Judge — March 31, 1928 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Shows (Continued from page 21) | IL. “ne Great Necker” is the work of Mr. Elmer Harris, a gentleman whose literary efforts have for a considerable time been confined to the preparation of movie scenarios, While this should constitute a sufficiently revelatory criticism of his play, I shail nevertheless waste a few more words. Mr. Harris appears to be still another of the rapidly increasing sub-title gags. “The Great Necker,” accordingly, is out of place on the stage; it should be thrown against a screen. Or, any gainst something. As playwriting it is worse than neg- ligible, but as wisceracking of a sort it might have values for cus- tomers of the great art of Louis B. Mayer, Adolph Zukor and other such Hollywood Greeks. Truc, the bulk of this wise- cracking is pretty sour—"Mar- riage is a delusion and a snore” is a fair sample—but what is vinegar to some folks is créme de cacao to others, and who are we to interfere with the pleasure of a hundred million Americans? Taylor Holmes is the chief pantaloon and wisecracks himself blue in the face. Blanche Ring does the antedeluvian souse scene by way of earning a livir ames B, Carson dishes up the English lang on behalf of the author, thus add- ing to the store of human misery; Irene Purcell has at least good looks to recommend her; and the others in the troupe may gra- ciously be dismissed as more ainst than sinning. Solution of Last Week’s Puzzle EMBARRASSING MOMENTS When you tell the wife that you've never been in this supper club before and the host- ess greets you with a friendly “hello, AI"... . be nonchalant... lighta MURAD ¢ Le P, Lorillard Co., Ine., Ext, 1760 mium, n Lae Tlousenonpen (in fl Con.reton—Oh, I w somewhat 07 called about your fire insurance rrdue, —Heonist st = es comicbooks.com