National Affairs: A Little Nonsense ....

One night last week, there opened in Manhattan the third edition of Earl

Carroll's Vanities (see Page 15). It was briefly reviewed in The New York Herald Tribune with the remark that "it's aim is fleshly and ribald."

It so happened that on that same evening the Governors of four states were sojourning in the city of Wall Street and Broadway, and by preference chose to spend their time and money on Broadway. They were present at the opening. The comedian Julius Tannen, informed of their presence, dragged them up on the stage. Governor Martin...

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