Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 244, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 8 December 1947 — Page 3

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SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES MONDAY, DEC. 8, 1947.

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that Eugene O'NeilJ's

'rpiece, "Mourning Becomes

toua, has been translened

X stage to screen, Broadway s

;al gentry is engaging in

Li debates, over whether

lira becomes major mm

lave a feeling that, when

picture takes to the road, the

erences of opinion may. take

national proportions. And ; how divergent are these ;s may be gathered by com

ing the conclusions of a few

New York's top reviewers.

ne saw it as heralding the

en age of movies." A second

id it "desperately dull and

ome, and witnesses attest

t this fellow was caught tioz-

off during the unreeling.

sing in my own two diis

th, 1 11 ride along with a thu d ic, who conceded the duller cts but applauded the cour-

of the .novie-mukers in oar-

to tackle an epic tragedy, whatever else may be said , "Electra" stands as a clial-

e to those wiw nave oecn

pl'uning about the "low qual

of Hollywood films, and

out "adolescent entertainment '

id the "general cheap level of

ublic tastes.

That this is a bold adventure ito an uncharted field cannot be

cnieU. Eut there is a something

bout the arguments presented

y Dudley JNicnois, who auapi

directed and produced the

ilm, that have a familiar ring.

omevvhere, in our not too dis-

;int past, we seem to have heard

iseussions of "adult pictures.

hereas the line: "Don't-blame-ollywood - blame yourselves"

mounts to a cliche. Nor is there

nything particularly unique . in

lie linking of such words as art style-entertainment."

Although vour correspondent s

;eat is not film reporting, still

e might suggest for "art-style-

ntertalnir.ent," such pictures as

The Best Years of Your Life,"

or a really wonderful film just

n from Italy (and not Holly

wood) titled, "To Live in Peace."

Eut getting back to the theatre,

rr.t shown on Broadway in 1931. pt was immediately hailed as the

greatest drama to be written by an American playwright And, you may recall, it was a play which upset all stage traditions by running five hours, with time out for dinner. Also, you may remember, It was a drama in . which O'Neill took the terrifying Aeschylean tragedy, in which Electra and Orestes were the key figures, and transplanted it in New England soil against a Civil War background. Electra became Lavinia, a married woman with two children, who during her husband's absence oh the battlefield, ran off with a dashing sea cap

tain When the war ended, she realized that -she could never re

turn to her husband. And so she poisoned him. Therewith, trag

edy began to run amok, tier son murders the mother's lover Unable to bear her boy's denunciation, the mother kills herself Then the remorse-haunted boy commits suicide. Only a malignantly selfish daughter is left. Not-since''Custer's Last Stand" has the screen revealed Sjuch a casualty list. The particular difference, however, lies in the fact tha the western horse-operas left their dead- Indians out on the "lone prairie," whereas "Electra" spreads its casualties out on a broad psychological field that has. been well plowed by Freud and others. Since Director Nichols has made no effort to soften this tragedy of family hates and repressions, it is easy to see why the film makers have shown great courage in bringing it to the screen. My complaint is that the facilities of movie-making have .not been employed to their best advantage. Nichols has taken the O'Neill play, cut a couple of hours from the action, and photographed it scene by scene, line by line, episode by episode. In other words, this is nothing more or less than a photographic reproduction of the Theatre Guild's most important production. As such, I again ride along with the critic who admitted its dullness as a screen product, but believed it should have been done.

A! Last

For Your

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Creomulslon relieves promptly be

cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel I germ laden phlegm, and aid nature Ito soothe and heal raw, tender, inuuamed bronchial mucous mem-

Ibranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un- , derstanding you must like the way it i

to nave your money baes,

Getting out at 6:30 may sound like, a hardship to city dwellers,

t it certainly paid well this morning. The sunrise was beautiful .

nan said so, too. Though why anyone should be surprised ecause nan notices beauty seems foolish; they reputedly fall for beauty ;

women, why shouldn't they admire beauty wherever they see it? - I

It . takes a diplomat to remember a woman's birthday but not - ae; husbands have to be reminded of the first, but not the

ter! Women shouldn't be so touchy about telling their age men

old, too. Sometimes I think I don't like Christmas. It has been comrcialized into gift giving and getting. The gifts we feel we must e keep our attention from The Gift we were given some two

usand years ago. The reindeer and sleigh have shadowed the

b and the baby; Santa plays a more important part than the Bible

ry in far too many homes. And yet there is no sweeter story for Idrerf than the story of the baby Jesus, born in a manger beiscyt'here was no room in the Inn. ' y Junior says he isn't going to spend too much time learning to

npute interest. lie saw the banker use a book where it was ail

ured out to the last penny and beyond the possibility of a mis-

el ' Store windows are a trap for all of us just now. She said God had surely had His eye on her most of her life. Of rse she got into aness in that bit of time, but that only made her more thankful for all the time He had watched over her. i - Ve have survived the Thanksgiving feast; we probably can e Christmas in our stride; but I doubt' if even the rich can face ir! income tax-sheet with composure.

