Judge — January 15, 1927 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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We snatched a cab from the howl- ing after theater mob the other eve- ning, crawled in and directed the driver to George Olsen's club . . - after a few minutes he turned non- shalantly and asked us if we liked the place... . We replied “Yes” very enthusiastically and the escort. who is inclined to be rather snooty. asked the driver if he liked it... . “Not particularly.” came the an- swer in a very bored voice... 5. Cort looked at me with a gulp and I looked around wildly for the usual photograph which was missing the arrival at Olsen's ended an em- barrassing silence and as we were leaving the cab the driver turned and smiling pleasantly remarked, “I live at five umpty ump Park avenue drop in some Sunday afternoon for a cocktail!” .... I'm dying to go! we go to Atlantic City? ... Grandpa’s wheelchair and get the boy friend to take you for a ride on the boardwalk along Central Park West ... it isn’t half as crowded and the boy friend will like it because Why borrow there are no shops! I'm afraid to mention the name of the store again, but it’s on Fifth avenue, and starts with S. saw the cutest new compose costumes there I hear “Terrible with this cold weather?) but—they have short velvet jackets that match and they're very, very - sleeveless dresses (did you say smart. aS Why carry an umbrel .. th latest stunt is to wea ker ang JUDGE PMELIS Ss put an ordinary bathing your best hat... even the mother of invention is getting younger! if you wish to be real spiffy you can have them made to fit different hats. cap over ~ aS Brother Dear became very mag- nanimous this week and said that I could pick out my six best dancing places if I wished to... I'm a little worried about him . however, here they are... George Olsen's club. Mirador. Montmarte. Villa Venice. Lido. Dover. > And now that I have the “Six Best Steppers” all to myself, I think they can be improved upon . . . there are so many good things out now that it’s very hard to pick just six . so here goes. ° “I Know and You Know’ (Oh, Please). “Sweeter Twinkle). “Tree in the Park” (Peggy-Ann). “Precious” (No show). “Riff Song” (Desert song). “One Alone” (Desert song). “For My Sweetheart” (No show). “Hello, Bluebird” (No show). “Meadowlark” (Vo show). “Tve Got the Girl” (No show). “Hello Swanee” (No show). Than You” (Tirinkle Critique T final curtain had dropped. Applause popped and spattered. Not exuberantly, yet with a certain promising tempo. Success or failure? It seemed to hinge on the audience. now herding out. An agitated young man, gnawing the remains of his fingernails, vi- brated from group to group. His ears extended like the handles of a loving cup. He was anxious, most painfully anxious, to hear what their comments, were, Beeathlessy: he wondered if they had all caught the subtle implication in Seene H—the labor of months. If they had thrilled. as he had, to the crashing denoue- ment so carefully planned, step by step. His creature, this play. breath- ing his breath, revealing his thought, moving to his hand. “Yeah. sod I. Me, [think ‘Nudities’ has ‘em all stopped.” “Leadin® guy looked sumpin’ like Bill Stedman, huh? “LT says to him, ‘If you call that ripple a poiminent wave, you can sue for your mon: V that’s that “Ah, you don’t wanna go down to that dump, now. ‘Stoo late.” “ ars cighty thou as gettin’ run over.” “New York's to visit, but to live always say, a good not for “Bet them ushers pick up a lotta ah, some birds can’t never get to a show on time.” “Ha ha, th’ boy friend’s a kidder, So's your Aunt Minnie. Ha * * ‘ On seeing the exclusive tabloid photographs next morning, the last stragglers out of the theater thought they had recalled hearing a noise like a shot. followed by a dull thump. Stanley Jones Purely imaginary picture of plumber on his way to worl, comicbooks.com