FEBRUARY 1955 IS THEIR DATE
.London.
February 1955, is being eagerly awaited by many of Britain's leading business houses,
For that month will year on the
ace Queen Elizabeth complete her third Throne-and then it will be permissible for firms who have been supplying goods to her household to apply for the Royal Warrant.
Much confusion still exists about the conditions und qualifications, govern ing this much-prized up pointment. Some think that
of Warrants issued by King George VI will be permitted to display the Royal Arms above the legend "By Appointment to the lato King George VI" to long as the person named in the
Warrant is still actively
It can be claimed immediate with the business. ly any firm has sold goods. or rendered services to Her Majesty. This, of course,
is not the case.
No Royal
Warrant unted until a firm piled
groda
IF
It is not only the more ob- vious types of business houses- wine retailers, food merchants, confectioners, etc.--who
value a
Royal Warrant as the accolade
ever of commerce and who strive to bas sup- earn this distinction. More than
or ærvices for one of our leading motor spirit three years, and during that and ell marketing companies, time it
must have regularly for instance, are proud of the supplied
a fair proportion of Royal Warrants they have held all such goods or services in the part.
used by the Royal Household, KEEN COMPETITION
A few irregular orders or rom
missions would not qualify,
BEAN MARTIN
The value of these Warrants |
In reckoning the three-year is not just a matter of a firm's perice, in the ruse of Queen personal prestige.
Elizabeth 11, the time
which some
Kularly
served
stil
Was
and they would
during
It means that, since no War- firms have re- rant is granted unless the goods
she concerned have been of her when
exen products of Princess Elizabeth plary quality, the
Warrants be may perhaps recognised, the firms holding
jubricating then receive whether liqueurs or their Warrants alan carller oil, pastries or petrol are os can be obtained. It is a testimonial both to the manu facturers and the retailers of the excellence of their products — excel and whether these come from a bakery, a jam factory or an elli refinery, the cachet remains the
date.
the
As
STRICT DETAIL
a matter of strict detall, Warrant is not granted Impersonally
firm, but made out to some particular
10 a
same.
ng
win. the
person in that firm, generally That is why there' will be the senior partner or director. Such
a. Warrant may be given keen competition to spontaneously by a Sovereign, coveted. "By Appointment to Her and the firm notified according- Majesty Queen Elizabeth II"
when the time is due. ly at any time.
over a
before
Allernatively, after qualifying į
three-year period, a Arm can apply for the Wagrant. In this
cane, Its application goes special committer Tepresenting all departments of the Royal Household, and this committee, which sits only once then makes a year,
Its own recommendations to the Sovereign, who has, of course, the final word.
Once granted Warrant runs for ten years, Then it is re- viewed, and, to retain it, a firm; must have supplied a sufficiency of goods or services during the preceding three years, Holders
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LOGAN GOURLAY introduces POLES APART
People who are polos apart. People who represent the sharp contrasts in Show Business. People who have achieved famo, but in very different ways and with very different techniques, Logan. Gourlay brings thom together and reports the results.
MARTIN and
LEWIS MEET
NOEL COWARD
tered the mas- ler of polish- ed, sophist!- rated English humour.
T arranged the meeting
at the London
· London. Inte-night
Coward
• restaurant
where
ACCEPT the blame. I ILM the
who
man
brought Martin and Lewis in contact with Noel Coward,
I was told that they would be disastrously in- compatible, that the meet- ing would be as unsuccess- ful as one would have been between Queen Victoria and a couple of Bowery dance hostesses.
โร appearing In eubaret before the whipped cream of London society,
Nothing
comparable 1105
"whose job we've forgotten." Return fares according to the business manager "will amount to only 50,000 dollars." It is casy to talk that way when your bosses annual income from films, radio, television, and stage is around two million dollars.
Before Coward appeared in cabaret supper was served (fale
entrecote gras, sole,
steak. happened to the place since the strawberries and cream, washed
a bomb dropped
down with champagne), night during the blitz.
on it
Martin and Lewis, who have come to Britain for vaudeville appearances in London
Anil Glasgow, arrived with an on- tourage of eight.
★ ☆ ☆
MHE full entourage brought all the way from California Is 19, including
chauffeur "and
Lewis,
But I was determined to find H out what would happen when the latest
exponents of broad, zany American comedy encoun-
#
a
guy, sald
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS NOW
W
KEY TO SEA POWER
By PATRICK MAITLAND, M.P.
