Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 03, 1948, Tokyo, T�ky� The Mermaid stories two major film studios in England and America have both produce movies of an identical and bizzare nature both Are concerned with Mer maids which subject has certainly rarely reached film before. Both Are playing in America at present and both will be released concurrently i Tokyo this week later to play the entire Fec circuit. The British film is named Miranda based on a popular play of the same name and concerns a husband who took a Mermaid Home with him kept her in the same House As his wife and was caused no end of trouble because of it. From an originally Clever play an exceedingly Clever and diverting movie has been made which skips lightly from the pathetic to the Bawdy without Ever losing its Grace. The american film or. Peabody and the Mermaid is not so Clever but seems a great Deal More interesting in its implications a similar Story a Man catching the Mermaid while fishing is presented but the accent is on the misunderstandings of other people none of whom Ever actually see the Mermaid and the end while Happy in a conventional sense is Al most tragic. The similarities Are numerous but superficial. In both films the Hus bands Are men rather weary of their wives who suddenly come upon the unexpected and unnerving spectacle of an actual Mermaid. Both wives misunderstand and eventually both misplaced mermaids return to the sea. As the husbands Griffith Jones and William Powell Are equally satisfactory. Their characters Are treated quite differently however. Jones is a Young doctor sure of his wife his. Health and profound Well being. Powell is a banker turning fifty no longer so agile and what s More profoundly unsure of himself. The two wives react quite differently. Google Withers in the eng Lish film is a typical smart wife who though unsure of exactly what is go ing on eventually in a very funny scene manages to guess the truth. Irene Hervey in the american film is just Plain typical. She is the expected exponent of decency and morality a Stock character but one most necessary to the film. In both the famous song of the Mermaid or Siren figures. The Bri Tish film rather uninspired title song by Temple Abby Surig Only Dur ing the credit titles and there inexplicably by Jean sablon. The american film uses music to much greater effect. The score by Robert Emmet plan is quite haunting. It might also be noted that in the american product there Are more1 underwater scenes and the Tail is much better constructed. The mermaids Are of course the focal Point of each film. In the British film the creature is Glynnis Johns. She talks and carries on Brilliant re Partee attempts to make All the men sings and casts remarks at the wife such As you be hated me Ever since the first Day i set Tail in this House. The american film boasts Ann Blyth surely one of the most Beautiful women living. She does t say a word but she does t heed to. The greatest difference is however in the treatment of essentially the same theme. The English film is a comedy pure and simple a drawing room comedy since most of it takes place in the modern equivalent of the drawing room. The dialogue a stagy Clever and fast the funniest lines would t pass the Hollywood Board of censors. But it is after All Only a Light comedy., while not so immediately satisfying the Hollywood film actually works on a much larger scale and in so doing commits More blunders but manages to suggest something More than Light comedy. The husband is going on fifty and feels it strongly. He by Accident captures a creature who cannot speak who has never seen a Man before and who Falls in love with him. They have a number of tender moments together during which he tells her about himself revelling in his Nev audience who does t care that is growing old. Eventually however the wife suspecting entirely the wrong thing leaves him and the police thinking her murdered by her husband close in. The Mermaid and the husband escape to an Island from whence he plans to Fly with her to a desert spot far away from All civilization for by this time he too has fallen in love. The police find him but As they Are carrying him away he again hears her song and dives into the water to find her. One of the most poignant scenes in the Siovie is of the Mermaid pulling him deeper and deeper into the water. Some of the credit for the Beauty and pathos of this film which in less heavy hands could have been a me Morable idyll goes to William Powell who manages very Well to subtly suggest the dissatisfaction of an aging Man and his renewed Ardour at the first sign of love. Most of the credit however goes to Ann Blyth who without speak ing a word conveys the impress do of an incredibly Bye in Annial pure and innocent Dev Oid of All knowledge of Why identical subjects in a rarely tried form the comedy allegory should suddenly appear from two film studios May or May not be a sign of the times but for entertainment purposes it is beside the Point. With both films it is a matter of take your Choice and pay your Money you won t be disappointed in either. Donald Richie american experiences in military government in world War it he problems facing american military government and the solutions with which they were met has now been recorded completely succinctly and at times brilliantly in this volume in essence an anthology of reports edited by Carl j. Friedrich of Harvard University former director of that school s civil affairs training school v and special adviser on governmental affairs tothe my in Germany. The Book is divided into four parts in the first part certain Broad general aspects of military government experience Are discussed and a picture of Axis occupation practices is Given for purposes of contrast and com Parison. Part two deals with Italy France and Austria three with Germany four with the Pacific area. Germany