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1, 1953.
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'Windsor Castle' goes north for the biggest of all Coronation pageants
L
Luton. UTON, the Bedford. shire town 30 miles from London, famous for its straw
by
once
hats and now a rapidly growing engineering cen- tre, has planned
the
biggest and most spectacu-
DENISE RICHARDS
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lar of all pageants for the being tarmacked and painted Coronation.
green. At the water's edge an urchestra pit is being dug for The town is spendinng £18,000 the band the Irish Guards. оп an open-air production of All this is costing nearly £5,000. Edward German's "Merrie Eng- On the slope on the other side land," followed by a cavalcade of the river, wooden stands are being built to seat 14,250 people of Die two Elizabethan erns,
at cast of £1,400. Forty-eight The venture has the whole- micropliones will pick up the hearted support of the town, sound and two giant loud- partly due to the fact that it speakers, concealed in trees, will will not cost the ratepayers one send it across the water. penny.
A cast of more than 1,000 is
de los
money
HIGHLIGHT
"We hope to make a profit of needed to fill the stage. All but £2,000 to £4,000 to help the six are amateurs. The profes amateur dramatic and music stonials, headed by Anne Ziegler societies in the town; but if we and Webster Booth, are to pro-
we have been vide "box-office attraction." guaranteed, more than £10,000 by 11 Luton Arms," Mrs Janet King, the organising secretary, said at her Town Hall office.
"Wo. have to sell 86 percent as many voluntary helpers of the seats to break even," making costumes and "props"
Man responsible for the idea Highlight of the show, which is Mr Arthur E. Davies, 50 will be performed every evening year-old conductor of the Luton and on Saturday afternoon from when Choral Society and founder June 9 to 13 will be
Elizabeth" and ber and director of the Luton Girls' "Queen
Choir.
BACKCLOTH
DEHIND the scones are almost
is 25-year-old Miss Amanda Rolfe, secretary to the manager
of an engineer- ing firm,
Amanda, also secretary of the Luton Operatic and Dramatic Society, has played the lead in the town's annual' musical productions for the last six years,
A 511, bin. brunette with a 36in, bust, 25in.
Man to ho thought of the idea is Arthur
(below). who helps direct the cast during rehearsal.
little
love was lost..
New York. When he had finishedtyphe
OR the first time the turned to an unobtrusive young
"Have you seen this, "Sure,
story is told in detail man near by. of the rift between asked. Chaplin. Douglas Fairbanks senior the young man.
Why
and junior. It is told in a "Any good?" asked Chapin. he's the best in tho book "Dougins Fairbanks, business. He is a screamstriker. the Fourth Musketeer," by Ï never laughed so much ot Ralph Hancock and Letitia anyone in all my uter Fairbanks, just published be as good as Chaplin'
As good as Chaplini?**** this Fairbanks has got this Chaplin looking like a gloom, They are not in the same class. Fairbanks is funny
here.
Douglas Fairbanks, it seems, was unprepared for fatherhood. When Douglas junior was born on December D, 1909, Doug was enjoying the first real success of his stage caféer.
As a child, Douglas junior was fat and dumpy. His father developed no real affection for him. He thought him a mother's boy.
Seld Chaplin sternly: "Tam Chaplin."
"know you
said tho
are young man. "Im Fairbanks/1.
Dec 19, 7.3
But no risks
Douglas Fairbanks. MOYAS through the pages with the
Father was proud same enthusiasm that tirifled
Ho
picturegoers of the twenties as he leaped from charging horse Douglas junior knew he had to roaring train.dave to convince his father that he
would always say: "It's *. was indeed
boy. no mother's Once he cut his knee so badly enthusiasm that mattersimmon
tho Ho, enjoyed his acrobatics.t that
the bene was exposed. Iodine whe poured into the during feats of physical prowess, wound. The Ind refused to cry the role of the Ideal American out, and remembered his Boy. father's Admiration of his yet there was no element of danger in most.. of his famQUIS
courage.
"It was one of the proudest stunts. They required infulto moments of my youth, young skill and practice, the work of a Fairbanks recalis.
great athlete. Asked once int was the most difficult" things he But the lack of interest per- ever did before a camer ho sisted. It turned to hostility replied: "Making Joycetinnvite when the son wished to follow the father Into Alms.
When making the Iron Maic" nim, ho entertained Litheate AB a final gesture of dis- Duke of Kent. Dougins engaged opproval, Fairbanks cut the boy, in a furlous swordfight and out of his will.
then, in making his escape fie leaped through a-window, This attitude persisted for shaftering the glás high several years. When Donald thousand pieces.1707213 Crisp cast young Fairbanks in anim, Doug upbraided Crisp.
"But what have I done?” asked Crisp.
"You have put Junior in your picture," was the extraordinary reply.
Crisp pointed out that he had "I shouldn't have been able to cast him because he thought he
courtiers float down the river waist and 37in. hips, sho declares, take part if my husband hadn't, would be good in the part
in two barges. These have cost that she has "no time for
£600 to adapt and decorate.
