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THE CHINA MAIL,
BIG MOMENT FOR THE YOUNGEST CENTRE-HALF
The youngest centre-half in the Colony's three Hockey Leagues, Claire Mar- chetti of the King George V School “B” team, drinks the victors' health from the Spalding Cup at the reception in honour of the Macao team at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden on Monday.
The Captain of the winning Macao team, Herculano Rodrigues, proffers the Mrs Hilda Hale, who rules the Mighty Mites as well as the School's "A" cup team, watches with some amusement.
Claire is less than one-third the age of the Colony centre-half, Willie Reed, - Picture by A, A. and quite a few of the Mighty Mites are younger than she is. Photo Service.
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WEST INDIES BOARD OF CONTROL COMES UNDER FIRE
FROM JOHN
JOHN GODDARD
Sydney, Jan. 29.
The West Indies Cricket Board of Contro! came under fire today from John Goddard, wh› has captained the West Indies team on their Australian tour.
He was confirming what Lindsay Hussett, Australia's captain, said recently regarding the itinerary of the tour.
Hassett referred to it as "stupidly arranged" when speaking in Melbourne and said that it did not give the West Indies a chance to "find their feet" before playing in the First Test
LADIES' LEAGUE
Powerhouses Stumble, But Win Through
Goddard, adding that Aus-bounds of unfai
were
play as laid
teller the
team. koown the rules of cricket" tralia
Broadcast commentators also said that the West Indies Board
Control "let of
us down in criticised Lindwall but Lindsay
the First
way
Hassett Australia's captain, accepting the itinerary
replied: "Naturally. i would Only
match against one weakened Queensland side was not have allowed Lindwall to played before the West Indies bowl as he bowled this morning Test, had
1 though) that be challenged in
the law against whereas English touring sides infringing play every State before starting intimidatory bowling." the Test series,
R. S. Whitington. In the Goddard lays no blame on the
believed that *ralian
because Sydney authorities Aus' the itinerary they outlined was Lindwall accepted by the West Indies Board and in blaming his own body Goddard said that he did not care whose feelings he hurt.
By "RECORDER" The "Big Four" of the Ladies' Hockey League did not have things all their own way in the week-end | itinerary. matches, but came through
H
He added that he would not go on another tour with a similar
UNLUCKY
the
Keith Miller and we would beat anyone," he says.
Sun.
bowied legítimale)v. Referring to Weekes tendency to make wild strokes at short. "It 15 a
bowler's pitched tails, he said:
duty to attack batsman's wealmess."-Reuter.
Richards Goes Over 15 Feet
A 12th Time
The
a
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952,
★★★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★ ★ ★
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING MISS TUTIN
"Upholstered" was
By ROY NASH
camera.
a nutty brown and Dame Edith Evans, as Lady Denison, in the word for the set on which Bracknell. Her chair, the white check suit with drainpipe Dorothy Tutin. trousers; and Director 1 watched
An- most
all, who, as this was magnificent of
a rehearsal, thony Asquith at work at was balanced on four rough- wore a 1951 ski-sult and boots.
wood,
SECOND TIME Pinewood on Oscar Wilde's looking blocks of
Mr Redgrave, as Jack that Dame "The Importance Of Being raising it so
Worthing, is playing the part for Earnest."
Edith was in line with the
the second time. The first was nearly twenty years ago when he was a member of an amsteur company at Guildford.
Michael Denison, the Man's
Moncrieff, hopes Algernon
with another follow "Earnest" picture with wife Dalele Gray. Wilde film inay Ha thinks the start a cycle of screen versions of stage classics.
Chairs and sofas had H well-padded look and walls and tables were cluttered with pictures und
orna. ments.
Seated in the middle of this 1895 magnificence was
She wore a shining dress of taffeta. shot green and brown
hat was a swall toque Ref garden ablaze with honeysuckle. Sharing the scene were Michael Redgrave, resplendent in a dark
smoking Jacket; Michael
blue
to
One he would like to do is
BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY "The School For Scandal." Miss
Dorothy McGuire, screen-mother to Jerrilyn Flan- nery and Erik Neilsen in Samuel Goldwyn's "I Want You," goes further in her duties than the script pro vides. The youngsters were constant visitors to her dressing room where she kept them enchanted with her Mother Goose recitations,
Humour, Says Groucho,
No Laughing Matter
Is
"Humour," remarkedjmovie diel. Yet the absolute fact that scares the wolf away from the doors of many studios.
Groucho Marx, "is no laugh- persista that it's the belly-laugh
ing matter."
TO THE FUNNIES
Groucho, that gusty, expensive extrovert, made the remark to William Bendix as the two were idling over coffee in the RKO Radio commis- throughout sary.
