THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1957.
CTRIE
TR
STAPLETON'S
COLUMN
BACK to JUNE
MOON & SPOON!
-AND
HOW GLAD
TO EDDIE FISHER >
has happened. While all kinds of people have
I in lands
good old ballads have come back with a bang.
The evidence is too strong for argument. Out of the current 20 top selling records, seven are in the love-and- kisses department.
I
"When I Fall In Love" has climbed to third; Mr. Wonderful" is up to fifth, and "Around The World," with recordings by Ronnie Hilton, Gracie Fields, and Bing Crosby, holds seventh, and ninth places.
delighted, Personally, I'm American singer Eddie Fisher, who made his fame and fortune on dongs of romance, is over. Joyed.
He was not the type of voles that inkes kindly to the gib berish that hus no frequently passed for lyties during the past couple of years.
"With two weekly television shows, I had to try to follow the trends," Fisher told me this week. "I did a couple of songs that were rather in the rock 'n'
in "
☆ IN ADVANCE
As further proof of the song's merit there has been a rush by our singers to record it. Joan Ronnia Roy Burns, Regan, Hilton, and Gary Millor have already done so, And Joan intends to feature it in the new
Max Bygraves production at the. London Palladium.
that singers
It seems
have been starved of really good songs as much on record-buyers.
☆✩WARY EYE
FTER inking a look at our roll idiom, but my heart wasn't A best sellers, Eddie was beaming. But he is keeping a wary eye on the situation in the United States.
"Only one ballad is going IN the move back to the ballad, strong there at the moment," he I'
"Put Boone's recording odded, we seem to be in advance of of an old song, Love Letters in America. But at least one other The Sand, Yet Fisher belleves song of high quality-Wonder-
rock 'n' roll and
alled that ful, Wonderful is making a nonsensical forms have reached bid for recognition" there at the their peak over there.
nioment.
This is the number that con- verted Metropolitan Opera singer
✩ COME-BACK
I AM, AS I SAID
for years while rivals have been mertly dreaming about it.
FICTION SHELF by PHILIPOAKES
the
In-
• THE FACES OF LOVE, by Lew Archer dabbles in death with a chequered career as John Tekene, Faber, 158, Third and dissolution among high waitress, Blackmaller, and call- 10 excellent novel by the best of divers and the Hollywood set on girl who is found. atashed tha new Caribbean writers; Malibu Beach. A tightly-plotted death in a Florida ditch. About
Rachel tencely-written thriller, which vestigation conducted by a cop Amoral Anscomb, half-caste dynamo crowns Ross MacDonald king of who cared for her more than he Behind a West Indies nows the Chandler custle.
should. One af Hansome's best, and recommended to all crime paper, who seduces the newly--
addiets, arrived English editor, and faces tragely when her island lover is released from prison. Strong ly-developed story, and a selec- tive, sercuous fooling for words, which project the pince without submerging the people,
● THE LIPOSTER. By Jean Cocteau. Peter Owen, 12s, 03.
• FRAULEIN, by James Ironle and fantastic story of Guillaume Thomas, a specialist McGovern. Caliter. 101, A cal-
shocker about the de in relf-deception, why adopts a culated name and uniform, and con- gradations of a young, German vinces everyone-including him- all, after the collaps of the Rape by the self-that he is the son of a Third. Relch. TIRES LIVES, by Lettice general, Readability reduced by Rustions, black-marketeiring by Cooper.
the Americano, strip-tease, "anit Gollance. 15K, Con- a rather lumpy' translation,
mud-wrestling precede a happy done in temporary problems
• THE MEN IN HER DEATH.' marr'ago threadbare
to an understanding watercolours, with
an By Stephen Ransome, Gollancz, millionaire, Strong ment, and don busying himself with Adult Education Centre among 11. 04. Brisk and ingenious somewhat tainted, the Yorkshire mines, while his whodunnit about a bad brunette, wife falla empilly in love with
•
a peevish landowner.
Written
"fonty" is in the American Fill Parade with an LP that has not even been heard her getFilm Encores." Tho
record 19 . Mantovani
in the cighth pastion. Lawrence Welk, with feeling and delicacy, but the orchestra leader who conmrather like a lightly intellee-
and formidable cales in the uallaca Mra Dale's Diary. States, has not been able to do better in competition than 18th. London Records mode May Month as part of go a promotional gimmick to boost - Anorlean sales, and the frults
are already apparent
the
This is conie-back on part of a man who not long was being written off as a been
recording of "Ves, Tonight Josephine. is No. 1 i the best sellers, too,
His
"Mantovaİ
The recording bigwigs ore prophenylag tha! Monty'
Around the World," released Shooting should begin this there a bare three weeks 320, summer in Europe.
will match the achievements of that Mantovani hit of all inter- national hits, "Charmaine,"
The record lists are getting a distinctly blue-blooded Unge. Lord Adrian Foley's name graces the label on an M-G-M LI His lordship is quite an accomplished pianist, not above playing a little cocktali plano,
And the Marquis of Doberal has started his own Donegal record company. Flist release: nitin-American LP offering by bandicader Esteban,
STAR LINE-UP
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✰ PREDICTION
abou!
