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...tunes would indicate that Lay happened on one sprightly melody and then devoted his time to variation rather than further originality. His only contribution of especial nore is "Clyde Has Turned to Pushing Dalsies Up," and even here, as in most of the numbers, it is the spontaneity of staging which gives the song its high value in entertainment...
...Whedon, as the mousey Clyde, did not borrow his characterization from the many stock portrayals of the harried little man. By adding his own gestures and inflections, Whedon produces a likeable blundering, never grating in his blundering. Whedon's clear diction also benefits his singing moments and his numbers, particularly "Caviar and Roses," pretty nearly overcome the given handicaps...
...Died. Clyde V. Cessna, 74, pioneer aviator, plane designer and manufacturer, founder (in 1927) of the Cessna Aircraft Co. in Rago, Kans. Cessna built his first wooden monoplane in 1911, launched his own business by designing and producing a cantilever monoplane which won every race it entered in 1928 and 1929. He retired in 1934, later saw the company become the nation's largest manufacturer of commercial light planes...
...handed Clyde Powell $3,000 in cash [and] you never saw the $3,000 again?" he was asked. "That's right," said the contractor morosely. Powell listened with wide-eyed interest and said nothing...
...generally has to take the vulgar intention for the vicious performance: he sees the ornate Regency sofa, but not what happened on it. Art Director Alfred Junge and Costume Designer Elizabeth Haffenden are in fact the real hero and heroine of this picture. The script (based on the old Clyde Fitch-Richard Mansfield heart-tugger that had four runs on Broadway) just moves the actors briskly from one gorgeous set to the next, and by the time the audience has finished inspecting the splendid costumes and furnishings, it is too late to notice that the scene has, often...