Show 1 IT 17 HAPPENED t IN WASHINGTON MRS WALLACE WAILACE F. F BENNETT DENNETT BENNETTI I I suppose its it's good to see ourselves ourselves our our- I selves as others see sec us though at times it can be a bit hard hardon I on the ego A case in point is isone isone isone one of or the best selling seIling novels of oC the da day Advise and Consent Consent Con Con- sent by Allen AUen Drury I A PREVIEW of the movie made from tho the book was pre recently at a n private showing for members of oC the Senate the Cabinet and other friends of the producer It was a gala occasion The theatre party was to lo be fol fold followed 01 lowed ved by a supper and dance at the Sheraton Park Sheraton Park Hotel As guests arrived dressed in their best the usual array of cameramen cameramen cam cam- were to be found begging beg ging for just Ujust one more INSIDE TilE THE lobby the Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate pages were lined up up on either cither side passing out colorful orange programs The picture was shot in Wash ington The scenes particular particular- particularly ly those around the Capitol were viewed with great delight A short shor short scene showing Sen Henr Henry Jackson of Washington State and his charming fiancee now wife received thunderous applause The photography and the acting were magnificent THE STORY STOHl is something else again No novel written byan b by byan an outsider has been able to catch the true spirit of or the Mormon Monnon pioneers Th o 0 u ugh g h hJames 1 i James Michener's Hawaii has been widely acclaimed bythe by bythe bythe the general public it is no not t liked by the Hawaiian people So with Advise and Consent No matter what the reaction n of oC the general public may beit be it did not meet with favor from m the Senators Thc They felt elt that i it t gave a wrong impression of or the legislative process and the seriousness ser sere seriousness of the work in which they arc engaged THOUGH IN any large body there are bound to be a few Cew obnoxious obnoxious ob ob- noxious characters the Senate as a whole is is' made up of or dedicated dedi rated men and women trying desperately to do a difficult and exacting job lob to the best of their ability The They may differ politically and engage in heated debate but each is striving to do his best according to his lights the be Hence perhaps they ma may pardoned for or feeling celing that Advise Advise Advise Ad vise vise- and Consent is greatly overdrawn and does docs not give atrue a atrue atrue true picture of or the legislative process |