"THE LEFT HONOURABLES" WERE OFFENDED!
Ilcccivcd -Mumlnv, 7.20 p.m. LOXDOX, Dec. 2. The Lord Chamberlain will scrutinise more sternly all son»s and jokes which mighf offend (lovernment Ministers, according to the Dailv Mail. - The comedinns' scripts and sonys svritten for a new r»vue were returned from tlie Lord Chamberlain 's otlice witli all the jokes referriug to ])resent-dav Ministers deleted. The chief objection was a too satirical iiumlicr which named several Ministers ealled "The Left Honourables. " The writer of the song said it was returned heavilv cut aceonipahied by a letter pointing out that it was agai nst policy to allow such politieal guviiig.
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 December 1946, Page 5
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