Judge — April 23, 1927 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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| anes Sten embed eas Judging the Shows (Continued from page 17) the round-trip ticket to Hoboken, together with two photographs of Sir Martin Harvey, that no one, including themselves, would have found it half so amusing as it is at present. Although Barrie’s sentimental- ity is, as everyone knows, often molasses-like, it is anything but distasteful in this exhibit, as he himself has been careful to razz it into good, round humor whenever it shows signs of getting too sticky. The theme, of course, is intrinsically as sickly pink as the cheek of a dying consumptive, but the maneuvering of it is accom- plished with a sufficient measure of polite ridicule and travesty to make the whole thing delightful theatrical foolery. Bruce McRae is admirable support for Mi George who, in turn, has never given a more adroit performance. III “Lost” and “The Scalawag” belong to the class of plays that always show up toward the close of the season and that certainly do their share toward closing it. The former is a dramatization of a novel by George Agnew Cham- berlain and proves to be stale stuff. The latter is the joint labor of David Higgins and Ben- net Musson and is one of those affairs laid in a small country town—it is in Vermont this time —and with characters named Jonas, Lem, Malvinia and, of course and inevitably, Judge Westcott. Further description I take to be unnecessary. In neither play is the acting any- thing to start bonfires about, al- though James Crane does his job well enough in the first named. The rest are the customary face- makers and posturers of the Rialto. SHS Two Scots were walking down the Strand. One picked up half-a-crown. The other borrowed it to go and have his eyes tested. —Pink 'UN SR Stranger — Ah, Mrs. Mudge, one-half of the world is ignorant how the other half lives. “Not in this village, miss.” —ANswers actually say more? FRIGIDAIRE CORPORATION - Subsidiary of General Motors Corporation This way outn, “What MUST I do to convince you that I actually DON'T dike warm lettuce?” “Well, now that you mention it again, I suggest that you either cultivate a taste for it—or buy a Frigidaire!” JN those less than well-regulated homes where the temperature of whatever it is comes in those tall, clinky glasses, still depends upon outside ice sup- ply, such heart-rending scenes as we have pictured above, still occur! But—Allah be adulated—not in many! For already, the proclivitie> of the Frigidaire have somchow or other become public, and peace lovers from near and far are actually snapping them up! Further reasons for this sudden flair for Frigidaire have been set forth as the ability of this same Frigidaire to keep foods fresh and crisp, to keep butter firm, milk sweet, desserts tempting —and hostesses happy! It is said that Frigidaire, with its own particular Frost Com. Direct Coottno System, has neither peer—nor par! However, it HAS the resources of the General Motors close behind it! Need we Dept. Po - DAYTON, OHIO Fricipatrs Corporation Dept. P-70, Dayton, Ohio Please send me your booklet illus. trating the new cabinet models of FRIGIDAIRE Name... Address | “They say that the aeroplane which Dobbly invented is a great e of work.” “IT hope he can keep up the good work.” —American Lecion WEEKLY edd “That youngster seems to take a great interest in his geography lessons.” “Yes, he’s planning to be a popular song writer when he grows up.” —MeEcpourne Taste Tatk OISZY ADE 5 We call her fire-cracker. She’s a cute little thing with a bang. | Judge pays $5 for each one printed. 29 FACIAL ER ERUPTIONS elivasea Resinol comicbooks.com