London, HEN more than two hundred warship were concentrated at Eliza- Spithead for Queen beth's Review, two facts
power about naval brought home to us all.
this
were
On the one hand there was extraordinary array -- Little ships and big ships_res: ing on a grey, silent sea. There was the muffled power of the 5 and 6 inch guns fring their the magnificent salute, beside roor of the fifteen inchers of The 42,000-ton_battleship Vanguard.
there
that self.
were smallest
foreign chips of this assembly
degree on as does Europe, then the aircraft carriers rather than trade,
of the sca another's mastery the battleships. Indeed was but one of these, the Van will lead to the mastery, of 81- guard, Britain's product matches the United States The acroplane has not alter-
Class. Massachussetts.
These ed that. To the contrary, in the advanced than the view
by America's vessels are heavier battleships in
Chester W. for most greatest admiral, of the last wor and are the Nimitz, who commanded in the naval Pacific throughout the fate last product of prewar
Only three countries war, the aeroplane has en- design. went in for them--Japan, the hanced the mariner's role. United States and Britain.
use
Days Over
xca.
for
Jerry: "We've bren married for eight years now. It k me The Bret dive years to get used to
"
Martin, whose hose has
been beautifled by plus- tle surgery, croon- cd the number the band was playing. Lewis said: "You cars better with your old nose."
The Duchess of. Marlborough, During the meal the following who was sitting at the next table, occurred;
inquired of a passing weder, Dean Martin, the good-looking "Who are these strango Amor one who mixes crooning with cans?" comedy, stood
soberly, up bowed to the wine'walter as he hovered round the table, and said: Shall we dance?
Jerry Lewis, the one with the stubbly hair and the free which could have fallen of a wom pole, said: I have to leave on The stroke of midnight. I have Rointment with my
MA tattooist.
Lady Docker, dancing past with Sir Bernard smiled in- at the dulgently
performing Martin and Lauris. They smiled back.
FANFARE announced the
think
JERRY
They shook hands affec tionately and parted. The con- Aleting elements and, como to- gether without explosion-but not without affecting each other somewhat
Here is the final verdict of Martin and Lawin on Cowarti: "He is quite, quite charming.”
And here is Coward on them (presumably in the best bebop sense): "They're dinitely crazy."
Well matched
OMMENT shouted by a mani
In the bored, crowd when. Frankie Sinatra and Ava Gard- nor left before the end of the recent unexciting big fight between Turpin and Humez at the White City:
"Take her up in the ring, Fraukle, and let's see some real terapping"
No, Sir !!
DEPORT from Hollywood says
ferred on John Gielgud in, the
Coronation honours
put M.-G.-M. in
LAWIS
"We
didn't their
list "has
flurry."
They will soon be releasing
new
Marlin added:
film version of we'd like your kind of Julius Caesar with John Glelgud net (a suggestion of a frown as Cosslus, and they had pre- appeared on the Coward coun- pored posters and
adverts be- tenance), "but you're in a class fore the knighthood was CD- by yourself"
try- (the frown din nounced. Now they aro appeared).
Ing to change plain John to Sir. John on all posters and adverts.
COWARD responded:
"I saw
#
Says on advertising, exccu- tive:-
"It's not often' wo have aircol 'Sir' in a movie. We've got to make the most of it”
you perform recently 'in New York night club. I didn't
It must be embarrassing for think I'd like your kind of act" Sir John. (pause) "but you're certainly in
a class by yourselves."
Martin and Lewis beamed.
Lewis
'Liz Biz'
"Queen Liz Whoop-De-Do,” Accompanying story refers to show business during Coronation sentan as:
"Liz Biz."
start of No:1 Coward's per- Martin, who has a penchant formance. Martin and Lewis for the stong used in American stopped their impromptu per- bebop circles, told the manager:
switched For almost an hour from frenetic comedy to serious American show business paper, Surprisingly MOST tasteless heading of the month in Variety, the "Man, this is a crazy joint, formance.
captivated his Press ngent Jack Keller ex. while Coward
discussion, revealing why ho describes London Coronation plained that "crazy" was n audience, they were silent and is called the brains and busi- entertainment ar:— general term of approval mean- nistinnless—except for
one mo- ness man of the team ("Jerry ing good, first-class,
ment when Lew's thumped the can only count up to 30," says table in oppreciation of a witty Martin, unless you give him lyric. Coward looked at him dollars to count").
For five minutos an intense Then came the moment after Lewis talked rabaret when I had to introduce timing, technique, salaries, and to Coward about Noel Coward to Martin and Lewis.
advised him about the best THERE'S no place like Laña setting for his, cabaret debut in Turner's homme: Now offer-1 Coward shook hands cautious New York, Martin seconded ed for sale in Hollywood, Cat ly. In chorus Martin and Lewis the advice. Fifty-three-year-old built-in TV sets.
175,000 dollars) it has eight seld: "You're You're just fabulous.
