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DON IDDON'S DIARY
MERICAN resolutions and forecasts are stacked as high as the Empire State Building. I havo resolved to keep my
NEW YORK, TUESDAY
sentences short and my Errol Flynn
temper long.
will be jovial with Joseph
Kennedy and happy about Her headlines
Mr
Hoover, mild with McCormiclt and lenient with Lindbergh.
The Isolationists will not Ignite indignation nor the anti- British arouse acerbily, Wisc- cracks will try to be winning, not wounding, and over-wring will be undercut. Footnotes will nim to please oven Maurice Lano Norcott.
Forecasts will be limited to this New Year's column and to the following:
During 1951 Anglo-American relations will be declared on the rocks by both Congress and Parliament, but wit emerge
stronger and closer than ever.
Errol Flyrm will be in the
headlines.
The British will be called ap- slackers, wat ruiners' perilist
and ruthless traders. We will be described as down-and-out and up-and- coming.
Errol Flynn will be, in the headlines.
Preston North End will enter the First Division.
will be
like
Africa, or other lo posts,
•
will be in the
in short, 1951 1950, but better
out- have they discovered? Industrial production up 73 percent since 1040. Steol production up 66 porcent, petroleran production electric power up 50 percent, production up 121 percent.
The man-hunt of Dean Ache pon continu but President Truman has largely regained his prestige. to be doing most people good
word-warrior the happy.
and
The debate Geems
are
My chief worry is the dam- age they are doing to the lan guage. Appalling new words are appearing in the New Year. The American scene is littered with strange
Rising tide
The latest look is the dis- solving Ine-what fashion ex- perts call "an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary diange in clothes approach."
Fold-over Jackets, fluid and
soft for 1931, are forecast. Pre-
sumably to dissolve first you must dict.
Film receipts up
Sbilak.
CHOW busineca is bright and The coven major companies earned three times as much last year as ten years ago.
The star system, neglected or treated haphazardly
in recent years, is being revived, and we are promised dazzling new names with potent box-office lure.
Jose Ferrer co-stars.
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Chirpie Sparrow's Friend
-He Was Very Proud and Had Bad Manners --- By MAX TRELL
NOMICE.
TD like you to meet a friend of mine," Chirpio Sparrow was saying to Knarf and Hanld, the shadow-children with the turned-about
"Hc's waiting on the other side of the hedge. He's a sort of chicken- I mean, a sort of rooster. But you've never seen a rooster 1ka him!"
Knerf and Hunid Enid they were very eager to meet Chir-
ple's new friend. "Of course," Chirple warned them as they started for the other side of the hedge, "he's a bit proud of him- very good-looking. sel. He's
knows it. So don't mind if he struts about a little. You would, Britain's Clive Brook, a Holly-too, if you had his feathers." wood star of 20 years ago, opens tonight in Robert Sherwood's
On Broadway, however, it is Gloria Swanson in person, in a RE these figures, revival of "Twentieth Century," ART you studying the queunt why has rocked the main stem. In fact, he's splendid. And he
is now several of democracy mrsonals in one, willing and able to match the staggering volume of output of the early forties. people cxiled examinists, retreatists, free
fr geared for a domials, liberationists. Extrica- colossal production of weapons tion. disentanglement, пли disengagement are being dis- and the whels are rolling. The in question is when do we feel the polysyllables and the good, clean pinch? Apart from high taxes English of Winston Churchill is and high prices, there has been desperately needed.
We
are
mired
Now call overdue WILL he visit the U.S. and W make a major speech as at lying down on the job and also Fulton, Missouri, and as at the cornering all the markets.
London will be cald
to be
A better year THE British Festival will be written off as a flop and hailed as a fantastic success. It will earn no dollars and also dram the United States Treasury
dry.
Errol Flynn will be in the.
headlines,
The British Empire will be written of as inished and written U as the greatest
in influence
the stabilising
world.
In short,
1951 will be Hike 1030-only better.
The first few infant steps are at least encouraging. Everyone here is trying furiously to be polite.
The starting discovery has been made that the British are
loyal good, steadfast, Henry Luce says we are stout admits tellows, and Hearst grudgingly that we have an im- pressive history.
Massachusets Tochnology?
The country
no squeeze yet.
for
The American passion nowness will probably be the first home-front casualty of the national emergency.
of Institute
The Other Sida "Second Threshold," and the grapevine promises a triumph.
