The Theatre: New Plays: Jan. 5, 1925

Ladies of the Evening. For a season or two, irreconcilables have been fuming at the Belasco tradition. "I'm going to get something on him. if it takes all season," remarked one. That was last year: and Mr. Belasco came through fairly favorably. This year, the skies have darkened. David Belasco produced Tiger Cats—a dull and savage diatribe against women. He produced The Harem—a. dull and dangerous farce about seduction. Finally, he has produced Ladies of the Evening, a play frankly, almost viciously, pornographic. Cognoscenti assert that Mr. Belasco has fared unfavorably in finance of late. He has turned to...

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