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London's impertinent music halls lampoon Joe McCarthy, Noel Coward or anybody else (except royalty) who crosses the news. But last week a songwriter got too saucy with Anthony Eden and ran afoul of the Lord Chamberlain, who has power to grant or refuse theatrical licenses without explanation. Three days before the opening of an obscure new revue called Light Fantastic, the Lord Chamberlain ordered the offending song lyrics dropped. The net result: London's tabloid Daily Mirror, which needs no by-your-leave from the Lord Chamberlain or anyone else, printed the ditty...
Noted composer Aaron Copland ran afoul of the University of Colorado's fear of "controversial" personalities last year...
Last week in a "not-for-attribution" speech before a Washington meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Vice President Richard M. Nixon fell afoul of these journalistic niceties. As soon as he finished his speech, reporters crowded around, asked Nixon if they could pin his words on a "high Government official." Nixon agreed, and newspapers all over the U.S. played up two Page One news stories, both from a "high Administration official." One story reported that he said the U.S. may throw troops into Indo-China if the French pull out, while the other quoted the anonymous official...
This ban again came into prominence when the Boston Symphony Orchestra signed up with NBC. Because of the Orchestra's new status the Glee Club's joint concerts run afoul of the University ruling. But in view of the mutual advantages of the concerts, Dean Watson has indicated that the Administration may waive the regulation in this case...
18th Century France (The Devil's Laughter, by Frank Yerby; Dial). In the turmoil of Revolution and Terror, a third-estate hero runs afoul of a villainous second-estate chap, toys with a tawny-haired demimondaine whose kisses curl his toes inside his boots, but nobly marries Fleurette, a blind flower girl...