By this time they were on the other side of the hedge. At that Another Englishman, Claude moment a large bird, which was
still
few feet Rains, is in the cast of "Dark-standing quite ness at Noon." Both men have off, turned his head slightly to been consulting Rex Harrison, lance at them, then walked whose wife, Lil Palmer, cays: | away. "You hang on to success tight- ly-It's so rare," "
Harrison belleves New York is much more enthusiastic than London. "The New York critics Already the emergency, has use adjectives that I don't think sont a slight chill down New the London critics know exist" Yorkers' spines. The sites for
Flora Robson is going home proposed atom bomb shelters have been selected and because of illness, and "Black listed. They will cost $100,000,- Chiffon" will close. 000.
charted the pEVER
These speeches course, but another more topical clarion call is overdue. Pres dent Truman cannot do it and Mr Autoe cannut, Dean Ache- son has tried and failed. Thomas E. Dewey has not done much better. Messrs. John Foster Dulles, Herbert Hoover, Joseph Kennedy have apoken--but the clamour Churchill.
The defence preparations are not keeping visitors away. It seems that everyone wants to and come to New York. The blonde all and lovely Eva Peron, wife of for Argentina's President, would like to pay a visit. Now that Franco is being recognised and nodded at and bowed to, I see no reason for not giving Evita a big wel- come, and perhaps a parade.
There is also talk that King Farouk is considering a trip here. By all means catch the next plane or boat. This is prob- ably the gayest and giddlest city in the world just now.
It need only be a quick trip, and, perhaps, a short speech. America would be grateful.
The country is in the mood to New Year's Eve face reality. was celebrated with appropriate rolstering, but there
was less drunkenness than in the past, and the cafes and night spots. crowded with Allies. though
amiable capped, horn-blowing, idiots, did not make as much slap-happy money as expected. The cliizons have had enough junketing for a while.
The majority of Americaris, sull nursing their hang-overs, murmur that this is not the time to abandon Europe, Asia,
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The poople want more serious business. They have been doing some stocktaking. And what
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ALEXANDER KORDA brezent
Vivien Leigh Ralph Richardson
Kieron Moore
● Toletay's Jesmortal lave story
ANNA KARENINA.
directed by južem Duvivier LONDON FILM PRODUCTION
TO-MORROW (12. JAN) "THE GAL WHO TOOK THE WEST”.
In Technicolor
ACROSS
1 Spruce,
14
DOWN
2 Assumed
name.
3 Tower.
10 Dock,
4 Rodent
11 Above.
5 Antiquated
13
13 Unconscious.
6 Sharpen,
15
10 Vid
19
19 Fretfulness.
22 Blow.
24
Change
25 Talca,
20 Melt.
27 Pocket-
book
8 Glandular organ.
12 Wander,
13
13 Loots.
13 Granted immunity.
17 Indicators.
18 Pith.
20 Pictorial poem.
21 Courage.
23 Praizo
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD: Across, -- 1 Vapour, 4 Spill, 7 Little, 8 Admit, 10 Tilt, 12 Boasted, 15 Arson, 16 Toro, 17 Line, 25 Aspen, 19 Rural, 20 Estates, 21 Left, 23 Tunie, 24 Attain, 26 Impend. Down-1 Volatile,2 Petulant, 3 Ugly. 5 Pedestal, 6 Loiter, 9 Bonus, 11 Treatise, 12 Bored, 13 Toldrate, 14 De- stined 18, Issues, 22 Stem.
FERDINAND
Let'er Go
The States are wide open (the Anti-Subversive Act secins to have been sunk without trace) and the dollar-seekers surge in on a riptide.
Patricia Morison. is going to England to play opposite one of Britain's finest actors, Leo Gen, in "Page From a Diary" (not this one).
Fair oxchange
"That's my friend!" said Chir- pie "Well, what do you think of him? Handsome, ch?"
"What made him walk away?" asked Hanld. "He doesn't seem very polite, Chirplet"
Chirple told Knart about his trlend.
"Let's run a race or something," she suggested, "Or we could all play tag or hide-and-acck, Mr Peacock."
"Certainly not be replied. "I never play games. I might con- sent," he added moment later, to take a slow stroll down the garden path, however. But mind you, no racing!”
Down the Path
So they started strolling slow- "We can't even see him," said ly down the garden path. Per- cival Poppinjay Peacock walked with Knarf and Knarf.
in the middle
on either side of him. Hanid Chirple Sparrow few, or rather fluttered, on just ahead, crying out: "Clear the path! Malce way" to any beetles or lady- bugs or ants that might be go- ing about their business across or up and down the path.
