The Washington times., 1923-01-28
TIE SATIRE Sc 0O
AD MIS- A PAIR
FA(UL II NE NI8E Rs
BY EARLE DORSEY,

hereabout for the past fortnight by che
foptlighl caperings of Marc Connolly and George
Kaufman that one simply canont pass over the
occasion without word or two about these
kstasnismmer Kids Of Broadway and the tseh-
nlque of their tomfooIery
y customary these days FOR some serious
thinker to rise IN his corner, brush baek I
byronlc forelock and enunciate the palpitsnt
dictum chat Kaufman and Connolly are tbe
founders and protagonists 81 81 utterly, new ard
satlric style Of American theater writing lt Is
also customary for the average tl,eatefgoar IL
politely lift his eyebrows and remember:
oh, yes; the fellows who wrote sDulcv lsN
Which IS about as far as the average thsater.
goer ever concerns himself with tendencies aud
trends. e IS, though, the business of the Drama
League and all allied and sympathetic theater
thought. to concern itself heavily with matters 81
this kind and while the question Is stiIl passing
through the mills Of the gods the most Of as are
content to concern ourselves with far more
superficial inspection Of the work these two
playwrights have suddenly begun 70 put forth
Two weeks ago the National offered sTo the
Ladies' the first Connolly Kaufman ouuy u
blossom forth IN Washington. Last week the
same theater offered .sDulcy," and between the
two great gulf Of creative effort IS fixed.
.Dulcy'' is an achievement; ITO the Ladies, ii
an episode. "Dulcy' represents the first sue
cess these two achieved ii the theater; ITO the
Ladies' represents ! play written 10 satisfy the
usual craving for another play BY successful
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Onsll sOms audlsonal evidence comes along,
the matter Of whether the alliance Is permanent
must Be held IN Allowance That ev;denra il.
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..so.. iasoll merton 81 sne MOVIES 4o1s mere
me task was SIMPLY one Of Decentralization. The
thing chat will 90 d long way toward really
deciding the issue win be another niece az go
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70 tell Or whether 1t Is the mere fOrerunner Of
long series Is come
Unless greatly err IN diagnosis. the decision
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cellar, the fellow with his elbows IL the DOUGH-
nii,o. SHRINE and cl,IcI;na s.. The f,s ;Is
ConnelIv stands 81 with the ssmrt-c,1r and fI,a
frosting. waitinc for the chance IA scroll a those
fleeting. hilarious hrav1Ira touches thaf e,ale
even t1s lighfesf az tIe;r corfecfons sTScE sESer
deIiohts amid the soecv pastrv ST tie theafar
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about MIN the impression - of INFINITE World
Wearlness-an !, impression thar mercy masks !ne
nTse toward !neaser .MItlng Lnas eonsumes naa l
He ls the serious thinker q the two, Ine Wnes1T
horse Of the combination, man ant and sncciuct
astounding capacity for the lyric quality IN
satire. Connolly am constrained 20 Delleve, mas
but, on the other hand. he literally drips an IN
gratiating idiocy that mirrors Itself forth IN =
touches chat one finds in "Dulcv" and IN "To The
Ladies'"
Alone. their destiny IS If highly doubtful
quality q himself Ksfsn , mdgas achieve
,,oas Sl;noir - the srts Sc his beloved drama
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