Senator Francis Murphy

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12 Mins. One. The small time seems to know it. has a cat d in Senator’ Francis Murphy. It has. ‘ He has played the American Theatre, New York, throe times within three months. Just why it is that the small time leaves the vulgar shimmy dancer to the big time and takes on a comedy turn the big time should have may be just between the booking men of those respective divisions. Perhaps the big time wants to’ be up to date—to “give the public what it wants,” whether it wants it or not. Senator Murphy monologs for 11 minutes and spends another minute in bowing his acknowledgement, including a speech… Mr. Murphy’s topical Monolog appealed especially to the women. Some of the girls in the audience were shrieking. The Murphy monolog is not gauged for small time but it may have been aimed for it since Murphy found how to obtain the best results. It could as easily be placed for any house. The more intellectual the more pointed it can become, and if the Murphy talk is by Aaron Hoff- man, as it soui.ds, Mr. Hoffman can bend his points to suit.

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