Judge — May 21, 1932 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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Good Pickins EW GENSLER, producer of Eye, Ear, Hose and Ley entertainment, seratched his lyrical head, put his es on a spot and said, “Let’s do something for the unemployed. Let's vet Russell Patterson, Jas. Atlanta Flagg, Alma-tadema, Jeff Machamer and a lot of that ilk to pick the chorus for our new show!” ind how are they said Bobby Connolly, dance professor and stager, pouring a pink elephant out of a bottle. “Well, they're unemployed — as artists, all except Machamer. We don’t know what he is. What I mean by unemployment is they take money for just sitting around with lovely sirls and empty canvasses. Which is the same as doing nothing!” “O, all right” said Connolly, who is a hard worker with women and naturally distrusts people who loaf for money. Hus it came to pass on a Thurs: afternoon, at 3 b.m. (bef is) the artists and Machamer — THEN Il SAY, “LETS ALL G JUDGE were seated in the front row of the Alvin Theatre, dressed in their eccentric best. A high wire screen, especially constructed, — sepa them from the stage in case anyone got out of hand. Nat lly 1 was asked along. I came as Mac's secre- AU GO MADSON GARDEN AN’ NECK!” 21 tary and foot t and I was to take notes. If there was no copy I was to write about the Home Life of Men Who Wear Double Breasted Vests. The stage was entire! are—of sets, I mean. One lone are light, high in the flies, flooded the stage. Otherwise some four hundred girls milled thither, yither and non, doing nothing but talking. Probably tell- ing each other good uses for living with their mothe The rest of the theatre was dark—except for Mac's sparkling comment. By which you gather Mac was being offensive. He said: “I ap- point myself comedian of the selec- tion committee. When the four hundred gi line up I'll make a ‘Where's noisy entrance and say: that other girl who said she’d meet me here?’ and if that doesn’t get a laugh I'll say ‘L all go to Madison Square Garden and neck!" Everybody frowned except Norma Hoffman, who laughed. She says Mac is the Village Wit only she pro- (Page 25, please) PEMA Na cu pinstR comicbooks.com