Judge — August 30, 1924 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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On with the Show! WITH THE NEWSPAPER COMIKERS A Sarcastic Survey of the Coming Season . | Getting a Light By Gluyas Williams by George Jean Nathan ow that the new theatrical s N getting started on its be well for us, before begining our | review of specific plays next week, to take a preliminary glance at the managers’ plans for the dramatic year 1924-25. Although these plans have been announced in part in the daily press, it seems to me that some of the most important details have not been disclosed. I therefore take pleasure in presenting them to my cus- tomers. 4S PIPE WITH TOBACCO 1D PLEASANT ANTICIDA~ GuARES AT MA IP THERE’S AN WRONG WITH IT eee first, Mr. William A. Brady. Mr. Brady will produce 1,265 new plays, in the newspapers. Among these plays that SHOE 15 F he will produce in the newspapers will be DEAL ie Gata OTOL TE BENE HerEC ai a noteworthy new drama by Pinero, in ING THE GARDEN (CHRIR TS ALL UPHOLSTERED which Miss Grace George will appear, a remarkable new play by Henry Bernstein, a vilal new play by Galsworthy, an un- usual new play by Robert de Flers, a hugely amusing new comedy by A. A. Milne, a brilliant new fantasy by Macter- linck, and a revival of six Shaw plays. SCRATCHES MATCH ON OLE OF SHOE ES TROUSER LEG 15 PICKS UP HEAD OF MATCH OVER TO RADIATOR, ; AFTER ALL AND AND GIARES'ROUND PEERS TO SEE IP waE 15, Mr. Brady will actually produce one new S aN Em ENT ROOM LOOKING CTHERE'VE BEEN arcs WH MATCH Bi © McClure Newspaper Syndicate sREAKS WORDS BETORE ABOUT HI HING UP RADIATOR) ple either Miss Frances Nordstrom or M ssic Bonstelle. Among Mr. Brady’s — | most important plans are six trips to Hot Springs. Mr. Brady will also produce one ; heated and indignant. interview in’ the The Convalescent By Fontaine Fox | newspapers arguing that the American 4, oh drama is rapidly being driven to the dogs hy something or others Loin sick an’ 4 CANT CADDIE IN THe Hor Sun T'DAY UNLESS You LET ME CADDIE FoR MR WotZiz NAME Mr. Morris Gest will produce his annual heartrending interview telling of the desperate time he is having getting his family safely out of Russia. Mr. Ge will also produce a dinner at the home of Otto Kahn to which all the newspaper dramatic critics will be invited and at which Mr. Kahn, after the coffee and i have been served, will deliver a half-hour culogy of himself. eee — ~ Amonc Mr. Al Woods’ plans are five trips to Europe, cach lasting a week. Upon returning from cach of these trips Mr. Woods will announce that he found nothing abroad that was worth producing in America, He will assure the ship-news reporters cach time upon landing that the Ameri theater now leads the world, that King George and he had several meals together, and that Lee Shubert is looking very |} these days. eee Mr. Gitperr Mutter will, during the season of 1924-25, give out 2,854 separate and distinct interviews saying that Buds pest. is the greatest dramatic center in (Continued on page 28) comicbooks.com