Judge — February 12, 1927 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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; JUDGE Another One of Them Guys ELL, just as I’m sittin’ down in the corner tryin’ to shake hands with a rye high-ball, Al Fraley comes over with another bird and says: Art,” he says, “this is Joe Joslin, the fella I told you about Joe, meet Art who writes songs. Naffy.” “How says this Joslin guy. “Al tells me you're a How's to © you?” wow on the keyboard run off a few numbers “Oh, I ain’t so bad,” I says, so we went in the next room and I sat down in front of Al’s piano and ran oft“Who.” Joslin listens about half way through and then says: “Funny thing about that song!” “What's funny about it?” I says. “Oh the way he stole it from me,” he say: “Who “Jerome I says. Kern,” he played it in front of him one time before he wrote ‘Sunny,’ and the next thing I heard it in the show!” I started in) strummin’ off “Mountain Greenery.” “LT wish I could lay my hands on ers and Hart!” Joslin says. I says. their ear!” break says Joslin. “That's my air! [ sent it in to them when they was writin’ the and there it is.” Why didn’t you sue them?” says. “Say Alf, am I lookin’ through a keyhole, or ain't 12” “Aw, they'd laugh at me!” says Joslin. “Listen to this.” So he sits down at the piano and rattles off a tune, “Do you know that?” he says. “Sure!” [ says. “It’s George Gershwin's ‘Sweet and Low Down. “Like heck it is!” says he. “It’s Joe Joslin’s ‘Baby Wants More Sugar and She Don't Want No Pill. “T never heard of that,” I says. “I know it,” he says. “I Tet Gershwin hear it, and next thing I knew it was in “Tip-toes.’” “Listen,” I says, “Is they any thin’ you didn’t write? [ bet you wrote this too!” And I sits down and rattles off an old-timer. “Well,” says Joslin, “I wrote a “We take pleasure announcing that this most beautiful chorus 1s given to you through the coustesy of Mister B.V.D. make refined ancl comfortable underv most, “Nope, the musical comedy backers aren’t going to let the radio bunch get away with all this profitable advertising.” 1 piece about five years ago which went exactly like that!” “Well,” I “the name of what I played was the ‘Wedding March.’ ” “What of it?” he says. “You probably stole your piece from that!” I says. “How could 12” says Joslin, “I never heard the ‘Wedding March’ til three years after I wrote the piece!” Then I. brained whiskey bottle. says, with a —Perelman him Ceca) Psychopathic Note Case Number 2316, Anthony J. Trimble. Occupation: ‘Ticket Seller of the Thespis Theatre. Admitted January 3rd, raving de- liriously as follows: “Two good seats off center don’t want to sit in draft can you hear good in balcony how much a piece no lady we are all sold out for children under twelve half a dollar standing room rear of reserve two seats for Smith must pay war tax on passes no lady can’t give you anything in first twelve best I’ve got two in bal- cony under name of Jones come at eight fifteen rows from center hear good from every part of the curtain rises at eight rows from rear with good vision of the best T can do is half way down front children not allowed unless companied by three seats from ac- the aisle reserve them until seven —Hugh Wood comicbooks.com