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CRIME QUIZ WESTERN
THE CAPTAIN'S TRAIL
ity Levnard Gribble Sketches by A. E. Murieu
Deter lives on the trail la dock-
Bite underworld chaotez kenaran itse Captain carded a seamen's chè They insurer after a man known to greek ga
bultaling brim pipe.
The plain-clothes men were told that no man like the wanted Contain had been soen les the club. In fact, reensking a ploe had been in the chib since it had spened that night,
The detectives discovered something that suggested they were on the Cap- talo's trad. When they confronted tho etub proprietor with If the changed th tuve and told them witere the Cap- What clve had the tain had gone
pulice discovered?
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(solution: Tage (5)
Letterheads
REPORTS
Booklets
BALANCE SHEETS
Visiting Cards
S
ners,
UNION'S AIR
By Charles Gardner
(X-
Pantellaris, Sicily and Haly---by which time he had become Commander of North- Deputy West African Air Forces, and
Un R. A. F. Commander in that theatre.
Lazden Express Service
CHIEF
Eve Perrick
in Hollywood
The Oliviers have them brushing up their black ties
HOLLYWOOD.
NE thing that the district of the city of Los Angeles known as Hollywood lias lacked for some time now is a celebrity.
If that sounds strange, remember that at home film stars are not celebrities-they only become illustrious when they are despatched abroad; here they are working men and women-their individual prestige as high as the figure on their last contract.
And however high fant may be it still will not let them into certain clubs and restaurants which have A bar on movie people.
But with the arrival and settling in of the Oliviers, the film colony has acquired its own aristocracy. A hand- some knight with his beau tiful lady, who togetlier re- present the first family of the British theatre, living in a borrowed house high on a hilltop, have caused Holly- wood a headache or two.
you deat
Just to tho
how do with celebrities?
in the light, of jet y r OME years ago there
speeds); and, inter, Vice Chief of Britain's Air Staff, Both of was a popular "guess-
thes brought Robb into the top night of policy makers. The ing game" played on
came Western Union, for which Jong railway journeys in
he WEL Britain's automatic Britain. The object was to
her minec choice as deduce, from looks and man-
are. He is 55 years old, and his thusiasm, untempered by
By this period of his carrer Combined Air Forces, and he trades and pro- university studies were inter perieure of large affairs, has the
inter was Imunediately accepted, by was not only
us Commander- fessions of one's travelling rupted by the outbreak of iwen known to result in disas- Robl
But Robb servie" but "inter-Allled," and all concerned,
General Els nhower was so in- in-Chief. companions and then. by World War I. Within a matter trous bick ring.
Tub had net n "bickerer." In between days, you
be bud conversation, to cheek these of
his the wars, after
some time pregred with hi
the Rabpecially
"rested" for ast deductions
chief instructor against such ersional rotment, the North- as
School the bis "D Day" staff as Deputy Chief By Central
Flying facts as could politely be umberland
was com- is stiti n better and more of Stat (Air), and the (by now) James Robb was one of garnered. The maximum November 1914 he
many men Sir msioned and then, in 1916, he reientifle pilot than
with the weceived the German surrender five years which cost the the next Corps-a move Army a neral and gained for Royal Navy, and passed through at heima.
Chief the Naval Staff College, with un Air the R. A. F.
its grasp of world strategy. Marshal.
private in
Fusiliers.
score was ten points et ausferred to the Royal Flying 20 years his junior), he spent Eisenhower's reprisenatives whe
player, with lesser totals pro rata, and the game was if I remember, called, "Who's Whal."
were
North Africa
James As a fhting pilot,
and in- was brilliant Robb dividualistle when such qualities when the revived, atul,
back to Then
C. F. S. as "fone wolf" idea began to die.
renowned leader Commandant for the big change he became a
from biplanes to monoTM an exponent of over
the evolution
If Air Chief Marshal Sir James Mile Robb was ever (and in civilian clothes) in a railway compartment with any "Who's What" players, of patrols and
bravery
of a new approach Id service
I doubt if anyone ever team wark, each patrol being-planes. and for scored more than five marks spiced by the personal unt of ten on him. Sir James of the man in the front machine. Dying. That done, off to Canada
is a short stocky man, trim- moustached, meticulously neat, and his general pre sence is one of quiet and sound orderliness, with fuss toleratel.
