The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Walter Winchen
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 Was anybody surprised to find Broadway taking "air.raid" alarms calmlyS Don't people know the only things that can scare Broadwayites are the reveiws of drama critics or being ignored by the columnistsp ... Why are producers in a dither about the type of shows they should give in wartime9 Don't they know comedy and girly shows always click In times like these9 Why compliment the Axis by calling them ratse Rats only Invade walls mot countries .. A Variety scrib- bier found c gag in Q N. Y. Times news story, and comments: "Who- ever saw e gag in the Times9" !. , Why doesn't he read the papers Topics of the Times" column, which contains humor almost every dayY The alerts on both coasts have hurt theater business. But wouldn't 1t be wonderful If that was the only thing it would hurtp
 Now Shat tho networks are on twenty-$our hours Q day, why do they persist in dishing out so much harsh swing music to balance the stern reality of the news bulletlnsp .. Remember the good old days when all we had to worry about was Q movie probep DO you no- tice that the propaganda line tak- on by the Axis Is the same line that isolationistS used to give use And is anybody surprised2 Do you know that there's sidewalk conn mentator who analyses the bulletins as they are flushed by the Times Square news-ribbon2
 How many people remember that New York had Q blackout during the last war2 -. Why don't cheap burlesk houses cut out patriotic sketches2 {, !, Do you notice that . man who was called N flag.waver, then waIlnonger, iS now called q although he is saying the same thing now that used to result in name-ealling9 , :. Why do radio comics still make faces before stu- dlo audiences to get laughs and think that makes It funny for the unseen aueieneeq Whats bee come of the oraeles who said that Democracy couldn't unite and act taSt2
 Do moody loynt owners know that after the first shock Of war wore off in London, clubs did their big gest business in yeOrS2 Don't you think that T. Manvtlle's com. lnent on the war: "I'm sorry I have but ono wife to give to my coun- try" Is Q new low something or otherP .,. Why don't some Of those bands get voealists who can sing md not just suffer- Why doesn't Hollywood get . new plot for it's comedies. instead Of sticking to tho hushand.w fllppaneies that only Loy and Powell have done success. ,fllly7 Isn't the Ku Klux KlNn as much Na2l as the Bund, and aren't they Just as dangerous to the safety of the countryp {. Whats become of those people who worried about the morale Of our Army
 Isn't the slang used in the film, "DaM of Fire" supposed to Do sonie- thing newp Tts just stale jiVe-talk
 Whats become Of the experts who said that plays without seem cry were here to Stay7 Why are soma of those opera companies dropping "The Mikado" from their Apertolre-becaus it concerns Japs7 Don't they know "The Mi- kadV' Is . rap at the Japs-it dee plcts them as being deeeitfulI ., It is just c coincidence that those Congressmen who rap our armed forces at tho least proVocation are former Bolationists9 ... How can any nation that wears klmunos Do