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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1952.
UNDRESSING ON THE BEACH
Bold now satirist
1
interprets clasic
English custom...
West End theatregoers ara apredding the OCCER OF
catirlit named · fam Carmichael in the
a
00:47:4
** Globe Begud” Carmichael's getta, sinole we depanda for its success mainly ON the fact that nearly every one at one time eranother has faced the problem of undressing on the beach. For. that's all Carmichael docs-but here Giles comer Es on the act, too.
Windsor-by) such
crash.
T
a.m.
London Express Service
Mr Bauer's Britain
THE TOURISTS ARE SPENDING MORE
THAN EVER. AND THEY CAN STILL WRITE HOME, HAVING WONDER-
FUL TIME”—IN SPITE OF CABBAGE
ON THE MENU .
by JOHN WATERMAN
in the forecourt of St. Pancras station. Tours arranged by the lending travel agencies leave here every day, conducted by their specially-trained couriers.
Eton'
& ret
on
round the Conversation turns the incruding the tomb. With merits of touring in Britain, debate about the precision Mr Bauer considers the matter, the merits of of a drill. "Air-conditioning,” ho mayd; a tea-bag in sergeant in "yes, I suppose there could be making tea. Loning
from more of it. But I'm not com the
nual, plaining. I'm manual,
having a: Ane
Courior Tytler time."
goes through
Interrupts
✡
the facts. With
the cameras.
tourist
Mr Lewis Lettko- witz of Dal- from las, Texas,
ᄇ
He
THE DOC SILENCED LIONS
From R. M. MicCOLL
Washington. FAINT echo of the gaudy, good-time, gaslit days of show. business in the 'seventies and 'eightles sighed as William S. ("Doc") Waddell died in Columbus, Ohio, aged 94.
His real name was William Anders, and he wis known to elreus people the world over an "The Bishop of the Big, Top."
For William, technically a circus "advance man" and publicity agent, loved to proach, and did so, often and forcefully, his great voice booming out against an obligato of Ilons grunt- ing and the neighing of ring ponies.
In his day William worked with such conlure-worthy names as Barnum-and Batley, Karl Hagenback, the Ringling Brothers and Frank Bostock, the animal trainer.
And he travelled with wagon shows, Mississippt river barges, and eventually, In luxurious Pullman apecial traiņa."
HE got his nickname as a boy of nine, when he set-up a lemonade stand at a chreur. Even then there was an air of great solemnity and portentousness about the lad, and "Doc"
seemed the natural appellation.
tracyjking staPU
equal precision Fennsylvania; "Sure, there regrets he is Dut come might also be more ice-but I not spending
suppose you've heard that bo more than
how, day or two in fore? I can't understand Onwards to you drink
your beer warm. Britain. Eton. The Still, I suppose English people finds London coach arrives would probably complain in friendly. "In New York you as classes are the States of too much air could go for weeks without changing conditioning and too much ice, anyone speaking to you." Americans It's different temperament, stand aside to
03
MORE QUEUES
HE sour, Gothic face of St Pancras clock- tower shows 9.15 Below in the
Jet black suppose."" forecourt is a little scene
Etonians, Our courier is Ernest J. Tyl- suited
self- which, if he saw it, would
away conselous as chorus-boys taking ler. As the coach rolls warm the heart of Richard the passengers oak: "Shall we a curtain call, walk through the Austen Butler, Chancellor see the changing of the guard?" main gate. of the Exchequer. Into a "No,' says. Courler Tytler re-. red motorcoach are climb gretfully, ing an assembly of people in `. gaberdine suits and nylon shirts, with ties as bright 43 1 strawberry banquet. They are visitors from America. This year, more
OLDE-WORLDE
Out of London via the Great West Road (many Industrial name familiar to visitors from
than ever before, their the States), and some villages dollars are helping Britain olde-woride that the news solve her currency agents still advertise the Morn problems.
Comments Mr Bauer: "They're "Д a riot: Says the guide: great number of politicians, bishops, poets and the like 'were educated here.”
Follows the natural American query: "Why is Eton called a public school if most of the boys are paid for? At home we call them private schools."
