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Show Notes of Man in Shoiver: The dispute between Justices Black and Jackson isn't the first time a High Court member has been involved in a public squabble. Teddy Ted-dy Roosevelt and Justice Holmes carried on a bitter personal feud for many years. . . . After one of Holmes' dissenting opinions riled Teddy, he blasted the famed jurist with: "I could carve out of a banana a judge with more backbone than that!" Times Are Getting Better Or Something! The top exec of a famed hotel told the col'm last night: "With reference to general conditions, as I see them, this is very noticeable. That the so-called big shots who played the black markets mar-kets are now around borrowing money on their autos or peddling their gems. For instance, I was just offered a $1,500 wrist watch for $600." Booth Tarkington was one of those who urged a tough peace for Germany. Ger-many. When a friend remarked we should teach the Germans to love peace, Tarkington pointed out: "It would be better if we educated the Allies to realize that Germany has never been peaceful." The latest quip in diplomatic circles cir-cles is this: A foreign journalist remarked to a French embassy official: of-ficial: "The House of Franco has been condemned. Why, then, has it not been torn down?" "It appears," was the salty reply, "some of the building inspectors do not have the heart to destroy an edifice edi-fice they helped erect." At a Memorial Day ceremony, a veteran told a buddy: "I understand under-stand that some of the Brass and several politicians placed wreaths on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier In Arlington." "Yen," was the response. "Do you think they'll ever get around to properly honoring the KNOWN soldier?" sol-dier?" Some of the nation's leaders were discussing Russia's renewal of diplomatic dip-lomatic relations with Argentina. An isolationist seized the opportunity to damn it as another instance of Russia's Rus-sia's unworthiness. "Maybe," sarcasm'd a diplomat, "It's Russia's way of showing us she's finally getting into line with our State Department." h correspondent just returned from the Palestine front told his publishers the reason for his copy being heavily censored. "The British aren't afraid of a revolution in Arabia," he reported. "What they're afraid of is a revelation revela-tion in America." The Broadway' Lights: The 1945-46 show season had its usual whoops and groans. One click for every five flops. About a dozen plays perished per-ished in the provinces before reaching reach-ing Broadway. . . . The column's candidates for Very Bests include "State of the Union," "Born Yesterday," Yes-terday," "Call Me Mister," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Anna Lucasta," "Dream Girl" and "Ray Bolger to Make Ready." . . . Although the Theater prides itself on its tall-brow reputation only one serioiLi opus, "Deep Are the Roots," hit pay-dirt. pay-dirt. . . . The profession's chief excitement ex-citement was the skirmishing between be-tween showmen and critics which started with the failure of "Truck-line "Truck-line Cafe." . . . "Around the World" ls the latest to come up out of the resin to fight a stubborn battle against the Grand Muftis of the .Aisles. Variety report it is attract- 'ing sugary biz. Between the Acts: It was overheard over-heard at a recent flopening. During Dur-ing the 2nd act one of the reviewers got up and said to a critic across the aisle: "Will you watch the seat for me?" . . . "Sure," whispered the other, "if you'll watch the show for me." Quotation Marksmanship: N. Cole: Some women don't care whose means they live beyond. . . . G. B. Shaw: The more things a man's ashamed of the more respectable re-spectable he is. . . . L. Beecher: Eloquence is logic on fire. ... Ed Howe: Every time I have caught hell it has been the result of pursuing pur-suing it. . . . Vina Delmar: An ache has come to live in her heart. . . . M. Rubin: All I can say about Great Britain's foreign policy is that it makes Russia's look good. . . . N. Corwin: We've learned that the Germans came close to winning the first time, even closer the second time, and might damn well win if we give them the third time. Silhouettes About Town: Jennifer Jones, the star, halting her taxi at the corner of Hudson and 10th Sts. to gaze at her old home. . . . Andy Russell, the canary, making The Big City for the first time and being train-ill all the way. With his new bride as nurse. . . . Dinah Shore and husband legalizing their New York visit by being seen in the Stork. . . . Jack Oakie and Ge.ie Tunney among the stay-up-all-night-ers spellbound by Geo. Welles' card tricks at Reuben's. . . . Nancy Carrol Car-rol avguing with a counterman. |