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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...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 clown. Giddy, giggling Miss Roberti amiably submits to a great deal of gross mistreatment, puts one song ("Sweet & Hot") over after several other people in the cast have failed, generally...

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

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