Judge — December 1936 — page 43: what you’re looking at

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THEATRE (Continued from page 16) than an English actor beset by a draw. ing-room anemia and a_ very pathological fear of Ben Greet, disbelieve. certain few can As a second example, there was Rob. rt Turney's Das of the best first plays by an American author that we, who were privileged to sce the manuscript in advance, had read in some tim a genuinely gala evening in the theatre And what happened? What happened was a production so miserably cast, acted and directed that the curtain hadn't been up ten minutes before it became obvious that Old Dr. Cain was going to make a nice profit on the storehouse charges in very short order. ghters of Atreus, one It promised to constitute A third example was Night Must Fall, a play by and with Emlyn Williams that had run for God knows how long in London, that had been sought at a very fancy bonus and advance royalty figure by no less than half a dozen American producers and that had been hailed by the London critics as something only slightly inferior to the Ewmenides, King Lear, and the latest offering of Noel Coward. We all put on white tics and toppers, stopping for hardly more than ten or twelve cocktails in our eagerness to behold the great art work, and what did we sce? We saw a gimcrack slice of inferior Grand Guignol murder melo. drama, worth a dime a carload, played by an actor who evidently rested under the impression that the best way to depict neurotic megalomania was to about make periodic short mad dashes across the stage, stop suddenly in his tracks, turn abruptly and and face the custom permit his features to resolve them. selves into’ smug and idiotic grin The Sherriff-De sleon'’s last days, Sr. drama_ of Helena, was mething else that looked oke from the fo'c’sle. But when we Casalis t around to it, it proved to be little more than a supine two-hour biographical record, almost en. | tirely dramaless, of the months leading up to the exiled Emperor's death, the whole replete with so many familiar school-room details about the old rascal that one momentarily expected to be hit in the head by a spitball thrown by some little pupil in the back row. Such, the statistics up to the moment this sentence is being written. The enviable profession of drama criticism, accordingly, hasn't up to now been so very damned enviable. 41 abe If you have eyes wide awake for pleasure—and economy too—you'll be perfectly delighted with this famous “double-rich” Kentucky straight Bourbon! 90 PROOF—KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY COPYRIGHT 1936, SCHENLEY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. N.Y Norman Racin e00 Cowmifhiiladky Mrnghl JOURNEY’S 1 WD Soft beds, fine linen, deft service, Continental cuisine, scintillating atmosphere, and ry other comfort — when Essex puse is your journe pnd. Single rooms from 81—I ple from 86. ESSEX HOUSE and Casino-on.the-Park 160 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH NEW YORK Oscar Wintrab, Managing Director NOW(YOU Corre THINGS havo been happening at tho Hotel Raleigh in Washington! Now its like a brand new hotel. An inviting new lobby welcomes you when you arrive. Bright, modern guest rooms set a new standard for comfort. Diverting new restaurants, includ- ing the glamorous new Pall Mall Room, the capital's smartest dinner and supper rendezvous. And with it all a new kind of service —de- licious food and reasonable prices. Try the Raleigh the next timo you visit Washington... you'll be glad you came. Rooms from $3.00. ¢ HOTEL RALEIGH PENNSYLVANIA Ave.ati12thSt.NW WASHINGTON, D.C. C. C. Schitfeler, General Manager comicbooks.com