Although The Rudiments Of Snobbery Are There,

American Radio Is The Reverse Of The Shakespearean Stage. In Shakespeare's Time The World's Greatest Dramas Were Acted With The Most Primitive Technical Arrangements; On The American Air The World's Most Primitive Writing Is Performed Under Perfect Technical Conditions.

Was He Joking? Was He Being Sarcastic? Aggressive? Impertinent? Or Just Courteous? There Was No Telling From His Impassive Face. What A Country, He Thought Despairingly. In Russia You Always Knew. If A Man Made A Stern Face He Was Threatening; If He Was Laughing Uproariously, He Was Joking.

The Art Of Conversation Could Not Die In Australia; It Never Lived. Television Did Not Kill It; There Was Nothing There To Kill.

Travel' Is The Name Of A Modern Disease Which Became Rampant In Themid-fifties And Is Still Spreading. The Disease - Its Scientific Name Is Travelitis Furiosus - Is Carried By A Germ Called Prosperity.

I Have Often Thought That The Aim Of Port Is To Give You A Good And Durable Hangover, So That During The Next Day You Should Be Reminded Of The Splendid Occasion The Night Before.