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"The Taming of the Shrew" We doubt that the New York police will close the comedy at the Garrick, but the fact remains that it is the most radical, most inimical to our modern standards, most dangerous to our American attitude, most fascinating play on our boards to-day. Indeed, except for the fact that the name William Shakespeare, a man who has done some notable dramas, is attached to it, we should believe that it was written by some sworn foe of Americana like H. L. Mencken. Shakespeare flourished circa 1564-1616, which was sometime before the American Mercury, or even Smart Set had been established, however, and Mencken has a clean alibi. As presented by the Garrick players, it is not what we motion picture fans would call a costume play. The clothes are strictly up-to-date and there is even a Ford in it. But there is more in it than that. There is an evening of perfectly gorgeous entertainment, made even more enjoyable by the realisation that Shakespeare's comedy is ageless and dateless; that it is just as true and just as funny in 1928 as it was back in the 16th century. It might have been written yesterday by Frank Craven, who wrote The First Tear. And, while we re about it, let's give some boosts to the Garrick players, who do so well by the Bard of Avon. From Basil Sydney and Mary Ellis down, they give their excellent best. We have gone on record before as believing that many of Shakespeare's works are better read than acted. The Taming of the Shrew in modern clothes is not one of them. "Ink" ln\ is supposed to be a play about newspaper life. We are among the legion who used to be a newspaper man himself, and we doubt it. Not that the plot is absurd, but the authors have couched most of it in language that may very well be spoken some place on land or sea, but never in a newspaper office. And not only that, but as a result of the frightful dialogue, the characters become silly automatons. The publisher is just a bunch of hooey as far as any likeliness is concerned. William Harrigan does very well in the main role, but the handicap of the play is a little too much for him. Clara Bandick, as usual, is superb, in a small but effective role. We have a suggestion for the movies, however. Let them buy ln\; the situations are there for a corking film, and the picture could do away with some of the blahness of the dialogue. In fact, we suggest giving it to one of the German directors who has learned to get along with no dialogue at all. In that case, it might very well turn out to be a sardonic take-off on the newspaper game. For though there is hooey and blah a-plenty in the films, there is even more on the stage. Myrna from Montana Continued from page 20 very vivaciously. Her almond shaped eyes that are so enigmatic on the screen, sparkle with delightful ingenuousness. You would be surprised too, about the way she dresses her hair. On the screen she often wears straight blonde wigs with peculiarly cut bangs over her forehead, but off the screen her own hair which is naturally wavy is bobbed in a very conservative fashion, with her ears not showing the least bit. She doesn't wear ear rings or elaborate bracelets or necklaces, as she usually does in pictures, and she does not like the heavy exotic perfume that is so reminiscent of her as a character. However. I shall always admire her choice of colors. She wears green usualy because it matches her eyes and goes very well with her red hair. She never wears other bright colors, but confines herself to pastel shades and black. She took me through her house, and again I received the same surprise that I did when I saw Myrna herself. Her bedroom is furnished simply in early American furniture with colorful hook rugs. and ruffled tie-back curtains in soft yellow, and the walls are decorated with charming water colors. She has no chaise longue in her room. The same period design is carried out throughout the house, with the utmost simplicity and charm. She has a garden of asters and tulips, and tiny red roses climbing up the porch. Myrna is not averse to kitchen work. When her maid is out, she puts on an apron and starts experimenting with all sorts of recipes. She likes to try difficult ones just to see how they will turn out. Myrna admits to many failures, but says she is not ashamed of her pies. The more I talked to her, the more different she seemed from the Myrna I had known on the screen. She giggled once in a while, and always she talked with refreshing enthusiasm. She told me she loved sports, and I understand she is an inveterate horsewoman. Can you imagine a vamp loving sports? She confessed to a strong desire to travel, but that just now is impossible because she is sending a brother to school on her salary. And, of course, she has bought a house out of her earnings. She served coffee and sandwiches and rich chocolate cake, late in the afternoon, for we had made quite a visit of it. I noticed that she ate everything, even the cake, apparently not thinking of calories. I asked Myrna how it was that she was perfectly willing to give up her dancing which she had really intended to pursue from childhood. "Well, you see," she explained, "when I wanted to dance, I knew nothing of pictures. Now that I have tried them, I find them so much to my liking that I am willing to abandon my dancing. In pictures there is a marvelous opportunity to portray character roles, and that is the kind of work I want to make a specialty of." "And you have given up dancing entirely?" I asked. "Not at all. I dance every day at home. Dancing is my recreation as well as my daily exercise. It keeps me fit and gives me more pleasure than any other kind of exercise I can think of. I am very fond of tennis, but it is more strenuous and I can't