" THE THREE LEGIONS, by Gregory Solon, Constable, 180. ដក Good historical novel (by
the American author)
Roman legions. mud-olained
by
corrupi COM- betrayed
butchered manders, and
by rebellious German Tribes along the Weser in AD D. Excellent military detall, including disc- pline by crucifixion, and a harsh, vivid reconstruction of a time long gone.
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FLIGHT INTO TERROR. [by' Lionel While, Boardman. 109. 6d. Goodish thriller about a salesman about to desert his wife,
narrowly escapes
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Ou have to hand it to Doris being shot, and then finds his
Day for stamina, She was bride with her head caved in. first women to fight her way Flot routed on familiar sile, but back into the Hit Parade after a fast enough trip while it lasts, long months of exclusive domination by men, -fier "Que Sera" went right to the top of by the British frame-and more: it swept Europe and landed on top in France and Germany.
Which
encourages
me stars in a new Hollywood
to A couple of "Twelve O'clock the newest Day
UITE a line-up of recording
predict a new hit, musical called "The Big Beat,"
playings of Jeri Southern, Tonight," including singer the Diamonds, the Millia Brothers, release, convinced me that this the Four Acts, and the George is another effort that could take Shearing Quintet
the irrepressible Doris right to the top again.
Main interest, so far as I om concerned, is George Shearing. the blind cockney planist who
Americt 5000 after the war to try his luck.
✩ THE NEW BOY
CUE-
• THE BARBAROUS COAST, John Boss MacDonald Cassell, 116, 64, Private eye
story doesn't follow the usual fame-overnight pattern.
It all happened three years
Said
"You're Rabla: ago,
23
25
ACRORS
Item in by means of a plot (0).
driven home (5).
7 Customs with us a long time (8). @ It makes your blood boll (5). 10 Bank of Scotland (4). 13 Went back to bed 17}. is Fresh, but certainly
(B).
not saucey
going to learn your job the hard broadcast, and knock off all the way. You'll sing with the band, rough edges before you see the inside of a recording studio!"
A hundred broadcasts later Jan Icerca. He was the WHAT happened to the film
Johnny Worth went for his first oflees of a recording company carcer predicted for Johnnie emigrated to
record audition. He sang a song 10 The gardener's valley (4). not long ago when an excautive
called "Let's Go,! Asked the 37 Sound, but not original (4). Ray after he made a hit in suggested that he record a pop
●ANDLEADER
Oscar Rabin recording men: And a lucky move it was. There's No Business Like Show
10 Heavenly body. (No, not Venus) Who wrota
(5). Here, Shearing's outstanding Peerce came as near to snori- Business"? Johnnie played a
was intrigued when
that?"
20 Thin red lens, perhaps (7). Lycoum Dance ing indignantly as any highly picgcher in that with a good talent was somehow overlooked tomers at the
"I did," said Worth, blushing Certain agreement (4),
13 For administering leathering? trained singer can. 1 have deal of conviction. The rest was in show business, though he had Hall told him that they'd heard slightly.
(0) sald
Kinlted the executive, silence.
fame as છે u song,"
Jazzmak, a singer in a pub who left all the
Obviously a singer of poten- both "that is tasteful enough
Now he tells me: "The ex- Earlier he played in a pub to others standing.
Hal. And with thaj extra.come- musically and lyrically for you planation is simple. I've rend make enough to live,
thing, according to Oscar Roblo to try."
I America ho became a star a lot of scripts, but I haven't
"He has that lean ẳng hungry seen a role that would be me, within a year.
Sinalta. The look-just like girls queue up for him outside the Lyceum. He's likely to
The opera singer was sceptical, but he listened and was con- vinced. Now the Peerce version of "Wonderful, Wonderful" will be released here in July.
And now there is new of a new Alm for Johnnie star name
"Bring him along," he told
them..
Mantovani is about the only That's how. Johnny Worth was in British recording dragged reluctantly by 20 of his audlikon-and how role in 20th Century-Fox's "Lo who has steadily been amassing pals to an Jazz Hot,"
huge record sales in the States Oscar discovered him. But the click."
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
NEWS THAT THE
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RECEIVED WITH
MIXED EMOTIONS.
"GRANDMA RAN OFF WITH THE GROCER BOY I`
24 Bong-bird that cần chích Anh
with its jail? (0)
25 Gider (5);
25 Tank, abid and accomplished
(o).
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DOWN
1 Fall in for tripe (8).
Capital feeling, but you enjoy it (0).
Proper gathering (4). Shares a secret?__(8).
6 Them players
course (6).
Inve
don't
lega of
Foreign coin or foreigner (8).
tretch? (8).
12 Progressed rapidly in a com-
petition (5)
13 Made a come-back (8).
14 Without menon (U),
18 Grab those eggs, (6),
22. Go with der für another lady (4).
FRIDAY'S CROSSWORD --Aross 3 Maistens, & Linger, 9' Radiator, 11 Compiled 12 Ares, 13. Determined), 18 Dared, 19 Over, Moderate. N Holat-Ned, 25 Nestle, 29 Reckless. Downi i Slack, 2 Enemy, a Meritsh, 4 Oras, & S-Rid. 8 Entire, 7 Spread, 10 Defer, 16 Takin, 13 Re-cedes, 10 Horror, 17 Hectic, 20 Paris, 21 8-even, 21 M31, 2d Dens.
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