Gray, who has been displaying unsuspected gifts 215 comedienne in West End revue might be a good choice for Lady Teazle. Dorothy Tutin is the young actress from the Old Vic who is getting her first flim chance as Cicely in "Earnest." Asquith calls her "s fantastically lucky discovery."
She is dark-haired and pretty with Dresden china look and had come to rebearsal after watching "rushes."
Taking a rest between scenes was Joan Greenwood but she couldn't sit down in case she
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satin dress with huge catherine- wheel sleeves which she wore as Gwendolen Fairfax. So she re- clined instead in art upright chinir
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Sir Rulph Richardson on the money-saving hustle which he has brought to Home At Seven" at Shepperton. It is Sir Ralph's first picture as a director. He is also the star and he has finished the double job with only thirteen-and-a- half days of actual filming.
Normal shooting schedule. for picture of this kind is about eight weeks.
How has Sir Ralph_performed this near-iniracle? By rehears- ing his cast which Included Margaret Leighton and his wife Meriel Forbes for three weeks before they went on the studio Hour
Result:
who
actors word-perfect по needed
last-minute coaching for their scenes and no fluffed lines,
"Home At Seven" is the first of series of quick-off-the-floor pictures which the Korda group
planning
ате
Next on the 1st is "The Holly And The Ivy play of family life in a Norfolk vicarage to be directed by TV producer George More O'Ferrail.
Sir Ralph and Miss Leighton will again be in the cast with Cella Johnson and John Gregson, young Liverpool actor who made a hit on the sluge T "Macadam and Eve."
Mr O'Ferrall hopes to polish this off in fifteen days of shoot-
ing and may adopt TV technique
by using two cameras.
without losing any points. Goddard belleves that the West
were Most creditable performance Indies
unlucky to have Weekes us Everton by the also-rans was the Wid- such men
show against
Recretu, and Clyde Walcott injured and gets
the West Indies whom they held to one goal at thought that
uttructive played
more Boundary Street.
A goal late in the second half cricket.
"Give saved both by Stella Correa points for Recreio. The Junior Gremlins did better than the
He holds the opinion that the Senior Gremlins, who had gone all-rounder, Gerry Gomez, and down by three goals, and their
the spin bowler, Alf Valentine, defence shone for change
were the stars of the tour. their attack squandered Youd
Hassett considered Australia's at least seven reasonably
all-round bowling strength to opportunities to score.
Star of the defence was full- have been the deciding factor in back and skipper Irene Smir- noi, with the half-back line,
"I could pull out any type of Sheila Bolton again the shining light in it, holding the Recreio bowler I wished at any time." he said. "It was an exceptionally forwards.
pleasant tour but I think Aus- trafia was a little fortunate to win the early matches before the
boys had settled Olympic hopes, the bespectacled | ing his head and pulling a lit. Marx, like Old Mon River; kept | "Castle In The Air" at Elstree. West Indies down."-Reuter.
while
have
was
the Test series.
New York, Jan. 29.
Reverend Bob Richards, the pole-vaulting parson from Illinois, cleared 15 feet for the 12th time to win his speciality for the sixth straight year in the annual Millrose Games be- fore a capacity crowd more than 15,000 at Madi-
Square Garden to night.
son
of
One of America's chief
& new
Widgets had a good deal of the attack but could not make anything of good feeding from the half-back line of Peters,
mid-Westerner left his closest Blendinsop and Belier
challenger, Don Cooper of the Recreio never got really into
CONTROVERSY
University of Nebraska, a full stride and could have been held the
foot in his wake as he cleared to a draw if it wasn't for
Sydney, Jan. 29.
then return of Evelyn Collaco, who
A controversy which recalled the bar at 15 feet and saved them a point that might
on a penalty memories of the famous Harold missed out on a two-inch raise been to
Larwood "bodyline" Test series Millrose mark.
which would have set d.herwise bully
In 1932-33 has arisen over the great spoiler.
legality of Ray Lindwall's Tied
at third behind the MIGHTY IN DEFEAT
bumper attack today against Sullivan Award winner canie The Mighty Mites deserved a
Everton Weekes, th West
Vince Vinci of Seton Hall and draw against the Victorians,
in the Fifth Joe Ferlow of Army, deadlocked whom they held scoreless well Indles bateman,
at 13 feet. into the second half, but then Test.
and Broadcast commentators Joan Crighton followed up s picture save by keeper Jennifer newspaper critics differ widely Tubbs and later Claire Negus in their interpretation of
in: + beautiful rules, slammed
The School goal off a corner,
was as steady goalkeeper as ever and neither goal was her fault.
The Mighty Mites' defence was sound as usual and their for- wards tried hard, but with no Success.
