El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-01
Bluch, "the Funniest Bird
in the World, " First Tries
His Jokes on His Wife.

His Jokes on His Wife.
NEW YORK. March 1.-New York is
N not waiting for the arrival OF pro-
hibition and the anticipated attend
ant troubles 10 say Good Morning.
Judge A musical comedy OF that
strange title has come TO town. taken
Manhattan BIZ storm. and in conse-
quencs IS in everyone's mouth.
Good Morning. Judge" is respon-
sible for much. Primarily II has
seized upon one OF the favorite beau
ties o. canned drama'-if the term
may with proDriety be applied TO the
-moTie--aud elevated her to stardom
IN this more costly form OF entertain
ment- The film beauty who has thus
reversed the usual order Of procedure
is 1Iollie King. Sharing stellar honors
with the fraI blonde charmer are
George Hasseu. a r0tund and portly
comedian from the Winter Garden,
more recently seen in Love o. Siike."
and Charles King. popular dancer.
singer and entertained recently cis-
charged from the navy, after uefourg
his energies 10 promoting upon the
racy- There are some four score
others. including this additional DRAFT
from the realm OF motion pictures.
Jean Gauthfer. late Of Famous Play
Graphic World" Fox and Gold
v-ynF studios. Frederic Annerley, late
% Famous Players and EDISON
Jack paulton. 2 familiar feature of
sE-nlversaIf pictures Alfred HesEe,
from -ATl star" studios. and Harold
-
Pinero's First Offence
IN addition 20 bringing Miss KING
and her associate lens luminaries un-
der -he personal observation OF play
-oers AZ the Shubert theater. Good
Morning, Judge -z responsible for
fne first presentation IN musical COM
rCv form Of a work by Sir Arthur
Wing Pinero- Although one OF the
foremost and one Of the most prolific
contributors Of stage literature, Pr
nero has never until now been drawn
non FOR q musical comedy book
The selection from his vast store OF
erccsssful plays was most happy, for
Good Morning. Judge" Is made
over farce that has made the world
.zu-h for nearly 30 Tears-Ihe Nag
r-trare- u was produced in its pres
eut form at the Adelphi theater. Lon
don nearly two years ago under the
name. The Body" and iE stiu packing
rhar theater It's reception in New
Al|AEI Aaa 4lAaAE AA|aAaAaAFAAA anu
appropriately ElanEv title, Good
1loruinE. Judge" gives promise that
rhe London success VII be more than
duplicated here The magic Of Pr
-ero's name brought out a crowded
and uItra-fashionahle house for the
opening and seats have been az pre-
MUM ever since
Fred Thompson who wrote she
book evidently accepted the world 6
verdict that Sir Arrhurs comedy IN
49,
any and all circumstances. for he ad-
lered 20 the original text with sur
r-isinE fidelity Every one or the
ecreaminEiv funny situations IS re-
tanned intact from the deception OF
the wife who palms Of her 10 year
old son as q mere child to conceal her
axe from her dotiuE second husband.
% the hypocrisy Of the magistrate
-gh0 dallies with night life under the
ureteEt Of saving his ward from EVIL
associations and the early morning
r1i from which he escapes only 10 be
called u1on 10 sentence his entire
family a few hours later for partici-
nation fn-the same gay revel Their
ralutati0u- Good Morning. Judge" is
in itself almost enough TO carry the
show into popularity
1fusie Is Good.
Lionel 1Touclton and Howard Tai
bot are the composers and their music Z
has the E-ue swing Of their earlier I
works. such as a Chinese Honey /
rro-ur The Orchid a Runaway
r-f-T~ ear The ~zhs~st scene altered /
an irresistible temptation TO American {
producers 70 Introduce pep" speed I
and 'jazz" and their handiwork Is /
APPARENT IN the revel- which q IS safe Z
20 hazard HIS no such ''punch" in the
London production Here a versatile I
saruruaiia OF dancing is introduced-l
Individual duet, groups and chorus 4
that must nun Der ~. Possibly fhati
is why the london Boobies" burst in !
and arrest al hands. Possibly their !
course IS justified I'm the interests OF 1
conserving human energy at a time /
THAT q Is SO much needed
anyway. the audience likes q aud /
the box office Golfers bulge, so Good /
Morning. Judge" NAY be said 20 be ]
Snfeu1fflv fulfilling the hfrh purpose |
for which the theater exists and has Z
its being
Tries Comedy on wife First.
Even more OF rara avis than the 4
nan who BE- a hero TO his valet Is the 4
Comedian who IS funny 70 bis wife /
There is something about the average ]
con fuEaI atmosphere IN which ones !
choicest bits O. humor droop and fade I
perceptih1r.
For this reason. PROBABLY. Biuch =
TandoIf the litf1e clown who daily ]
ronrulres IRE Hinpodrome audiences
with his ahsuriities IN Charles Dill
lluchau's Everything" Is more I
proud OF the fact that he can get a ]
laugh from Mrs Biuch than OF the
phenomenal success which has BRO 4
claimed him the funniest clown that
Ncw york has seen IN many seasons. I
And. reXt 20 her, he depends on the /
children in the audience for the YER
nsct uuo1 hrs efforts. Children. ac-
c0rding 10 BIuch. are the severest !
critics IN the world. A suggestive
line or mechanical trick which mayi
r-f--riSe laugh from their elders viii 7
Ie-re the cfiidren quite uum0reT The F
real hur'or which is based on funda- Z
rraufzl facts OF human uatura- which J