The Washington times., 1933-01-03

"'A '' ever we possessed into wild specu-
ation, The psychology of nations is queer thing and
the thoughts and tastes of directors of moving picture
cathedrals are queerer STILL
No CathedraIs
It is fitting that the who reduced ushers nearly
to the level of human beings should be Roxy, the man
who first raised them above our miserable species.
was charmed to note aso that in all the superlatves
showered (by the press agents and the pubc) the
new Radio City Music Hall the word Cathedral did not
occur. To my mind the combination of music hall and
movie entertainment with the overtones of religion
not happy one; the building is superb heater,
which better than being an imitation of anything ese
It u.s. to my mind successful blending of simplicity
and richness For generations theaters have chosen to
be thing the other extravaganty plush and god
cold and solemn with succo wallis and for decoration
"a little something against background Of nothing
pcity by Donald Deskey the theater is gratfica-
ton to the eye.
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The first reviewers of the actual entertainment were
enthusiastic about the theater than about the events
the stage The act which me the greatest pleas
the comedy dancing of Ray Boger, one-man
event which could have taken place in bigger
than row of telephone booths it is real vaudeville
But there is something to be said for sze 60 80 ballet
girls when they excellent give pleasure which 20
to the original, snallscale pleasure
It is reported that Roxy believes the theater is done
for people do not like what he gives hem at the price
The theater is done for until all the people in the
heater throw up their hands. But Roxy need not fear
AS he has finished the job of getting
his buildings in working order his old talent for exciting
the public will bring them in.
Under Our Hat
The New English Weekly backs monetary policy un-
familiar in America and not likely to be accepted with
enthusiasm by most people who have money but it
bines with this policy of economic nationaism-each
country developing and supporting itself to the highest
possible degree, which is much than straw the
wind The editors not only know America well but are
friendly their natonalism in way implies hostility to
Others
America, they say, be much immediate self
suffciency than Great Britain The economic
of the United States-contained it were under her
hat-are already sufficient for SO per cent of her
most extravagan needs; and of the remaining per cent
there not the smallest doubt that given the urgency
her resourcefu inventors could supply the deficiency in
few weeks" That is the premise and here is hte
prophecy:
Above 1929 Levels
"Any competent quartermaster- general in fact with
the resources of America to pay with and the present
population to consider could raise the general standard
of living in America not only to the level of the standard
of 192829 but much above that level above the
existing standard"
The method urged by the New English Weekly is the
distribution of purchasing tokens, National Dividends
and the scientific control of retail prices It extremely
radical and implies that nothing be done with the old
system But the facts about selfsuffcency are in
dependent of the financial pan The editors believe that
he wordmarket for surplus production going going
gone If they right the fact that America can live
by itself is going to be extremely important to u.s.