The Washington times., 1931-09-15
True to Type
A FINE PICTURE BOOK
AND A BAD NOVEL
ON PROHIBITION
Nv GILBERT SET.DES-

Gated Nor suppose is 1t exactly news TO tneIn CnaC
their pictures eagerly awaited than their text
The reason is obvious for every and delightful
writer they have developed they have found half dozen
artists in pictures The writer's typical of their pages
were almost all we'll known-wel and favorably-before
the New Yorker began the artists whose work is most
New Yorker are new.
O. SogIow
Peter Arno was the first to be recognized and
sive books of his drawings have appeared later
rival is O. Soglow whose "Pretty Pictures have just
been published by Farrar Rinehart. Sogow was in
fluenced by the social satire of Arno and to extent
by Arnos dashng technque but he found his own STYLE
and in the past years he has developed his odd and
endearing humor that he stands completely in
divdual comic artist my mind of the best in the
world No else ventured to think what would
happen if Saving in half" actually sawed her
in half Sogow did, and shows the mild CONSERVATION
which followed. His mind familiar situations
young and young woman are sitting on couch;
they speak (ahough you know what said) and
it is the young who bushes and saps the others
cheek. Or the plumber ntrudng into occupied bath
room the who complains that he likes to be alone
when working.
The Little King
The little King is sogows latest. Attended by enor-
mousy tall and incredibly puffchested ackeys the King
goes on his appointed rounds in the most ceremonious
manner; it takes five pictures of utter magnfcence to
arrive at the unveling of picture of dead fish;
naval review into experiment in surfrding behind
a battleship Or, in full regaa and majesty he gives
audence-and signs insurance policy He is the per-
fection of kngness and incompetence and his adven-
lures are sweet idea has occurred since Popeye
came into the Thimbe Theater.
Sogow is fond of magicians doormen, and somnam-
bulists he has passion for the light conversation of
sewer diggers And he has the endearng charm
which makes Krazy Kat eternally attractive His
little he sharply
and diy he is full of tricks and gentle SURPRISES and
his book is we'll named.
Upton Sinclair Again
Combine the dulness of Dresser and the fanatcsm of
Upton Sinclair, and what do you get? You get Upton
Sinclair especially in "The Wet Parade" It is book
in favor of prohibition; it exists of course
for the book ends with slogan, in capital letters:
PROHIBITION HAS NOT FAILED!
PROHIBITION HAS NOT BEEN TRIED!
TRY IT!
It is the story of young people whose Southern fore
bears go through humiliation and disaster because of
liquor and who therefore becomeafter they married
"a prohibition agent (mae) and lecturer female).
The wife is called Maggie May but it the husband who
is killed The book also contains of the siest adu
love affairs record young poet young wife of
old millionaire DID, suspicious tyranncal millionaire. The
poet buys board and throws it the roofs
creeping it to the dark studio which he
the tyant dies the poet marries her. and ncontnenty
goes off the wagon.
A Liberal SIandered
Dr. Craven, liberal minister with open forum in
New York city Twill DR.. John H. Holmes take a bowO,
is all for providing substitutes for the saloon Reading
rooms and social centers where Notwithstanding drinks
served and where people could bring their families
and enjoy their leisure" On the other hand he says
that "a Socialist who drinks is just miserable any
other kind of person."
Mr. Sinclair is annoyed by many things, most of them
(like keeping your hotel rooms when you go off on
holiday described "such being the magnificent
way of the rich. He says nearly everything twice and
many things three times He suggests that liquor for
Reno is shipped the continent in special trucks
under Government SEAL" And his appalling puppets
make the most obnoxious of tedious reading. (Farrar
& Rnehart having enjoyed life with Sogow, are
penting by publishing this book, also)
Agreeable Malice
do not know whether First Person Singular" by
Somerset Vaughan, is officially published yet, I shall
say little about it, except to give it blanket
daton Since he wrote "Cakes and Ale," Vaughan has
been under attack he has, appears violated certain
of propriety The truth is he has superb MALICE
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