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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1957."
I sailed the Atlantic to marry John Ringling of Barnum's clicus... and what a' welcome was waiting in New York. It was a fairy-story, created by 'the greatest magician in the world.
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But I only saw, John at mealtimes, - d "bagan, to think that if I married him my life might develop into a conversation piece with the fruit machine.
MARTINE'S MIRROR"
FOR the fingulos,
OR three months John Ringling, the millionaire
had been writing to me from America, asking me to visit him and asking me to marry him.
After a lot of thought I said "Yes" to the first and "Maybe" to the second.
John asked my friend Gaby Andreu und her husband to go with me and we crossed the Atlantic in a luxury liner. And what a welcome was waiting for me in New
York!
I had been astounded by Ringling in Paris--the airy way he talked about the world as his backyard-und the case and confidence with which he spent But I'd even nothing money.
Where the chreus went, there went Ringling. And as we were his guests, we went along, too.
So began the most amazing trip of my He, on the private
until เวน him on his own train which Journeyed with the
ground in America.
cireus. A fulry story created by Soon it was tune for the one of the greatest magicians in
to Icave New York. the world!
circus
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as told by
Ralph Cooper
The train had a huge dining room complete with bar and frut machine! And our rooms wore beautifully decorated with every huxury,
I was # town On Three restaurant cars,
I made the Aim In Venice with Anouk and had a great dime with all my old friends again. Then back in Paris, I bought a car and went to live at the very expensive George wheels. V Hotel.
offers, Let the
worries come
room for the servants. The morrow! guard blew the whistle and off we went
round Amarical
Chicago Florida - Arizona - Texas They passed before my eyes cs it in a dream. The the background changed. but story was the same Wherever we went.
It was not long before the novelty wore off." There was much to do. I played cards with the Androus or we played the fruit machine
But even that wasn't much fun because John had a key to the machine and used to give เส our money backi
I only saw John at mealtimes. Most of the time ho was busy I began to think In his office. that if I married him, my life might develop into a conversa- Lion plece with the Gruit machine.
At night the roar of lions dis- turbed my sleep. Hour after bor I would lie awake, Ulster- ing to the rhythm of the wheels as we rolled on to the next stop. And in the small not so stil hours of the morning when you see things clearest, I arrived at a very important conclusion for me-that wealth did not neces- sarily mean happiness.
I had a life of luxury, magni- ficent food and clothes, Yet found myself thinking about the bistro antals in Paris with my friends, the simple inexpensive little dresses I used to wear, and which gave me so much plea-
sure.
With so much wealth. what was there left to wish for? Things which don't require on cffort obtain just pren't worth having.
Marry Me
John wanted to hasten
to.
It was there in the lift that I met a handsome young man. He stared at me most insistently and that day and for days after I received å dozen red rossa In
my room. On the card that came
Wh with them I learned that the man in the fir was Steve Crane,
I gathered he wanted to meet me very much. Me, I didn't mind much whether he did or not. But we met-I suppose it was falo-at a cocktail party a few weeks later,
Marry Quick
SOW
I
decided
ما
murry
Steve was the first person i when I waHoed into the room. don't remember noticing anyone else. We fell in love and quickly.
At the ceremony in Monte Carlo they brought me a mag- basket of orchida.... nificent and when I looked at the card I found
John from it whe
Ringling.
on
of
A
Lundun Express Servic
I LOOKED OVER JORDAN AND WHAT DID I SEE ? A BAND OF ANGELS COMIN” AFTER ME COMIN' FOR TO CARRY ME HOME'...
***In dit zentriva
Nathaniel Gubbins
S this will probably be the only column in the country which has no intention of discussing the Budget, your Uncle Nat and the Plucky Little Woman, reading the papors together, turned to the "want" ads.
Among those asiting for jobs
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and practical dexterous young woman with original housekeeping ideas," "able-bodied Australian
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to go anywhere,"
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wenced secretary, liter
them
ary, music lover with a keen It appears John had arrived in
sense of humour and her own for his annual tour Paris
typewriter," and "a He was Europe that morning.
and fond of youth, tall told of my wedding and he pack-
For a
a while we toyed with ed his bog and left-calling at.
the iden of
of employing the furist's the way.
all but decided that we couldn't afford
any of them on account of the Budget we are not going to discuta. my-But we agreed that it migh!
be an interesting study human behaviour if we could have them all in the house together.
"Your Uncle first wanted to know what the dexterous young woman with original housekeeping ideas would be doing, and the P.L.W. said she didn't know unices
Steve and I took a magnificent chateau at Eden Roc for a year, next door to the Aly Khan. And there, for the first time in life, was able to play hostess on a grand scale.
The parties we had! The people we net!
the
still think the first reception I gave there was the only one of which I was most proud. The gardens, which were beautiful, were decorated with coloured Chinese lanterns, and the music of a Hawaiian orchestra mingled with the sound of the sea.
We
Erroy Flynn came over from his yacht. Prince Ruspoli was there, Stewart Granger, Mleback our Wilding.
Rosie Dolly, of the marriago and twice the banns Dolly Sisters, Merle Oberon, were published. But each time Darryl Zanuck and Sandri Khan I managed to postpone the wed-
brother. It was ding on some pretext. I could's
magnificent occasion. not bring myself to say a de- The holiday went on for finite "No."
months, During the day At one place, we slopped. I swam and went fish-spearing. In mel Charles Boyer again and he the evening we danced or went said to me: "Martine, think to the Casino in Monte Carlo- before you do anything. If you or just lazed under the trees in do marry John it will be
the moonlight, bye to the stage and films
Steve WES o delightful boy cause ho will not let you ap and I am still very fond of him. pear. It is goodbye to France
He was 32 when we may ... and to your home and friends. but really he was only ke 22. Do you think you could stand I don't
think I understand that?"
