FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1941
The Readers' Alley—
'Trousers Will Be Worn' But Halos
Won't In The Cafe Society World
By ROBERT E. GALBRAITH
Associate Professor of English Composition
If you have been cursing the Alaska to Panama, from Miami to
fates that you never had the Hollywood. Rex came up the hard
chance of being a New York debu- way, but now that the worst is
over, he can look back and laugh
utante, a. glamorous figure around just as hard as he ever did, at
the night clubs of the big city; in everything 'except his farming ex
other words, if you wish you were periments in Florida. This is
eligible member of Cafe where you Ag boys come in. Rex
Society, relax and read C. V. is trying to get vitamins and other
R. Thompson's TROUSERS WILL brawn-builders into the people via
BE WORN, as scorching an eval- vegetables fortified by colloidal
ulation of the big •names of the minerals—or is that old stuff to
social world and whirl as we have you? One of the interesting things
ever read. we never knew until now is that
Coming fresh. from Mayfair (as he went to Rollins College, where
a society reporter) Mr. Thompson our own Dr. Pattee now lectures.
-married Dixie Tighe (whose col- If you . are one of those lads who
umn on the high-hat set appears think the days of pioneering are
in the New York Post) and with over, wade into a bit of this hardy
this double-entry, strode into - the adventurer, for, if you ever doubt
ranks 'of orange blossoms, - .floor ed his background for his exciting
shows, side tables, and society, Nome novels, that little series of
real :and phony, to report on its questions will be tidily cleared up.
weaknesses in organization and And there are a dozen slick lines
personality.- - of laughs on every page.
Thompson's picture of life after Expecting to find some homely
midnight in the glittering circle of anecdotes in Arthur Hertzler's:
dowagers, daughters, duchessds, in THE DOCTOR AND HIS PAT
fact, royalty and its refugee lENTS, we were startled to find
fringe, proprietors and waiters, instead, a serious sociological dis
will. distress those who have fol- cussion of life and love, families
lowed the nocturnal prowlings of of whole and broken varieties, re
the elite as the leaders of all that ligion and medicine, embroidered
is interesting and gay in the with humor and understanding.
world. For Thompson gets behind The good doctor has some axes to
the scenes, shows you the sordid grind and some scoldings to give
truth beneath the press agentry to the heads of our American
that hails these dim-wits as scin- homes. He analyzes the causes of
filleting products of our best cul- our unhappiness and instability,
tu re. as groups and individuals. His
Not only does the author tell the great concern -is for the children,
shameless truth, but he has a way and, while he admits things are a
with words that will double you bit better now, we have lots to do-
up with laughter,. for he can skew- before we can even get a look at
.er a reputation with a phrase as Paradise on earth. The old bedside
sharp as a - statetto - and-as brilliant manner -is - discarded for- frank;
as a diamond tiara. Now will you hard-hitting advice on living.
toss your Social Register in the Almost as an example of what
basket? Hertzler is talking about is Merit-
If you like life a little less sy- to •M. Wolff's Avery Hopwood
baritic, sail into Rex Beach's PER- Prize Novel, WHISTLE STOP, for
SONAL EXPOSURES. Herein, all the sins of the fathers, broth
the old word-master lets you in on ers, sisters, and children are real
' the stories behind his novels, from istically and sensitively presented
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Selections for the coming week
TODAY -
5 p. m. Haydn Quartet,
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5:30 p. in. Fiedler records
8 p. m. Tschaikowsky Violin
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9:30 p. m. Rethberg, singer, and
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10:20 p. m. Piano Quartet,
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3:35 p. m. Bach Piano Concerto
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4 p. in. Bruckner Symphony, in
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9 p. in. Vivaldi Concerto for
Four Violins, WQXR.
9:30 p. in. Summer Symphony,
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Aid Veechs' progeny, numerous
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centers around Kenny, the ne'er
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ground that aids in the unraveling
of the story and heightening the
contrasts of character. Skillful
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minor parts have not yet been
cast.
"Moor Born," directed by Law
rence Tucker, has a cast of eight.
All have been chosen except
Branwell, the ne'er-do-well bro
ther of the three Bronte sisters,
Emily, Charlotte and Anne. The
cast:
Charlotte, Katharine Castle;
Anne, Jean Francis; Emily, Jac
queline Reese; Reverend Bronte,
Peter Nestor; Christopher Sythe,
George Gibson; Tabby, an old ser
vant, Muriel Cashell; and Martha,
a young servant, Leona Sankey.
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University of Minnesota, is na
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