THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1961.
Rodrick Mann
SPAIN
Rex Harrison tells Rita 'Talk and
I'M
RITA HAYWORTH-A few words, and up goas the cost,
WHAT DO
YOU KNOW
ABOUT
BOOKS
walk out'
-AND SO POOR MISS HAYWORTH HAS TO CANCEL HER INTERVIEW
MADRID.
THE public image of Mr Rex Harrison, the actor, is of a suave, worldly wise sophisticate -elegantly strutting the international scene and permanently "surrounded by beautiful
women.
A witty, tolerant man,
rison issued an ultimatum: If the interview went ahead, he would refuse to turn up for work the following day. He would walk out.
Now Inost co-glora would have fuld Mr Harrison exactly what to do with his outsize ego, But Miss Hayworth was in a spot.
wizardry,
extraordinarily like the popular conception of Christ,
Bronston says: "Thero was tremendous opposition to the easting of Hunter as Jesus. But all 1 can tell you is that when you finally see him on the Ecreen after the m ns been Her husband, Mr James H, uning for come 30 minutes, Is the flim's producer. it Har the chock in tren,endous. rison refused to turn up, the h extraordinarily luminoux film-which is not a big-budget blue eyes; they Sve to look one-would be delayed. Coats
right through you." 'would rocket. All sorts of pro-
At first Bronston considered voice-using dubbing Christ's
Welles or Str
blems might materialiso.
I told her he couldn't take
the chance of Harrison carrying ciber out his threat.
The situation was explained
ross a lady as charming and
to me, and rather than embar-
ונסטנט
Laurence Olivier. the
end, however,
"It never works," ho
rettied for Hunter's
Δια
says
courtly as Mish Hayworth — ) "The voice has to the face." agreed to abandon our talk.
"How disappointing that E
and talent should be so touchy.
You may be distressed, as indeed I am, to discover man of Mr Harrison's charm PLAYING SAFE that Mr Harrison is not at all like this.
Oh dear, no!
Three years ago I talked with Mr Stanley Holloway about My Fair Lady, in which both he and Mr Harrison of our talk Mr were so good. During the course Holloway said:-
"Rex and I had nothing in common.
He didn't once come in the
to my dressing room during the two years we were show. Nor did I go to his. In My Fair Lady Rex really played himself. For Professor Higgins is arrogant and rude-but charming."
Not one turned up
WDS
He then went on to relate how, when Harrison leaving the show, he threw a cocktail party for the cast and stagehands. Not a single stagehand turned up.
When Harrison read what Holloway had said he was very cross Indeed. Particularly with me.
Now all that was three years ago. But has Mr. Har rison forgotten? No. I have to report he still loves me
not.
The other day I Dew here to talk with Miss Rita Hay- worth, who is Alming in Madrid with Mr Harrison,
happened?
Deserved
Why, he would thoroughly deserve It I Miss Hayworth swiped his loupce next time his back is turned.
Or it, when he next appears on the set the entire unit broke
into song:-
Naughty Reay, full of spite. Couldn't bear that Rita might Talk to someone Kery hated. With a fury unabated.
So he threatened he would quit If she didn't cancel it;
Which she did, test Rezy's pique Left her up that well-known
terk.
And the outcome of
stricture?
Not
Oc mention of picture.
REMARKABLE
SAMUEL
TISS ESTHER WIL-
MISS LIAMS, tho swim-
ming star, is in Madrid to make
film, The Magic Fountain.
now
Miss Willians, who has made a sizeable fortune by keeping her head above water, actually Alms, But she prefers "dry"
remember: whint an MGM producer once said when asked if Esther were a star: "Wet she
; dry she ain't."
So in The Magic Fountain she is talong no chances. It is mostly "dry" Ewin
as well.
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REX HARRISON ... so touchu
the "I've examined List in the Louvre and
behind her the secret
Mona found smile.
She didn't want to look wise
or enigmatle-she just wanted to hide the fact that she had bad teeth."
but she will ON THE BEAM MTON who positively
HER SECRET
CHARLTON HES-
radiates good health-has
FILM UNIT has been been in Madrid for
A working in the Prado,
Madrid's famous picture
BRONS- gallery.
What had our meeting was to take place, Har- M2 TOM, the producer of While they were there they
The man
David Niven.
The book was “Around thei
Days
*
tho new Biblical opic were told by one of the Prado's
art experts: King of Kings, has been showing me the first colour. pictures of young cowboy star Jeffrey Hunter 罪 Jesus.
They are quite remarkable. Hunter's face, which was partly remodeled by make up
soma
months making El Gid.
end.
The other day he flew off to New York-just for the week-
He didn't take much luggage. Just his portable sun-lamp!
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Who wrote what about whom?
Poke your nose out of
Cast that clout! Spring is here! Come out from hibernation. yeur cave, shake your great shaggy head, give your back a good scratch against the nearest tree, and clear the fug of cobwebs from your brain!
Treat yourself to a small mind-bracer-to this flash-recognition literary quiz. The Idra
'Time
have Is Speed!
for split-ercond else line you.
yourself.or,
If you answer all the questions in 12 minutes
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someone
(or less) and if you have
Hot more than 10 errors, give yourself a bonus of 10. If, however, you take more than 12 minutes (even if you get all the answers righ}), deduct 10 marks from your total.
A quiz to brace you for spring
1-ON COLOURS
Supply the
5. Constance
Chatlerley
6. Mr D'Arcy and
missing
or
colour, the
7. Heathelf and
and home the authors following:--
1. The Læfter,
Manifunk
3. A Study In ---
4. How Was My Valley,
5. The
Lagoon.
