Judge — July 4, 1925 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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Gentleman on Left—Are you fond of music? Gentleman on Right—Yes, very—are you? “Yes—shall we go out for a smoke?” —Passing Show (London) Lehar and Oscar Strauss might be produced for less money than one written by the gentlemen currently entrusted with writing our revues, but unfortunately the amateurs haven't thus far succeeded in finding emong their number any Shaw, Beer- bohm, Lardner, Lehar or Strauss. These amateurs believe that if they have one fairly good sketch, one fairly good tune, a girl who can lift her right leg three feet in the air without falling over backward and a young man who can give an imitation of Beatrice Lillie, they are all set to drive Ziegfeld, White and Charlot out of business. But the best that they have been able to do thus far in that direction is to get some extrav- agantly laudatory notices from the newspaper reviewers and boost Zieg- feld’s, White’s and Charlot’s business proportionately. The latest group of amateurs to set themselves to the improvement of the revue stage are the Theater Guild, Jr., Players; their revue, the “Garrick Gaieties.” It contains one amusing sketch called “Mr. and Mrs.” (a lampoon of Cal Coolidge and frau), and one fairly diverting song called ‘Butcher, Baker, Candle- stickmaker.” But aside from these, for all a Homeric striving, it contains nothing that Ziegfeld, White and Charlot do not do fifty times better. Its singing is bad; its comedy is poor; its dancing is commonplace; its pictorial quality is nil. It is, I know, the custom to let such things as the “Garrick Gaieties” down easily, but I can’t see the critical justice in such an attitude. If it be critically demanded of the profes- sional revue producers that they toe the mark, the same demand should be made of anyone who tries to pat- tern after them. No good can be accomplished by patting a lot of aspiring boys and girls on the back and telling them that they are great when they are actually are nothing of the kind. bag HE Ricut to Love” descended upon the community the other night. It is the confection of a Mr. Sheldon White. The first line that reached my ears when the curtain went up had to do with a belief in spirits and the witty observation that the speaker did not allude to the alcoholic kind. The second con- cerned the jocose practice of taking a bath only on Saturday night. The third was about a book agent's diffi- culty in selling his wares because everybody in the place had a book. After this auspicious beginning, your humble servant may perhaps be forgiven for not contributing a too eager attention to the rest of the pro- ceedings. These proceedings, he vaguely recalls, had to do with an illegitimate son who was accused of the murder of his villainous pa, the murderer eventually turning out to be the hitherto comedy-relief book agent. Awful stuff, and acted by a troupe of excessively dismal hams! I can only speculate myself into a grievous headache wondering who put up the money to produce such a dingus. If it is still on the boards when these words appear in print my judgment of theatrical investments should be inquired into by a board of alienists. Eisai sania. See ae ¢ magazine with the silver cover Kendall Banning, Editor L. M. Cockaday, Technical Editor Contains each month all the prog- ress, thrills and true romance as well as the practical and | technical side of radio New subscribers may send One Dol- lar for a 5 months’ subscription to POPULAR RADIO | 627 West 43d St., New York City "J WATCHES JEWELRY 17 CASH OR CREDIT - | By Nomatterwhere youlive,youcan account t with Lora. and our Special Ofer to YOU. 18 LOFTIS BROS. & CO. Dest. B-524, 168K. State Street, Chicaga, LE Stores in Leading Cities YY Linen tn on WHT, every Monday int from 7, 10,7.30: every Friday. ral standard ‘time, Loft aes HEALTH and an end to unnatural blood pressure, im- Proper body functioning, digestive troubles. nuine results secured through Dr. Harris Lunte's of, Health.” iq conjunction with bis, Flaxolya compound, @ natural food-tonic, Is attested to by tl patlon-wide support of physicians. To every patient De. Late. D 1D. given tree, his personal advice and & copy of these Sealth tawe toustber eth Tull trestinent ot Flaxolyn: price $1.00 postpaid Address, 115$a_St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. SEND FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CATALOG Factor? FOR FORD- Prices trom $27.85 up. Factory to rect Pay only One Profit artmunentt aon wOERt, 810 we La’St, Sent leone, I Clearze:" Shin: Hee Broglie op ti facn or ba Blackheads, FREE {2s tree! 1 sarvins, Zita Ba hataon Gin Kansas City, Mo. PATENTS: Ses BARON PLANE’ 5, betore pore cscs Rigatoni tor oor lnepection and and Seerigtee o sion of Fo VICTOR J. EVANS & CO. 113 Nath, Washington, D, (4 comicbooks.com