Judge — October 5, 1929 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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rc JUDGE SMUD GING te SAOWS By GEORGE JEAN NATHAN ie old saying that plays aron’t written but re- written needs some editing. ‘The way things look around here at the present time would seem to indic currently as hard to a bootlegger who got his. a reporter bites the dust. woman is made off with, it is a husband who feels the bullet. uses wartime ma cha chin: “Street S shoots eters, and let Pag does a blackmailer. In ders a Second Floor,” a pistol shots and plays presently The most interestin English importation, Written by touching very int guignoli I a likely knack for the mote Control » that plays aren't written but shot. find theatre that doesn’t murder somebody to find one that somebody didn't murder. beginning of the season, Broadw: aspect of the Rue Morgue. guns to “Remote spiritualist who is popped, commere of the revues in addition to of the Rope’s End,” 1 young Britisher named Hamilton tely upon tl peccadillo, it provides a very amilton in this, his first pla melodramatic the: + by a trio of hopeful mystif the other hand pretty dull stuff. It is New York s it used to be Since the has taken on the In “Now-a-days,” it was In the revue. In a play in In “Soldiers and Wot “Journey's st rid of some of its ne" pots a married hussy. ather, and “Rope’s End” “Houseparty” mur- Control,” it's a and in “Murder on the traveler. A number * black-cut on swk Island” riddles a rd” murders a crook. Iam informed, in recent morgues is the at the Masque. nd Leopold-Locb ir specimen of Grand- shows “Re- rs, is on It relies upon the novelty of its setting, « the novelty w forced and tame detec ‘ond Floor,” lio station, to get by. rs off after Act 1 ive shenanigan, by Frank Vosper, is like “ But and what follows is “Murder on Rope's n English product, but it measures far be low It follows technique; its first twe ten that, the its attempts at humor ts is this book, “An the sueceed mot, “I tion.” The sentime lovers is of the and th hibit may be suggested species ch: ers is a rubber-heeled Hindu in a white round the Idresses nt and with his arms invariably han who erceps darkly nd imperturl th a Japanese folded. rt of * re Luce ce than has b ment in the courtroom s that of the Mlle. Hope while one of Dr. Zie: tive in the réle killin remarkable of the for one the American Tragedy,’ suppose tal talk between the t the moon wonderful to-r the Madame X” n her wont, Williams. ld’s cuties, Her acting performance. is, with so little when its slightly better third comes, udience is too sleepy to ope an eye on such forms as, about?” with s about Prohibi two young y of the entire ex- pu that one of the tur- intervals characters. stage the other MM. Shipman: nd “The Tr at small life it has by in the two leading a much better perform- ulthough her comport- ¢ d'sturbingly resembles La Luce, erst is extremely effec girl who does the indeed, qui xperience or, per- arct (Continued on page 27) “Pepe's End murderspiels come. Thi “Searlet Pages™ (Morosco! the rourderspiels come. This one. “Remote Centro!” (48th St.) —Siill the murderspiele come. This a a mediocre and ally one. “Marder en the Second Fleer” tinge)—SUll the marderapiels come, Thi ia pretty good Women” (Rits)—Still come. This is » rather feetie one. “Howseparty” (Knickerbocker) — Still the murderspiels come. This is poor “Gambling” (Fulton)—Still the mur- Jerepiels come, George M. Cohan's et- evllent performance makes this one “Seattand Yard” (Harris)—Still the marderspiels come. [ll vote on it anon, Theatre “Hawt Island” (Longacre) —Still the tereprels come. Ballot in next week's Candle Light”? comedy from the G Lawrence as the lady's m. “Sweet Adeline” (Ham-verstein)— Very fetching musical show with J. Kern's duleet score. “Sweet Land of Liberty” (Liberty) — To be reviewed, “A's a Wise Child” ( Belaseo)— but psriodieally comical obdetrical farce staged by Pastor Belasco “Porgy” (Beck)—Revival of one of the ‘Theatre Guild's better efforts “Sketch Book™ (Carroll) —Pretty- girl show, well staged and with enter- tainment qualities Digest “Almanac” (Felanger)—Several bo- morous items in this revue. “Great Scott” (49h St.) all in this alleged comedy “Tree Colors” (Royale)—To be scribed shortly. The $22 Gull” (Civie Repertory)— Revival of one of last season's offerings by the Mile. Le Galhenoe. “Camel Throag) the Meedie’s E; ( d)—The Theatre Guild in a drivelich moment. “Het Checelatss" (Hudson) —Harlem talent in the dirretion of song and dance. “Lat Us Be Gay” (Little) —One of last season's succenful comedies still at- tracting the trade. “Bird in Havd” (Barrymore) — Ditto. Itis much the better of the two. “dourney's End” (Millor)—Sherniff's cree gonaly properons war play, ably Nothing at “Little Show” (Music Box)—A show that passes the evening very pleasantly “Street Scene” (Mayhouse)—Con- rvded to your notice as one of last con's bast exhibits “Show Girt” (Zicefeld)—One of two fair features but generally @ poor show “George White's Scandals” (Apollo) To be reviewed. “A Stony Man's House” (Ambi~ sador)—See next week's insue. ““Swiety Olshoneratle™ (Avon) Fiesta" (Garrick)—And here “Street Singer (Shubert)—And alo te “Poh ” (Mansfield)—ITl try to get around to it if my strength holds out “The Crooks’ Convention” (Forrest) — That goes for this one, tem, comicbooks.com