"Boston's standards of morality are every bit as low as those of Hollywood!" declared Ted Lewis, the musical clown whose phrase, "Is everybody happy?" is known to followers of the stage and screen all over the country, in an interview with a CRIMSON reporter last night at the Metropolitan Theatre. "The rot that is printed about the sin and bacchanalian revels of the screen stars is just evil publicity. I saw no more evidences of immorality or of unmorality while in California than you can find right here in this city."

"The people whom I met and with whom I associated while making talking pictures recently were all ladies and gentlemen of the highest type", continued the popular musician. "It was a real pleasure to associate with them and I am glad to have had the opportunity.

"The stage is not what it used to be. When I went on before the footlights my family disowned me. It was a disgrace to enter the theatrical profession. But when I began to make good my father left home and spent his time travelling with me. He acted as my companion until he died. The stage and the people on it have changed. Now it is no longer a disgrace to enter the profession but a social asset. We find the stars of the drama in the very best circles of society. They are accepted by all in the position that they deserve."

Mr. Lewis paused for a while from wiping his perspiring brow. He had just come off the stage and it was evident that he had worked hard. His face and clothes were moist as a result of his strenuous efforts. Around his temples were traces of gray as a sign of his long reign as the "Master of Melody". He has been working in the theatrical business since he was 16 years old and that was many years ago. His mastery of the clarinet dates back to when he was nine, some thirty years ago. During those years he has appeared in many many stage productions among them "Ted Lewis' Frolics" and "George Le Maire's Affairs", both Broadway successes. He is well known to Harvard students by his many phonograph recordings.

"And now", concluded Mr. Lewis, "I am almost ready to retire for good. In a year or two I am going to take my wife and perhaps my dog and start to travel. There is a lot that I want to do that I have never had time for. I think that I deserve a rest. I have entertained the public for many years and now I want to spend the rest of my life being entertained."