Judge — March 9, 1929 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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CA | | the hy (Continued from page 18) down from his antecedent: work. Essaying to write a drama deal- ing with mankind's search for a new god to take the pl unsatisfying O'Neill turned heavily swollen, juvenile and tedious concoction full of all his faults and with none of his virtues. He has arbitrarily brought into senseless play again gods, has out a his use of the “aside,” so valuably and authentically employed in “Strange Interlude”; he has arbi- trarily made bogus use again of the seenic scheme which fitted Desire Under the Elms” aptly enough; he has intensified his emotions to a ridiculous melodra matic pitch; and he has thought out his thesis crudely, often childishly and always trivially. His play’ is a dud. Why shouldn't the reviewers be ntent to say 1s much and pray to God that his next one will again be worth-while, instead of contend ing, with eggs, tomato cans and ixes, that O'Neill ought to be summarily despatched and thrown down the nearest sewer? something Moeller’s direction is fairly vod. Lee Simonson’s setti last act, showing the inte hydro-electric plant, iy admir tble, though his skeletonized ouses in the first and second acts gest that the scene of the play is Yokohama. Dudley Digg Glenn Anders, Cather Doucet ind Claudette Colbert give mendable performances. com Girne Fripay,” by nt named Grew, who | ilso directed it a of the leadin another ittempt to pop money out of the box-office with dirty stuff. If you like a smutty play, here's where you'll find the smut but you won't get the play. ew may know smut when he sees it but he cer: tainly seems to know very little tbout playwriting. I will’ not be pocrite aren't two or three moments in his peep-show, for these two or tree there roles, is there funny but moments termina half-hours | of depressin odo Social Vi in the transmigration Fisherman ‘em fried in tl » vou beli f souls? sir, 1 likes rdinary way. Trt Brrs | nd who acts one and pretend that | rc ee Pe i » 4th pow wi Judging the Shows | If the cougher in the 4*4 row will ce of the | come to the stage door...there’s a carton of Old Golds waiting for him!’ “Of course, I've never said the above! But how I've been tempted Itisn't good cricket to publi cougher. He "t barking on purpose. He needs quiet, friendly counsel. He should, n con lence, be told to smoke Ov Goins, or, from my own experience with this smooth and throat-casy cigarette, I don't believe there's a cough in a capacity house- ful of them.” (SIGNED) not a cough in a carload? OLD GOLD Cigarettes are blended from HEART- LEAF tobaceo, lected for silkine: he Gnest Nature grows... Se- and ripeness from the heart of the tobacco plant... Aged and mellowed extra long in a temperature of mid-July sunshine to insure that honey-like smoothness, On Your Radio... OLD GOLD PAUL WHITE: MAN HOUR... Paul Whiteman, King of Jezz, enplete orchestra, broadcasts the OLD hour every Tuesday, from 9 to 10 P. M.. Eastern Standard Time, over entire network of Columbia Broadeasting System. a 4 Sdion at tne *Vxaisions eat a chocolate, light an Old Gold, and enjoy toe La Lhe - e Hier B~ The Belvedere etd 48ru Steset, West or Broaoway Se Yeek Gat Ties Within conrentent walking d business centers and theatres. Ideal transit far 450 ROOMS 450 BATHS Large Single Rooms with Rath, $4.00 per day 00—Twin Beds, $6.00 For Two, $5 Large Double Rooms. Twin Beds, Bath, $6.09 per day—Special Weekly Rates. Furnished or Unfurnished Suites w Serving Pantries, to $150 per month Moderately Priced Restaurant Featuring a Peerless Cuisine Hustrated Booklet Free on Request CURTIS A, HALE, Managing Director EUROPE $7% 3, 200 All Expense Tour: Medherranssn sed Se Abbott's Bitters. W. Abbott & Ma comicbooks.com