Lunch at Windsor. There is The Travel and Holidays First stop is Stoke Foges, to cabbage on the menu, "Why no Association forecast that see the Churchyard of Gray's garden peas?" asks Mr Bauer, 752,000 visitors will come Elegy fame. The party crunch "Sorry," says
ing Post.
the waitress,
I
His first career ended way back in 1908, when he retired from the Big Top, settled down in Columbus and became missionary in alums and gaols. But William remained showman at heart, and from | time to time he would send to the local Columbus newspaper long type-written accounts of various events in his life to add to their already bulging files about him, explaining "I want to be quite sure they get the facts straight. when I do kick off."
A
NEW YORK 'woman is robbed of diamond ringa worth $10,000 (23,571) by a fashionably dressed blonde and
her male accomplice, who gain admittance to the luxurious Bat by showing the Negro mald a ddg which they said they hai "found in the park." from
Mr Letura, salesinan Memphis, Temesce, sdyd he Sipping Scotch, the thloves finds Engilsh humour unpre affably take their time as well dictable. "I looked in at your29, the rings. And on the floor TV-it didn't look to be very "Boysey," the Dalmatian good reception to me, maybe owner of the returned tag, Outside, the crowds in the the set wasn't tuned. Hut snoozes peacefully through it all, aftemoon heat are Investing didn't find the show at ari Windsor Castle. The next funny."
It was the George move is vialt there. The Martin Show).. sceno resembles a late phase in between men Thurber's war and women. Against each wall are six-deep' queues, Courier Tytler Ands a break in crowds.
the
AND AWAY
wifat looked like a desperate throw, R.KO, "refasued the 10,- year-
- old picture "King Kong."
It has proved a sensationti success, and the gigantle gorilla Al Leicester Square the tour thus brought from, retirement ends. Most of the Americans will eam another $2,000,000 Inside there are more queues, take taxie to their hotels. One892,657) for his masters this Round the State Apartments makes for the Underground: year.
to Madame to got shuffles a crowd as thick, noisy tant and sticky as the 5 p.m. Tussaud's before, they close."
good ship Courier, containing Underground crush at Oxford Two step across the road for O from Hoboken mils the
radio the super
fransmitter Circus. The Americans are not whiskies-and-soda.
through which, from "friendly" deterred.
In the coach all that remains
Tea at Hampton Court, and of their presence aró a more discussion on England
to Britain. in 1952. If they up the gravel path and gather "only spring greens." do, the record set up in Festival year will be broken. Then, nearly 669,000 tourists come and paid £103 million worth of assorted currencies for their holidays.
BACHELORS FOR WHOM
This year's increase is mainly in American traffic. It means that 1951's total of £26.4 million worth of dollars spent should be ex- ceeded.
EDUCATION
Exactly how do these dollars roll in? Mainly in fares, meals and accommo- dation. But tourists also buy British goods (usually textiles, pottery and
+
THE DRUMS
New York. ACHELORS are burst BACHELORS
ROLL!
By Kay Murray
United States. Latest to hit the headlines is Mr Alistair Forbes, of, Aberdeen, who, after following baseball on the U.S. Army's European broadcasts, wrote to the famous team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and asked for (a) a book of rules, and (b) in- troductions to some lady Dodger fans.
mands the most impeccable
it elects.
few
1
ports in the Eastern Mediter ranean, the Voice of America, is empty American cigarette pac going to talk to the Soviet da kets, screwed-up Paris editions loud and clear, Hon of a New York paper, à faint aroma of cigars. As the coach rolls away Courier Tytler slides the door to and beams a goodbye through the window.
Tomorrow. It will start all Lover again, 'In St.
who
POLITICAL: spopers
wear dentures are taking B risk of having them pop out. during TV appearances...
The studios: now: urrunge" to Pancras magnetise the hardware, just be forecourt at 9.15. there will be fore programme time.
load of, dollar tourists
and,
embark: Courier
will be there to greet todent up the Great
as they speed
Bond, will be ready to nounce with sunalloyed
goes the heat-wave, Con- ductors of the Long Island to Railroad,
New York's great West "commuter" line, are. passing an-out salt tablets to the customers. fresh- And in most of the heat-
Whiteness
at 4 p.m.
Sweetness
home
Purity!
