GREAT BRITAIN: Ad Lib

In the last days of King Edward VIII's reign, a London stage revue was considered daring and excruciatingly funny because one of the characters was frequently addressed as "Miss Simpson." Music hall and radio comedians throughout the United Kingdom fairly itched to utter the words "Mrs. Simpson" in any connection whatsoever, and these British funsters were still itching without relief when, last week. Miss Joan Young, author of a British Broadcasting Corp. radio revue called Masculine Fame on Parade, took her place to conduct this performance. The B. B. C. Variety Orchestra...

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