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...family. Neither a singer nor dancer, Funnyman Holtz?part producer of the show?depends on an infinite dialectal versatility for his comedy, with particular stress laid on the speech and mannerisms of his race. Questioned as to whom he knows in England, breezily says he : "Why, Lady Goldstein, Lord Cornbloom, Archbishop Shapiro . . ." and finding that his restaurant, pressing and trucking businesses are doing well, he inquires: "What's the matter, has Hoover resigned?" Assisting him in his antics is Lyda Roberti, a thin, blonde girl with a pronounced mid-European accent, carefully billed as the daughter of a famed Polish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Play in Manhattan: Feb. 2, 1931 | 2/2/1931 | See Source »

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