Bachelors, according 'to' 42- dess: "Here are many indur-struck cities of the East, office pedigree and behaviour before year-old Jack Blatt, wealthy trial names familiar to visitors employees are being sent
New York founder and presl from the States. Norman Hartnell is the re- dent of the society, are a very icing UK President Marlon much discriminated against Brando and Montgomery Clift rece, which will come as news also belong.
to the harassed father of three: "We are
not ・ misogynisis," staring, wistfully. atca. half- said its founder. "We are." he pint for which he, dure not added, with quiet dignity, miss the 5-26... "Gentlemen-in-Waiting."
Over-25 bachelors, he says, have difcuity in incciing
and singlo girls
often passed over for parties as odd While wolting, the gentlemer. of the Bachelor Clubs achievemen out. their main object-which is · Other The Dodgers responded children to the circus,
good by stealth-taking poor polley of choosing a married buying man for an executive position handsomely by flying Mr them toys and candy, and or because he is more respon Forbes 3,000 miles to see gantsing for children's charities sibio" and the reprehensible
Bachelors Ball at the Waldorf bachelors. Astorta.
If
are.
examples are.
the
their Lady Day Game. such functions as the glittering European habit of taxing
the
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antique furniture).
Take one American tourist now in London, Mr Daniel Bauer. He is broker, lives on Long Island, earns "around 12,000 dollars # year".
Soundly kissed by a bevy (about £4,000). He looks of American beauties, and
bachelor commita In order to amend some of like everybody's idea of 3 a triffe stunned, Mr Forbes matrimony, he is required to these injustices,, Mr. Blatt, throe
ago inaugurated prosperous American, be- twitched his borrowed kilt give a stag party at which he years
is drummed out", of the club Bachelor Society of America spectacled, groying hair, into place.. (at home, he with great ceremony, and which has 1,000 members and quiet tie, alpaca jacket. He wears American suits and must hereafter wear the crest nothing in common with Bays frankly: "I've come to yellow shoes) blushed and of his Bechelor Club blazer a bachelor Clubs of America. England because I think it's concentrated hard on the tres and the motto Est Tempus crown with two crossed seep- part of one's education."
game.
Sun (Hle Time Is His Own) upside down,
For an annual subscription But maddest of all the of eight guineas, the Bachelor NO FINER SUGAR! bachelor booms, however, has Society organises parties, dances
Available from all been the first National Con- ar river excursions: at
discriminated against chops and stores vention of the Bachelor Society which of America, which took place: bachelors of both sexes сад
He is here with his wife for a week. "Before he departs for Paris he estimates ho will have spent about £200. His but for
a room with private bath at Mayfair hotel will cost
him
Next Mr Sandy M. Pibofsky,
of America, sent founder of the Bachelor Clubs
out a
being
For all these dollars, does Mr Mr. Pitooth we wel-
the
about £30. Just touring minder that nominations for at Bethlehem, New Hampshire, mingle,
the For threa days Bethlehem! We inquired what the about" will cost another £20. the office of President of
in bachelors, British branch are now
was submerged.
Bachelor' He has already bought 200
Society thought of accepted by him at 53 East and the Town Clerk gave 24 the Bachelor Clubs. worth of antique glass, minia-
Just a
•tures and. furniture, His wife 74th Street, New York 21 hours a day service on
smar- lot of playboys," said Mr Blatt rlago licences. has spent £50 on clothes.
Menging the "Mind you, this-is
with compressed Ups: - usual shob
1,”**) explained
What did the Bachelor Clubsi 'affably,
procedure, the bachelors think of the Bachelor Society?
themselves to any nominations but allowed Bauer, got value in return from come
be Mr Pitofsky looked pained and Britain? Let us join him for a they would naturally bo in paraded through the town in changed the subject.
hero and
carts for the bids of any day, and sep..
vestigated our people In London.
terested spinsters One might American usually
an upper bracket: They attended rambles, pice "Mon; this is the life!" beame want to view le Windsor Castle, clan of bachelors,, It has 160,- nies and moonlight dances, and of the All-American Aber Mr Bauer la no exception. 005, members, came into arise held open forum discussions on donian, removing the last trace Ifence his presence one morning fence four years ago, and de- bachelors particular problems. of Upruck from ble f800,
both"
in what did Bachelor think of America!
Fortres
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