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December, 1929
TALKING PICTURE MAGAZINE
Page 23
Broadway The Goal Of Every Actor's Ambition
THE goal of every actor's ambition has been, since time immemorial, to see his name in electric lights on Broadway. In order to achieve this coveted stamp of approval, he will endure years of struggles and hardships. He will play tank towns with one-night stand companies, making train jumps at outlandish hours, and spend such leisure as he has in cheap hotels, that the summer months may find him not entirely broke. For with every return to New York, the hope is born anew that the next season will be his lucky one. Somehow, someway, he will make the grade and sign up with a Broadway show.
The fact that this phase of the actor's life exists, is well known to the general public, but few people have the power to actually visualize it. That's why a stage presentation, or a picture like "The Broadway Scandals," holds a greater fascination for the average person than does any other type of entertainment. It affords a real glimpse behind the curtain, and an intimate acquaintance with those interesting and picturesque personalities who people the stage world. The character of the lovable song and dance
man, Ted Howard, as played by Jack Egan, is particularly true to life. Apparently easygoing, Ted is a real man underneath the veneer of his profession, and as capable of honest devotion to the girl he loves as any straightforward young man in everyday life would be. He proves this conclusively when he renounces the love of the dashing "valeska,"
played by Carmel Meyers, and returns to "Mary" the little chorus girl, who, in the hands of Sally O'Neill is superlatively sweet and engaging. "Mary" returns Ted's love in full measure, even to the point of sacrificing herself, when she feels that she is an obstacle in the path of his success.
And the fascination of the dramatic sequences in this picture is increased ten-fold by the musical features. There is no chance for boredom. The introduction of pretty chorines, lilting melodies, and lively jazz numbers will please the most frivolous, while the comedy and dramatic elements will delight those who prefer more meat than froth with their entertainment.
George Archainbaud has staged "The Broadway Scandals," with consummate skill. Having served a long apprenticeship as an actor, himself, he has a perfect understanding of stage characters and the environment in which they live. Being also an accomplished musician, he has handled the song features and the introduction of dance numbers with rare artistry. A cast of uniform excellence supports the four principals, Jack Egan, Sally O'Neill, Carmel Meyers and Doris Dawson, and a bevy of superlatively pretty chorines lend dash to the dance numbers. Altogether, "The Broadway Scandals" is a show that is bound to please.
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