The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-09


not help but feel, with the characters
of the play, that in this great coun-
try of our somewhere there is a So
luton to our idle and someway we
will, with hope and courage, keep on
trying until we find it.
I saw Tallulah Bankhead in THE
Circle" because she is an Alabama
actress of Importance on the Amer
lean and English legitimate stage.
Well cast in the part of Elizabeth,
the smart young English sophisti-
cate, she turned in a good perform
ance, as did her husband, John EN-
cry, who played the part of her hus-
band Edward Luton. in the play.
It looks like Bankhead and Emery
are going places. Dramatic critics
now are mentioning them as a young
couple Of outstanding ability, not quite
important enough yet to rival the
amous Lunt-Fontaine combine but
definitely on their way.
Grace George, co-starred with Tai
lulah in the play, is probably Amer
ica's most popular coincidence, GER
tainly one Of the best.
One scene alone was worth the
play. Something like this:
Grace George CLady Kitty: But
one makes ones bed one must
lie on 1t.
Tallulah tElizabeth): That's absurd.
That old proverb is ridiculous. I
could never understand why must
lie on the bed one has made IL one
does not want to. My God, there's
always the floor.
Three hours at the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art is enough time to barely
go through the building and
briefly its priceless treasures. Here
on its massive walls and It's numer-
Gus rooms is q liberal education In
the lives and habits Of people through
the ages and over the world.
Displays Of furniture, pottery, sill
yer, copper, bronze, chinaware are
complete as well as the best that can
be collected in painting here and
abroad.
No longer do the French scott at
our lack of culture in America. They
are coming here to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art to study our fine coll
lections made possible mostly by men
of great wealth who have helped carve
cut the destiny of u country.
Charles Willie Thompson whose
book reviews r read by thousands
in New York papers and other pub
lications, and whose writing can al
ways be relied on, is an example Of
a real good newspaper man and cri-
tic. Born in the old school and contin-
uing active and capable as aver to-
~ after many moons of service, he
will continue to direct the thoughts
and reading of his vast following. A
real newspaper man never retires as
long as his brain continues t. func-
ton. . even though he may not be
physically well.
The keen sense or humor possess
ed by Dorothy Dix shines forth in
all her writing. That same sense Of
humor is observed in the merry twin
kle Of her eye and in the manner
she speaks.
A cousin Of Mrs. Meriwether's, this
noted writed who now lives at New
Orleans, saw US off on the Dixie.
1t was a pleasure to meet a wo-
man who in private life seemed to be
what she wa in print. q wonder
ful woman. a good writer, a grand
sport. Dorothy Dix has q grand time
in everything she does.
New York Is more impressive as
one leaves 1t. Perhaps II because n
feels OF knows the spirit Of the City,
its bravery and Its cowardice, It's Gym
icism and optimism, Its weaknesses
and strength.
The fading skyline Il unforgetable.
One promises to return.