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...silence had one great effect: it gave U.S. Anglophobes-and isolationists-a new lease on life. In the Senate, Illinois' C. Wayland Brooks, the Chicago Tribune errand boy, let loose with a gusty anti-British blast: "The American people did not send their sons abroad to fight and die for the safety of Britain or the triumph of Russian influence." And in the House, Pennsylvania's squat, aggressive Leon Gavin cried: "It's about time for Uncle Sam to get tough with Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden...
Bernice's errand for herself is enough to set anyone thinking with no unconcern about what he is doing on this planet and why. It is very doubtful whether many Army nurses react to their dynamic surroundings in quite the way Bernice does, and it is a tribute to Miss Lawrence's personal charm and utter sincerity of portrayal that matters do not get unconvincing...
Gertrude Lawrence, sparkling British comedienne (Lady in the Dark), arrived in Manhattan from a six-months' battle tour of England, France and Belgium, admitted that she had suffered from "estomac de Normandie . . . a polite name for dysentery." She began rehearsing a new comedy-drama, Errand for Bernice, but said that she "may not be able to stick it" because she is too far from the war. Said she: "I keep feeling I ought to be doing something. New York is just incredible. It's as though peace were already declared. . . . I've never seen so much money...
...Andrew Mitscher leads more big flattops and escorting warships than any other man in history. In the midst of one great air battle over the Philippines, Mitscher ordered one baby carrier and a couple of destroyer escorts to detach themselves from his huge armada and go off on an errand. The captain of the baby radioed to Mitscher: "Am proceeding in accordance with your orders. You are now on your...
Monkey, whose name was not clearly pronounced even by lover-of-lore Sabu, turned in very neat job of errand running and needle-threading at the proper moments, while "King Cobra's" slenderizing away matched that of the "High-Priestess" herself, although it is difficult to say which inspired which...