Judge — November 20, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Shows (Continued from page 21) that we are now to engage the couple in the costumes of 1844 which, sure as shootin’, we presently do. More lung and foot work and the scene goes back to the first scene of the first act. “Love is love and life is life,” sagely meditates the woman. “Through all the ages, it is the same. True love is triumphant ever!” Embrace and curtain. This ingenuous drivel is on view once again at the Mansfield Theater, but doubtless not for long. If you crave a stupefying evening, go around and take a look. In addition to a very bad play, you will have the pleasure of seeing some of the worst acting of the last three years. IV § Dp Mayne” is by the author of “The Show-Off? and “Craig’s Wife,” which is its severest criticism. For George Kelly on this occasion falls far below the standard he set in his antecedent plays. Once more he has caught life in terms of its devastating little truths, but this time he has failed to dramatize what has come into his net. As a con- sequence, his exhibit is interesting only in flashes; in general, it proves rather tedious in the theater. It is contemptible criticism to say that these studies of lower middle- class American life are getting to be very tiresome. Criticism should be ever willing to be bored to death, if necessary, in the presence of old ground = adroitly plowed. But, criticism aside for the moment, I begin to feel like standing up and yelling when one curtain after an- other rises and monthly offers what are essentially the same old provin- cialisms. Kelly, of course, is a more talented fellow than the usual play- wright who tackles the aches and woes of mental Suburbia, but, even so, his materials are pretty well worn Some dexterous writing, some ex cellent performances and an ad- mirable production do not operate to conceal that deplorable fact. Vv T= Friml tunes are the best things in Arthur Hammerstein’s “The Wild Rose.” The libretto is the conventional one in which Douglas Fairbanks invades the kingdom of Eswarnicht, pulls the whiskers of the Prime Minister, swings up a rope- vine to the fair Princess’ balcony and bestows a smack upon the proud AMERICAN RED CROSS Serves Humanity beauty lip rouge, swings down again and kicks the chief revolu tionist in the rear, and winds up lead ing the regal flapper to the altar. Desirée Ellinger lacks the pulchritude commonly, if erroneously, associated with princesses, but sings very ably. Joseph Santley is the Fairbanks of the occasion. This hurts me more than it does you. Judge pays $5 for each one printed. 1 Hour Each Eveniz, 10 Evenings = A little practice, and you will be sit- ting on top of the world with yours J Buescr True Tone Saxophone Only with simplified, easy fingering, easy blowing Buescher Saxophonecan you do this. Lessons given with new instrument. Teach yourself. You can do it. Get the facts. Send postal today for beautiful literature and details of home trial and easy payment plans. Buescher Band Instrument Co. (8) 1668 Buescher Block Elkhart, Ind, errs Earn Xmas Money Write for 50 Sets St. Nicholas Christmas Seals. Sell for 10c a set. When sold send us $3.00 and keep $2.00. We trust you——until Christmas. No Work—Just Fun. St. Nicholas Seal Co. Dept. 169-J, Brooklyn, NY. comicbooks.com