Word: godfrey
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ruin. In socialite Newport, scholars are having another go at the mystery of the Old Stone Mill. Led by Archeologist William S. Godfrey, the diggers will try to determine whether it is a Viking church tower or only the ruins of a windmill built by Governor Benedict Arnold (great-grandfather of Traitor Arnold) of the Rhode Island colony. Down-to-earth archeologists side with James Fenimore Cooper who (in The Red Rover) called it a windmill. The romantic school inclines to Longfellow, whose The Skeleton in Armor refers to the "lofty tower" built by a far-flung Norseman...
...cutting a narrow trench 80 feet from the mill, Godfrey hopes to find traces of the "ambulatory walk" of the Norse church. Uncovered thus far: a 1696 King William III penny, a lead musket ball, an old brass button, a clay pipe...
They had been written in wartime to Archbishop William Godfrey, papal Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain, for transmission to the Pope. The first (in October 1943), referring to restrictions imposed on the Pope, by the German occupation of Rome, expressed "to His Holiness my profound sympathy and that of multitudes of Englishmen who are not of his obedience." The second, written on Good Friday, 1944, was another message of sympathy that included a prayer for peace and that "the whole fellowship of Christ's disciples may be so guided by the Holy Spirit that we may together declare...
...Hawthorne formula is a well-stirred ragout of one part Henry Morgan, three parts Arthur Godfrey and a dash of Colonel Stoopnagle; it is a blend of the outrageously unexpected and the shaggy dog joke. In the middle of a recording, a voice may suddenly announce: "I've got cole slaw in all my pockets. I'm cold." Sometimes Hawthorne heckles his lovesick records. "What are you in the mood for, honey?" he will ask during the opening bars of a song. "I'm in the mood for love," the record croons back...
...ever wrote, was sung imperfectly by Helen Roberts, but it would be difficult to imagine anyone acting a winsome part more winsomely. In the somewhat lesser role of Edith, Denise Findley gave by far the best female performance. The sets were as usual wonderful, and the conducting of Isadore Godfrey was for the most part an improvement on the D'Oyly Carte recording. His original use of the accompanying bass and of the French horns was one of the many surprises of the evening. Among other pleasures were the singing of the "Paradox" ("ha-ha-ha-ha") trio...