Mark Newsman made a mistake: The other might at the Mans field Theatre he presented a play written by Nathan Sherman called “Late Wisdom.” It contains practically no wisdom”. It contains practically no wisdom and is much too late.
Once again a business executive of the Babbitt type, annihilated by Sinclair Lewis many years ago, is the protagonist of this drama of love in an office. Our hero, he is in the rubber business, is of course misunderstood by his wife, and gravitates towards his red-headed and sexy secretary. Business is booming, crooked Wall Street stock manipulators are after our hero’s bouncing profits, but all through this excitement the business man finds time to sport coy little remarks to his girl friend much to his surprise she succumbs to his entreaties and somewhere along towards the close of the play she says “yes” Is our hero satisfied? Not at all He then realizes that sex isn’t anything and decides to break off with the gal Boorish-like, he officers her money in lieu of his love and moronic like she spurns this gross offer and the play ends.
AUDIENCE AMUSED
Neither. Mr. Sherman nor the producer should be surprised by the reception handed their effort by the press. The audience at the Mansfield gave their verdict. The dirtiest laughs I have ever heard in a theatre floated up towards the stage during some of the allegedly serious moments in this play and they came from the paying guests. Moreover, after the middle of the second act had been reached there was a steady movement towards the exits and the play finished with the house about half-filled.
UNKNOWN BLONDE
As long as this column has started off determined to throw rocks I might just as well warn you that the new picture at the Globe entitled “Unknown Blonde is also something that should be avoided. A few years ago a short soft-spoken Jewish boy named Theodore Irwin made the rounds of the publishing houses with a manuscript under his arm. It was called “Private Detective” and concerned itself with the methods used by bored husbands and wives in obtaining divorces.” This book was accepted by a publisher turned down and finally published by another. Pictures bought it and it now blossoms out as “Unknown Blonde.” It was a cheap novel and it has been made into an even cheaper picture.
It tells in much too simple words and gestures of the career of a lawyer who makes a living framing evidence upon which a divorce may be granted. His big moment comes when he frames his own daughter. That should give you a pretty good idea of what it is all about!
The Globe Theatre in the past has been showing old popular pictures at low prices. This is a new policy for the house!
JEWISH WAR VETERANS TO DANCE
A Military Ball and Entertainment sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States will be held at the Hotel Lismore, 253 W. 73rd street on Saturday evening April 28th. Well known performers of the stage, movies and radio have promised to appear Eddie Chester will be Master of Ceremonies and Rev. Harry Abramson Will sing a group of songs in Italian, French, English and Jewish. The feature of the evening will be a satirical skill which Herr Hitler will be placed on trial.
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