^ THE CHINA: MAIL,"
TUESDAY: NOVEMBER ~20, 1956.'
THOMA! WISEMAN
Limeligh
The custard-pie comic
loves being
a classic...
THE quiet American in the lounge of the Dorchester Hotel might have been the foreign sales inanager of a soft-drink combine or some equally sober individual.
His dark blue suit was cunningly draped to camouflage an expanding waist-line. His subtle sun-tan was indicative of an income that allows winters in Florida.
He was the epitome of the Pureco sful, air-condition: d, een- tially hented tranquillised American businessman, and dild not recognise him Nor did any
Beebe,
This y pephrop cxtu considering that the inst time mol of ALM Stw him he WDS
But we've reached an impasse TULIW He want me to take percentage of the net profits, and I want a percentage of the gross.
My life
Ive been in the fitna business what elumaty-failing long nigh to know that some
wut of the window of a sky- serher or Derring through a custard-ple
"Im Harold Lovel." said the quiet American, and when he aw my look of meredulity, puded.
right, That's Nobody recognises me."
Just symbols
"You are not wearing your Elsass, protested sheepishly
"Never needed" them," he said. "they were just a symbul. Didn't have any lenses in them. you know "
Umes there isn't any net profit Also I've insisted that 1 must have complete script approval-- I've seen what they have done with the liver of some of my Portemporarivs
or seven of them to make one full-length Rim. It will be a king ur cinemalle revue,
He is not particularly anxias to make a new 1. " have to much clan do," he said, "und 1 don't hunger for applause.
"If something really outstand-
I might do ng eine along. Hut the character I created was 11 adolescent, and 1 B 110 longer an adolescent.
"I always maintained that one of the most important factors in heing a flm star was to how when to retire. Most stars just don't know when to retire.
"After all, it's my life, and i "A Gim stor is like an oil well want to have the final say aboit There comes o time when it herv It's going to appear on the stops spurting and then, how= It is as if I needed ever hard you pump, you can'ı the money at the subletty Fer- art any more out of it. It's haps th film will still be made better to recognise that the wel
On my terang
dry then to go on pumping." Mr Lloyd's numerous and somewhat esoteric interests have the made
hip retirement fairly eventful.
-I would like to see Jack Lernmon playing me; he's pre who como closest to my personality Jerry Wald wants William Holden; he wants to make it a drama, Well, I suppose my life ከሰ dramatic."
bern quita
photographer, a golfer, a bowls In addition to being a fanatical layer and an avid tourist, he is one of the Nobles of the Mystle Surine, member of the Ancient Arabic Order. This, he explained, is a branch of Maronry, and the largest fraternal organisation in made; the world.
Then he gave a little giggle, and though he is now 64 years uld und does not look a bit like Harold Lloyd whe used to give Mr Lloyd would not ray in me the most excruedaling attacks what way his life had been quito of vertigo, I would have iden.. dramatic-that might spoil the
CVCT were titled him from that giggie: It is im irit the battlecry of the worm rut it is, of course, rearonably turning and quite unforgettable, dramatic to become a rallion air, which is what Mr Lloyd "I wanted attention," sald has been for a long time now. Mr Lloyd, "it would be very easy for me to get it. You know thui You send a publicity man ahend of you to create
מן
A revue
interest But I've had enough He is president of the Ilarold attention to appease my vanity. Lloyd Corporation, which owns I don't want it any longer I'm prepared to stay in the back- ground.
a great deal of real estate. He is
a'to the owner of all holl
mt.
And he is going to string to
"You know that Jerry Wald wants to make aim of my life. The idea quite interested me gether
the highlights from x
MY SIN
EXTRAIT DE LANVIN PARIS
THE FRAGRANCE
THAT
CAPTURES. HEARTS
EVERYWHERE!
On sale of all Loading Dispensaries, Department Stores and Perfume Counters.
Role Representatives: K. CAUDHÓN &
Freneti Bank Bldg, Ord B
Phone 27539,
Co
REMOVAL CLEARANCE SALE
STOCK MUST BE CLEARED WITHIN 10 DAYS
at
HIRA SILK STORE
5. Chungking Arcade, Kowloon. Removing to: 75, Granville Road, Kowloon, (Opp. Transit Camp)
Your face looks bettor
and feels bottor
with
Barbasol
A
Keith Жилачния
spid "I was wonde the Imperial Potentate of the Organisation. A ve-star potentate, I had to wear a red fez with a long tassie and fire stars on It on the fez, that is.
"It's a wonderful organisation, work. doen great philanthropic We have 170 temples: the one in Pittsburgh holds 20,000 people, It's a secret society, but it isn't the ceremonias wo political:
an Arabic adopted all have background.
"It's a branch of Shrinedom I has beautiful philosophical tr tıchings The ceremonials are well, they're a lot of fun. [1'4 a great fun organisation."
So bashful
He considered the subject of fun.
*1 Rt fur out of lots of things," he said, "especially out of now being considered a clessic. That really is a lot of fun. You see, when I started I was thought of as a rather low knock-about comic.
"Yes, it's certainly fun being
a classle, though sometimes I
- feck a tile bashful about it anel "A great honour was bestowed think I shouldn't happen to you upon fae, severti Yera tro, het mnt you are dend."
ROUND-UP
BEST WOMAN ATHLETE
MARY Bignal, 18 Somerset all-round athlete, bas been awarded Mthe "Palmer" trephy by London Olympiades A. C. as their best umman alblete of the yeue. During the past season, Mies Bignal won the National High Jump title, was runner-up in the Long Jump and also had wins in the Southern Countien 80 Hurdles and Pentathlon Championships, setting up a new English native record of 4 282 points in the latter event. Te the Empire Games at Cardiff she won a silver medal in the Long Jump.