Coward beamed.
EWIS, in his voice which rounds Uke a train whistle with laryngitis, shouted to me across the table: "I don't want you to think I don't know how to behave in a ritzy dump like
over his face.
this" as he smeared ice-cream
Mrs Jerry Lewis told me when I asked about Bie with
reprovingly.
the
greatest.
Screened !
Coward thanked 28-your-old Lewis and 30-year-old Martin for Does it have one in the bath- their advice.
Toom? No.
HIS CELLO IS HIS
P
OLITICSmust be
isolated from music
some maintain, yet it
By Gerard Bourke
For it is now possible aircraft carriers to send planes inland that will win local command of the air until o
A fire with accuracy upon fields are in operation; at AND though such vesels can beachhead is made, and landing the target twenty-six miles for near. same time there are ships (wa All this massed mechanism, ly three horizons) away, their saw some at Spithead) that can for
that 19 what a warship is, day is seemingly done. Though and tanks, and maintain repair plus a small mount of Living the Massachussetts knocked oul shops at
On the other
cannot be denied that pre- among olive groves on the talents pace, symbolically represented the French Richelieu at 20,000 hand such a naval force, once the world's never-ending batile yards, the key to scapewer now defeated, can in part withdraw: eminence in music can be a eastern slopes of the French musicians to control, or to keep open,
lics in the aircraft carriers.
land forces often have no chaned the channels of seal
of seaborne trade. There were half a dozen at the to do so. And as the Surprise slid down Spithead Review,
several of the lines of grey vessel glint, 27,000 tons class, and the rest some them "fect carriers" in 'the catching the sun with others
virtually escort carriers whose and combre, we Faust picked out with the naked eye a small glass enclosure for'ard, sot above tho for ard turret. There stood two figures, onc dark-for the Duke was in the uniform of an Admiral, and one white, who waved gently.
Main Ships
а
job work.
-
+
in Brussels.
SWORD
and plays at chamber music. recitals.
Casals's Arst brush
would largely be convoy the end of the late war 11 who fled from Germany; nor eastern provinces of Spain. were sceptical of, the ability concert, "I shall be directed by: ·
de-
repertory,
the
with spread quickly, and politics occurred In 1920, when Barcelona International including Albanlz the
opened by King Alfonso, formidable
were soon praising him. When was weapon when Pyrenees, since in Prades he was invited to play at court, who had recently made used in a rightful cause. there still flourish the lan- the secretary to King Alfonso violent speech
against tho Catalonians. Feelings were run- The Nazis could not curb guage and customs of his XII gave him a small Long Range
grant honing high when Casals was the eloquence of musicians native Catalonia-the north-study
asked the judges audition, however,
to direct the Spanich: National Hymn at the royal became, customary, in the could they always stifle the Also it is close to the an- the young man who professed maro 'cello Pacific theatre, to put the carrier opinions of those,
to know like cient independent state of
the entire almost
first violin of my ore when the ahead. They would move up with Richard Strauss, whom they Andorra, high in the moun- accompanied Bach. They scoffed by the King's speech. But
and favoured un- Since
un- chestra", the days
replied, sill hurt American Captain Mahan com- their forward cruiser and
at him; whereupon: Casais fed when
Camis appeared after the plled his classical work "The stroyer escorts. Away behind, thought they owned.. And Influence of Seapower on His- fallowed the battleships with so the great cellist Pablo ***** determined to study in Paris interval to play with the ar- member of the instead, though it meant for chestra tory" ot the turn of the ensi- their escort. Pertaps the whole Casals has chosen voluntary The month-long Pablo felting the grant. tory"
audience shouted: "This is our tury,
fleet would range two hundred exile instead of life in his little has
King! If the other one is King. changed in fleet fundamentals. Only
from fore the wea- m'les
to rear, The Battle of the Coral Sea, in May native Spain where, he Casals Festival now
For two years, his mother Fortunately the Incident was our Pablo Is our... Emperor' pons have altered.
1042, The gist of his interpretation ranged over one million maintains, his countrymen being held at Prades orsook her family to be with attributed solely to Casals's In-
are now oppressed. of history was this: Without square miles,
him in Paris. Once she even spl minse local popularity. command of the sea the great- Here, then, at Spithead, we France, his cello sings a in the Pyrenees locks from her hair to add a few est land power in the world saw the complex machinery of
their ends on July 7. mes to their funds. But at hand, cunnat reach to another contin- naval power. For if the currier convincing plen on
lost his health broke down from behalf.
trudging is chilo main big ent And If it depends to the were the most important, they
to ill-bald engagementą could not long put to sea with-
and ther put the minesweepers, the tuge,
were forced to retura the M.T.B. and all the other varied craft that compose the
LL this vast mass of strength was focused upon a lady, elight of figure but graceful of form. Only on inhuman creature could resist a catch of the throat.
