Judge — October 24, 1925 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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“Please can we have our ball?” Where is it? In the front room!” “Certainly, my little man. “No, ma’am! spend their money to support their belief—and it is to these persons that Mr. Herndon and Mr. Golden, the producers in question, address them- selves. So far as I am concerned, they know that I don’t pay a cent to see their plays, so they very properly chalk me off as a dead ldss. For the benefit of future historians of the theater it may be said that “The Holy Terror” is the work of the MM. Winchell Smith and George Abbott, and “Applesauce” the con- fection of the M. Barry Conners. I At this point in my weekly sermon, if not long before, Talways pray for something that I can praise with- out stint, so folks won't charge me with being a professional sourball who can’t see any good in anything. This week, however, my prayer has gone unanswered, for “Accused,” the Brieux play which Mr. Belasco has put on in his usual careful manner, shows nothing that deserves any hallelujahs. As a matter of fact, try as I will in order to preserve my teputation for geniality, I find myself agreeing with Professor Doctor Percy Hammond that it is little more than a long-winded bore. I don’t like to In the back garden?” —Humorist say this because it spoils this article by pitching it in too much of the same fault-finding key, but, alas, there’s no way out of it. E. H. Sothern is starred in the play and gives a very satisfactory performance of a réle that keeps him constantly on the stage. In addi- tion, Mr. Sothern, who must be going on seventy, still looks so young that one feels he must have answered all the advertisements one sees in the backs of the magazines. SIF A silver penny, about 700 years old, has been uncarthed at West Wycombe. It would be a graceful gesture on the part of America if she allowed this country to retain it. —London Opinion Back to the Land Rastus, on his first ocean voyage, was feeling the pangs of seasickness. “Ho, ho!”’ taunted his companions. “You are a land lubbah, fo’ sho’.” “Right, boy,” said Rastus, weakly. “And I’s jes’ finding out how much Treally lubs it.” —St. John Globe Switched Dates Are Gay Affairs If Only— Life was hectic. So far as Capri could gather from extensive prying, something had to be done about the Henry-Dorothy infatuation. “Let’s switch our dates tonight!” Capri suggested. “You take Huntly, and I'll take Henry. Come on!” “What’s the idea?” asked Dorothy. “No great idea. Just for variety. I’m kinda fed up with Wiggle. He gets to be sort of a silly ass when you see him every night without any intermission.” “Bill’s just as wet when you know him as well as I do,” Dorothy shrugged. “All right. Then it’s fixed.” “Smack here,” murmured Dorothy. A crescent of October moon hung over the tree tops as Henry Billings pointed the nose of his roadster north and opened up. In the seat beside him Capri slouched and pressed one shoulder comfortably against Henry’s arm. . . . But what happened next gave Ca the surprise of her young life! 26 “Hetp WANTED—MALE” by Arthur T. Munyan, in the current issue of Snappy Stories. The positive relief for SEA, TRAIN AND CAR Sickness, Stops the nausea at once. 25 years in use. aed tn ecegee Price * The Mothersill. Remedy Co,..N. Y. Clty At Leading Dealers comicbooks.com