Word: wits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last year's prizewinners, two show imaginative extremes of Swiss poster art. Herbert Leupin happily dabbles in a peasant palette of rich, bright colors, applies them with gaiety and wit; his poster for Eptinger mineral water is as bubbly as the drink itself. Prizewinner Hans Erni specializes in such unexpected stunts as turning the reels of a film projector into owlish eyes. Master of a flowing, Picassoesque line, sober-sided Erni works by a simple dictum: "It's the idea that matters...
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney; RKO Radio) presents Lewis Carroll's beloved classic in the characteristic vein of another children's favorite, to wit, Producer Walt Disney, but it adds no glory to either...
...perfect grief blossoms into physical passion, which the aid of a jug of wine, one of his bodies is foully stolen, rendering him certainly its successor. For section six, paragraph three of the regulations quite definitely prescribes hanging for such neglect of duty. The solution is a triumph of wit over propriety...
...mostly covering the City Hall beat. To Thurber's city editor, the pattern of a perfect lead for all stories whatsoever was: "John Holtsapple, 63, prominent Columbus galosh manufacturer, died of complications last night at his home, 396 N. Persimmon Blvd." Any attempts by the staff to get wit or originality into the paper usually landed on the spike. The city editor, who began by addressing Thurber as "Author" and "Phi Beta Kappa," came to respect him, but Thurber still sees this Legree in a recurring anxiety dream: "He runs up to my desk with a shoe...
During the Japanese occupation, his ready wit landed him in prison for telling tales from history wherein overbearing conquerors came to naught. After the Japanese moved out, Kan poked fun at the Nationalists, who sternly reprimanded him. Then the Communists took over. At first the Reds hailed Kan as an authentic "artist of the people." He reciprocated by giving the new regime a plug or two in his tales. But when his listeners showed signs of boredom, Kan promptly reverted to his old style...