On noted
the
that
other the
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There werd two notable features. The Russian Cruiser Sverdlov,
arrived stripped
of
her radar. And the Royal Naval Fly Past did not include more than one or two of the Navy's Hatest planes.
Tito Missed
DUSSIANS were self-conscious about their performance. An eyewitness told me that in fact they did have some difficulty moving to their berth and at the Arst attempt missed their moorings. They needed to try second time.
Her
WIS
In
In November 1916, Cusals announced that he no longer tains, where he goes to meet Barcelona. " felt able to play in countrics friends from Spain. acknowledging the Franco
to
SYMPATHY
a
bidez
AT the outbreak of civil war, Casals was conducting his thest in the most democra Then the clouds dispersette of symphonies Beethoven' regime. It was not, he made
Meanwhile streets called good afters came his way, Ninth when a note was clear, because he was a after Casals have been re- at court. Queen Cristion pro- this message from the minister
he she again invited to play to him.
hava just received monarchist or a republican, named by the Franco ad- cenied him with a sapphire Calais fold the players) Mind. but a bellever in the freedom ministration, and much of from her braclet, now lounted as I do not know, when we shall of the Spanish people to his
on his
been
property has choose a government by free seized. But these acts have clections,
ADAMANT
not diminished his reputa- ›TECHNIQUE
tion with musicians, nor the
meet agðinși, inopono that we Anish the sympligny as an adieu and an ou révode”.
He is determined that the next-time ho conducts, the
affection shown him by the CASALS Hoes-not regard himus. Ninth shall be in Madrid, when
people of Vendrell, south of self as a virtuoso player. Once conditions allow him to return Barcelona, where he was when playing an exceptionally with a free conscience 222 RE
difficult arrangement of A
CASALS discussed the re-borne
turn of the monarchy
Chopin piece, his audience, who Canais first played in Britain had, of course, expected it to in the presence of Queen Vic- with Don Juan, the Pretend- Thore he was taught to play be played perfectly anyway, toria, and his many pupils:in-
Д
enchanted
er, who summoned him to the piano and organ, as well as were considerably surprised clude Bir John Barbirolli, who Italy scooped the pool of Switzerland, but refused to the violin, by his father. But when he ended by jumping in- led the band of 50 cellists that popularity by sending an old
of wandering to the air crying: "What broadonat a special priceft to outrigger selling vessel whose use his influence except on one day a group
musicimo arrived playing the Luck!" In fact, he rightly be- Prades on Casals's 70th birthday. crew manned the spare when behalf of the Spanish people
Neves that any instrumental 'He has also, condireted the Lone strangest instruments, including Here themselves. Majesty salled past.
technique must be subservient don Symphony "Orchestra MORÍ. admirable
broomstick strung ko a propaganda
to the music. As an avowed several occasions. against a peace treaty
'cello. In the following autumn, that
·Tho six-year-old boy democrat, ho likes conduc stripped
this future NATO greetings reached Cnenlo weak sounds it produced,
by the best of all, for there ho.
But until he sees his beloved and closest
contact power of her navy.
with other Catalonians choosing their own from every country on his persuaded his father to make musicians. He also makes a government, it' Tito missed
doubtful Hla chaunt.
70th birthday, along with him Que similar-he added a point of arranging cheap con- whether he will leave Prades to. navy put in no appearance. Canada's was the largest over pleas for his return home, hollow gourd as a round-box. certs for the poor.
play abroad, Ho bellovos įthat, So began the care of one of sen contribution, in splendid But he was adamant, and the world's greatest Instrument-
to enchant us with his' artistry: It was these principles that is not enough, he mise-engago - trim. Australia's carrier Sydney those who now wish to hear allots. looked neat and fine; and New the cellist must visit his
led him to form the famous the sympathy of all his listeners Barcelona Orchestra which, in 'for the cruso no előss, to his Zealand's cruiser matched her
Casals began by playing | là, nine years, he built into one of heart. `own festival át Prades.
Meanwhile (lither reputation. Pakistan,
cafes, writing local dances, in- the finest → provincial orchosiran Catalonians know. “thất) /Casals Ceylon and Jedlo amiss; we were happy to have this tiny village, nestling ous study.
Ho chose for his exile cluding the lively surdona. He by Intensive rehearsal. At the tas not deserted them, "Instdacti
found time, also, for more serie Prades Festival, họ alernative- Don Quixoto bears a 'cello as there all three
News of his great ly "conducts orchestral concerts sword.
naval
wero
not
.לי.