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...general impression has gotten about that Ed Wynn is quite a card. "Simple Simon," now at the Shubert, was evidently written for the sole purpose of allowing him to maintain that reputation, for the perfect fool is on the stage most of the time enlivening a rather preposterous musical comedy with bits of gay bandinage and sly drollery...

Author: By E. E. M., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 4/10/1931 | See Source »

...review of a show in which Ed Wynn appears soon resolves itself into a biography of the man, which is fortunate in this case. The supporting cast with one exception is so incompetent that criticism of them would be a most unpleasant task. Without further ado, therefore, let us turn back to Mr. Wynn. He goes through the usual musical comedy hokum in his usual Wynning way. The remarkable fact about him is that, while he is never silent, he is never boring. When the lines fail to arouse the audience to excesses of amusement he invents new ones, which...

Author: By E. E. M., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 4/10/1931 | See Source »

...over last year. The Theatre Guild announced that it would present its repertory in ten cities* -three more than the 1929 tour. And although Walter Hampden made known that he would not go on the road as in previous years because of poor business conditions, Funnyman Ed Wynn thought prospects were bright enough to buy Simple Simon (last season's Ziegfeld show in which he appeared) to take on tour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: 87% Failure | 9/15/1930 | See Source »

Musical ?EARL CARROLL'S SKETCH BOOK, SONS o' GUNS, FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN, SIMPLE SIMON (Ed Wynn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Table: Apr. 21, 1930 | 4/21/1930 | See Source »

Musical: EARL CARROLL'S SKETCH BOOK, SWEET ADELINE, HEADS UP!, SONS of GUNS, FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN, WAKE UP AND DREAM, SIMPLE SIMON (Ed Wynn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Table: Mar. 24, 1930 | 3/24/1930 | See Source »

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