Rehearsals, held three times
agent during the Luton.
Now Vauxhall's
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Queen
He returned in a moment, picked up two pieces of glass, look a bile out of one and offer- ed the ether to the Duke
The Duke sampled, 1., tibd grinned. It was made of anger,
No fear of death
muut & DEI
Douglas loved' Englärid and Arst came on a hobo tripras a haystoward on a cattleboatrekt.
he got 80 Liverpool
10% England. He was
mortar-mixer.. adding i povol
It come
offered to put our one-year-old "There's only one Fairbanks, marriage at present"
"Music is my only hobby and daughter to bed and baby-sit on retorter Douglas.
rehearsal nights," said IT was in April 1952 that Mr week, have been a problem as it takes all my spare time."
Wright, 37-year-old wife Davies, who works as an there is no half large enough in One complete family is taking Greta Wossbody assembler. She Him-he's the best docker, a hodenrrier-manda a agricultural
have part. Norman Rowe, 40-year- day, first asked Major-General feat their main works canteen old Harpenden baker, and his lo 21 dying the part of;
a shoates to and also sings wife,velyn, are joint stage Sir Harold Wernher to lend part which can seat 2,000 for lunch.
The book shows that he was Douglas's friends when he fell chorus. Their Powell Lloyd, 49, is managers. Horry of the grounds of his historic
15-year-old in the
Shakespearo la being played by so jealous of his own limelight in love with Mary Pickford who home, Luton Hoo, for the "thea the producer and travels up daughter, Christine, acts as their
Webb, 22-year-old that he could brook no rívēls, became his second Wera from his Kensington home for assistant and helps with the David
The three days in Landon tro."
the student at the Royal Academy of not even his own son, "props"
during their honeymbonesubed Today, a grass slope on one each of the rehearsals,
Dramatic Art. He lives in Luton;
But gradually he became such on orgy of hero worship aldo of the River Leo at Lulon
Youngest members of the cast "This is the biggest amateur
and is also assistant producer,
are good reconciled to his boy's progress that "all the fine-portraita-of Hno has been transformed
Advance bookings into show I have ever come across," are two six-year-old girls, both a miniature Windsor, The "Cas he waid during a 10-minute daughters of Luton coach trim- and have come from all parts of and by the time the son was 21 old English actors turned their
sald Mr Davies, "we he recognised him as a star in faces to the wall 2301, break in a three-hour rehearsal. mers. Acrobatic dancer Jane the ding the
his own right. week
Crowds blocked-Piccadilly for The standard of the singing, Toolcy, plays the part of a and 30ft, high, and 15 long
pageant and ballet
The book contains many anec- hours. turrets stand out above the crest dancing and acting is exception- cat
dancer Susan Inter than most Coronation cele
Shortly Sherick is Cupid.
before ho died of of the hill. Below is the "old ally high."
brations, and hope that visitors dotes illustrative of the egotism
thrombosis in 1939, at the age village" and a 200ft, x 50ft, stage Local "star" of the show, who Women with young children to London will spend a whole day of Fairbanks sen.
Once Charlie Chupiin eyed of 00, he told his brother: "va. (seven times bigger than that of won the part of the May Queen are having to enlist their hus at Luton Hoo, where they can
of Fairbanks out always been honeal with ou, plenie, or have lunch, and ceo the posters n big London theatre) which is at an audition of professionals, bands' help.
the famous Wernher collection," side a theatre.
Robert, ever, since we were ifida in Denver and now.I want
you to know that am not afraid of death, but am afraid of being an invalid, of being chained to bed
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Uo"-the backcloth-Is
The setting for Luton's Coronation pageant. Windsor Castle. Is the backcloth
which is being put up on the other side of the River Lee,
To
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OPERATION WAD
BY NAAFI
By J. W. Taylor
the his route lining position, and TROOPS lining
Coronation route will, then Army transport will go on the complicated amongst other tasty mor- Into action Bela,
consume something task of distributing. Each ration like 70,000 bread rolls and will consist of one meat roll, 35,000 slices of slab cake and one cheese roll, a slice of cake, a bar of chocolate, a packet of "an orchard of apples."
barley sugar, and, an apple. To
for The
vegetarian Astatic preparation of their cater haversack rations will be the troops, 1,209 of the haversuck responsibility of the staff and rations will contain, a second stúdents at Nand's training cheese roll instead of the mont centre in North London, alded, roll. and will be packed in by volunteers from the Corpora brown bags instead of cellophang
Headquarters offices
tion
Claygate, Surrey. By the time for casy Identification. their "Operation Wad" has been completed,35,000 haversack rations will have been prepared and packed, a
It will end only a few hours before the first soldier takes up
- Deadline la 4 pm, today, when Anny transport will arrive at the Naad:Training Centre to collect The havermocht rations, which wil be packed in:475 alborne type WD wicker panniers,"
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