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...King of Afghanistan and speculators of every race were participants in the U. S. crash of 1929. Naturally, last week, the most popular speech at the Conference the only one interrupted by incessant laughter and cheers was a great flaying of the New York stockmarket by Chicago's droll, drawling "Mel" Traylor...
Company's Coming! This very unfunny comedy has as engaging a comedienne (Frieda Inescort, late of Napi), as droll a farceur (Lynne Overman of Just Married) and as stupid a script as has been professionally presented for a long time. Ridden to death is the story of a poor young tennis player (Mr. Overman), who must pawn a cup he has not quite won for keeps. Included in the complications are a fake holdup, a real holdup, beer, neighbors, a bull pup, a baby. Also joining in the ruckus is a visitor from Atlanta whose attempt at the dialect...
...costumes, Oscar Hammerstein II helped the direction, Colyumist Russel Grouse wrote the book, Tilly Losch staged the ballet. The cast includes: luscious Gina Malo (Sons O' Guns); red-headed Zelma O'Neal (Good News); silly Ruth Tester (Second Little Show); the white-faced team of Shaw & Lee, droll Tom Howard and ingratiating Ted Healy. And seldom has wealth been more hopelessly, tastelessly squandered...
...That is what this play proves with much dull harangue. It was written by George Kelly (Craig's Wife, The Torch Bearers, The Show-Off ). Here he presents a lodging-house collection of sad artistes mothered by a landlady who was once a great actress. They are mildly droll, mildly tragic, but Playwright Kelly could be accused of conceit in supposing that he has made them worth the price of admission...
Three's A Crowd has for its principals the triple-threat team of last year's Little Show: nimble, spindle-shanked, emaciated Clifton Webb; droll, ready-voiced Fred Allen; mellifluous, primordial Libby Holman So excellent is the work of these three performers that the framework of the show seems almost negligible. Best scenes of the headliners...