Theatre: New Plays In Manhattan: Oct. 10, 1927

Manhattan Mary. For the past few seasons Ed Wynn has been in business for himself* Now, having gone to work for Producer George White,† he suffers slightly. In his own shows Mr. Wynn wrote most of the material and it was fabulously funny. Manhattan Mary was written by others and not all of it is irresistible. Yet only cranks are carping. Mr. Wynn is not as funny as he can be, but he continues safely as one of the five or six funniest men in the world. Surrounding him herein are stunning costumes from...

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