Word: manors
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...grandson (Anheuser-Busch's current president) was born in 1899, Adolphus Busch was a legendary figure in St. Louis. At his 20-room brick mansion he lavishly entertained such guests as Sarah Bernhardt and Teddy Roosevelt; he bought homes in Pasadena, Calif. and Cooperstown, N.Y., bought himself a manor on Germany's Rhine, had himself painted by Sweden's Anders Zorn. Traveling to New York in his private car, he passed out gold coins on all sides. Adolphus Busch could afford it. When he died in 1913, he left his family an estate valued at $50 million...
...private, Mr. Patience and Captain Thornhill often dropped the mask of formality and addressed each other as "Roy" and "Noel," but Patience continued his devoted and impeccable service, even to the extent of tucking the new lord of the manor in bed each night...
...Over the years, in gratitude for such devotion, Thornhill showered his butler with gifts of clothes and money, even of a nine-room house completely furnished. Out of sight of the squire, Patience lived like something of a lord himself. When the daily grind of grape-pitting at the manor was over, Patience would slip away, clad in the best, and whisk off 50 miles to London in his master's Jaguar to flash ?5 notes in the eyes of a bevy of girl friends. By the time his master married, Patience himself was already paying alimony...
Nothing much has been added actually. The new introduction has the twin virtues of being crisper and spoken by Clare Scott. Miss Scott promises fun with a light touch which the rest of the evening can now deliver pretty consistently. The "To the Manor Bron" sketch and the concluding bit could both be shaved again, but with the changes already made in the show, these slow-ups are by far the exceptions. The pace is dazzling now: director Ed Golden being responsible for the production's sharp aim and high gloss...
...Weller, it seemed to me, does double duty, since the songs carry the show, and Weller's lyrics carry the songs. "We Want to Be Treated Like Women Again"--the number which shows Sheila Tobias off to best advantage--"To the Manor Born," "Happy Ending" and those already mentioned, are each cleverly concocted without being contrived. Charles Gross has proved himself equally talented on past occasions; this time, his music is adequate, sometimes less, never more...