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Next day, at his first Moscow press conference, Secretary Marshall was asked whether he would try to reform Soviet working habits (Russian diplomats usually work till late into the night); the Secretary grinned and said: "I have a great many important things to settle here and I do not intend embarking on anything I don't have to. Besides, the Russians might object to your use of the word 'reform...
This controversy also resulted in its being seen in 60 towns that had never before seen a theatrical production, and, at one point, 32 cities were seeing the double bill of "Waiting for Lefty" and "Till the Day I Die," another play by Odets, at the same time...
...than that of any living American. If he used that prestige boldly to ask support for a bold foreign policy, the people would probably back him to the limit. If they did not, George Marshall, facing the greatest responsibilities of any U.S. Secretary of State, would then-and not till then-be entitled to complain of public indifference. Meanwhile, the people would look to Marshall, the statesman, for the vigorous leadership Marshall, the soldier, had given them...
...Fabulous Dorseys (Charles R. Rogers; United Artists), a not so fabulously good movie, is another in the biographical series on U.S. musicmakers (Till the Clouds Roll By, Night & Day, The Jolson Story, etc.). As the Dorsey parents, Sara Allgood and Arthur Shields turn empty roles into sincere performances, and brothers Jimmy and Tommy manage to impersonate themselves without noticeable strain. But there is no mention of the expensive Frank Sinatra, who once sang for Tommy (1939-42). And the famed Dorsey feud, which absorbs a good deal of the story, finally becomes as tedious...
...Freshmen remain inactive till next Wednesday when they meet in a tune-up match with the Varsity in preparation for the Bulldog which comes to town Saturday...