back cover 2 small tear;