Word: delights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Member of Parliament for 34 of his 60 years, Butler is a dedicated organization man who nonetheless takes irreverent delight in the impish indiscretion and bland ambivalence. When Eden's ditherings with economic and colonial problems stirred angry criticism in 1956, it was Butler who declared slyly: "He is the best Prime Minister we have." He once said that Britain's sacrosanct civil service is "a bit like a Rolls-Royce-you know it's the best machine in the world, but you're not quite sure what to do with it." His sallies have earned...
...nouvelle vogue in Paris is lean 'n' leggy Jane Fonda, 25, daughter of the indestructible Henry, who ever since she started a film with French Star Alain Delon, has been spitting truffles at reporters and making the Gauls gaggle with delight. "I will undoubtedly fall in love with Delon," said obliging Jane. "I can only play love scenes well when I am in love with my partner." More? "I sent a check to my father recently. He spent a lot of money on me, and it's only natural that I should help him out." Such gems...
...antics as she tracks her quarry, delight and amuse: if you think 200 pounds of Margaret Rutherford atop a slender mare is funny, wait until you see her do the twist in an evening gown. Ron Goodwin's music adds greatly to her mammoth charm; its ponderous bounce exactly matches Miss Rutherford's own inimitable gait...
...BOYS FROM SYRACUSE. Plautus does it again, this time with the added tinkering of Shakespeare, George Abbott, and Rodgers and Hart. Apart from being a tuneful comic delight, the show contains an adorable and gifted cutie named Julienne Marie...
...Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Like all visitors to America, they were asked by their hosts which part they liked best. "Oh," they replied, "we liked the part in the beginning without the conductor." Last night the situation was reversed, as Shanta Rao won over her audience by the swagger and delight with which she boldly took her bows, first swinging her arms high to either side of her body, then bowing low in that most graceful of Eastern gestures, touching her folded hands to her forehead...