Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-02

GudIy e GSoH.
A man doesn't quite know v
confronting humans from $50
to 900, or so. years unborn. This
is Q situation that might very
well cause Emily Post, or Eve or
Lillith for that matter, a feel
ing of gaucherie. The big Ques-
ton, of course, is what the blazes
do you say?
Many things suggest them
selves, like: I am q small man
who enjoys life in spite Of both
himself and life. But it is an
opening full of vanity and would
justify posterity turning in
stantly-without another word
to the apartments-for-rent. or
used car, pages.
Or would it?
In Cakes And Ale" Somerset
Vaughan Qook him up. pos
terityD says that it is a sign
of maturity that a man shall
realize some day he is entitled
only to talk about personal ex-
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It's a thought. It's the only
thing resembling a thought. So
why not?
Get comfortable. therefore,
you continuum of the species
and we will tell you about Teresa
Wright. You would have liked
Miss Wright. She is an actress
and a quite uncommon one, in
telligent. gifted. gracious, and
possessed of excellent taste. This
is much harder type to exploit.
at least in our day, than the
actress who represents a para
doxial thing called pure sex
appeal"
You may think of this phrase
as confusing. Without going
into it further, let me say you
are-well right. We are the most
scientifically bewildered people
you ever saw. I mean read OF,
except the Russians. They. the
Russians. have deliberately
made gibberish a complete way
of life. But that's another story
and we had better get back to
Miss Wright.
I had breakfast with her
which is part of the ritual Of
being an actress andfor a drama
columnist. Candidly, it can be
an uncomfortable ritual but not
in this case. Miss Wright is in
Washington for the re-preimere
of a picture called THE Best
Years of Our Lives" which she
made eight years ago. 1t is still
a fine. timely movie. however.
and she is happy to recall it to
the attention of the public.
A less we'll adjusted CHATS a
phrase we use to describe every
thing from carburetors to ac-
tresses) human than Miss
Wright might be uncomfortable
in this sort of task. She isn't.
although it does reflect the fact
that she is at liberty, another Of
our euphemiSms.
We talked about this. under
the general heading Of the state
of our entertainment. The state
of our entertainment is. in two
words. commercial and physical.
This is to say that so many peo-
pie in it are concerned with what
they can sell and, unless things
have changed lot, you know
what that is. The human form.
for one thing, the less draped the
more saleable.
Miss Wright Il, too) did not
think bitterly about this. She
feels that it represents phase
A phase" is something. one
thing or another, we are always
going through and she expects
us to get through this one.
do. too, or I wouldn't be bother
ing to write this. I suppose.
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What does one do?" Miss
Wright asked me at one point.
referring to whether an actress
Just takes whatever roles come
along, or waits for those in which
she has the keeneSt artistic in
terest.
I told her didn't know, which,
when you get right down to it,
is the very essence of our gen.
eral wretchedness in 1854. Mo-
body knows, not the politicians.
statesmen, coffee growers, ac-