Will Waspe
It has occurred to my suspicious mind that a part, at least, of the present lofty campaign to relieve the arts of VAT may be a little less than frank. Waspe supposes it to be a good thing generally, with the Arts Council now on the rolling bandwagon and the London Evening Standard running a double-column leading article on the subject — a course ordinarilly reserved for declarations of war (if Britons are involved).
Even so, if you have the impression that success for the campaign will bring, say, cheaper theatre seats, it is possible that you may be in for a rude shock. I well recall how sturdily the public supported a previous theatre cause to be relieved of entertainment tax, in the belief that such relief would mean the slashing of ticket prices by the amount of the tax. Not a bit of it. The prices stayed the same, and the managements pocketed what had formerly been paid in tax.
Without Moo
There is, after all, to be a further series of the Garnett saga, Till Death Us Do Part, Warren Mitchell having evidently re-persuaded himself that he can live with Alf, despite, perhaps, a nagging doubt or two as to whether the show achieves its liberalising purpose. Alas, however: Dandy Nichols (who played Mrs Garnett) has not been able to persuade herself that she can live with Alf. Miss Nichols was quite adamant, and author Johnny Speight has had to write her out of the script.
Dynamics in wood
Advertising (on Capital Radio) the film, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, they're using a quote from the Daily Mail: "Richard Dreyfuss, the most dynamic American actor to hit the screen since Brando." Which seems to me to have the same sort of ring to it as say, "the loveliest thing since Phyllis Diller."
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