Judge — June 24, 1922 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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The Business of Life Criticism and Press Agency schoolboy would actors to call a situations dis- ever. There was By Ed. A. G. ridicule _ this strike and insist carded by the bur- laughter a-plenty, y Ed. A. Goewey decblevatrempt to upon being given lesque and turkey but onlybythe rep- Pi meet the none too opportunity to ap- shows twenty resentatives from "TWAS Ue moraine bates ae Oe critical taste of pear in something years ago. The the theatrical un- mitre of the night before, and the the so-called tired with at least some jumble of non- dertakers waiting producer, manager and press agent business man.”— appeal to human sense was in a to cart the flivver were gathered in the office of the The Moon. intelligence.” class by itself; to the storehouse. former. Daily Courier. surpassing all From one angle, The show had proved to be one of a A mediocre efforts the authors, pro- ” r . vable ie- are Oo e con- Temas bed (to. Sie eaper eee some. ous for its fail- the metropolis, but gree.” — Morning gratulated. They bef he: fal . 4 P he ures was made ‘Flaps and Flap- Clarion. can do no worse.” usually dependable “paper. brigade” the pretentation at ination ot” slap. worming diate ie jon al ination slap- had flunked in the matter of applause. the Jollity Theater stick action, anti- THAT evening, after the blue pencil But were the producer, the manager last night of ‘Flaps guated jokes, pil- had been’ used judiciously and the and the press agent completely dis- and Flappers,’ a fered tunes and sinter had leted hi lake 3 mayed? They were not. Experience conglomeration: of garish costumes, raring tho folluwite Wascesrea nia had taught them what to do in the /Umof music and was the worst (ooo: oe rollity Theater: circumstances. They knew their moray ¢ Jollity — Broadway. The most pointed criticisms in the morning newspapers read: “Flaps and “‘Flaps= and Flappers’ set the Flappers, an ear- high-water mark tickling musical for theat’’:al en- comedy. Book, tertainment. Plot, music and lyrics situations, mirth appeal.” — Daily and melody to Courier. meet the critical taste of the tired business man.” — The Moon. “A theatrical “‘Flaps and season conspicu- Flappers,’ a novel- “‘Flaps and “A mess of Flappers,’ perpe- drivel, billed as a trated at the Jol- musical comedy lity Theater last and rejoicing in night, set the the supposedlyear- high-water mark tickling title of for theatrical in- ‘Flaps and Flap- anity. If in- pers,’ was inflicted tended as enter- last night upon a tainment, it long-suffering pub- missed the mark lic at the Jollity ous by the presen- ty. Laughter a- by a million miles. Theater. Book, 3 2 tation of ‘Flaps plenty. Authors, Sans plot, situa- music and _ lyrics “I'm sorry, sir, but Mr. Smith is very and Flappers. In producer and tions, mirth and were tedious. busy right now, sir.” a class by itself, actors are to be melody, it repre- When producers “Well, goldangit, I didn’t ask to see surpassing all ef- congratulated.” — sented stage insist upon perpe- him; I asked to see Mr. Jones.” forts of the Morning Truth. hokum carried to trating such bunk, “That’s just it; you see, Mr. Smith is past.” — Morning the limit. Even a it is time for the very busy talking to Mr. Jones.” Clarion. 5