Return of Slapstick

Is Man's Mind Drifting Backwards?

Where are the checkered pantaloons ? Where is the long red putty nose ? Where are the feet that were not mates ?

The Serious Scholar will recognize these accessories as relating to an earlier epoch. He will recall the ancient musical show when the comedian's ear, properly punched, burst into full cauliflower. He will, in short, remember the days when musical comedy humor depended essentially on the comedian's ability to fall on his face.

If this same Scholar will unbend so far...

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