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...Chicago's Blackstone Theater one evening last week, Adlai Stevenson appeared backstage to congratulate Actor Melvyn Douglas on his portrayal of the late Clarence Darrow in the "monkey trial" play, Inherit the Wind. Critic Stevenson had only one complaint about Douglas' performance. Chided he: "You didn't have to look straight at me when you delivered that line about William Jennings Bryan." The line: "I wonder how it feels to almost be President three times, with a skullful of undelivered inaugural speeches...
...immediately wanted to express my appreciation of the extremely fair, complimentary article which it carried on the Philadelphia election. It has been a long, eight-year struggle, and it was a great satisfaction to finally crash through. I am most fortunate to succeed an excellent mayor, and to inherit a fine team of administrators. We hope to keep the old city moving forward...
...Marquis and Marquise, who have been married 35 years, made their decision long ago, but wanted to wait until the last of their five children settled down. This week their youngest son, Geoffrey, 23, is to be married. Four of their children (the fifth is a Benedictine monk) will inherit the family fortune. The Marquis and Marquise said goodbye to their family in typical fashion-at a party. Said the Marquis: "I shall miss my hunting rifle most...
...matched by an even greater need for writers without it (to feed the insatiable electronic monster). At the summit of the giant networks, the executives sound very much alike. Says CBS's President Frank Stanton: "This is the time for writers. I think they're going to inherit the earth." Then he adds: "Mass circulation is the important thing, and you pay a price for it. But formula shows often have a professional quality that so-called quality shows wish they had." NBC's President Sylvester L. ("Pat") Weaver Jr. readily recognizes the reality of quality shows...
...Ours is the first civilization searching for man which does not understand itself. The first to inherit the whole world, the first whose past is not a particular path but the mysterious adventure of mankind. This is particularly emphasized by the U.S. ... In all history, the U.S. is the first country to become one of the masters of the world without having tried. But the most powerful civilization the world has ever known, that of the whole West, has been incapable of inventing either a temple or a tomb...