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With the exception of Julius Novick's article in extended praise of Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not for Burning, and Paul Riesman's essay on "mentally fat professors," the quality of the writing in the first issue of Gadfly is surpassed only by a mediocre Gen. Ed. essay. Also included in this issue is a short piece in French, which, after reading, I leave for the more esoteric to interpret, and an enigmatic scrawl on art and Ezra Pound written for a very special "in-group" to discuss over their Turkish tea at the Cafe Mozart...
...Linn; and Jacques C. Feuillan almost completely captures the poignancy inherent in the kindly Chaplain's humor, the humor of a man who thinks rather little but feels "a good deal," to whom legal matters are Greek "except, of course, that I understand Greek." And pillow-stuffed Julius Novick as Justice Tappercoom is witty and partly wise, eager for order but nonetheless good-humored...
...Flower Drum Song's main trouble does not lie with its Oriental performers; like most Yellow Perils, this one is a put-up job by a group of all-too scrutable Caucasians. --JULIUS NOVICK...
...down hard on most of the members of his supporting cast: When the principals are off-stage, Robert Johnston's blessed quietude is the eye in a hurricane of overacting. Otherwise, Mr. Hartman has done a good job: his occasional attempts at comic business are almost uniformly successful. JULIUS NOVICK...
Samuel J. Novick, radar-parts manufacturer during World War II, reportedly sponsor of wartime Atom Spy Arthur Adams as an immigrant to the U.S. and backer of Communist causes and front organizations...