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Seven Steps To Murder - East Coast Broadcast

The Whistler · February 12, 1947 · 21 min · 2,105 words

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I know many strange tales, getting in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless, casual for two reasons. In the first place of course, it involved a pair of famous newspaper men.

Archer acted as the dean of New York drama critics, that ever a Clayton has indicated columns. But more than that, it was interesting in its structure. Yes, there were seven distinct steps between an apparently cordial relationships and a murder. The opening night of taking first play in a whirlwind was step number one. That came to the ten of the course with the rest of

the critics. And shortly after the final curtain had walked across the street to the offices of the New York Globe with merchants and his editor. Denise the newspaper's deadline. Edward Clayton's new play, The World Wind, opened last night at the bright and theatre with Diana Brooks and called strand in the meeting.

Finish your Atkins. Oh, well, much of me. I want to see what you did to Clayton's play. I thought it was great. Oh, did you? Here's what I thought. This new play is utterly lacking, you know, originality, imagination, or even ordinary playability.

The death rattle was audible before the first act was five minutes old. First of that, can you care? Why, God, uh... You go up together. You came from Texas together. You even engaged to his sister.

He's your best friend. Oh, no, no friendship. You're a liar. You're jealous because Clayton's invading the drama. You're sacred territory. Oh, that's true. You should fire me. And it's too bad. I'm too influential, huh?

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