THE NIGHT THE OLD NOSTALGIA BURNED DOWN

by Frank Sullivan ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 11, 1953

That wayward wit, M. Sullivan, does his good deed by collecting some of his published articles and merits a high ranking badge for the many reforms he indicates. In the perfect speech department are the unexcelled cliche correctives on baseball, tabloids, drama and cliche testing; in the good old times are the gigantic memories of Aunt Sarah whose tall ones take care, now and forever more, of dust storm, fruit cakes, partridge hunting and dogs, and Niagara Falls; in the realm of music the mixup of the Bachs is permanently settled and concerts put in their place; in the complaint office you will find new hats, jokes, proverbs in reverse, exercise, cigarette machines, packing and vital omissions, household chores and the streamlined shirt; and for the rest there is recall of past slang, seasonal sports, life in the home town, rocking chairs, shaving habits and present day episodes with a small young neighbor. No ""breeding ground for gastric ulcers and anxiety neuroses"" here, but a well tempered chorus of comical to tender, high and grace notes. Highly welcome.

Pub Date: Aug. 11, 1953

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1953

Categories: NONFICTION