Judge — September 29, 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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JUV GING TEM ov \ Se By PARE LORENTZ T the present writing there are plays running on Broadway. newspaper men, the major t the words of an old reporter, newspaper man nd-so.”” two newspaper Written by ch play “once it to quote always a se | The movies have ec aily journals time and again: Irvin Cobb mong the writers, | has perpetuated the tradition of the press room for | future gene rations. What about the editorial offices of a magazine Of course most reporters look upon the easy life of a magazine worker as a sissy occupation. pic ture the editors as sleck, bespatted ge ntlemen wl saunter to work around noon, dash off a few instru: and then | tions to their numerous sceretaries journey to the club, Nobody gives a thought to the cares ¢ | a magazine scribe, As my contribution to the lite I shall give the producers the rare presenting a magazine play to the public. I promise | delivery on the play by the first of November, and antee of good faith I shall sketch the plot or you. ature of journalism, opportunity of usa gu briefly The first scene opens on an editorial conference. ] The editors, neatly swathed in frock coats, are around the conference table discussing an ide a bottle of wine. They have the oily | of men of the world. They exchange stories, © | plain about the weather, look up matinées, and use the several telephones in the room to talk over edi | torial matters with Hazel, Mabel, Irene, ete., whom, | for the sake of the play, we shall label ] tors. In other words, a typical editorial conference. Occasionally one of the junior editors inquires: “Where's old Fred?” but nobody seems to care ] his question, Suddenly, following general laughter i | from the staff at the editor's joke (culled from paxe seated litorial over n- as contribu JUDGE | 26, of the advance issuc), an old gentleman wearing green goggles shuffles across the stage. He is sup- | porting his emaciated body on a cane, and from the neholy expression of his face you can feel he is on the point of breaking into tears, His clothes are almost in rags, and one big toe projects haphazardly from (Either one The notic ent, and becomes very stern, 1 shoe. will suttice. ) s the an Eprron: “Well, Fred, did you bring your copy in | today?” | Frev (slo y fale Eprtor: That's enough—don't let me see face of yours until you do have it, you slow-moving son of a half-witted seacock.” Fred shuffles off stag: tears rolling down his cheeks, amid the and cat editor y, with emotion): that jeers calls of the subordinate editors, There isn't enough space here to give you the body of the ensuing action, but each scene has the same action, The scenes change: we see the editors at tending football games, p matches, night clubs, gambling halls, restaurants, ete.. and during each scene their merriment is interrupted by the appear ance of Fred, who never seems to have his copy. The last scene is back at the office, several weeks la The action takes place: Fred enters and this time breaks down and swears he can’t go on. The editor fires him, Fred pleads for his wife kiddies. The adamant. Fred must whereupon the feeble old man sets up a Thompson machine gun and neatly riddles cach member of the staff. He then dismembers their bodies with a pocket editor is knife, sets a time bomb and sets fire to the offic The scene concludes, if the audience is still waiting, with the lowering of the curtain, So far I have no title for this drama. Tentatively it is called “The Man Who Quit,” or “The Movie (Continued on page 31) (Two Pertormances a day only shows.) “Air Circus” ing and a silly story “Submarine” meot of a thrill sinking of the $4 nbasty)—A fair treat t. Base | | | ] | ] | lovers of the macabre Lilac Time” (Central)— « from all the flying of “White Shadows” (Astor)—Beautiful raphy and capable acting by Monte Frederick O'Brien’ pent of the white man’s civilization of the Pacific. Based The Movie Guide “The Magnificent Flirt” (Itoyal)—Ac Palace) —Lowia Wol- “The Racket” (Continuous pertermance movies.) ermin of the ase Farit® (Fow's Park Plaza, meee 2 0%“ “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” Nezon)— hn “Heart te Heart” (Loew's Lesington) —seene with Ernest, Tartence mad —Reviewsd in this be worth a halfdol comicbooks.com