GIRLS IN GREEN
Metres
THREK Kirls in smart green uniforms have started their duties in the Visitors Gallery at the Landon Stock Exchange. They help explain to the public the workings of the Exchange. Ladles are not allowed on the floor." They will due course be active
THAT FAMILY IN IRELAND 3
Grandma kisses the Blarney Stone!
in the showing of the Stock Exchute ilm, malling of WAWELL, we all woke up
entitled my Bond." This editing
now in progress, is not expected to be ready until the new year, In the Visitors Gallery the guides conduct visitors in organised parties. Using a loud speaker system they describe the scene and Explain the procedure.
ARMY REVIEW
10
N parade in London next month will be soldiers from every re- giment of the British Army--model ones, Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer will "review" them when he opens an exhibition cruntsed by the British Model Soldier Society. Models range from ,uare-bushing ancient Britons through to the Battle of Waterloo, the Charge of the Light Brigade and the guided missile experts of Inday. The three Services are sending their models and so are hundreds of ex-Servicemen. Proceed are being given to the Bri- tish Empire Cancer Fund.
'CAPS' FOR BOYS GOOD AT MUSIC?
KT
WINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOLS parent-teacher association has suggested that "caps" should be nwarded for proficiency in the school orchestra-similar to the honours which are given to boys who excel on the sporta feld,
The staff and parents have said they look forward to the day when a "trumpeter's", cap or similar award would carry as much honour as being good games player or a member of a first row- ing eight,
And this is how JAK sees it.
Brushloss Shave Cream
FAK
Lundun apless serálou -
at eleven
o'clock
because
the sun
Was
shining and the sky was a sharp to go to Blarney Giles had painted it and the brighter blue than if Mr
Castle to kiss
the trees Blarney Stone.
by GILES
were all reds and because i was so narrow, Mr went, and when we looked over yellows and there was a Glies suld be reckoned we made the top there abe was ali rolled beautiful river running past more clee than of the knights up like a big black ball, with We would have been up the Castle but they wouldn't who were always pitching into her little boots kickdog away onc another around Binney Woo booties' feet do when they even earlier if it hadn't been let us push anyone in it. hundreds of yours ugʊ.
roll on their backs,' náð „sba for the Little People dis-
must have kissed the Stone and Then who should come out And then we got our biggest caught the glis of the gab pretty guised this time as Mr Giles
Ive never heard to late coming home
and of the Castle but an Ameri- surprise when we read our quick,
friend of Mr Giles guide book which said: "To kiss many funny words in such a waking everybody up to let can
the Blarney Stone first remove short space of time, Including a him in.
named Mr Bitch who was all valuables from your pockets fat of new ones, over here from the Stutes to prevent them aasending dowa He had been to a party on holiday with his wife who among the battements, lo ftat with some of his Irish he married in England with on your back, grasp the
frou bars, have your ankles friends to drown their aor their six little boys who held by a strong man, and Inch Town because Ballymons they call by numbers-1 to your body through the opening didn't win the Washington. 6.
in the floor, where resta
the Blarney Stone." International Horse Race.
two
starlet
It was getting dark when we home and everybody weg In high jinks except - Grandman and of course Auntie Vore. Mau Gülen and MTB Butch' were extra happy be- couse Mr Butch, and his family ugoing one way tomorrow the and we are going the other to
tra
And we were all vory gind to see one another except. Auntie Vera who is never very glad to see anybody When you have klased except little bunnies and stone you are supposed to get Glengarri. little budgies and so forth. the "GLE of the Grab" ur
"Blarney" as the Irish call it.
Mrs Gilas hopes there are no pobs in Glengarriff, but in my opinion I don't think it maken difference in Ireland who- ther there are any pobs, or not; Top of the mornin' to the 201
Yours truly.
But by the way they were singing and laughing and banging about I think they
And I don't think Mr G. must have got shot of their
Maru G. said dwe didn't sea - Borrows in the fairly early was all happy, because I atages of the party.
heard her say "Oh dear," lot of point in it as six though
we'd all got mough gift of the and I expect she was think MRD kredyt everybody Well, Mr G. began to feel ing Mr Giles had got enough god to do it fairly well of you better as we were on our friends in Ireland already, except Auntie Vers. way to Blarney, and Grand- and I think Mrs Butch was
Aurlio Vora wws worried ma started to. whistle her thinking the same thing about kising the Stone in case song, and Mr G. wanted to about Mr Butch.
paint everything he saw
again, and Auntie Vern was
nicely wrapped up.In a rug
with her little sniffles, and
★ ★
Well, to get to the top of the everybody was very happy Cantin te kits the Blarney Stone because me and the twins you have to elimb up a wing. had forgotten to bring our ing dark staircase in one of the towers, and you never heard zu bagpipes.
much row in all your life..
And when we got to Blarney we all went "00" and “AH” and “Isn't it love,
the last person who kissed it had got a olid and she hadn't brought her little bottle of disinfectant with mr. And when aho bent over Daclewards ter blood all rushed to her head, und W's the first time I have seen Auntle Vera with a nice pink face,
་
But Grandma di it the best of the lot. When we eventually found her feet she put her When we got to the top after head in the hole, and wo a lot of shoving and stumbling, couldn't have been holding free and Grandma had gut wedged, vory tight because down, she
Giles Juntor „13. 1 hour, Men, Gütes told"átr. Chiles that if he drinks much more poisoning. Irish boltes"hwibuget alcoholla