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** THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH · 1, 1955.

FACING-BOTH-WAYS'

IS MY NAME FOR THIS NEW JAPAN

from

SEFTON DELMER

Tokyo.

UT of the night-time "Japan

mood,

blackness of a Tokyo there alley suddenly shot up beside me a stout, extremely tough looking, little Japanese. As I went forward to enter the door of a night club he flung himself across my path barring the way.

If he had been a priest guarding the innermost sanctum of a shrine he could not have looked at me more fiercely.

"Velly nolip." he said, "you no allowed this place This place Japanese only. Velly solly ** He pointed up to sign In Japanese characters above the

door.

There it was,

NAITIC

sure Righ, old

1

Ls part of the general round and reassure the Ameri-

the Japanese" cona. for

talking Hatoyama through his hat, Tani tells them. Recognition

diplomatically I have found evidence of this speaking not feasible, have had with a Japanese, from in almost every conversation

Japan has every intention of the 77-year-old, half-paralysed, remaining 100 percent lined up

mentally sury, but

Premier with the "Ocean bloc." Ishyrio Hatoyama to officers of Japan's new American-trained and American-equipped de- fence force.

And once more the line given Westerners in "just put to the wait till the elections are aver. This is fust a bit of the politicking. He La result I have a brief- Premier's As t

to be all things to all case and mind Alled with mis- trying givings of a new Japanese dan- men; ha, ha. But just watch. There will be no more of this unpractical nonsense if he is re-

ger.

IL is The donger of Japan's turned to power with a good," two faces.

thumping majority.”

THE ONE is turned West, smillag, polite, and reasonable, anxious to trade with the West and to collaborate with the United States.

11

THE OTHER squints East to wards Peking and Moscow. Japanese is resentful of Western advice with and help, sensitive to imagined almost when 1 was last Lis injuries.

hieroglyph which,

-

Japan, not quite five years 880. the Japanese had been banned from entering hotels, bars, and nightspots reserved for the ex- clusive use of their conquerors and re-educators.

Just a slight adjustment had been made in if, a stroke here, a pot-hook there.

I wis

Qe eon-

And now чистоту htt re-editdu who were being kept but by th Japanese who were privileged to enjoy "national privacy" 20% they call it, I could not have been given more turninating introduction to the new Jupan.

Part of wave

MAK

ДAKE no mistake

About 1, "Japanese lais

only" gesture an increasingly large Humber of Tokyo alghtspots find a very paying one is Just one part of the new wave of nationalist self-assertion.

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THE Eastern face seems power-

fal right now

Well, I hope these reassurances are borne out by events. For I like and admire the Japanese as the ablest, most civilised, and Oriental most artistic of sil peoples I have met,

I would hate to see them fall опис more 10 a victims yet political psychols, driving them yel again on to a disastrous road conflicting with their own true interests and ours.

But you have only got to ace old Haloyama hobble into action ot a public meeting to see that his thinly-velled taunts at the Amerlents

getting the cheers.

see the danger of it becom- Ing more powerful still in three to Ave years' time when the Nor would be the first time Americans hope ko withdraw that a politician is hoist on his their forces from Japan proper, own election propaganda. retaining only Okinawa 44262 some other l'acific bases.

Hut that is not the only aspect of this new, two-fnced Japan of today which makes me leur for, The future.

For.

Into

and

back swimming power on this, wave of Japan- વ for-the-Japanese nationalism ore

far more arrogant Kroups uncompromising in their ambi- tions than the popularity-bunting Hatoyama.

The immediate danger now is

น that the Japanese, trying demonstrate their independence, Increasingly ic may seek obstruct the Americans in the Job of turning Japan Into bustion against Communism.

The Americans One instance want to lengthen the runways of Toial aren six main airfields. needed: One and a half square miles.

The others

"There is nothing we would like better Chan to help wtih this," the Japanese tell the in- furiated U.S. General Partridge. "But it would be politieal suicide to authoring this just before the imagined he had smashed élections. Be patient. We'll re- destroyed for ever. consider tater.*

THERE are the banking bosses;

of the old Zaibatsu in- dustrial trusts which MacArthur and

A

Contradiction

The Zaibatsu men are getting ready 10 reinvigorate the Japanese economy and make it more competitive

ridding by themselves of the "unrealistic"

the Americans,

SALES

STATION IN

BRITAIN NOW HAS H-BOMB

"Warms the cockles of your 'eart, don't it? Now we can all bomb one another."

THIS

London Express Service

YOUNG MAN GOING PLACES

-By Les Armour-

AT A TIME WHEN IT LOOKED AS IF BRITISH MUSICAL COMEDY HAD BEEN SWEPT FROM LON- DON'S WEST END FOR ALL TIME BY A WHOLE SERIES OF BRIGHT, BRASSY AMERICAN SHOWS, A YOUNG MAN RECENTLY DOWN FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TURNED THE TABLES. CRITICS, THEATREGOERS AND MANAGEMENTS HAVE HAILED THIS YOUNGSTER AS THE WHITE HOPE OF THE BRITISH MUSICAL COMEDY STAGE. HIS NAME IS JULIAN SLADE...

