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Dock keiner kanns so gut wie Papa Liszt...
...could hear what has happened to his schöne, weltbekannte melody, Papa Liszt no doubt would be writhing, not twisting. And he would have plenty of company-solid German doctors who warn against "accelerating one's hips and legs in opposite directions," parents and churchmen who deplore "the overt sexual implications of the dance." But some German intellectuals defend the twist. It is, says one Munich psychiatrist, "a proper cure for working off frustrations." And a psychiatrist in Berlin, where the cold war takes the rap for all sorts of aberrations, sees it as a byproduct...
...abbreviated translation: "This is the Liebestraum by Liszt-done as a twist. But nobody can do it as well as Papa Liszt. Yes, this is the beautiful, world-renowned Liebestraum by Liszt-done as a twist...
...crossed, Kluck exposed his flank to the astonished eyes of the French generals. General Joseph ("Papa") Joffre, the French commander, had been regrouping his armies for a stand on the Seine. Now he had to decide whether or not to risk everything with an attack on Kluck. Throughout a long afternoon, Joffre sat in the shade of an ash tree, a ponderous figure in black tunic, baggy red pants, and army-issue boots, and faced the problem. "Gentlemen," he said finally, "we will fight on the Marne...
Savoring the full careless rapture of having no parents ("Do we get any money for being orphans?" asks the boy hopefully), the children go for a make believe bus ride. The conductor looks suspiciously like Papa, and a back-seat passenger like Mama. Delicately, Wilder suggests each child's need to love the thing he kills, especially parents. The wayward bus ride has its own hazards-jaywalkers, Indians, floods-and it gives Wilder a chance for a stalwart reflection on the business of living: "Fight. Struggle. Survive...