Americans too well. They are thought and thought. The charming....but I do not know more I thought the more I bes
how you live with them. Hoved that with John it would be always the circus that came first. It was his life,
good
They were miserable days for me. One night I am in such despair that I put my mink coat over my pyjamas, put a tooth- brush in my pocket and I go down from that train end start walking along the tracks. I was 50 so unhappy I was going to the nearest French Embassy to plead with them to send
mo
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As I get older I want someone to look after me and protect me. I am not the mothering type... and I could not be a mother to Steve.
Honey-frost!
Steve loved to go out at night playing cards.
I shall never forget one of the home.
most fantastic nights of my life But after about a mile I stop when we went again to the to think. What a scandal there Casino.
would be in France if I arrive We went with Nicky Hilton back like that! It would prob- and Elizabeth Taylor, who were ably
kill any chances I over On their honeymoon. Steva hayo
OK, carrying
my and I were not so far away from career....
ours, Yet those two young Americans, Steve and Nicky, left us to go and play cards- whore women are
So I turn nound and walk will back, to the train.
What I needed was an excuse
to get away. John was pressing in a room me to marry him .. and then not allowed.
orques Prevent,
And. I eat in. an
I did one of the fow clever ante-room with that lovely girl things I have ever done. I write Elizabeth for the whole night! the film We drank whisky and somehow France, and say: we talked I don't know how "Please, 10 have a tiny part because
you picase offer
me,"
got along.
Elizabeth doesn't talk
for me in one of your alma, much French. But I guess we Four days later a cablo reuch But what a way for two me in Texas. Preveri, want me newlywed girls, to spend the for a small part in "The Lovere mighti
uf Verona" in which Anouïc was "Our idyll in the south of the star.
France was fute so long as we
I accept ... and John leave were at the chateau, But then his cirens to come with me to I was asked to go back to Paris Now Yonic, hoping I would and make a film called "I love change my mind. But I don't.
No One But You,” and we were
When I get back to Paris that. young man who once my to ma
back in circulations again.
I wanted to make the film.
1 like to take you out but you stove wasn't so keen. I wanted have no mink, no nice dncases, to stay In France-Steve want come ta pea meˇagain and say, "Martine, you are the love of ed to live in America,
life and it has always been the arguments began.
I look at him, and I say, ever
so sweelly: “No, thank you very much." Oh, but that was a Woch
derful monench. Ezy gry Lifel
TOMORROW?
tried to jump
the rivar
And
MARTINE CAROL VULTURE
SHOOTING WITH HEMINGWAY
it was
something revolu- tionary/ like turning the coal cupboard into a cosy dining recess and having the coals delivered in the front bedroom
When
your Uncle asked "What for?" the P.L.W, said, "Just to be original."
Then your Uncle sald: "What would the able-bodied Austra- Hen
the P.L.W.
and be doing?"
answered he would be helping the probably
to dexterous young woman shift the furniture about and pressing hot kisses
on her neck. She sald able-bodied often like Australians were that.
of
We bath thought the ex perienced secretary with a sense of humour might bo the hardest to endure be- Сливе we know from ex. perience that people
Who claim to have a sense humour are usually who are completely devold bf it. In their moments of dark despair professional comica often doubt if they ever had a sense of humour at all.
those
The character we found hardest to understand was the "youth, tall and fond of radio,"
Thero must be thousands of young men who are tali and fond of radio, and for the life of us we couldn't imagine why he considered these to bọ assets in the employment market.
He would do nothing but m1007 about the house fiddling with the radio and probably end up by falling the funny in love accretary.
And what with
with
the able-bodied Australian making passes at the ori- ginal
200 housclcceper,
would thought
get nothing out of the experi- ment but a lot of embar- and the rassing incidents plot for a not very amusing farce....
Cosy chats
WE then turned to the
- announcement of a new attraction for Ameri- can tourists to this country.
It is called VIP. Tours Inc. For the sum of £340 the lucky visitors can fly over hore and have tea with Lady
HOST AND GUEST IN TROPICAL BUN
Hermione Cobbold, wile the Governor of the Bank of England, cocktails with Victor Mature, and small talk with Sir Laurence Olivier.
If they are really bent on punishment it might also be arranged for them to hear a few home truths from Mr
Gilbert Harding, have Cosy chat about Strikes with Mr Ted Hill, and tea with Mra Braddock, who is reported to be a wonderful hand at bottling things and making Jam.
After which they could have a medical check-up by Dr Edith Summerskill, They would probably moed it.
There was also a news item about a radio pill invented in America. When swallowed the pili alips into the digestive mystor and broadcasts. in: formation to the doctor about Internal pressures.
All we could say about this was that the Amori. CARK, so usual, are a tong way behind us. Their Uncle Nat has been talking to his stomach for years
without
the help of radio pliis.
GS HEMINGWAY AND, MARTINE CAROL
IT IS HAVANA, where the sun is shining, and in a great white house looking down on this Cuban town Mr. Ernest Hemingway, who is a writer, is entertaining an unexpected guest. As she is boautiful, blonde, French, and is also Miss Martine Carol the actress, she is very welcome at the home of Mr. Hemingway, who is known to be particular about the company he keeps.
Bo Papa Hemingway and Miss Carol drink cham Pagne together, and it is not so long before: Mr. Hemingway ta reaching for his gun and showing Miss Carol how he rates as a shot. As there are vultures around, swooping irreverently over Mr. Hemingway's tropical, gardens, there is no shortage of good targets; and Mr. Hemingway downs two birds with not much effort, which is two more than Mias Carol.
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