Judge — January 12, 1929 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Shows (Continued from page 18) on Broadway, nor can I remem- ber when there has been, a play more worthy of respect nor one more utterly genuine.—Sun.” The Lady Lies—"The play should meet with favor.—Times. Humor and thrills in ample meas- ure won the hearty applause of a highly entertained audience .. . every indication of a long run.— American, All the earmarks of a first-class hit—Mirror.” These, as I have said, are just a few examples among many. Sometimes the managers quote the reviewers’ names together with the names of the papers, sometimes the names of the papers alone. Consider the feel- ings of a theatregoer who buys a ticket t - “On Call Girl” on the strength of the Journa! critic's quoted report that “it is a great achievement,” or the Tele gram’s that it is “the height of a nd then sees the garbage ‘On Call Girl” actually i the “terrif ble hits” - “unmistal heartedly ments” —I quote the quoted criti- advertisements—that the man- gers have tried to put over on the suckers have been such dismal duds as “Elmer Gantry,” “The "he golfing season is now drawing to a close.” Song Writer,” Women,” Understood Big Pond,” Comm: “Straight nd Performance,” Through the Door.” he Common Sin,” “The K Guy.","Mr. Moneypenny,” “Girl uble,” “These Few Ashes,” 1 a dozen others of the kind. ers, true enough, could not undertake this self-defeating chicane if it weren't for the re- viewers and the newspapers. So Finst Crrtic—How do you like the show? Srcoxn Critic — I asked you first. —Loxpvon Carine Bystanper I can't help believing that foolish rev sand mone. apers are not as sponsible for t condition of show business as the traffic prob lem, the ticket speculators or the radio. The suckers, hornswe for a long time, have, last be wise. This ye when they read in the quoted ad vertisements of magnificent stuff they deliver themselves of a loud horselaugh and stay home. we news Translations of Scotchograms in This Issue PAGE 29 Rush a doctor in, for I am sick as hell. PAGE 30 For the love of Mike, haven't you scen your Inwyer? PAGE 31 Have a new baby at our dump; he has got brown hair and a eute nose. . Dissatisfied Clerk—Look here, sir! I've been doing the work of three people for some time now, and I want a raise. Employer—I that, mon, but i the sack " canna gi’e ye ye'll let me ha’e nes of the other two, I'll —Hemorist EDWAED LANGER PRINTING CO., INC, JAMAICA, B. Te comicbooks.com