Word: canoneer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Church of England's Commission on Evangelism wanted to hire an advertising agency. Some argued that church-going should be put across with the kind of bang-up press and poster campaign that makes a cathartic into a national habit. Canon Marcus Knight of St. Paul's Cathedral was not enthusiastic. Observed the Canon at a Commission meeting: "There would be a real danger of having a portly bishop sitting on a Noah's Ark in a stormy sea, with a slogan, 'The Church of England prevents that sinking feeling...
...sympathetic were some of Eire's Protestants. Roared fiery Canon John Tobias of prosperous Rathmines: "Strike action is to be deplored. I can hardly conceive of any greater disservice to the nation...
...teachers' union considered carefully before answering. Then they said: "The hell with the Canon...
This breaks the literary canon that flippancy about death is indecent. It also cracks a lot of other time-honored conventions: the eccentric, all-knowing detective, the stupid Dr. Watson, stupendous examples of deduction, the contest between evil and the law, the contest of wits between reader and author (whodunit) -not to mention the sealed room and other elaborate means of murder. Sometimes it very nearly gets rid of plot itself...
...languid voice and expressive features lent excellent emphasis to Wilde's epigrams; while Cathleen O'Conor was exquisitely amusing as the sharp-tongued, lofty Lady Bracknell. Other notable performances were John Jay Hughes' harried Worthing, Elaine Limpert's highly decorous Miss Prism, and Seabury Quinn's limp and sanctimonious Canon Chasuble. Anna A. Prince, Jr. was, despite a certain tendency toward overplaying, a charming and decorative Gwendolen, while Jane D. Philbin as Cecily was sufficiently wide-eyed and innocent...