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Herod is Herod but my inn's my inn. I do the best I can. I pay my taxes, Here in this conquered and forsaken...
...good thing in Stephen Vincent Benet's story of the Nativity for Cavalcade and they did better by it. Benet drew a parallel between the birthtime of Christ and World War II. Herod was Gauleiter of Egypt, and the Romans his masters. Middle-aged Alfred Lunt kept the inn of the Nativity and spoke for all adaptable World War II innkeepers...
Five lines, three sets of defenseman, and three goalies saw action for the Chase men, who were kept from running hog wild only by the outstanding play of Jumbo goalie Steve Inn...
These qualities have made Berlin famous and deserving of much of his fame. It is his lack of self-criticism that really spoils his songs. Even Berlin's most devout followers can't deny that his tunes get repetitions. By itself the score of "Holiday Inn" is certainly above the average run of Tin Pan Alley drivel. But when you have already heard his output for the past twenty years--and who hasn't?--the score seems pale and derivative...
...other hand, we have Berlin's inadvertent use of the word "darky" in the original lyrics of "Abraham" in "Holiday Inn." When it was called to his attention he apologized, saying that he did not realized the word was offensive to the Negro people. Twenty years ago such a provincial mistake might be excused, but certainly...