Still Seeing Things

Name/Title

Still Seeing Things

Entry/Object ID

2018.009.005

Description

From Kirkus Reviews: "Another collection of this popular columnist and lecturer's forays -- into the world of the theater, books, movies, personalities, reminiscences. There's a lengthy introduction to the Portable Lamb which combines literary criticism and biography attractively; there are appreciations of Churchill, Helen Hokinson, Robert Sherwood, Philip Barry, Maxwell Perkins; there's a visit to an old teacher, the trials and tribulations of summer husbands, the art and importance of conversation, the contrast of the G.A.R. and today's veterans, the pleasures of etiquette and manners; there are pieces on the Lunts, Mae West, Clifton Webb, Laurence Olivier, and Katherine Hepburn; and there are reviews of the season's plays and pictures." Chapters include: The Proper Study Spice of Life "The Actors are Come Hither" Of English Origin Pelops' Line Out of the Night Freedom's Battle Fact and Fiction By Way of Explanation Physical Description: light green cover with title in gold on dark green banner

Book Details

Author

Brown, John Mason

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.

Place Published

Location

New York

Date Published

1950

Publication Language

English

Call No.

814.5