Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 March 1951 — Page 28

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| h Comic Gives Gls ~ His Own Version of History

Pokes Fun’ at British Customs;

' Great Events and Former Leaders

By WILLIAM McGAFFIN Every time a new batch of Ameri#an airmen arrive in England they are thoroughly briefed on British ~ . pub habits, party manners, and history before they start to mingle with our British. cousins. For the real lowdown oh English history. however, they should listen to Nat Gubbins, one of the country's most popular writing comics, who presents his version ' in the Sunday Express. According to Mr. Gubbins: “Known English history, as dis- ¢ tinct. from British history, began When Julius Caesar Janded in 55 B. C. at Walmer, Kent. As 1 live Within a mile of the landing beach ‘nd know what it's like when an st wind's blowing, I have often cago, will have lead roles in Sondered why he didn’t pack up At once and go right back to diana University Theater 'tomor-

0 LONDON? Mar. 1 (CDN) -

ha Didn't Have Arms T “The local home guard opposing him (knqwn as ancient Britons) were half-naked Welshmen, Mho would have sent him packing MAnyway if they had not been mbliged to fight trained men In armor with flint axes, “Caesar ‘drove the Welshmen nto Wales, Two thousand years! “Jater they had their revenge by’ sending a lot of Welsh politicians tice, freshman, 1439 8, Illinois St. into England. Hundreds of years later the Norsemen arrived. They shad silly names like-Egghead-4tie «Bald, and Baldhead the Egg wore At DePauw .ailly hats with wings at each side #0 hide their egg heads, and were

bo Prominent Figures

it “Prominent figures in English story after that were King ohn, who was forced to sign the SMagna Carta and started the hour of Lords; eart, who knew a lot of chaps who were tired of thelr wives, too, and led them on crusades 3 alestine; Henry the Eighth, who was a lady killer in more senses

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“Queen Elizabeth, who gave us. nay Warning on” government wo by ~women. hy chopping. of he heads of personable chaps who didn’t make a pass at her; Oliver Cromwell,” who chopped off the "- Head of Charles I, because he had po respect for the parliament we admire .so much today; & clutch .. @f Georges (1st, 2d and 3d), who | ? /Made remarks silly enough to, use a BBC studio audience and ueen Victoria, best remembered r a tough social outlook and’

4 “we. are not amused.” _iCBpyright, 1981, for The Indianapolis Times

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IU To Present Dark of Moon’

Times Niate

BILLOOMINGTON, Sophomores Bob Hennon, Bloomington, and Lydia Gize, East Chi-

Kervice

Mar. 3

“Dark of the Moon" at. the In-

row, Saturday and Mar. 9 and 10. The folk fantasy by Howidrd Richardson and William Berney

ment.

cast. They are;

will be directed by Prof. V. A.| Smith and produced by Dr, Lee Norvelle of the IU speech depart- |

Three Indianapolis students will be among the 30 members of the

Gene - Poston,

senlor, 3542 N. Dearborn 8t.; Sue Ellen . Goodman, sophomore, 301

W. Kessler Blvd, and Lucy. Pren-

Ogden Nash. to . Speak Meeting

Times State “Service

GREENCASTLE, den Nash, famed writer of. light ; “Still later William the Con- verse, will speak in Meharry Hall gqueror arrived, knocked the egg on the DePauw University camheads for six while they were was- pus at 10 a. m. tomorrow. pailing (tossing back a quart), divided up the country among his Through Nash,” a humorous! art crawlers, who began the fine treatment of his reflection on d English family nonsense, And reaching middie age. Were the first English snobs.

His subject will be “Midway !

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