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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