The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-09
DAILY NEWS LETTER
By DAVID M. CHURCH.


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 3 London, Nov. s-American politics full of quiet lS
 the British Empire is in the midst oL great election canpaiern. but to the American eye there ia a no4shio pauely of red fire, campaign propa- saTba Tba and and. election banners.
 ,oiittelt pIltlSh are as dignifed in their Rqt1 1RIsa tlcs as they are inu everything else. me campaigners make set sneechas t a+ otI ti .puoilc platforms and let it go Vt Wordn rhat' The The floods of interviews and characterize American politics are aiisSSlng In British politics Politicians ne7,o1 are not approached by Eng newspa- While etiMthey nee1tiny are as hard to locate they attain office. The intery1e,, is IroWned upon in England, even in posiS pontiSs. It's an occasion for great view an lnoef- There is, of course, some t,shv hm+ 4Iso amo mon mong the smaller candidates. put put the big boys are too dienifieJ to stoop to this. There is never e,, occasion when the big candidafa ridas in t,ls the engine cab while his special speaking stop o 'Ne heAS
 everything is official. and British oiLicLaloon works slowly PoAr in fPona1rG, Pra oi.rhi When Bonar Law accepted the | Tl- falace at 5:S0 in the afternoon fo ,n- form form the King that he would accent gl Ine task of forming a ministry. Everyone knew that Bonar Taw u,3s accepting, but yet no official cot, s-,sa ~S tion or hlS acceptance was obtnInahls 1nlii 1n Lhe court Circular was issued at nt nv D. m. on the same night. No ofn c1al would nurmur a word of co- | nrnat at1on until the officia! CoHr+ Csi-- euIar was issued. It's a very secret and very official business. British whatever may be the result of the coming British elections, the next ses- slon or the House of Commons la go- Ing to be interesting. David IIoyxI George will undoubtedly serve ,n |ba | To1e or leader of the opposition. and @ lle vii De supported by no less a per Son than Winston Churchill. Lloyd | George has his fighting dander wal aroused and he promises excitement TOT the press galleries. Lloyd Georee IS rot out of the imelight. He may Straat Tlr ttlE tb b,o'Ie way pack to Ten Downing l ana his efforts in this direction will | be most interesting. "
 M Marcel, the man who claims fane | Tor having invented the hair wave which bears his name, is counting an%oueoeo ehon6ie M1fel t nee srGss in public and silly. frivolous and too nannishf' Straightaway Marcel began to feel the reaction and it looks as though he is l in for trouble.
 Dean Inse-known as the "GIoomy l Dean" because of his rather unopti- nisttc outlook life-has lifted the lid and looked into the bottom of the Kettle Of British aristocracy. The l Dean Is convinced by his observations that the so-called old families do not have any intrinsic sup eriority, This IS blow to the old families and ar | lSCCCrACV haRn m h. uproar because the Dean ayers that
 hne manners can be obtained through a university training which twill Of ten efface all traces of plebeian orig in in single generation This ia rather hard for British aristocracy to | swallow.
 Listen to this: London police force is too perfect That is the judgnae mt of Judge Atherly Jones. The clock work police system of London has be- come so perfect that ft'defeats it's own II objects, the Judge says. Policing London is done so methodically that 1 the crooks and burglars know just | where every policeman in the city is at | this gives them a fine opportunity to carry out their illegal wrk.
 | Dramatic critics in London have had a very successful season. They have closed more than a dozen shows with their vitriolio pens. No city in the | WOrld depends upon dramatic critics | for theatrical judgment as does Lon don. The critics can kill or make Q show and the theatrical managers know it. The Strand theatre is a fair example of the efficiency of the dramatic critics, for the Strand has had three attractions in four weeks The critics didn't like "The Risk and the French piece closed. Then came another little French piece called "zozo" and the critics didn't like this either, so "Zozo'' closed. Then came an English version of the American success, Angel Face" The critics ragged about banalities of American wit, the lack of originality in Aneri can music, and generally gave Angel Face" a terrible reception. Angel Face lasted thirteen nights. At the same time "An Island King" a music al comedy written by British writers, was produced. The story was old. the music it was admitted was medi- ocre and the lyrics were none too sparkling. but the Union Jack was frequently waved The critics were kind to An Island King" and it pros II nera. WhateYer else may be said of