Judge — September 27, 1930 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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The Theatre (Continued from page 16) It is all pretty dull at this and the pacing of the play, nid as the crawl of hot tar, adds greatly to the dulness. A, E Anson, an engaging personality, acts the role of the sagacious lawyer as if he were hired at space rates, stretch ing out every line to double its proper time le h. Miss Phoebe Foster dovs as well as it would be possible to do with the role of the woman in the case Miss Eby-Rock plays the stercotyp« girl after the formula invariably followed in such murder trial affairs. save only that she leaves out the wad of chewing gum and doesn’t cross her legs above garter latitude on the wit ness stand, All that Gavin Muir is called upon to do is to speak the line. “Twas walking around Central Park, about a half dozen times and, at the conclusion of the play, to ejaculat: “Margaret!” He succeeds in triumph ing over the role’s complexities. Nathan Recommends he Last Mile” (Harris)—The best of last melodramas, depicting existence b “Strictly Dishonorable (Avon)—Last_ year's ly, treating of illicit licit love lying Migh" (Apollo)—George Whit awite and “pers ily git and tus show Bert Lahr is the clown. Nathan Recommends — with Reservations p Pops the Devil" (Masque)—The play is very rickety but a per of th edy bits will make you 1 s better than it is cracked £742 “The First Mrs. Fraser St. John Ervine's entertaining patient wife. The acting perform down. Notes on Other Exhibits ly" (Cort)—It's hard to make M. Cohan picked this one “Dancing Partner’? (Belasco)—The Rev elasco. again tells a smoking-car story. This one is very, very Ke)=AL Woods and Cock Robir Street)—A grand play ng. let's have the Donnay version and all enjoy ourselves. ick Galeties” (Guild)—Two good skit gh to make the long evening All"—(Morosco)—Clumsy_ pseudo: it is depressing we ar going to have dirt, have it “Torch Song’? th)—Sticky sent mentality about girl who turns moral. Some of the comedy lines aren't “The Second Little Show” (Royale)—Mile« behind last year's. Save for a couple sketches, dull The coach who hired a prize-fighter to play football for dear old Rushmore. acs tat the, Woman” (Fulton)—Weak mur 26 comicbooks.com