T

+

nearer Is something

Slade's coutlous enthusiasm is typical. If there is to be a But this far the critics

he in- are New York production, right: Julian Stade is it force sists on being there

he and to be reckoned with in the would like to see it done in a

with small theatre

a small musical comedy business.

"Salad Days," his first major orchestra-and, where necessary,

would musical, after eight months on ho

like the boards in London, is still Americanised, playing to packed houses-and

London. craftsman HE critics call him the murk.

the new Noel Coward, the second Ivor Novello, Britain's Rogers and Ham- There are the schoolmaster and historians,

mean to merstein rolled into one. who restore the old myths of Japan- Julian Slade would deny ese invincibility to the school it. history books.

to

see

the queues at the box office "It's not much good if you still look more like wartime don't get it across," họ suy

S for the two-faced policy labour regulations introduced by

and how it has worked, well, there could be no better example than the Hatoyama Cabinet it- self. The Premier's declaration to me that he has every inten tion of recognising the Peking Government and establishing full

Tb:re оте the ex-generola He doesn't claim queues for nylons than theatre flatly. "I'm not so sure it will diplomatic relations with Com-

and ex-poites officials, some of Coward's biting wit, queridan's The Duenne for Just so long as they don't brass Queues, The new version of be easy-but I'd like it tried. munist China directly contradicts

them released war criminals.

Novello's whipped the assurances previously given

cream which Slade wrote the music, it up too much," who hope that the expansion of to US Ambassador Allison by

Art for arta soke is not an Deputy-Premier Shigemitsu, the the army will give them back sentiment, or the brass and played for six months,

some of their former power. sweep of Rogers and Ham nearly a record for a produc- idea that amuses him. Minister of Foreign Attairs,

How do you got to the tob There

the secret meratein. nationalist

At 241 patriotic societies

He likes small audiences, popping up once more, headed

Slade doesn't know.'"I always small theatres, neat, com-

wonted to write musical by Botorious political ussussine.

I couldn't oven tell comedios. pact themes. His music h

you why, much less why I went about it the way I did.

The son of London lawyer (a Queen's Counsel), he went to

But does Shigemitsu resign in protest against this public repu- diation of him by the Premier? Not a bit of

ore

ou!

He does not even protest when communiques

pu declaring as unfounded rumours of political differences between him and the Premier.

are

Liability?

tion of its kind.

·

BEWILDERED

very

There are talis under way a precision about it. He

to arrange A production of regards it as a vehicle for "Salad Days" in New York and the story and both his it Is being translated into Dutch

with

IS

Slade: Greeks and Romans had Ideas.

When he graduated, cided that the best way

he de "sometimes it's pretty awful. to when I try to play somebody to clac's music.

PART from the danger they music and his dialogue are and Swedish-a procedure Cambridge because "that's the reach what he wanted was Behind the scenes, however. A constitute in themselves, the

"I was 18 when I decided to he guts his own special Foreign appearance on the scene of these used

which slightly bewilders Slade, thing you do in a family like get a job es a bit actor with a economy-just whic

that who is not so sure

the mine, I suppose." Ho studied little writing thrown in. "I was

who Old Vic learn. I thought a man Office confidant Mr Tant to pop men is likely to frighten beral enough to make the point, very British story about

Classics because "I was good at lucky, the Bristol and labour elements into the the exact point.

couple of university graduates Classics at school and it seemed hired me. Heaven knows why." wanted to write musicals ought to be able to play something." arms of the extreme Left.

At 24, he looks like a youth who encounter a magic plano the easiest way to get a de-

It was during his second year Even if they

About that time he gave up do not push ful and energetic civil servant, will

Immensely funny gree." provo

bit acting

and the He adds: "Of course there there doing

possibility of another Japan into the Communist camp, talks like a Cambridge don, and outside England.

incidental music-that writing

career. Three are lots of good Ideas in Greek he was told to write a musical. Illustrated At 16 he wrote and all these factors combined are sounds as though he were just a But it probably will.

book a children's liable to

and divide the surprised that anyone recorded versions of the musical and Roman Japan to the point where she should bo Interested the are already available and being musical comedy writer. Some of

da

**They

the tile called "Nibbly the Squirrel." gave me becomes a llability rather than wheels und the cogs

which sold around the world in sufl- them wrote cracking good "Salad Day~and told me to "I still like to draw," he ad- a bastion for the West.

make the machine go round. clent numbers bo maka the lyrics."*

writh--that was all. Except, of 'mits. "But chlidren's. booksl And,

beliove me, neither His autoces he puts down to record companies inquire At Cambridge, he produced

Dorothy

No more, thanks.” Moscow nor Peking is missing team work. Genlûs is a title he anxiously about the rights on a student revue-about which course that. I had

Reynolds (one of the Bristol any tricks on this.

would reject out of land; the next production.

ho'd rather not talk.

