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Writing recently in London's Sunday Express, British Columnist Beverly Baxter (member of Parliament from Southgate) addressed himself to a popular subject-that curious aspect of British sportsmanship which seems to make Britons "prouder of a stubborn defeat than of a glorious victory...
...time that we threw off our sentimental obsession about losing well and changed over to the psychology of winning well?" Baxter demanded. "Let our cricketers decide now that when the Australians come to England they shall be pounded into submission . . . Our lawn tennis players might decide now to win three sets instead of one at Wimbledon . . . Our Walker Cup golfers could will themselves into believing that even a 15-yard putt will go in if the ball is correctly directed to the hole...
Comedy, however, does not accurately describe this play, for there is nothing really funny about it. As is the case with much American humor, the intended comedy depends solely upon exaggeration. In this particular mishap, a maudlin youth called Willy Baxter goes through the throes of his first love. While Baxter may be hailed as the first American teen-ager, his traumas are highly contrived and distorted. He behaves in a mawkish manner that is neither amusing nor credible...
Hassard Short, who is guilty of directing the play, has apparently decided that Willy's role is an inconsishe seems a veritable folk hero. In the finale the silly tent one. At times the young Baxter appears thoroughly ludicrous, but often, as when he sings love ballads, Willy--and that is just what he is most of the time--imagines marriage with his true puppy love, a vision enacted in full regalia. Bride, groom, and a score of bridesmaids attired in pink march under the spotlights to the front of the stage...
Died. Warner Baxter, 58, veteran cinemactor; after long illness; in Beverly Hills, Calif. Starting out in the movies in 1916, he led a quiet private life, over the years made a smooth transition from romantic roles (To Mary-With Love) to character parts (Kidnapped), won Hollywood's second actor's "Oscar" (1929) as the original "Cisco Kid" in the first outdoor all-talking western, In Old Arizona...