A Gentleman
no
To come acros Sir James in seal, quietly settled
a corner
for the start of what became Team work within his own the Empire Training Scheme, with the and, on outbreak of World Wor service, beam work
2 Group. Bomber move to other armed services, and finally II, to No.
Coastal Command (No. 15 team work with all the services Command, only to of all the Alles-that has bein
as the Atlantic Battle the Robb mainspring, and the Group)
of Western Union mounted in severity, integration
In 1942 Robb was appointed Air Forers could not possibly
ID Lord Mount- have been put into the hands Deputy Chief
in the hw "Combined of a man who more firmly be balten
rightners and Operations organization (team lieved in the
Air Vice again), and work neelselly of his cause.
Marshal Robb had much to do post. however, with the planning of the North
Tunisian itself African and 1s Mere+paigns and the Invasions of
In puch with-a-book-bis-reading classes helief in the
2
Cause
a little down his nose, his eyes hardly enough,
wrlikled. quizzically
time's
"Who's What" bulation mischt well un like this: "Ourmurly what is universally understoor! rentleman. Equally ob- by a viously, by elathes and manner. Important romene holder an appointment; prcibly a lawyer,
dortor. A glance at sensitive bands might modify that assement into surgeon. and a stolen peep his hunk on archaeology rably clith you to
but mer
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ut
wande finality modern businesslike A university professor, with con- administrative CX- iderable perience","
And so you would not have scored more than five out of ten, and the thought of tabelling your
of
CWORDS and MUSIC) by MARIUS POPE
2115TENAYANATOMY¶¶
WITH a rallying cry of "Bigger and bet ter, bigger and bet- Edinburgh ter." the Festival authorities have made it in four years the greatest cultural event
Europe's biggest tourist at
traction.
cam-
No Easy Task
Vivien Leigh's leading man... MARLON BRANDO,,,one star you'll be hearing more of .......
are
The Oliviers smile a little at the fuss they are CHUN- For all Sir Laurence's in- ing, but
nevertheless sistence that his title was grateful for the protection. not to be used for any ad- vertising purposes, lustre of nobility over the couple.
the shines
treated Each
No
ulcers
By special ar rangement with At Fontaiebleau: Sir James
Sir Laurence him- Robb has not had an easy task.
Socially they are
self. I interviewed Not only have there been short-
him at the studio. ages to cope with, but all the as visiting royalty,
in his borrowed Saturday night mid undramatic ground-
in turn posts came after vital Two great
(fron tay Billatd) hat to be carried that of Chief of work has the war
there has been an elaborate
dressing-room-au ultra-modern Fighter Command (when he re- through. None of it has been
affair with scarlet tufted-tweed organised Brituln's defence headline news, and Sir James party in their hour,
Fe
furniture, bright bizarre paint- nirman. 19
headline
"Success Their
beck, host was ings, and 1 hates publicity as much as he hat."
fuss. but in two short Hollywood's biggest shot, Without Ulcers," prominent, on shelves-he reviewed the 21 hap Louis B. Mayer. It was years, exercise "Cupola"
Oliviers-in-Hollywood saga, and become possible. Four Forces will be working as one command performance, with Service; training to un plan, the elite of the town advised and with a sound ground or that "dressing" was compulstastic, but we really re
EDINBURCH-THE
conisation behind them.
Alt
sory.
first
the
grinned.
"I know it n sounds rather
First
both working very hard. of all I have to acquire a mid-
Sir Junes Robb might be
The picture people, used West accent that the American xcused if he leaned back in
will recognise. Then, too I have his chair in his big panelled to casual clothes carried to had very little time to look into
afflec
and
paraded the
Fontainbleau st, rubbed his hands. In fact, he a point dangerously near the script properly.
the marvellous thing will do nothing of the kind. He untidiness. will be flying himself around black ties and full-length about working in Hollywood is and speed with all his units (probably in a jet formal Meteor); asking questions, sug-
gesting answers, and
we have learned and whal we
ROBB
have to do next."
gowns usually re- the efficiency
Line by line thing
1
oll don't have "Here they turning served for premieres. And it which everything is done.
dress
those lines of demareation about over in his mild a discusion has been "evening
who does what job. If an elec with his inter-Allied staff on only" ever since.
Irielan sees a prop that needs "The Lesson of Cupola-What
he does it self. with we made pictures in Eng- land in the same quiet, smooth ~AT-THAT-gift-manner."
