The Washington times., 1924-05-10
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THE GATE-POST
BIZ Harold Phillips
Continued from Page 12)


conceal their weakness They vapd
you and ask:
my bother the only you courage
e when you're about leave the theater
reprint verbatim here proposal Larry Beatas,
manager Of the Loew houses here, two weeks ago.
"A lady your keeps the
kind of hat that would than the
requires Now here's what you should do 6-
"a fung spotlight thrown this lAdys head picture
is suspended the band strikes Where Did You Hat
and the uhes stampede down the aes firing revovers
and blowing horns Between sales the box office girls
loud speakers such comments ordinarily hears when
discuss a third womans hat.
By this time the lady will deliberately trying
make her her hat This will
will theater vgOr pic
tuF Re. can S.d 60 on nn.w...d.
81 may be wrong, but it my opinion because
neglected to lead the ace"
Zang and the worlds champion
Poor Sport has written in the number THE NATION
indictment Of American taste and criticism which labels
The Murder Of We MOderns the murder" referring the
flop Of his play Washington: Chicago in New York
while the play still in the writing expressed
be the scapegoat cricng says in part
when play such Astounding elements Of vtaity-a play
dad n N york; M S and on Gsg ID @
R % oss pdSIs0s1 na n5. critic e e. brought
PIECES X wild 10 Ss Snvas h,
dramatic editor ntown overlooked the scoop of
wi Tts Sros ed that r S never
didn't say audience sought exits while the
did "hat
tnues develop who else would audience remain after
a late curtain?"
We also remember saying that the performance Helen HAYES
would live long after the play ITSELF had forgotten
Says Mr.. Zangwl:
he containing at least player genius in the person
of Miss Helen whose gr are surely
unmatchabe on the Engishspeakng stage"
The critic of critics further that they omitted to mention
splendid rehearsed by Harrison Grey F organized
by that master in casting George c. Tyler"
This said George Tyler and Harrison
Grey Fk produced the play Neither of these has
guilty of cast"
We mention these points, not much Mr. Zang
and the writer in accord demonstrate the fine points
Of the play that Mr. Zang stresses duly recorded and
recognized by others than himself and that these Others still
found his deficient
eve Modern" personal triumph Helen Hayes and
soak in the eye for its author.
And soak in the eye would aggravae anybody
Robert Garland dramatic critic Baltimore American saws
Of Romeo and Juliet" presented Baltimore last week 6v
Jane Cow and Rolo Peters, ~ -
With all for the Romeo and the Juliet Of
Jane William Shakespeare who walks the hOnors
And once Not in nv time has Shake
amazingly alive Thanks staging Of Frank
Reice the begins at the beginning through the
de- stops when gets to the end Following narrative
forget wonder why Romeo didn't him TO Manfua
ton welcome zestful There in the old town
from the start grand and glorious the plaza of
Verona As the curtain the bandits of
the Cauets throw the bandits
There spirit this, and youth bravado which is SHAKE
speares. Most certainly the plays the thing. - ~
Romeo and Juliet projected Auditorium IL somohO
for which to be thankful You will be telling your
about the Juliet Jane COw the Romeo Peters and the
staging Of Frank Reicher. ~ '-e