has received the fullest treatment both because of the intrinsic importance of that occupation As a possible precedent and because a greater amount of material is available. The Section on Japan written by Arthur Bouterse Philip Taylor and Arthur Maass gives a Complete historical background of my As Well As the organization of the military government Section of Asp a. Thie relation of Scap to the japanese government and of my to Scap is outlined in full As Well As the work completed by my during the period 1945 to 1946. Much of course has happened since this Section of the Book was completed. Korea s my organization is written by Philip h. Taylor formerly a Colo Nel and aus chief now a professor of International relations at Syra Cuse University. The problems Are outlined and the solutions reached up to 1946, Are Given much in the same manner As the Section devoted to Japan. An invaluable Book for laymen and experts alike the aim of the volume is Given in the introduction military occupation and govern ment have become a Central concern of american foreign policy. They impinge upon our relations with virtually All the Powers with whom we Are in diplomatic Contact. Like colonies occupied territories complicate foreign policy because the. Needs of the occupied country can not be disregarded except at great Cost to the taxpayer of the. Occupy ing Power yet these needs May class with the7 needs of adjoining a the aim of. The Book is t j outline in detail the highly Success. Ful Middle path to follow. Donald Richie Page informs us that there seems to be some confusion among the ranks of the Moon viewers in fance Japan United beloved France the Chil Dren spend hours contemplating Madame be Lune or the lady in the Moon in Japan children will painstakingly Point out to you the Lon Long ears of Otsuki Sama no usage or the Rabbit in the Moon while our american children clearly observe the Man in the. Moon then there s the bit of overheard conversation out in the country two vultures sitting on a Fence. One said to the other it was being pull t e n t i is test your general education know How wit the following 10 questions. Time limit 5 minutes. Scores 8-10 Correct Superior 6-1.Correct, excellent 4-5 Correct average less than 4 Correct below average. The answers to these and Many other questions about american government can be founding education manual 215, a self teaching course and correspondence courses offered by 1jsafi or in the class rooms of your nearest army education Center. The Fol. Lowing question May have More than one Correct answer. 1 the Interior department a run the National Parks b tries to improve general labor conditions c has the main responsibility of catching violators of Fede ral Laws d has charge of Public land Sand of Indian affairs choose two ans 2 the department of Commerce a has charge of the standards of weight and measures b supervises the engineering work on Rivers and harbours c encourages foreign Trade in time of peace d collect internal Revenue taxes choose two ans 3 state judges Are usually chosen by a the governor of the state b the gov Erner and the state Senate c the stat legislature d the voters choose one ans 4 Haw is our. System of unemployment insurance administered a by National and state agencies b by the social Security Board c by local agencies d by National and local agencies choose one ans 5 what Public Utility is owned an operated by almost All american cities a electric Power and Light companies b Street railways c Gas companies d water systems choose one ans 6 what was one of the chief causes of unemployment during the past decade a technological changes b seasonal charac Ter of some industries c fashion changes d change in the business Cycle choose one. Ans. 1 what is supposed to be the main work of a state Public Utility commission a it fixes the rate which Public Utility May charge b it regulates Public utilities in Public interest c it acts in a quasi Judi Cial and a quasi legislative capacity d it holds Public hearings when a change in rates or service is requested choose one ans 8 what is the oldest business activity of the National government a the postal system b the Forest service c the system of National Banks d the Railroad system choose one ans 9 what be the fundamental basis of american economic Prosperity a our representative constitutional system of government b the use of our natural re sources in production c our Gold Standard system of Money p our educational system choose one ans / 10 what is the chief Type of recreational facilities provided by the National govern ment a Park b playgrounds c libraries d schools choose one Ana answer on we u Ved by an of and brother you Ain t smelted nothing yet. We learn of another example of the japanese demonstration of poor taste in their attempt to Cater to the whims of their Allied customers. Not Satis fied with perverting their serenely Beautiful Symbol it. Fuji to the extent of plastering lurid paintings of Stover everything from b-4 bags to Manly chests a certain porcelain fac tory has now asked for a portrait of Ernie Pyle to be reproduced on their porcelain Ware. Japan moods Nagano prefecture in late september. The Apple Orchards looking like anything but Apple Trees with their Lucious russet fruit wrapped in paper to keep out the Worms. And under the Trees the space conscious Farmers have spread their arbours of grapes the vines weighed Down with heavy clusters of Dusty purple delectable. The Sake distillers whose tremendous yellow vats exude an Avo a almost As in toxic tingly delicious As the Rice wine itself. And the villages where every House boasts at least one Squash Vine crawling across the roof heavy yellow gourds ripening in the warm Sun while ears of Golden Corn Dangle from the eaves assuring us that Here at least in War impoverished Japan there is food for All. But it s time to try the Tofan. Stan Stripe Page 15,
