Judge — June 27, 1925 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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treasure chest for which all the characters have been looking in Act I is hidden in the old oak tree on Squire Meyerbeer's estate, said treasure chest being duly found there when he wakes up with a serio- comic hangover in the last act. And finally there is the dream play in which the hero, beset by troubles, takes a snooze and dreams a dream in which all the characters who have caused the troubles figure grotes- quely. “Bacnetor’s Briprs” falls into the third pigeonhole,with a thud. The fault with most of these dream plays lies in their dream portions. A dream should move with the ease and fluidity of rushing water or curl- ing smoke. But on the stage a dream usually moves with the ease and fluidity of a Coney Island sight- seeing bus. The average dream that we see worked out on the stage is like nothing so much as the big battle scene in “Shenandoah.” Not only do the stagehands make a terrible racket shifting the numerous scenes and properties, not only do the bunchlights and spotlights add to the hullaballoo with a wealth of sizzling, and not only do the actors stumble noisily over chairs and tables in the dark, but, to boot, some one is always kicking his foot through the scrim fore-curtain or chasing his hat which has fallen into the footlight trough. I am pretty good at working up illusion for my- self—I once even succeeded — in getting myself to believe that Ed- mund Breese was a man before the power of whose remarkable mind everyone trembled—but I'll be good and be damned if I can get myself to view as part of a dream a scene in which two stagehands in Saks suits and Truly Warner derbies, and chewing tobacco, are clearly to be seen monkeying with guide ropes. Two such otherwise estimable gents were on Vi during certain of the dream episodes in the M. Davis's play, and the M. Davis's dream was thus expeditiously transformed into a case of Katzenjammer. But even if the stagehands had remained where they belonged, I fear that) “Bacuevor’s Bripes” would have had hard sledding. It is, in truth, as amateurish a job as a home-made pair of roller skates. ‘The lines and situations are pounded in with rheotorical pile drivers. And the actors, as IT have observed, con- duct themselves like so many bally- hoo men. They'd be great for Ringling’s circus. Ill Te have revived “CHartey’s Aunt” up at Daly's Theater. But here again the acting is so sour that the humors of the venerable farce go for nothing. I often wonder where they get these hams who show up in plays at this time of the year. One never hears of them either be- fore or after their June appearances. Who they are and where they come from, only God and John Emerson know. The lot that have been assembled for “Ciarvey’s Aunt” form as melancholy a company as has been seen in this neighborhood for years. They may be actors, but if they are actors the Aquarium is a finger bowl. “Cuarter’s Aunt,” further, does not seer to be as funny as it once was. Well, perhaps nothing else Excepting always William Jennings Bryan. does. “I didn’t accept Fred the first time he proposed.” “I know you didn’t; you weren't there!” —London Mail Did W reduce this man’s pressure too much? March 2. April 5 May 13, July 15, August 15, September 21, October 14, 23, 1924—almost two yoars after com- ing ‘tho Witter Water Treatment— pre: still mormal—136 His physician writes: “He shows marked im- provement in elasticity of the arteries. Vitality, appearance and general condition wonderfully im- proved, There is no question but what the good results obtained were duc to the action of the Witter Water Treatment.” He writes: “I feel thirty years younger since taking Witter Water: am working as hard and making more money than at 30 years of age. | am 70 years old.” SYMPTOMS Cold hands and cold fect. Slight momentary dizziness. Sleep unretreshing. Sleep disturbed by dream: Feeling of fullness in the head. ic disturbances after meals. ‘ nd lowered vitality. 9%. s. 10. da The death rate is greatly increased by High Blood Pressure. but the death rate advances much faster than the blood pressure increases, as shown by the following table prepared by Dr. J. W. Fisher, Medi- cal Director of the Northwestern Mut Insurance Company: 10-14 mm. " y ¥ y y y we normal—3147°, incre Witter Water is not a laxative or a beverage, but a pleasant-tasting, natural spring water from Cali- fornia, and is so richly impregnated with alkaline minerals that it is taken only i small doses cf a wine- glassful at atime. It acts by neutralizing the acid poisons in the blood, and thus removes the cause of High Blood Pressure Free Sample Bottle with analysis of Witter Water. also valuable Free Book let about High Blood Pressure will be sent to anyone maikng this coupon WITTER WATER CO.. Not Inc Judge 2 8S. Dearborn St. Chicago Without obligation on my part. send me Free Semple Bottle. with analysis of Witter Water. also valuable Free Booklet about High Blood Pressure Name Street City and State