Monday, Jun. 02, 1930

Best Plays in Manhattan

HOTEL UNIVERSE--Sore-troubled expatriates on a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean.

IT'S A WISE CHILD--Has enjoyed a long run.

JUNE MOON--Lardner & Kaufman's viciously funny slants at songwriters.

STREET SCENE--Realistic drama before a brownstone fagade.

STRICTLY DISHONORABLE--Amorous anecdote in and above a speakeasy.

THE FIRST MRS. FRASER--Genteel English divorce comedy.

THE GREEN PASTURES--The Old Testament according to the Southern Negro.

THE LAST MILE--Grim depiction of the road to the electric chair.

THE VIKINGS--Blanche Yurka in an Ibsen revival.

TOPAZE--Dishonesty is the best policy in a hilarious French satire.

UNCLE VANYA--Chekhov handled with care by Cinemactress Lillian Gish.

Musical -- EARL CARROLL'S SKETCH BOOK, FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN, SIMPLE SIMON, SON'S o' GUNS.

Best Pictures

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT-- Director Lewis Milestone's impression of the book.

ANNA CHRISTIE--Greta Garbo and that old "dayil," Eugene O'Neill.

JOURNEY'S END--Faithful photograph of a great play.

PARAMOUNT ON PARADE--Good vaudeville hung around all the company's big names.

STAMPEDE--Native African actors.

THE MAN FROM BLANKLEY'S--John Barrymore drunk and funny.

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