Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 235, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1929 — Page 7
FEB. 19, 1929
TWENTY MEN IN PLAY BUT NO WOMEN “Wings Over Europe” Has No “It” Nor Is There a Love Story in This Very Serious Three-Act Drama. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN NOT a single petticoat is revealed in "Wings Over Europe,” anew drama in three acts by Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne. You are concerned with a youhg scientist who has mastered control of the atom to the extent that he may destroy the entire world at his own pleasure. The play is concerned in its entire three acts with this young scientist presentipg his amazing discovery before the members of the cabinet of Great Britain. The action t&kes place In the cabinet room at No. 10 Downing street, uondon, and the time is "tomorrow morning.” You probably have
guessed by now that only the Theater Guild of Hew York could have produced such a play. When I saw "Wings Over Europe” recently in New York at the Alvin theater, I came to the conclusion that as a healthy box office attraction this show certainly did not have it. This play appeals only to the very serious-minded audience. It is conceded by many in New York that the ticket buying audience is not interested in a farfetched dream of a young scientist in controlling the atom to the extent of making the whole world go boom-boom. But Whitney Bolton, critic of the New York Morning Telegram, was so interested in the capture of the atom that he dug up a scientific friend. Bolton published the following in his paper: This particular phase of the power concealed in the atom had never before been presented to me by the savants at whose feet I sat. so I took some pains to interrogate one of the nation's foremost atomists on the question raised by the Messrs. Nichols and Browne, authors of tiis Guild offering. “Is there any sense in the dramatic theme that one laboratory student could. If he redistributed the atom, hold the fate of the world in his hands?” I asked this sage. “Pure carbon has, as every one knows, 14,600 BTU (British Thermal Units) per pound, and hydrogen has 63,000 BTU per pound,” he said gravely. “Water, as every one also is aware, contains two atoms of hydrogen to one atom of oxygen. If any ope ever could, therefore, remove the one atom of oxygen from water he would possess the power to blow up the earth. First, because then we should have two powerful atoms of hydrogen exerting their awful influence individually against the lone atom of oxygen, the second because the wprld is 75 per cent water.” He added that hydrogen’s amazing power and its two to one bulk over threequarters of the existing earth would, if loosed, be a terrible weapon in the hands of an unscrupulous man and a terrible menace in the hands of a careless or ignorant man. “Lets me assure you,” he concluded
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hastily, "that for a long while this is not likely to happen, since the cost of cracking up the etoms would be a thousandfold more than any energy benefit derived. I mean to say that if the Job in one experiment cost SI,OOO, the working energy got out of it would be worth about sl. Scientists don’t seek out that kind of return for their money.” But there is no question to the statement that Nichols and Browne do make it convincing beyond any shadow of a doubt but that Francis Lightfoot, the young scientist, has captured the energy of the atom and is prepared to blow up the whole world if the cabinet will not agree to his program of the use of his discovery. The men of the cabinet snarl, laugh, frown and then become filled with fear when they see the tests of young Lightfoot. They know that he has captured the energy of the atom. They, in a big scene, try to persuade Francis to destroy his formula. He refuses and then the battle of wits starts. The wise and learned (?) men of the cabinet attempt to threaten him but Francis is prepared for that. He is able, he tells them, to blow up the world at a certain hour if they do not agree to his program, which he claims will usher in a pew day for the brotherhood of man. While waiting in the cabinet room for Francis to return, these great (?) men of England become babies and spill the beans to each other. In other words they tell each other what they honestly think of each other. This is a hot scene. Then Francis appears. He is weak, tired and worried. He fakes surrender and then leaves for the final moment. The cabinet members go at it again. Then Francis returns and as he enters one of the cabinet members fatally shoots him and just as his hand was to touch the radio control
in a dummy watch, Francis dies and the world is saved. Then airplanes are heard humming over the building and a messenger informs the prime minister that a group of scientists had also discovered how to control the energy of the atom and that if every government did not subscribe to their program of brotherhood that they would blow up the world. Then a cabinet member grabs the watch, the death watch and hurries to-Switzerland where the scientist are meeting. The idea being that the British cabinet has the power to also destroy the world and so, according to the theory advanced by Francis before his death, oh.'' people possessing equal power must compromise. Here is one of the best acted things in New York and as far as I am concerned it is among the four most worth-while plays now in-New York. a a a WALTER WALTERS PROVES IT AGAIN Walter Walters again proves that he has the “it” that makes him one of the best ventriloquists in the business. He is assisted by a woman and three dummies. He proves that he can immitate a bird and swallow a
glass of water at the same lime. He handles his dummies with an understanding o f how to make .hem realistic. His baby crying r tunt is one of the lest upon the stage today. Walters knows how to j make an act of j this nature a most: important factor of any bill. He is not one of the also rans, but a
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real personality. It is a tough job to put over this type of an act now adays. Russell and Fields in “Get the Idea” use mild entertaining material and not too well delivered.
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Joy Brothers and Gloom make up a three-person team act with the two brothers imitating two crooks, then two Chinese and then two comedy policemen. The act gets over because it is hokum. Gloom plays the role of a policeman if I have this act figured out correctly. "Thank You Doctor” is a clever crook sketch. It is unique and so different from the mine run of sketches. It is well acted. Will not give you the story because it has a surprise ending. Willie Mauss rides a bicycle in a large wheel. This act registers mighty well as a flash act. The movie feature is "Gang War.” On view all week at the Lyric. u a u LOOKING OYER LENA DALEV SHOW Lena Daley is still the same old Lena, full of pep and everything needed to keep her in the front rank of burlesque performers. In "Step Along” at the Mutual this week, Miss Daley has brought probably the best show seen on the Mutual circuit here this winter. The chorus is above the average in appearance, dancing ability and
all around good behavior. The comedy packs a good kick and the scenery and costumes are beyond reproach. Miss can put over a song in a way that is characteristic o f herself only, and she does it several limes in this show. And her dancing is still the same as ever. In the last act a special number,
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