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These qualities have made Berlin famous and deserving of much of his fame. It is his lack of self-criticism that really spoils his songs. Even Berlin's most devout followers can't deny that his tunes get repetitions. By itself the score of "Holiday Inn" is certainly above the average run of Tin Pan Alley drivel. But when you have already heard his output for the past twenty years--and who hasn't?--the score seems pale and derivative...
...Devout readers may be startled by Author Douglas' robust retelling of parables and miracles, by his free & easy manner with the Apostles ("Peter has no polish . . ."). Classical scholars may wince at his slangy jollities in matters Roman ("Life wouldn't be worth a punched denarius"). Psychologists will nod retroactively when Marcellus has "reasons for surmising that [Antonia] was a victim of repression." Wodehouse fans will note the Jeeves-like quality of Bodyguard Demetrius ("You will need some heavier sandals, sir ... a shower and a rubdown put you in order. I have laid out fresh clothing...
...doctors within the State. A referendum has at last, come before the people. There is only one strong organization whose leaders have already voted against--the Catholic Church. Unfortunately they have twisted this purely social-medical issue into a religious one. Though their motives may be sincere and devout, at the same time they are doing a great injustice to one economic group within the State, those too poor to afford a private doctor. The, Catholic Church has not meant to divide this issue along class lines any more than do other groups which hate class distinctions. But, regardless...
...Crazy Deacon was the only one of Lee's generals who had shown brilliance and had won a decisive engagement. Thomas Jonathan ("Stonewall") Jackson, 38, a mediocre instructor at Virginia Military Institute, a devout Presbyterian deacon, had been wounded in the hand at Manassas and had fought for the rest of the day with one arm upraised to stop the bleeding. Some of his men thought he was invoking the blessing of heaven. When another officer rode up to say, "General, they are beating us back," Jackson replied: "Sir, we'll give them the bayonet...
Magic, which devout Catholic Chesterton wrote in 1913, preaches religious faith through tricky supernaturalism. A conjurer's magic confounds, and in one case deranges, a roomful of skeptics-worldly priest, agnostic doctor, materialistic U.S. businessman. There are some witty lines, including the famous "I hate a quarrel because it always interrupts an argument." But the play dies on its feet, having talked itself to death...