Judge — April 28, 1928 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE Things I Remember of Past Week The Movi ire “Speedy,” Harold Lloyd's —the curious mob milling around waiting for a glimpse of a celeb- rity—the terrible prologue—the very funny film with one “bit” that was a classic (an old codger knocking out a thug with a base- ball bat, taking a sponge-ful! of water and reviving him, and then repeating the operation each time) . . . the notice of the new “Free Thought Book-of-the- Month Club” and their fir tion, “Let Freedom Rin, ae 8 Rosita and Ramon wat the Lido... . | Walter Win- chell’s “High Hat page in Life. . The Butterfly Ball at the Ritz... The Harvard Hasty * Pudding Show. . The toast- ed Hot Dogs at some place on the Boston Post Road... . The show “Diamond Lil.” selee- >. aS I learn from Master Wooll- cott’s column in the World that he has learned from Master Winchell’s column in the Graphic that I yearn to have both Master W's hung. Well, live and learn! Or, perhaps, yearn! Wire Well, I played a spade, Gladys Wis wa And now nid for the dear little booksic wooksies, “2 L. O.,” by Master Walter Masterson. The jacket states that this book is “A Startling Radio Mystery Story,” and being quite a DX fiend, especially when Junior is away and IT get a chance at the darn thing, IT was intrigued no end, as Master Winchell says. It seems to me I've heard that ex pression somewhere Well, I read to page word “Radio” tioned! else, too! 8, and the wasn’t even men- That's what IT call mis- representation! [am getting just it skeptical about. these et blurbs, Read this one, for example, from the cover of “Hanging Johnny,” by Myr tle Johnston. “Hangin is beautiful—one might call it perfect. fessional heart a poet Johnny’ almost It is about a pro- hangman who is at Now, I ask you! ve of a poet who is hangman, but—well, after that 1 just couldn't: bring myself to read the beok! Or take this one from the d’you know about that? finessed and Hazel trumped it! “The Voice of the Seven Spar- rows,” by Harry Stephen Keeler. “If because your name was Smith (and Smith was the man they were after), you suddenly received an envelop some containing a deuce of spades with red Chi nese characters on it, wouldn't you shudder a little?" Well, my name isn't Smith, so I didn’t see why [had to read the darn book ! eae And now for the jolly records. Ben Bernie plays “Can't Help Lovin’ That Man" and “Make Believe” (Brunswick) very, very snapy “Little Log Cabin of Dream ittle Mother” (Co lumbia) is just like it) sounds! Zelma O'Neal, the “Good News” kid, shouts “Can't Help) Lovin’ That Man” and “Varsity Drag” (Brunswick) to a Ben (Brunswick) does very nobly fare ye Bernie also with “Rain or Shine” and “Forever and Ever.” well. =~ Junior sends me a recipe for a Sunkist cocktail: V4 juice, by rye. it up of there must be orange He says he made his own head, se wood alcohol in it! Jupgerte | Bbrwvous What comicbooks.com