G. The Woman In --
7. The and the m
8. The Hat,
8. Emma and Mr
9. Rosalind and
10,
and possible alternative ties. I give you the author of the right one.) (I. G.
('Hara and Rhett —
4-ON HOUSES
Supply the missing TOOR Or house. And name the author.
J. A With a View.
2. Bleak
3. Doctor In the
4. The Enormous ———
cf One's Own.
9. Lamb and aleon,
10. The Badge of Courage,
5,
at the Top.
8. A
7. The
of Parnu,
B. No
in the Ark.
9. The
in Paris,
2-ON NUMBERS
Supply the missing surraber 10. The from the following titles, and name the author; --
1. The - Steps.
2. Around the World la —
Days.
3.- Leagues Under the Sea.
4. The Faces of Eve. 5. The Just Men,
6. The Fastman Always Wins
7. The
Musketeers.
Pillars of Wisdom,
4. The House of the
¡Gables.
10.- Weeks.
3-ON LOVERS
at Pooh Corner,
5-ON ANIMALS
Supply the misting animal in the following Biles, or name the animal that the book or story is about. Also, the author.
1. The
of the Basker- viiles.
2. The Black -
4. Salar the
3. Tarka the →→→→→→
5. The Urly ----
0. Andrucken and the
son
7. archle anal mehitabej (both,
please).
8. Barn Free.
9. The Speckled Band,
Name the missing lover, and 10. Metamorphosis.
the author:
1. Count Vronsky and ---
2. Antony and ——
3. Jane Eyre and Mr
4. Perrotty and w
6-ON LOVE
1. Love and Mr-
Wells).
DEE WELLS
on
BOOKS
2. Love In a
Mitford).
3. Love in 12 mm m (Han Su Yin).
4. By Love →→→→
Cozzens). 5. I love
I Love
mans).
(James Gould
I Love (Ludwig Bemet-
and Lovers Lawrence).
7. The Loved Waugh).
(D. II.
(Evelyn
8. The of Love (Ovid).
D. Love (Turgenev}.
Esme, With Love and (J. D. Salinger).
10. To
(Nancy 7-ON WOMEN
Thing
Who wrote the story of the following ladies?
1. Madame Bovary,
2. The Woman of Rome,
3. Nana
4. Lorna Doone.
5.'Justine.
6. Hedda Gabler,
7. Clea.
8. Rebecca,
9. Mrs Dalloway,
10. Queen Mary,
-(London Express Service).
WELL-WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BOOKS? H
CHIVE yourself ou mark for U each correct answer. This means you can score two points two questi requiring
(ነ
answers,
Mr
CATEGORY J.-, Anna Conan Doyle, 10, A cockroach. Karenina (Tolstoy), 2, Cleopatra Book by Franz Kafka.
3. (Shakespeare).
Rochester
CATEGORY 0.1, (Charlotte Bronte). 4, Barks (Charles Dickens), 5, Mellors Lewishamn. 2, Cold Climate. 3, (if you called bins The Game- Many Splendoured. 4, Posses:eck. Remember to ADD a bonus of keeper, O.K.) (D. II. Lawrence),
5. You... You.. You. 6, 10 if you completed the quiz in 6, Elizabeth (Jane Austen). 7, Suns, 7, One. 8, Art, 9, Firs 12 moules or less, and had no Catherine (Emily Bronte), B,
10. Squalor. more than 10 wrong, DEDUCT Knightley (June Austen). D, To if you took more than 12 Orlando (Shakespeare). 10, minutes,
Scarlett, Butler (Margaret Mitchell).
CATEGORY 11, Gustave Flaubert, 2, Alberto Moravia, 3, Emile Zols. 4, R. D. Blackmore. 5. Lawrence Durrell, 6, Hendrik CATEGORY 4.-1, Room Ibsen. 7, Lawrence Durrell. 8, Daphne du Maurier. 9, Virginia E. M. Forster. 2, 1louse -Charles Dicitens. 3, House Richard Woolf, 10, James Pope-Hen-
4, Room-E. E nessey, Cummings. D. Room - John Braine. 6 Room Virginia YOUR RATING' Woolf, 7. Charterhouse Stend- hal. 8, Room-Alan Moorehead.
Gordon,
The highest score possible is 130. Now, what have you got? CATEGORY 11, Scarlet Nathaniel Hawthorne. 2, Green -W, H. Hudson. 3, Scarlet-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 4 Greet Richard Llewellyn, 6, Blue de Vere Staepoole. 6, White Wilkie Collins, 7, Red, Black --Stendhal B, Green-Michael 0, House-Elizabeth Bowen, 10, Arlen, Black
Grey House--A. A. Milne.
Rebreen West, 10, Red-Stephen Crane,
1307-You're either (*) A genius, (b) a cheat, or (c) a Ibrarian.
110-1207-You are
Cal-
CATEGORY B.-1, Hound-Sle CATEGORY 2.30 John Arthur Conan Doyle. 2, luchant. 2, B0 Jules Verne, Edgar Allan Por. 3, Diter 3, 20,000-Jules Verne, 4, Three Henry Williamson, Salmon
Thigpen and Cicckley. B, Four Henry Williamson. 5, Duckling- Twice Hans Andersen. G Lion George -Edgar Wallace, 0 James M. Calz. 7.
Three Berrined Shaw, 7, arckle, a Alexandre Dumas, 8, Seven cockroach; mehlisbel, a cat (by A loncaz. Don Marqula), 0,
Adamson. 9, A Book by Joy anake. tory by Sir
T. E. Lawrence, , Boven
Supply the missing words in Nathaniel Hawthorne. 10, Three
the following titles.
(To avoid —Ellnor Glyn,
Arthur
highly literate. But just a tiny bit for- getrui,
80-1007-Pretty root, But try training your memory.
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