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Bertolt Brecht — Part 3
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order of the day. And
setf-confidence, he 1 how he
fooled the House Cr ‘ttee. He wore
hie perjury ike @ a =. on his chest,
proof positive that he wes, indeed, ©
good and loyal Communist, deserving
of the highest? considerstion.
Brecht's postwar career in Commun-
lst Germany is of the.greai suc-
coms stories to the Reds point
with pride. He is feted and innumerable
honors ere showered on him. He is
olso @ rick man by loco! stonderds,
earning @ lot from the royalties on his
bit plays.
Rut the paper Marks of Red Ger-
mony can't compare with Americon
greenbocks, The reol money can be
ie oniy in the United Stotes. And,
ia America. .
His pley, the “Three in ”
is en off. yy smeon, playing to
copecity audiences in @ Greenwich
Village theater. Albums and single re-
cordings of the pley are selling like
hotcakes. And now comes the top
bononze — the freak success of the
play's theme tund which, with milfions
of Americans singing Ht, does little to
suggest that the enthusiasm benefits
one of the enemies of the United States.
Those millions who help “Mack the
Knife" te wweh unexpected success
should remember Bert Brecht, the mon
smirking behind the hit tune. Aad they
should bear la mind thot the knife in
thet song is really a dagger with which
Brecht is stebbing them in the back.
feel superior or something
if he feals Rke going a.
he has @ second girl con
tokes her with him. But af
doesn't do anything with hi
is finished ot eleven o'claci
goes home to bed. Hes to gei
80 he'lt be on the ball with
watching next day. Both gir!
— &e more, We hess. He &
presents for them; but he o
them any mere money. Sea
matter of principle. a
There era otways pleaty
around whe want « girl fil
work for them, guys like Mich.
the oleo heir off the comme
looded, ono they'll take care
But ! never had anything to «
them. Once a gic! gets hooked
one of them, they take ail th
end kick her round.
Anyway, ( con take core of
‘One night I went over to o hot:
to meet o very wealthy Joh: why
Hezel and said somebody'd gh
her number. te was
must of weighed about @ ton. -
disgusting type. i rold him the ha
2, t wosn't going te have him
me. So then the big lout stor
call me names and slapped me
the foce with his big fat pig hon.
# didn't take much of that, $j
up @ beer bottle — there 1
of them around — and broke it «
edge of a table. Then | showe
the jogged edge of & end told +
he even come neor me I'd rip soe
the blubber out of his feces.
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