#299 REXX error in demo.the

[Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz]

Selecting 1 (concepts) in demo.the gives

278 - colour prefix white black #
278 - Interpret cmd
99 - Call doit numlines
16 - Call concepts numlines
REX0013E: Error 13 running H:\vendors\the\THE31OS2\demo.the line 278: Inv
REX0219E: Error 13.1: Incorrect character in program "#" ('23'X)

Question: is the interpret even needed? wouldn't "cmd" by itself produce the deired result?