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...free English translation of that very Freuchy term "savoir-faire." He is the epitome of the "man about town," the smooth guy with a private bar and a soft "a," the fast apple who daily drives up the price of Scotch and is master of both women and wit. When this 20th Century animal tackles the 20th Century problem of getting his newly-married brother (Lyle Talbot) and his reluctant prima donna bride (Anna Sten) out of their separate rooms and into the happy marriage bed, the sophisticated fur really flies and an excellent time is had by all. Llye...
...seems the reporter of the article Supply (TiME, Oct. 13) missed the full flavor of the Russian wit...
...Mario Appelius was the first of his profession to talk back to a radio heckler. His program was interrupted by a voice exclaiming: "You are an Italian ass." Signor Appelius riposted: "That's better than being a British citizen." This led to an impromptu exchange of high-school wit. Later in the week, when the heckler's voice was faint, Signor Appelius tried for the large effect by crying: "Speak louder, ghost! No ghost will save England...
...story of the ancestors of George Webber. In these chapters Wolfe laid out a brilliant panorama of 19th-Century Southern society, its law, war, murder and myth. Somewhere past midstream in his transition from wild lyric romanticism to humanism, this prose here lost in effusive splendor, but gained in wit, firmness and control...
...revues; but a little below the Cole Porter average. Except for "Jerry, My Soldier Boy," none of his latest edition is likely to sell near the number of sheets "Let's Be Buddies" sold this last year. The book has been written with a fair share of inspiration and wit, capitalizes fully upon the current popularity of the defense theme, spends its best moments in a draftee barracks. And it's Danny Kaye's work as Jerry, the rookie, which makes these moments really good. As a singer who can act or an actor who can sing, whichever...