Chirpie lowered his voice. "It's just ns I told you. He's a bit proud. But pay no attention to the way he acts. Ah there, Peaky!" Chirple called out loud-
Pardyal Poppinjay Peacock ly to his friend. "I've brought Knarf and Hanid to meet you!" now spread his tail feathers like
a great shining far
set with Peaky didn't look an iho jewels. He threw up his head. cared to meet anybody. But He lifted his feet. And with FLORENCE DESMOND comes finally Chirpis, by fying all cach step that he took he to New York to adorn the around his head, managed to glanced around to see if he were Versailles. And the now bomb-get him to stand still "All being properly admired, shell, Faith Domergue, goes to
right! come over!" he called
In spite of not particularly England soon to play in "Black-back to Knarf and Hanld. beard the Pirate" with Robert
liking Mr Peacock's manners, Mitchum and Vietor Mature. They went over.
Knarf and Hanid were forced to "This is my friend Peaky," admit that he was the hand- said Chirple.
somest bird they had ever met.
to Knarf and
All at once he said: "What time is it, please?"
Nearly twelve o'clock, Penky," said Chirple.
"Ah, just as I thought. Nearly lunch lime, Well, good-bye whatever-your-names-are. I'm off for lunch!"
The Marshall Plan and Lend- Lease in reverse continue among show-folk. Edna Best is putting
"I beg your pardon," said on eparkle Bernard Shaw's Peaky, lifting his head very high. "Captain Brassbound's Con- "I'm not usually called Peaky. version."
My name is Percival Poppinjay Personal wish for 1951: To Peacock. How d'doo," he said, hear Joseph Stalin's farewell adnodding stily
Hanid. dress,
"Percival Poppinjay Peacock--
And he folded his tail into a pooh!" said Knarf, quite loud enough for Feaky to bear. But long bunch of fenthers and no one could tell whether ho, scampered off into the middle heard Knarf or didn't. At any of the meadow to bunt for rate, he didn't say anything. worms. "Yes," said Chirple, Hanid thought it would be laughing, he's really only Д pleasant to play a game. Stran- chicken, But he is handsome. gers became friends very quick- Just imagine what I'd be like. ly when they played a game. If I had a tail like his!”
The European influence, des- pite Mr Hoover and Mr Kennedy, Footnote: One good thing is being felt. In fashions parti- about the 20th century's half cularly.
Over.
Iron Beds Still In Demand.
The magazine, Stool News, comments on the large number of old bedsteads now finding their way to the scrap heaps and records the amazement of Me T. j. Smith, pur- chasing manager of Colvilles, that "there are still so many of them about."
forfeit with their lives for con- ditions hardly conducive to fire-mindedness.
Mr Smith need not won- der, for the comparative in- destructibility of these iron couches has always The phrase "Get a load of rated high in the esteem of this may have emanated from the Afteenth century days the landlady and innkeeper when great personages travel- ever since they became a led taking their beds with them. mattresses were popular fashion in the cigh- Their huge teenth century, their ap- until they measured about 8ft. stuffed with straw or feathers peal being bused more on by 7. practical rather than artis- tic grounds.
The ancient Greek was much more artistic in slumber tastes and favoured beautiful pieces Chief selling point was in solid ivory, veneered with that they were "free from tortoise shell and with feet of insects",
which explains solid gold or silver. possibly the big demand for these beds in countries to this day.
The French kings were very many fond of the most elaborate kind of bod. They attended Plament reclining on cerc- Unprepossessing as the iron monial couches often used bol may be, there have been privato, while loyal subjects others made of singularly un- knealed, bowed or stood inviting materials, such as the around according to their social Assyrian couch of carved stone status. The decorative beds of covered with rurs
The Per- Louis XIV were noted for their alans were nothing if not smug mamber as well as for their and warm, which called for artistic merit-there were 413 the system of sleeping on a of themt table under which it was con- trived to keep B Bultably guarded slow to.
It
thro the early days of American plantation, the bed- warming technique comprised A less bazardous method was the thrusting of a husky, evolved by the Japanesc of healthy clavo between the the whole family. lying on the bicots of the master's bed. floor around the fire like the When the negro had reached the spokes of a wheel. Like the desired warmth, the Persiana they occasionally paid took his place.
master
`By Mik
Rupert's Autumn Primrose--21
Taking care that jock does not see him. Rupen starts off in pur- auit. He seems to know the way quite well," he mutters. "1 mustn't lose track of him.” At first it is easy to keep the little dog in sight, though when he reaches the trees Rupert has to put on speed to get Barer to him. Jock troue steadily
forward, and at length duappeara through dense bushes. The little bear has to burrow his way through them, and on the other side, to hir astonishment, he is faced with solid stone wall. There is no sign of the dog, but he notices that one of the lowest stones has started to crumble, leaving a small gɔp mar the ground.
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11-22.
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