Judge — April 23, 1932 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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Cornerstone laid, 1881 “Everything’s O.K. Now, Boys!” This is our friend. the Receiver. He is passing the good word around that JUDGE is out of the woods—all set and gunning for larger and louder laughs. He has shaken our hand and departed with a smile—no small feat to encompass with a gentleman of so austere a profession, He seems convineed that JUDGE is going to keep old friends and make new ones. As for us, we're so confident that we're suggesting you subscribe for fifty-two weeks of laughs! JUDGE, 18 East 48th St. New York City, N.Y. Here’s five dollars for a year of JUDGE: NAME STREET cITy STATE: THE THEATRE (Coutinned from page 18) this particular Lustspiel is a coal mine operated by convict labor. 1 some admirable settings by J Mielziner, various nesrroes ites try hard to work up some the excitement of “The Last Mil but do not succeed. All that comes out of the caucus is a dullish me drama of Grand Guignol complexir the last slice being merely a mine paraphrase of a dozen and « Rue Chaptal thrillers laid in su submarine: nking steamers (as the wide discussed “S.0.S | sealed tombs, misers’ cellars | what not. Schlick may be a fellow with likelier stuff in him than some of the other newcomers to the lox theatre, but thus far he hasn't mas tered the dramaturgic trick of yet ting it out. His present play has score of dramatic kicks implicit it, but they are still waiting to | dramatized, The acting, save for : couple of the colored members of ti troupe, is pretty feeble. Sixth, after which let's call it until the next issue, an adapt tion from the ench of Leopol Marchand, “We Are No Longe Children,” by W. B. Murray’ ar Ilka Chase. Immediate comment a sometimes understanding — ar fetching play. Seconda comment but one that has been botched in th adaptation and in the casting ar acting. As for the aday the kind of Franco-Ame formance that brings the « characters frequently to order u whiskey and soda and address exact other with such ejaculations “heigh-ho.” As for the casting, have such an ingrained B actor as Geoffrey Kerr strugy: unsuccessfully to pass himself of an ingrained Gaul. As for the act- ing, the less said the more gracious It's rather a pity as, carefully done, Marchand’s play might have been a welcome addition to the thinning season. comicbooks.com