Shakespeare: Not all Shakespeare plays win praise this season
New York theater critic Heywood Brown argues the public accepts Shakespeare when a production stands on merit and rejects it when it does not. He notes both triumphs and failures such asHamlet and As You Like It, urging readers not to worship Shakespeare but judge each work on its own merits.
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Souls for Sale roils Hollywood in sharp satire at the Ohio
The review critiques Rupert Hughes’s Souls for Sale as a glossy Hollywood mirror with melodrama and spoofed industry types. It notes the film mocks glamour while exposing studio vanity and danger on set, and contrasts real Los Angeles life with fan magazine fantasies. The piece places the film within a series of similar introspective pictures from Paramount and others, and cites upcoming releases and talent ties.
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Amusements Theater Bills and Movie Programs in Ohio
A fragmented listing of theater bills and movie programs in Ohio from early 1920s publications. Mentions titles such as Boule for Kale at COLONIAL, What White Fearne at APOLLO, The Abysnal Brute at ME, Snowdrift at CRYSTAL, Prodigal Daughters at IBES, Single Handed at REGENT, and When Host Comes West. The note cites a 1923 copyright by Press Publishing Company and hints at program-era descriptions rather than full listings.
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Chicago Stages Cold Shoulder for Art in Refrigerated Play
Chicago hosts a string of stage openings and closings as Olga Petrova’s Hurricane stalls, Scandala nears its finale, Loyalties closes, and Richard Bennett travels to star in The Fool amid reports of box office receipts and industry chatter from Lake Michigan to New York.
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Summer Amusement Blossoming Forth
A 1912 era column by Robert G. Tucker praising Indianapolis summer repertory plans. It highlights Walker’s successful “Rollo’s Wild Oat” with strong audience response, notes broader national growth in repertory theaters, and cites Bowker’s view of Indianapolis as a hub for theatre artistry and audience taste.
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Rollo
London Openings Stir Interest in Annie Christie At Strand
The Evening News notes a festive Strand Theatre gallery crowd and lively reception for Annie Christie and the revival scene. It contrasts English indifference with American eagerness, praising Miss Barrymore and Mr Marion while praising American journalism in theater.
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Arthur Hopkins
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