Judge — December 1932 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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THE BOOKS | nished with the effluvia D. W. Griffith. | Nor is it a means for neurotic authors to let off their psychopathic vapors into the skins of the characters thereof; characters who cannot strike back from the grave. It has struck a splendid realistic medium, fit for civilized consumption, by virtue of modern psychology and directness. Heading our little list of blue rib- boners comes, of course, Lion Feucht- wanger. First on the list, of course, of his works, we would put “Power,” that topping and unextinguishable story of Jud Siiss and the depraved} Duke of Wurrtemburg. No one prob-| ably will excel that novel for years to come including the facile Feucht- wanger himself. Many, of course, will try. Mar- garet Irwin did fairly well with the story of Henrietta, daughter of the unfortunate Charles I, but a certain woodenness of expression over- shadows the genuine interest of her “Royal Flush.” Feuchtwanger has made a pretty good stab at it how- ever himself in his newest. It is the story of and is called, “Josephus.” Josephus, you will remember, if you are a faithful student of old Lady Britannica and have gotten as far as the Js, was the eminent Jewish historian who seems to have lost standing with his people by looking on and fiddling while the Temple in Jerusalem fell.. Although he made several good attempts at alibiing him- self, we understand he doesn’t stand so good today with the Cohens and the Goldbergs. Just the same, Feuchtwanger has pulled him from a forgotten and shameful grave, set him up at the old stand in the old days of Nero and Vespasian and made a considerable defence not to mention novel of his life and tortuous psychology and actions. By every means, read it. C. BAILEY has had his moments « in the past but “The Red Castle Mystery” is not one of them. It is no worse than most bloodletters and no better. L_HIRSHFIELD’s = “Manhattan Oases” is a necessary handbook on the speakeasy. It provides a guide and counsellor to the pilgrim in search of a little whistle wetting, telling him where to go, what to drink there, how much to pay, and also provides an excellent likeness of the major domos in each place. Its only fault is that it’s far from complete (only mentioning 82 out of 30,000 stiiben in New York) and is far too big to slip in your pocket for use as a practical Beer Baedeker. —TED SHANE table char shufies and deals It astonishes. It mystifies. It flabber- gasts. Tournament-scarred veterans pale, strong men faint, when first they behold whatmodern science has brought to bridge— Hammond's new Electric Bridge Table, which shufflesand deals cards without benefit of human hands. It eliminates the manual shuffle. Elim- inates the manual deal. Never exposes acard. Never spills one on the floor. Always comes out even. And forever chushes that scathing rebuke, ‘‘ Can we get you a basket?”” It sounds magical—but it’s electrical. You still bid, you still play, you still keep score. The Hammond Electric Bridge Slipin the deck. That starts the automatic, scientific shuffling and dealing. While you play one hand, the next is being made ready Table does the rest! After the hand, slip the deck into the shuffle-box on the side of the table. Each player picks out of the pocket in front of him the hand that has already been shuffled and dealt —and keeps right on going! —and while you’ re playing that one, the deck you’ve just inserted in the shuffler is miraculously being shuffled and dealt and wiil be ready! This is something very, very new—and a boon to serious-minded bridge players to whom shuffling and dealing is a pain in the hand. HAY MOND 21 And on the other hand, the Hammond Electric Bridge Table is good-looking as well as useful. The table itself, reg- ulation size, is finished in walnut. The legs are sturdy enough to resist even the Here’s your new hand! The Hammond Elec- tric Bridge Table deals itintoa pocket in the side of the table—one in front of each player weight of fat Mr. Whoosis whose host- ess-panicking trick is to lean his whole self on a table and ponder his cards. It’s handsomely finished and the padded top is a pleasure to play on. The top lifts off—awed onlookers can watch the “‘works’’ at work. It plays no favorites, working just as well for the disciples of the Approach-Forc- ing system or the One Two-Three, as it does for the converts of the One- over-One. Be the first in your Bridge Club, Four- some, or neighborhood to spring anew Hammond Electric Bridge Table. It’s yours for the modest sum of $25. A more de /uxe model sells for $40. Hand yourself a thrill. See a demonstration at any high-class store where the newest in such things are sold. . Made and guaranteed by Tue HAMMOND Clock ComPANy oF Cucaco, who also make Amer- fca’s finest Bichronous and Syn- chronous electric clocks—for exam- ple, the popular Glenmora Model et $27.50—tox paid ELECTRIC BRIDGE TABLE IT SHUFFLES AND DEALS