Muse by the Tail
ADTIO discussions are the complete lucky dip. A good panel with a good subject may turn on a dull per- | formance; on the other hand, who could ; have predicted that the liveliest Question Mark of the season would have been the one, some weeks ago, on the price of potatoes? Some of the entertainment may have been unintentional,
but this made no difference to the listener’s enjoyment. I might also conclude that the muse of discussiofs is a fickle wench who bestows or withholds her favours in a manner entirely capricious and unpredictable, if I did not know that one person has caught firm hold of her and never let go. Marie Griffin’s uncommon sense and quick wit have made a success of every discussion I’ve heard her chair. I wondered how she would survive the change from the Women’s Session to the less cosy atmosphere of Question Mark She took it in her stride and in conversation with David Mace on marriage was by no means overshadowed by her famous partner. Hearing these understanding _and humane speakers is a good antidote to the harsher voices which so often dogmatise on the subject in public
places.
R. D.
McE.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 887, 3 August 1956, Page 22
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203Muse by the Tail New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 887, 3 August 1956, Page 22
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