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Show Cohan's New Deal Satire Wins Guffaws of Boston BOSTON, Oct. 12 (AP) Staid Boeton circles-Republican and Democratic alike rockejl with laughter today ever George M. Co- J han'i tap-dancing aatiriiation of President Roosevelt and the new 1 1 I deal. Cohan acored ona of the moat notable triumphs of his career last night In tha world premiere of "I'd Rather Be Right" George & Kaufman Kauf-man and Moaa Hart's rib-tlckllng musical-political comedy. Tha veteran comedian, returning to his first song and dance role In tea years, brought down tha house whan, portraying a genial, tap-dancing President Roosevelt be crooned: "If I'm not reelected. Ill never fear for hunger, I'll never fear for thirst: I have ana eon with Du Font And another ena with Hearst The satire, reminiscent of the annual an-nual Gridiron club ahowa In Washington Wash-ington at which newspaper man poke goojl-natured fun at political platforms and leaders, portrayed "Alf London" aa an obstinate family fam-ily butler for the Rooaavelta who refused to explain to the "president" bow he had balanced the Kansas budget. A catcby tuna called "Off the Record" music and lyrics by Richard Rich-ard Rodgera and Loreni Hart was the vehicle for many of Cohan'a most auccaaaful sallies. The first night audisnce chuckled particularly at these verses: 1 sit op In my bedroom. Reeding books like Sims Marner I'd rend Sears-Roebuck eataktge Te gel away from Garner. "My meeaagee te eongresa Are n lot of boola boo la; I'm not so fond of Bank head. But I'd Ilka as meet Tellulah GEORGE M. COHAN I Tap Dancing "Rooaaevlt A major laugh came when the president, at a cabinet session, turned to Attorney General Cum-mings Cum-mings and ordered: "Cummings, tsks down a law!" There was another when tha president pres-ident avowed: "I'm very fond of Eleanor, but I never read her column." No mention waa mada of the Jus-tics Jus-tics Black controversy until ths last act, when nine black-robed "justices" "jus-tices" danced gaily across ths stsge and Chief Justice Hughes warned the ninth man in line: "Hurry up, Justics Black. Remember, Re-member, you've got to go on the air at 7:30 and do a little more explaining." ex-plaining." The satire apparently aroused no partisan resentment, and cries of "Speech! Speech!" rewarded Cohan a very realistic looking Roosevelt at the closing curtain. The veteran vet-eran actor, producer and playwright, who has been on the stags sines hs msde his debut In IMS at tha ags of 10, thanked his audience briefly. |