Brst Ume it many tering affair,
I noting staged in the years Olivier
someone else's direction. crystal ballroom wonderful." he mys, all I have of the Beverly to do is obey William Wyler's Hills hotel of the Cliviers' instructions. The decision is his oflicial court jester,
BATTLEGROUND OF CULTURE
This Festival is
getting too big
weeks, have filled
Frustration
..
Mr
Kaye, they showed that they wished to be regarded as a double act.
. They
responded
For the
under
**I'm
and a man like Wyler always maites the right decision."
Someone--probably an assis tant director-indicated that the
interview was over.
On the other side of Holly- This week-end their wood Miss Leigh was on loca- SIDELIGHTS on singerparty-thrower is another tion. In this place a film unit is no novelty, to no one noticed John McCormack from
Lady Olivier, her brunette the bok Hear You tycoon, Jack Warner,
hair, hidden under a in again In between times, as Calling: Me," written by
blonde wig. drive up to a bowl- (W. II. the beat diplomatic circles, t-Riley his wife, Lily
exterior for certain debut: the British colony, headed t
Neither was the youn man Being reared stift at the high by the Ronald - Colmans and
With: her particularly remark-
Allen,
105. Gd).
Ifs operatic
flat and knowing that I could
not possibly be heard over what Reginald Gardiners, have abla. But a few months, ago he
Sir Laurence got on his bicy- to ck-it's fabelled "Heathcliffe
after his role in "Wuthering Danny's toast of welcome by Heights"-and pedalled to the alternately speaking one ret, past the next-door dressing- of roum which carries a Kateplate a Verse line each of
"Sir In Olde Engilsh lettering: this concert thanks they had written to- Robert Hope. Pensants keep thal cach ticket
oul." every mo conducted the Royal Philhat- announced
would admit "cither one gentle.gether. of its kind in the world, and 1000 visitors in the three in when Six Thomas Biechom advertisement for
merit of time with some sort of monte Orchestra for the opera, man or two ladies." cultural attraction." And year
of God Save the after year, as they discover ther he produced the most excrucini- compartment companion as one of the strictly limited number
The last The danger is that they are can pack more and more visitors ing version of Chlet Marshals of Air
"bigger" into the already overburdened King I have heard,
the brass blasting of these "attrac- chord, with Britain's, Hoyal Air Force would retarding the terms
was held for never have crossed your lod. und "better" as synonymous. I city, the list
about
Ils normat seems ominously likely that, un- tions" grows longer and longer way fortissimo,
six mes Perhaps the most expert
Curation, People in the audience players would have studied Sir Jess the Festival angered
turned to each other in puzzled James' mouth for a moment or stop to consider where they are two longer, and then said: "This going, they will concentrate on
the quality to. Already much of the pleasure embarrassment. kize and leave man, whoever he is, is
take care of itself.
of a Festival visit is being nega-
sceined to me then a very large arranged rather more in- tived by very high up indeed. He has a
n growing sense of Arness of line, and a crispness
This year early 1700 artists frustration over the events that
that artistic rchestra, I just opened my timate gatherings for the only
It is natural
mouth wide, struck a dramatic distinguished about the Jaw, that can
performances in the one misses, then 145
Festival. of the
rivalry between national orches- attitude but made no sound. The from England. have come from years of mak
three weeks ing bit decisions and seeing Represented are six orchestra, The modest and satisfactory tras and artists appearing in the audience, thinking they heard a
The effect on the studios four choirs, five chamber music documentary Film Festival has same arena will be intensified, beautiful B Bat, insisted on an them carried through."
I was delighted groups, three ballet companies, grown intu net so much a fesli- but this sort of competition is encore.
they do by whom the Oliviers are tasteless. Mr Ian Hunter, Edin- thought, "What will two drama companies, one opera val as an orgy.