Old Vic's top actresson) to help me write the book and

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"I

the collaborated on A

couple of Christmas shows And maybe it was wishful before, so it worked fine thinking about plano playing though, of course, she'd never that gave him the ldca for done any writing before either, “Salad Dayn," The central "Neither of us yot jmowa "character" is really, the magle which one came up with the piano which plays perfectly no story Idea first. Somehow we matter who sits down to it and must have thought it up at the creates pandemonium ini All same time.

directions becauso, nobody. "Originally it was supposed resist the urge to dance when to run three weeks. But aftor, they hear I the second week we thought it

cũn

ANNE SHARPLEY visits "the perfect profile”—who for so many years (22 in fact) has been so many women's ideal..

Now that I am older and have paid us is to say that it's, she is a jealons mother. London. TY outstanding impres wiser I could face the memory as though it had been lived in shall look after the baby all by myself after the first few weeks,

would be a, good idea to give 16 "Could be," he says" to that. tion with an open mind,

I should got so jealous other-

a try in London,

"But Dorothy Reynolds got tho Robert Taylors is that

It was delightful to hear again wlac,"

"So we persuaded. everyone iden too. And she didn't want neither of them

It was with only the smallest the story of how Mr Taylor is a uses face

rdom six am. risor and usually gets "You don't mind if I just in the company to write to all to play the piano... and to both of twingo I entered tho powder;

the theatre managers they where Mr Taylor sat, as good- up singing. "He han_n_very come in and roll him aver them Mr Robert Taylor is looking as ever, with his now good voice, I think so." ("Thank occasionally do you?" requested knew and ask them down to so

it. We got several offers and simply perfect.

wife, 20-year-old German-born you, dear") How he is won her husband. She gave him a finally settled on 'the Vaude Ursula Thiess at his side. Al- derfully easy to look rtier. ("He It is seven years 11 months most the first thing I noticed even cleans hle : tooth-glass") since I met the Arst Mrs Taylor, about her was that she too did and, needices to say, the cap al- fair-haired Barbara Stanwyck, not wear face powder. She was ways goes back on the tooth- There was a happy atmosphere Incredibly pretty in a delicate parlo of friendly banter as the hus- Gainsborough way that is prac-'i bandly virtues of Mr Taylor tically old-fashioned in theso

REX-conscious times, were listed.

I felt their anxiety about the births of their baby. If the film- ing of Mr Taylor prosent pic ture, "Quentin Durward," runs over schedule he may not be

shining look,

And Mr Taylor's opinion of his wife? Ha began with

ocular "Well, I can't pay her anything but compliments since he's boon so nice about me "Really, dear," "Thank you,

But he added; "She is an extra- dear," he interjected as his wife,

rdinary person in many, many with shining eyes and a. rathor Together they, unfolded the back in America for June when many ways. Apart from being

good cook. It la ber, oven dis more shiny nowe than expected pleasant harmony of their life the baby is expected.

Bellion, I have never in a film star, told me how together. First, there is the

spon her delightful it was to be married house they started building in" shall be so anxious I shall to him.

June to their own design, and want to, swim the Atlantic: If I W

Whehay were such a good with Meme Taylor colour "can't make it any other way looking glowing couple that it Ilaft them with the happy, achemes. (The living room I And the plans for the baby was imposible not to fool happy warm conviction that this was a mortly alone und beigelsh-gray Mrs Taylor, already the mother in thalki presence, frek marriage, that would later with goons, corally and browns of Manly 1,and Motel 6 Coita mat bola wiem testing KOWLOON Taylor was clearly as perfect as Jayable colours, notising driles, by "prouri, mastita e pa toly boostruiam dixwal Belianing } The best compliment our friends German nimi proditon,

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SCARED

When he isn't writing mugent comedies ́or › playing the piano, (and the two take up more hourg a day than most are awako, these days because he is working full steam with the same collaborator on a new musical) Bindo's favourite oc- cupations watching other people's musicale, jer

"I was pretty - soored. · 59 scared that we decided, not to change a thing. I wouldn't even golf to drawing (doodling Otherwise, he devote him- let them put ni orchestrá vin. We had two planos in Bristol, sometimes), listening to muale,

end going to the theatre. Just playect carried on that way "yad He lives with his family, in The London tudlencer were a London suburb-quietly, un- glad they decided to do it that arumingly 4" typical English That way. Half the fun in the show 'middle eines meinteICO. is watching Blade Hammer armuto surpris people, "whe away at the bland af though ways with as wins Maybe t

his very life depended on its would help if I rutles my hair

Nobody has rected that he and took cho baa trvuble learning to the But its down town!