Judge — October 11, 1924 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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Bryan-Mlen and George Abbott are the best members of the presenting troupe. Iv “Gre xps For Divorce” is a T jjlond little comedy by the Hin Vajda that owes its cur- rent the: life to the blond Ina Claire, La Claire has developed into a skilful comedienne. The trouble with most skilful comediennes, alas, is that by the time they become skilful the: tomatoes and so requi many decay reviewer to keep thinking hard about their art all the time lest their fa drive him down into the lavatory from his pocket js no need for such strain in Miss Claire’s case. She has I before the mdchild. She is at once adroit. and attractive. The play itself is mild but able. Aft start as lame i ficld day at the Old Men's Home it turns into a smoothly written. and for a quick swi hieved fairly humorous piece that serves to pass a couple of hours. Dr. Henry Miller's direction of the second and third acts is very tasty indeed. Vv kak Sia for all its obvious defects, strikes me as being a musical show than my guesof the dailies seem to find it. Catlett’s monkey-shines are comical; the thread of the story, thou: sentimental, is. pleasant enough; haw is a better juvenile than comedy usually rev the Tobin girl, though she or dance much, is a likeable littl vality. In faet, as such things Dear Sir” doesn’t seem half hough some good dan- od costumes and a few more good tunes would help it con- siderably. ‘To scrutinize such exhibits as this soberly and seriously and to write of them in a like vein is a job for gents deficient in both humor and intelli- gence. Such dinguses are planned simply to amuse intelligence in its off moments. To criticize them pro- fessorially is akin to writing a philo- sophical treatise on jumpi “T never have a tooth drawn with- out the dentist giving me gas,” says a paper writer. T never have a hair cut without the barber giving me the same, —Passing Show Stage directions for this scene from William Vaughn Moody’s pla Divide,” call for a woman's muffled scream, a pistol shot, and the ing furniture. . “The Great n of break The microphone on the right sends them all to your home. An Exciting Evening Here are four of the WGY Players (the world’s first radio dramatic company) at a thrilling climax which almost turns sound into sight. WGY and KGO are the broadcasting sta- tions of the General Electric Company at Schenectady and Oakland. Each, at times, is a concert hall, a lecture room, a news bureau, a theatre, or a place of worship. Tune in, some evening, on one of their productions. You will be surprised to find how readily your imagination will supply stage and setting. GENERAL ELECTRIC CAN YOU ORIGINATE A HUMOROUS CROSS WORD PUZZLE? News Item The world has gone ‘Cross Word’ mad. You see them on the trains, street cars, everywhere!” Beginning with the Issue of November |, Judge will release a weekly series of Cross Word Puzzles that will make the world madder! And they'll be funny too! And $25 will be paid for each one used! WATCH FOR PARTICULARS - NOV. 1 ISSUE ee