Hark at Them
| OVERS of commercial copy will no doubt have noticed that advertisers are entering the general knowledge field. With seven quizzes on national link and ever more spectacular prizes there is an enhanced demand for facts. So one philanthropist tells us for free that a milestone of human progress was reached when slavery was abolished in 1800 and whatever (and another milestone when So-and-so started making ready-made suits), and a rival chimes in to inform us that a classic of the world of music is the secret varnish Stradivarius used on his violins (and the classic of the clothing world is Such-and-such), This is brilliant stuff, but admirers of the traditional style which actually tells something of. the product wil] find new heights are reached in this field too. "Intimately yours . . » the dainty rotary-aection hairremover with the pawder-puff; touch," An electric shaver fer women, in other words. But the mere words convey nothing of the artistry of the presentation. Lucky young man cast for such a
role,
R. D.
McE.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 947, 4 October 1957, Page 24
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172Hark at Them New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 947, 4 October 1957, Page 24
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