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...Kabibble," whose creator is an extremely race-proud Jew. One of Cartoonist Hershfield's proudest boasts is that the late great philanthropist Nathan Straus used to send him ideas for "Abie." Sample Straus "gag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Nisht Gehdelt | 3/7/1932 | See Source »

Apparently Mr. Craven has only to open his mouth to make an audience laugh. Loudest whoops of first-week spectators arose from a gag that enjoyed wide circulation in 1924. Mr. Craven, complaining about his friend's liquor, remarks: "Prewar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Mar. 7, 1932 | 3/7/1932 | See Source »

...bishop's resolution the France-America Society sent a letter to producer Sam H. Harris requesting that the offending gag be deleted from the show at once. The Society, in full possession of the international facts, pointed out that "the Government of France met its obligations to the United States in accordance with the refunding agreement of April 29, 1926, and the only payments past due are those covered by the year's moratorium which the president of the United States himself suggested last June, without consulting France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: Bishop & Gag | 2/22/1932 | See Source »

...Valentine have in sight. Hello, but there was someone with her. Like a statue that has been smashed in the moving he stood and watched. They were upon him and as they swept by he heard, my God, he heard her say. "The thing that convinced me was that gag about the Valentine. Then I knew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 2/13/1932 | See Source »

...wasn't the Shubert's, although it happened before they went under. But that's the gag on the road, you know. . . Not content with doing their own business. . .producers have to go out of their way to try and injure someone else's. Why is it like that? I don't know. I was my own manager for ten years in this country. I should know all about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ben Greet Comments Variously Between Puffs in Station Stroll With Reporter--Indignant at Closing Drama School | 1/11/1932 | See Source »

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