On singer Frankie Laine
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Not content to have the audience in the palm of his hand; he goes one further and clinches his fist.
— Kenneth Tynan
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Not content to have the audience in the palm of his hand; he goes one further and clinches his fist." in the context of "On singer Frankie Laine" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Kenneth Tynan" (Quotes, Curtains (1961): Curtains: Selections from the Drama Criticism and Related Writings (1961))
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About Kenneth Tynan
Kenneth Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a British theatre critic, author and literary manager of London's National Theatre Conmpany for a decade from 1963.
About Kenneth Tynan
Kenneth Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a British theatre critic, author and literary manager of London's National Theatre Conmpany for a decade from 1963.
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