New
As Richards missed out for the the final time on the board track surrounding him slender
of the Roscoe Browne Bill O'Reilly, former AusYork Pioneer Club turned in a finish upset Over tralian Test bowler, writing in blanket the Sydney Morning Herald, Olympic champion Mal Whit- said: "The rule relating to the Beld, former Ohio State star, in run. United systematic use of short-pitched the 880-yard balls should have been appiled Press. against Lindwall.
Dorang drew first blood "As one who played. In the
against the Gremlins through famous series of 1932-33 against Dean Cromwell To right-wing Yvonne Oel after 16 England 1. must deplore the minutes, but then Hilda Fowler, means by which Lindwall took
Coach In Manila
Noel Skmenons and ... Hilda the wicket of Wecktes in the
Foto A beat University by Herald,
two more, made it 4-1. Tom Goodman, also seven goals to nil, Hilary Hale
#corers.
Bald that Lindwall the bowling of
Manila, Jan. 20, of bumpers (3), Marjorie Revie (3), Valeria
Weokes. It was h
The world-renowned Ameri- Jillott and Shella being the meditated
Hall
and concentrated can coach, Dean Cromwell will puh. A bumper aftack," he said arrive here before May this year HOW THEY STAND
Goodman added that the nela to undertake a six-week teach PWDLFA Pis was not so crowded on the leg ing contract with the National 972-21 3 10 das as Larwood's bodyline held, College of Physical Education
The retired University of 71 130 0 10 bist at was calculated to cramp
Tecrelo
School "A"
Gremlins
LESS STRENUOUS "We like to think we buy our Burt Lancaster, who has been daily newspaper to keep well-jumping over rooftops at Elstree informed on current happenings for "The Crimson Pirate," has a the world. True less strenuous part waiting when enough, perhaps, but haven't he gets back to Hollywood. you often caught your-
He'll be serious young doctor from in a new picture for Hal Wallis Bendix had turned the con-self going rather quickly versation to a discussion of the the front page to the furnics-a co-starring roles played peculiar quirk of the American bccounts for the by Marx, Marie Wilson and him- people that self in "A Girl in Every Port" handsome salaries paid to news Clever car He expressed the opinion that paper cartoonists. Groucho's part of an over-ripe toons and comic strips build big Navy seaman with a genius for circulation." trouble and eye for women is one any actor would envy.
three
"No," repeated Groucho, shak-
Bendix tried to thrust his oar into the flood at this point, but
After keeping up with Lan- caster's acrobatic stunts director Robert Siodmak whom filmgoers know best for his psychological thrillers ("Phantom Lady." "The Spiral Staircase") also hopes to follow "The Crimson Pirate" with something more restful.
Comedian David Tomlinson makes his debut as a crooner in
He's been taking singing "Then we come to the radió, lessons for a scene in which he Bill. That's a medium in which croons in his bath. many the laugh assumes the value of that yellow metal now hibernal- "Humour, Bill, is not laughing in the vaults of Fort Knox. ing matter. A comedian leads & And I'm not thinking, either, as hard life. He has to be able to you are, of the fabulous sums shoot through the yolk of a new-paid to radio comedians."
"So what are you, thinking of laid egg without making the hen get up. That's tough.
you old; wairus?" interfected Bendix.
rolling along:
that
testily at the first real moustache (no greasepaint this time) has decorated his lip in years.
BIG BUSINESS
1
on
THE NEON LIGHT "You see, Bill, humour is big business. A laugh is worth a "So I'm thinking" went hundred dollars on any market. Groucho, "that radio is only the If you don't believe it, just do a acon light over another gigantle And little figuring on how big busi- industry advertising. ness has cashed in on that finan- that's where big business comes cial truism."
in, where Wall Street, in Ita Bill Bendix Interrupted:
striped trousers, gets into the "Well, of course F'll admit, entertainment business and acta he said, "that the sum total of as straight man to the comedian! all the salaries paid to come- The laugh becomes the big at dians, humorists and cartoonists traction that causes several mil by entertainment enterprises, lion people to listen to several publishers and newspapers adds minutes of commercials that sell Groucho. varied products. Today, Bill, the the beginning, chairmen of the boards of our
up to quite a sizable figure. several, billion dollars worth of
"Heckl" hecked "That's
only understand that a good comediantess hours debating whether is an asset to a Broadway show, more comedy in motion pictures, very few people realise the immore comedy on radio and, fale portent part the laugh plays in vision showa, more comedy in dollars. other forms of endeavour that newspapons won't attract more
People with more affect our daily, Mving routine
For starter, leto take the Humour is no laughing matter, motion picture Industry, Comedy Bill
while, the general publie may biggest corporations spend count
generally considered alde Groucho Marx, pushed back
D 22011-10 the batean style when dealing Southern California coach has line to romance in the movies, his chair and biota beckoning
W 8 in this sy
reed to teach track and field and in Bun Bindix:
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