Judge — May 21, 1932 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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HIGH HAT (Continued from page 21) nounces “wit with a short “e. Before Mac had a chance to go into his dance, the girls were fronted in stage width platoons and the selec- tion committee went to work. Selec- tions were made by number and ac- cording to the artist’s whimsey, or, more accurately, where he had been the night before. For instance one would say, “One, six and twelve are my choices.” I could tell from the look in his eye this system worried Mac. You see he can’t count, having lost the knack while running up my bills at Frank & Jack's. Anyway, each artist picked in his own wa Arthur William weeded with his hand on his heart. Any girl who made it palpitate he thumbs downed. He likes the motherly type of chorus girl. They’re steadier in the long run. James Birmingham Flagg didn't like any of them. “They look like Syracuse coeds,” he said, coyly but irmly. His pet model was sitting next to him, it later turned out. The rest were pretty awfully serious about the business. Several times Russ Patterson advised a girl to make for Gimbe basement where her footwork would stand her in better stead than on the stage. Of course, all during this revie ing, the noble four hundred e dwindled to a mere flutter forty. There they stood, forty lucky girls with nothing ahead of them but the hard life of the theatre, a gruelling round of wine suppers, orchids, motor cars and dancing with the gay sons of men with jobs. It was more like a fashion show than an org Only one girl sensed this. She was, I believe, the blonde in the fifth platoon and when she taced the judges she vi raised her skirt above her diamond warters and so sold herself into the c us of “Bally- > of 1932.” As for Mac,, I'll ve «dithered if, er it all over, wire screen or no wire screen, he hadn't gotten the phone numbers of all the disap- pointed aspirants and had promised to produce a show just for them—one day! Ho-Hum! We lead a deep life. Brown | y gracefully | TOP ACHES IN ARMS, LEGS, BACK... THEY CAN ROB YOUR nes like the who can ‘afford to risk his job and have his pay check robbed by aching muscles that may lay him up for days? That's why, at the first sign of soreness, you want to depend upon Absorbine Jr., because only the finest preparation that science or is good enough time. Rub its Fig “ kindness on those ailing parts, a nd within a few moments the pain begins to ease away as your muscles warm with a peace- ful, gentle glow. This is because Absorbine Jr. a safe “rubefacient.” Doctors will tell you that it helps to stir up PAY CHECK sluggish circulation and thereby relieves the sore congestion in muscles. Since Absorbine Jr. will not blis- ter, it can be used with massage and so brings double-acting relief from muscular aches and pains. For 40 years, Absorbine Jr. has been a favorite among coaches, trainers and athletes. It’s the wisest precaution against bruises, strains, sprains—against all kinds of muscular ailments. When used full strength, it is an excellent . Price, $1.25. For free sample write W. Young, Inc., 300 Lyman St, Springfield, Mass. In Canada: Lyman Bldg., Montreal. ™ f\ ABSORBINE © JR. for years has relieved sore muscles, muscular aches, bruises, burns, cuts, sprains, abrasions Used by Thousands for “ATHLETE'S FOOT" IN BOSTON The Hotel Kenmore Your distinctive Boston Address 400 Luxurious Rooms —each with Bath Tub-Shower {th Commonwealth ». Avenue at Kenmore Square comicbooks.com