Word: eds
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Ed Wynn thinks that philosophy could be taught better with humor. He's been working on a series of articles which he hopes to combine into a book called "The Philosophy of a Fool." In it, he wants to make philosophy easier to take by flavoring it with humor. He said, as an example, "Once somebody asked me why I was so generous with my money. I answered that I've no desire to be the richest man in the cemetery...
Concerning young folks with swelled heads, Ed's philosophy says, "Oh, they'll just have larger hats to pass around when they get older." He defines a bachelor as a man who never makes the same mistake once...
...Ed is proud of a lot of things. He's proud of his son Keenan, who is now playing with the "Room Service" company. He's proud of Mrs. Wynn who used to be "Miss America." He's proud of his comfortable cruiser, the "Sea-wynn." In a week "Hooray for What?" will go to New York, and everyone is working under strain including Ed...
...asked who was his favorite actor. "Ed Wynn," came the prompt reply. And next to him? "My son, Keenan." Who was his favorite after his son? "Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne." Another favorite is Philadelphia. In his show, Ed invents a "brotherly love" gas. He wants to use it on everyone because . . . "then you'll all be like the people in Philadelphia...
Unlike most comedians today, Ed Wynn writes a lot of his own lines. As a "student and analyzer" of humor he has developed his giggle, his high voice, his lisp. The show puts Ed's type of humor in effective contrast with the serious undercurrent of anti-war sentiment. On the one hand, in one act, a score of dazzling chorines dance gracefully with their backs always to the audience. They wear sweeping, transparent costumes. The music plays on, the dance becomes more graceful, the rhythm and movement speed up; finally the climax of the dance is reached and suddenly...