Judge — December 4, 1926 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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Be a a RE OE 43 The Editor of this scintillating sheet is generous no end but around Christmas time his big heartedness expands beyond all bounds of reason —he’s given me two pages to fill! . being an ingenious lad, how- r, I got hold of “Mac” the demon artist and we covered a couple of night clubs, which, when you figure the sketches, covers a lot of space too! Damned clever, these column- e VHEN LOU HAP NOTHING DO - HE PULE JIMMY? NOSE od oF SHAPE! “Mac” had heard considerable about the Dover Club and Jimmy Durant, so about 3 a.m. I poured him in there and he had the time of his young life... ..d Jimmy, Eddie and Lou (there’s an idea for a song, Jimmy) did their stuff and “Me fell under the table three times (witt leffing) ..... their “Lost at Sea” number (see sketch below) is the best thing they’ve done so far but they change their act so often it will probably be out by the time this is printed aa roe es 3S OEE 98 32 $6 about this here now place last week, XY but I repeat, for the benefit of the who came in late, Jimmy Durant is a genius. a fe i The next night (yes, yes, go on!) 4 ~~ we went down to see my old boozem pal, Don Dickerman, “act” and ev- erything right out loud in the “Coun- ty Fair,” which seems to be very popular this year... .. I mean the place, not Don. . he puts a rube dance on with a very, very pretty damsel named Peggy Rainsford that’s a roawdy dow ..... if the or- chestra would only pep up a little the “County Fair” would be a grand place for those evenings when your dress shirt is being laundered. JUDGE Speaking of dress shirts I would like to submit an idea right now to some astute shirt manufacturer which is not only very practical but ought to look pretty good too. and here it is—a dress shirt with a solid front, that is, with no opening in front, and no studs! «+... it would have to be put on over the head, but think of the con- venience for quick dressing and the saving on profanity alone would make it well worth while ..... check may be mailed direct to JupGe. he P. F. M. of Chicago (he didn’t dare sign his name!) suggests that we ought to have a High Hat Club song—namely, “If High Hat the Wings of an Angel!” 2... . anyone wishing to mail bombs to Mr. P. F. M. may obtain his address from me upon receipt of a postal. —f— Speaking of songs, it appears that Mons. Nathan, the demon critic, and va aay in his aid that Gershwin’s score was mediocre, while in the same issue, I praised it to the skies! ..... WELL, I don’t like to belittle, BUT—George Jean may be a darn good theatrical critic but if he doesn’t think the music of “Oh, Kay” is O K he’s a Schlossen weiner gu fut schnitzel! , ( Look ! Look / ) \ Land! LanD/ oO ~ SESSLER WIG: This being the Merry Yuletide number, we? 11 throw in a little book re- view, free of charge . . two volumes have been keeping me in evenings lately..... Lewis Browne’s “This Believing World” and Burns Mantle’s “Best Plays of 1925-26" 2... Browne’s book is an out- line of religion and is one of the most thrilling, yes thrilling, things I've ever read... . it is told very simply but it has a powerful message to every creed in the world... . Mantle’s book contains the scripts of the best plays produced during the past year and some read even better than seeing them—notably The Wisdom Tooth” God Brown,” and “The Dybbuk.” pf Speaking of Yuletide, it wouldn't be amiss to add a few snappy recipes to the Rube Ford suggests well, why not? . jigger Gordon water, 1 jigger’ Applejack, jigger cranberry syrup and 1 jigger lemon juice ..... M.A.N. suggests the “Blonde’ _ 2 parts pineapple juice, ( NDT HAE } and atdash of Céeme de AE HORIZON. Menthe. AO Pon HR ) uat —\1© PETER Na NOTANG! 7 BZ \ 42, cot to be nat Ne gel 16 comicbooks.com