Judge — July 20, 1929 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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| Judging the Shows (Continued from page 16) reluctantly, Appreciating that | nothing is left of it, it politely | goes through the motions of men- tioning it—that is all, And I'll ager the substantéal amount of « ar that its competent staff has a devil of a time digging up enough about the bygone form of entertainment to fill even the two pages. On many a week, in order to fill up space on the pages, something that has hardly anything at all to do with vaude- ville is run to keep the q from having a too blank appc ance, The best that vaudeville had to offer has long since deserted vaudeville for the musical comedy and revue stage. In the place of these performers, the vaudeville people now offer performers so small-time that a wrist-watch in comparison with them looks like Big Ben. Things have come to ane such a pass in the average vaude- ville emporium, indeed, that any hoofer who can do a dozen incom- plex steps without falling down gets a round of applause. And any acrobat who can so much as turn two somersaults in succes- sion is cheered to the echo. The Parting “I suppose there is some pre- cious relic in that locket you wear, Lu a lock of my hus- d's hair.” But your husband isn’t dead?” o, but his hair is long since gone.” —Tiw Bits That's a cheerful bit of news from Kansas City. In a fight between gangsters two were shot dead but no innocent bystander was hit. —Boston Transcript Solution of Last Week’s Puzzle EMBARRASSING MOMENTS If your dancing partner chooses to fix her } garter..be nonchalant... LIGHT A MURAD, © P. Lorillard Co., Bat, 170 ) BRIDGE ADDER! Saves Time—Prevents Errors | HERE'S just what you bridge fans have always wanted ! An automatic bridge score pad! BRIDGE-ADDER act keeps score for you, Records all p and totals for both “We” and “TI Indicates number of hands played, etc. Ingenious! Fascinating! Fun! Satisfaction Guaranteed R is beautiful, The VERY LATEST in BRIDGE equipment Interesting Features BRIDGE-ADDER is made ene tirely of metal. Beautifully fine rich leat pact only S* Only never get out of last a lifetime. WEAL i222 PRIZE Please and astonish your friends oiive BRIDGE. ADDER as a _ Dealers—Distributors Wanted gift or prize. new, novel, BRIDGE-ADDER is cleverest spe different—and economical, too. cialty in years. Everybody wants it, By all means, order today i Write at once for special prices.