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William Cornelius Rogers, Oklahoma Democrat. Born at Bessie 33 years ago, he is a school teacher. Mistaken identity explains his election because he went before the electorate under the name of Will Rogers. Vainly his opponents pointed out that he was NOT the famed funnyman of Claremore, that not even his wife called him Will. His explanation: "I was named Willie but that's a girl's name, so I decided to use Will." Funnyman Rogers endorsed him: "He's shown more ingenuity already than any candidate I ever heard of. . . . This bird is smart. In fact...
...When Funnyman Ed Wynn's Laugh Parade was on Broadway last winter tens of thousands of people saw it, paying top prices of $5.50 at the box office, sometimes three times as much from speculators. One man saw it four times. Each time he bought a seat in a box, turned his back on the stage as soon as the curtain went up. Despite this antic, which seemed eccentric to other spectators, the four-time box-sitter meant much more money in the end to Funnyman Wynn than anyone else in the house. For by keeping his ears open...
...comedian." He never tells an off-color or race story, does not sing or dance. He buys some of his jokes from the Broadway "gag" factories, but writes most of his performances himself, working several hours a day on them. Wynn broadcasts consist of fast dialog between Funnyman Wynn and Graham McNamee. The latter does little talking except to feed cues. The program is punctuated by musical selections. Typical Wynn prattle: "The opera tonight. Graham, is very unusual ... the title of it is 'When You Were Eight and I was Nine and We Were...
...Daughter Dorothy, as costar, has the role in Manhattan. Her husband, Charles Collins, has a prominent part. Comedian Stone saves most of his funny remarks for a scene in which he does an imitation of Will Rogers. (Four years ago when Comedian Stone was hurt in an airplane crash, Funnyman Rogers took his place in Three Cheers.) Except for that scene and his one good song ("There's a Bluebird in My Window and a Landlord at My Door") Fred Stone spends most of his time offstage...
Down to Earth (Fox) is a typical Will Rogers comedy. The chief charm of his pictures lies in the easy, colloquial garglings of Funnyman Rogers. Rogers is Pike Peters, an Oklahoma oil nabob who tugs darkly at his sloppy felt hat while he contemplates his wife (Irene Rich), who loves giving lavish parties, and his son (Matty Kemp), who buys a $17,000 Rolls-Royce second hand for $9,000 and tells his father that he has made $8,000 profit. Rogers: "Say, son, that's fine. You'll be a millionaire if you can keep on doing...