I found employed administrator when I really slug.it? artistic burgh's The graphic arts are now in-
would do well to put aside any cut and incidentally learned a surprising. cuded in the form of a Hem plans he may have for a bigger good lesson in humallity." Brandt. exhibition; we can ex- Plan
better Edinburgh next pect that next year this sick and of the Festival's activities will year, and consider whether the A visitor to Edinburgh, vro-be-four or Ave times the size Festival could not, in fact, be Just
unlimited time, the last vided he hos
It is reported that next year improved by a little judicious eight years has been integrating money and an appetite for cul- there may be, in addition, on trimming here and there, the
demands vnrying
and ture mounting almost to Elul Edinburgh policies of Allies,
since and who,
toby, can hear chamber music music and drama, 1948, has been Commander-lain the morning, visit the thearo
Edinburgh is principally Chief of the Western Union Air Forces, with direct responsibi- or the ballet in the afternoon,
In The Army
compally Loloists.
thon-10 and--more
Which. In a way, would
not
who
Gluttony
has been in senior command- since 1922; who for
be too far out for a man
summer school of
Britain, France, Bel. And so to a concert or the opera festival of international music,
lities to
and gium, the Netherlands Luxemburg and indirect respon- sibility to the entire Western Democratic world.
In the evening. Making a cholee and as such is in danger of be
coming a battleground, for na- must often be painful.
Here is just tion rivalries.
The rivals
Eggs at 4 a.m.
herself from
trouble-or
and
the
arnbassadora
has been more
Wa3.
"
Changed man
HE IS Marion Brando, a 20-year- old actor who played the leading khalo role in the Broadway produc- tion of Sreelcar," He has been picked to repeat the part opposite Miss
Paramount, where Sir Laurence is making a picgn. It is his second Holly- ture fas yet untitled) have wood film.
1.
trousers and a stained shirt. He
singing: Ofers v. concert
In his first one, "The Men.” "John was at his happiest in ing to do with the rise and
a Yogi devoice 20 in the concert work, He said that to fall of a restaurant manager, he made quite a same for him- AUGUST
among other things, is Uncon
by Hollywood 100th anniversary of the him opera is inartistic because, and Warner Bros., the dis- self. Brando,
the Royal at a vital moment the soprano tributors for Lady Olivier's ventional, even granting of
Royal will wrench -- Charter to the
arms of the poor tenor and leave Streetcar" effort, wondered standards.
"His favourite dothes- tat- Society of Musicians,
Lered sweater worn with forn him standing inanely while she how they could contribute now, 212 years old.,
the original rushes to the footlights to tell to the gloss. Their decision: One of
vestasies—to No interviews.
has been known ar occasions to whose her was Handel,
forget to put his shoes on. Ils For example, how will the one exemplo....the opening con- members visilor choose between a pinno cert of me Festival was by the famous Merciah-then called A the world."
A musician' party: "They Hollywood gasped. Two language has been colourful Sacred Oratorio - WES
For this aim, though,' he has recital by Claudio Arrau at Orchestre National de la Radio New
morning: reformed. Every like children. Fritz 2.30 p.m. at the Woher liall, and diffusion Française, which play gives its first performance in really let themselves go and belg productions, with two
Toscanini doing very important and expen- neatly dressed, politely spoken Sonata Recital by Pierre zd
with sparkle and polish London in 1743 for the Society's haved leader, and a man who carries Fournier and Ernest Lush in the under Roger Desormilere. This benefit. This was the edilebrated Kristlets, R
on which George II cold tricks, Rachmaninoff play- sive people starring in them young men reports for duty. His ployed 'the French occasion put on to the shoulders of one between a concert by the Royal National Anthems with immense rose to his feet, taking the whole ing Jazz, John McCormack und (the Oliviers are reported expressed view on Mias Leigh the Melchoir doing weight lifting: tu be collecting 160,000, is that she is such a charming
Indy. office--such la Sir James Robb Philharmonic Orchestra and 5 precision and vigour, and audience
Heifetz in cap and apron cook-Idollars (£53,570) each plus: And Miss Leigh describes him he sita in our corner seat in der recital by Victoria de Los several critics remarked on this words "For the Lord God omni- ing bacon and eggs at 4 a.m.
potent reigneth," establishing
all expenses), and, of all as a wonderful actor, and a pool of orderly quietness, Angeles in the evening? twin their notices of this concert.
things, a ban on publicity, pins (Landon Biprim. Kerutes) –– rending his book on archaeology.
The Edinburgh nuthorities, in. It may have been only a coin the tradition for standing for Jimmy Robb is a Scotaman, an so many line administrators order to caber for more, than cidence, but the following even the Hallelujah chorus. A printed
and all Commercial Printing. Prompt Service.
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diplomat, an one of the largest loads over Freemasons Hall at 3 pm? Or orchestra
with him, on
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