) 4 Thought for the day: yesterday is gone forever, tomorrow may

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One-Minute Test 1. What is the difference between an atlas and a gazetteer? 3,, Brooklyn, is a borough of New York; of what city is Brookline a suburb? 3. In what story does a clothweaver who lost his gold find a more precious treasure in the golden-haired child he found at his door?

Words of Wisdom Choose always the way that seems best, hqwever rough it may be, and custotn will scn render :t easy and agreeable. Pythag-

. Kints on Etiquette If you are attending a large arty and must leave before the

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rest do, leave quietly, taking leave of your host and ihostess and thanking them for the pleasure .you have enjoyed, but not disturbing the rest of the guests by making them feel they should go too, by saying goodbye to them.

Today's Horoscope You are a positive person, honest and sincere, and have a good deal of executive ability. You are somewhat excitable, imaginative, impetuous, energetic and capable.

You have a clear and just mind.,

Your home is very dear to you and you are kind and very affectionate. Your birthday will be bad for hidden, secret, artistic and social matters; also where romance, finances, clothes, finery and liquids are concerned. In your

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next year you are advised to con centrate on vocational and intellectual pursuits rather than on love and psasure, which are not favorably signified, and health, which will need extra care. The child who is born on this date ' will encounter difficulties and ob- I stacles to success and happiness, and health will not be robust. ' Jealousy, deception and folly may mar this life. ' J

One-Minute Test Answers

1. An atlas is a collection of maps bound in a volume; a gazetteer is a dictionary or' geographical names. 2. Of Boston. 3. "Silar Marner," by George Eliot.

during 1948, 225 already are booked. The 1947' convention delegates are estimated to have spent more than $8,500,000 here.

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MILKING seven pounds in two minutes, Margaret Jean German, 17, of Ramney, Ind., wins milking championship at National Farm show in Chicago. (International)

Change of Pace

I IRONTON, O. (UP) Sherrri Rightsell has quit the . automobile body and fender repair business to become ..hair stylist in ' a beauty shop operated by his

wife at London, O.

Happy Anniversary NEWAYGO, Mich. (UP) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wack' agreed it was an ideal 31st wedding anniversary present. They spent the day watching a newly-drilled oil well come in on their farm.

Hub City Gets Conventions BOSTON (UP) Boston had 318 conventions thi year and

"Those bloodhounds really follow a traillj

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What is IT? "adequate and efficient railway transportation service for the nation"

From the official report of the Interstate Commerce Commission on awarding a temporary freight .rate; increase 'pi 10, we quote: , . ' , . "The law requires us to give due con- f sideration, among other factors, to the need of revenue sufficient to enable the carriers under honest, economic, and efficient management to provide adequate and efficient railway transportation service for the nation . . ." A moment's thought should convince any fair-minded person that keeping the American railroads healthy is to everybody's advantage. Every family, every businessman, even the Nation itself is in danger when this vital artery of American life is weakened.

And that threat is real, and it is now. For with increases in the cost of railroad oper'atidn pilmg up one atop another, how , can the railroads' multimillion dollar proi gram !for desperately. 'heeded new jequipr;. ment be continued? How can improvements in roadbeds, yards, stations, rolling stock, which took--a merciless beating in the war years of peak traffic, be carried through? , . They can't. . . UNLESS Unless the railroads are granted freight rates adequate to meet the wage and materials cost increases, and at the same time keep hundreds of American industries busy with new machinery and equipment orders. Government requires that the railroads maintain a high standard of efficiency because You demand it, Industry depends on

it, and the Nation must have it. - We are asking a permanent freight rat( increase of the absolute minimum to meet our need which is in every sense your need; Our request should be granted.

COST INCREASES VS. RATE INCREASES Class I Railroads, If. S. (Since 1940)

$3,029,000,000

I $1,771,000,000 These figures do not Include demands of train service organizations for changes In working' rules nor for wage Increases not already granted.

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