Judge — March 27, 1926 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Shows (Continued from page 15) over a well-written and diverting play ruined by grotesquely incom- petent mimes. Il T the conclusion of the second act on the opening night of his play, “Still Waters,” at the Henry Miller Theater, Mr. Augustus Thom- as made a speech, the leading note | of which was to thank the actors for the intelligence of their performance. Just why Mr. Thomas believes that it takes intelligence of any sort, even | actor-intelligence, to perform so sophomoric a play as his “Still | Waters” must remain something of a mystery. There is nothing in the affair from beginning to end that is | beyond the comprehension of a schoolboy. Continuing to believe that drama and propaganda are one and the same thing, Mr. Thomas this time waxes hot under the collar over Prohibition and the Mann Act. But the heat he engenders in himself is so excessive, despite occasional heavy attempts at deceptive comic relief, that it leaves everyone else pretty cold. What is more, the playwright here shows little of his old compe- tence in the matter of play building. His exhibit is as slipshod in con- struction as it is in content. Thomas, once hailed as the great- est of American dramatists—by idiots, true enough—currently re- veals himself a rather pathetic fig- ure. His dramatic mind belongs to the period of 1890. Sitting before one of his plays, one misses the drop curtain with the St. Jacob's Oil and Yucatan Chewing Gum advertise- ments, the program announcing next week’s engagement of Nat Goodwin in “The Nominee” and the boys who sold “Sunshine Kisses” in the aisles between the acts. The company assembled to mer- chant “Still Waters” is headed by Thurston Hall and contains, among others, Edward Emery, Georgie Drew Mendum, Mona Kingsley and David Tearle. I'd give a nickel to know what they thought about Mr. Thomas’s speech. Shattered Romance “Lawsy, but Ah suttinly does | hate to lose dis job,” sighed the | colored maid upon being discharged. | “You have a family to support?” asked her late mistress. “No’m, but Ah’s got an engage- | ment to be broke,” groaned the girl. —American Legion Weekly SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST! Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Headache Neuralgia Colds Lumbago Pain Toothache Neuritis Rheumatism Accept only ‘‘Bayer”’ package which contains proven directions. Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacté “And Love compares with a Bobtailed Flush, And the Draw is Marriage, we'll say: WHAT HOE! | |' yet gin tec net n Bee From eaenen SATIRES SONG NUMBER MAURICE SWITZER The author is the vice- OF president of one of the country’s largest tire com- panies, and a man who in a kindly yet satiric vein has xpres is conception of life in sparkling, sponta- neous, jubilant song. eee ‘ Even though you do not ordinarily COMES OUT read verse, this volume will appeal to your sense of rhythm. Privately NEXT WEEK! printed in a limited edition, we have a few copies, illustrated in color and rr’ attractively bound in an Art Binding, a 4 x 81% inches, which we will a e glad to send postpaid upon re- Turnip at the ceipt of pee Newsstand One Dollar Early! Brunswick Subscription Co. | 627 West 43d Street, New York comicbooks.com