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...RARE BEN JONSON?Byron Steel???Knopf ($3). ". . . Ben tries in vain to spear an eel with the newly-invented fork, and in exasperation flings the fork across the room. With his large hand he dips up an eel from its greasy dish and conveys it drippingly to his mouth. He smacks his lips loudly, and washes the eel down with a deep tankard of Canary. . . . "Ben sleeps heavily, and awakes the next morning in a dripping sweat, but with brave notions. . . . He always writes under these conditions. His drunken, salty sweat seems to bring him inspiration." Thus Author Steele...
...King and his entourage entered the exhibition grounds in four State carriages, escorted by the Royal Horse Guards?a picture of scarlet, gold and steel???the Royal Standard was hoisted to flutter in the wind alongside the Union Jack. Seemingly in the shadow of these two emblems floated the flags of every dominion, colony and dependency of the Commonwealth. This medley ot flags was symbolic of an empire of 13,356,751 square miles and 449,370,000 people of all races, colors and creeds united under the rule of one Sovereign, His Most Excellent Majesty, George the Fifth...
Music Box Revue. Another gorgeous spectacle?another moving curtain, this time a mermaid-one?much color?much beauty?only occasional lapses in taste?Grace Moore's voice ?Florence O'Denishawn's dancing? Frank Tinney?Josephy Santley? John Steel???Florence Moore. And this time, praises be, a revue with at least three uproariously funny interjections: R. C. Benchley's inimitable reading of the treasurer's report; a skit entitled If Men Played Cards as Women Do; an operatic rendering of Yess, We Have No Bananas! In many ways easily the best of all the revues...