Word: acted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Henry Wallace's talkative visit to England reminded some citizens back home of another, earlier American traveler abroad: George Logan, whose gabbiness inspired an Act of Congress...
...President arrived at his press conference with the warnings of his economic advisers ringing in his ears. They had told him that the threat of recession was growing. But the President protested that he was powerless to act...
...French Directory only wanted peace, the chief effect of which was to soften American public opinion at the very moment when the Government was trying its best to appear strong. Congress was incensed. The well-meaning Logan got no more than a tongue-lashing, but Congress passed the Logan Act as a curb on all future self-appointed spokesmen...
...act made it a high misdemeanor for a U.S. citizen, without permission from the Government, to carry on any "verbal or written correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with an intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the Government of the United States. . . ." The penalty: not more than $5,000 in fines and imprisonment for not more than three years...
...between such high spots that the play sags. The morose effect of the repertory company is not varied enough with the different characters, nor is it funny enough, to hold up through the last two acts. Occasionally one gets the feeling that "Is Life Worth Living!," rather than being an "exaggeration in three acts," is essentially one act exaggerated into an overblown philosophy in three, but much of the slowness can probably be accounted for by the vagaries of opening night tempo and timing. The answer to the title, incidentally, seems to be yes, although there are some doubtful moments...