Judge — February 16, 1929 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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Sur—Darling, you've never said how you like my new frock. Judging the Shows (Continued from page 20) the superficial novelty of the en- terprise. (It is in the same way that one's first meal in any new restaurant generally seems good, even when it isn't. ow that that novelty has worn off, they see the substance for exactly what it is worth. It is worth, I fear, blamed little. Balieff, the compére of the troupe, came out before the cur tain on the opening night and said he hoped that the audience wouldn't criticize the program too much, “as criticism is so casy and art is so difficult.” I can speak for the ease of criticism, at least in this particular ease, but is Balieff, I wonder, competent to speak of art, whether difficult or not? fies Aspe,” by Lewis +°4 Beach, has a ludibrious theme: the trouble an active busi- ness man gets himself and every- one clse into when he takes it into his mind to retire. But the M. Beach has done nothing with it. His comedy is not only forced but repetitious, and along toward ten o'clock his dramatic inven- tiveness curls up and dies the he Walter Connolly does y well by the leading role, but a number of the younger players in the troupe will surely not be driven crazy by offers from other producers when the show closes. “Judas,” by the MM. Ferris and Rathbone, with the latter di porting himself in the name —L DON Opinion entertainment as the word is em- ployed by the professor in charge of this department. If you are one who considers the professor's detinition often faulty, sce the show for yourself and you'll come back this time and the professor's pardon. ‘o around, Unsound Business “T bought a new car and up my piano-p ras first y ment.” “I didn't know they accepted piano-players as payment on new cars.” “They don't usually salesman is a neighbor of mine.” —Tir Brrs High Hat (Continued from page 13) ser med in iny ear that 1 was the most conceited person in’ P. Beach. 1 answered cleverly ‘ danced the next da hey played her father’s “Where Were You, Where Was 12" and I sang it out of kes That made her mad so I returned to my table. A waiter touched my arm and asked me to step into the patio. I did, with clenched fists and he whispe “Sir, your shirt stud is in backwards if I may be permitted to. tell you.” If that isn't making you feel at home I'll never drink ice water m gain, t week I'm going to tell of the Cruise of the Sea 2nd, a romantic tale of It’s a wild sea imut cake and pateur movies. And what a sailor I proved myself to be! You will read) about the — thrilling rescue of y lost his loa his pencil out of the water. You will read of beautiful women in deck chairs. You will read of a mad sea-gull who flew off with Belgian hat. And all next week's installment interweave the swash- buckling romance of — Judge Junior and Virginia X astonishingly quiet young most ye —Juoor Jn. Pessimistic Port—Is the editor in? Orrice Bov—No. Pessimistic Port—Ih Il, just throw this poem in the waste- paper-basket for him, will you? fails to come under the head o: —Passixnc Siow EDWARD LANGER PRINTING CO, INC., JAMAICA, N. T. comicbooks.com