Evening star., 1944-08-20
Hunnor's a Solemn Thing
By Bill Hill
In the temporary absence Of Jay carmod,

dn the temporary o a carmody)
Tomorrow night The Doughgs" back to the
bandes about such tempting phrases hilarious comedy
satire gentle lampoon point wartime
wouldn't have lasted long New York wouldn't
irving here again. All Of which brings mind the whole
Of humor
subject know that one Of the
three insult to tell him humor something
on the way home from party we're downcas because the nifty
that has occurred late
there book the called Wish
pupoed to tell how be and that doesn't make
humor serious subject don't know what would.
Necessity to BE Funny Freezes You Up Inside
recall a reporter having firmly sadistic city editor
throw something with snar Here This good Give
200 words and be funny Needless say wasn't
playful with degree
remember myself garng city
editor and thinking about something had half learned in college
why people things funny.
people of what the professor
called psychic activity This serious because kept
you being happy professor explained people
laugh because them the
pleasure from psychic activity they had gotten children
from lust being alive this didn't enable me to write
funny story but did enjoy thinking the city editor some
one longing for his childhood.
Meeting the people who write funny things or even the
stand the stage make howl by nothing but
talk business talked to Red Shelton but don't
think he heard anything said His mind something and
panomimng glamour getting the morning in
Bathing Beauty people who claimed Mr. Shelton rot at
all funny double with laughter And should listen some
time to James Thurber or George kaufman There are pair
Of solemn fellows
the Feeling That Nothing Funny.
The funny writer's the think. They're the
who into the theory the thing They'll talk for hours
the difference between wit what takes make
something comic 1t that lines witty If the writer's
easing of his inhbons it's if he's short-cung
thought saving himself expenditure Of
feeling conversation along promise
you'll feeling nothing world will funny again
Apropos of all this Funnyman Taylor Holmes who will be
starring in THE Doughgrls" this week has something to
Il doubt" Mr. Holmes, If the theater
sits before with make laugh
realizes attempts
break this barrier of ice Thats his psychic activity Mr.
the hardest all In the comedians
high the whole psychology of
the plot throa
bang all chance of surprise 1t is mighty thing
with firmly believe that the mood of the
controlled the sincerity of thought the actors
That sounds like Christian Science doesn't it? In
have praciced when played companies when have
peared vaudeville wouldn't be without this faith
Surgeon Mind Control Blood Pressure.
DO know that the theory is held by eminent
surgeon claim that could
control blood by the mind? He contends that he hold
mental the blood redden both of
them This isn't theatrical psychology perhaps but it human
the application doesn't need be discarded outside
laboratory trouble getting public
the abridgment the between the old
metaphysics and the real discoveries Of
Up date been fairly successful in work
followed along this line be wrongly attributng
comedian this mental teepathy
believe audience and the cast must coordinate
mentally.
playing vaudeville have stepped out and faced
large audiences equipped
present ego might think: Well headiner and it's
90 before stood sometimes
bewndered and would fire of first without
getting right response the inviting thing always
moments however, have mentally combated
the audience and nine times of ten have won"
says Funnyman Holmes. submit again the Of the
solemn At rate The Doughgrs" is funny