1956-07-31 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1956.

MR CASSERLEY TAKES

OVER

HAW'S CORNER — Socialist. George Bernard Shaw's house

at Ayot St Lawrence which

SHAW'S

CORNER

By KENNETH ALLSOP

So last year the Trust decided when your living is in London. the National Trust found to let the house: At first there Therefore, 1 think we're pretty

70 to bo R worrisome

red were

(5) and Timothy (8) to attend

a convent pchool in Harpenden, four miles away.

But does this self-described "Coræervative crusader" the previously worked for the Con- pervative Central Office and was Tory whlp on the Chelsea Council untli 1954) Borough And the lingering tumes

of Fabianism humid to breathe?

applicants. The lucky, thinned down to one, an Ameri "Only one hour from London elephant--has at last got a can who, after falling four times tenant. Into the stronghold in 12 months to turn up to sign yet in real country. And being on extremely rich revolution- is the seven-year lease, ebanged his of

Shaw old-style Socialism

had

house the jury, moving a New Conservative mind.

magnificently equipped - even of the garage can take a feel

Dit SELF-CONFIDENCE cars and has an inspection and work-benches. We're doing

-a 29-year-old Tory named SHAW REVIVAL Christoper Cassericy,

1964

For

03

plus this six- Victoriaza Lenin's

At that Juncture Casserley. near Horsham, Casserley is The Man in who now lives

applied and was accepted. The Grey Flannel Smt.

an annual rent of £170,

he Reis That is what he wears, nel 202 rates,

at bedroomed hunk of aking with it go the

(graceless, but solid titudes of the

isis and tour acres of land. young businessnun.

But for the Camerleys Saturday will be the conducted tour day when they will have to show visitors around the study and summer house (still just as Show used them and gardens

He

& Fleet Street public relu tions executive who said le

me

11 over gin-and-toama "Now that I've go{ my family background settled I can bond all my energies to becoming a capitalist." NO RESEMBLANCE

Casserley does not view that chore with dismay, however, for he will got a cut of the takings

"The atmosphere

of redecorating-the Not a bit. Kitchen quarters look a bit like of Shawls the whole piece"

19th-cutury workhouse-but he told me.

the houst 13 121 Renerally wonderful condition, Our tolal

£4 week." bulgeings will be only

NARROW LANES

ย

His wife Pamela is Kot per. farland by the isolation of this Hille Hertfordshire hamlet in a network of narrow green lanes, ur by its lack of a bus service, for she herself grew up in the Arrangements have made for Mark

sald with the zestful country. und he confidence of a publielty expert: alrendly "The coming Shaw revival is support

And to make clear that no going to get plenty of other resemblance between from me

the old occupier (tobacon-

und

atheist) exists,

The National frist reckon hafer, abstainer, vegetarian that with the rent and Their he shure of the gute receipts they the steady drain that nulled: "Also I smoke, drink, con stem ent meat and am a Catholic

Casserley,

wife.

the house has been on their re- To give the Casserleys Shaw's unfurnished! tenancy trumpish furniture, his Victorian

children and mother move brie-b-bruc, fss

upright

into Shaw's Corner next plano, his Panama bats, are oli month. So ends the National being

moved ouil A selieme

is to

under considertellen

Trust's protracted efforts to consiitule the xnx disembarrass themselves of

a burden that landed in their

lap with a dull, emply thud in 1944.

as a Shaviors museum

MOSTLY LAWN

-JJ

elsewhere

Upkeep of Ule four-Bere

been

"if you're a chap who puls to words on paper, you

have have a brassy self-confidenice, So I can't think of anywhere more sullable to live,

"After oll"-he smiled-if blt I'm feeling #

low about something I'm trying to write, 1 can walk in the study, Lake ด look al that Illuminated Nobel Award and the Oscar he got for Pygmalion, and go back and start again."

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WILL MR MILLER REWRITE THE

MONROE STORY?

Shaw left an endowment garden will be the Casserleys Marilyn Monroe is now in Britain. With her is a

for its upkeep. In 1951, the Eesponsibility

(we shall have a ET211+ in but it's mostly lawn,

first year of its opening to thank goodness."

question mark called Arthur Miller. playwright,

are moving into Shaw's Corner thinker and husband...the man who could-and

the public, nearly 18,000 It is mil quilte In spirit of visitors paid 28. a hend. nigrumage that the Casserleys After that The

literary shrine's gate slumped and tival reasons. "We want our two

They have a good set of prac the memorini appeni for litt boys to grow up in the £250,000

abandoned country as individuals and not

Wis

Lfter only £400 had been subscribed in 11 months.

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By MILTON SHULMAN

at

The press agent tried a tack.

new

"Look," he said, pleadingly. this tax thing is terribly im- portant to the Johnston Office." The of

Johnston

Office,

one

HE invitation asked Marilyn Monroe to be a guest of honour

"political whing-ding and hamburger

whose responsibilities fry" being given by the

film censorship, represents all Speaker and Democratie the American Alm producera. Members of the Arizona House of Representatives. Highballs and beer would be served.

But Marilyn, who was in Arizona making her latest picture, "Bus Stop," not enthusiastic about C

WILS

Certain

"Well," said Marilyn, "if the Johnston Office lets me lower But my neckline, I might go." she never did,

of

J

IF SO, WHAT ABOUT Mr GREENE? Milton Greene (pictured above), the photographer, said to be the driving power behind Marilyn Monroe Productions Incorporated.

covered T. S. Eliot had married Diana Ders. "Marilyn's effect on highbrows is devastating," a close mc. hers cace told friend of

liko

copting. "I don't wanna get playwright. Arthur Miller, is that girl whose pin-up plctures have "Whenever she comes to a po ductions on the whispering basis

mixed up in politics" she on said, chewing fiercely some gum.

The press agent of 20th Cen- tury-Fox, who had been urging her to go, shrugged his shoulders in despair. He had been talking for about five minutes non-stop impress her with the trying to importance of her attending this "political-whing-ding."

Tax reform

It stems certain, however, that

consequences one of the Marilyn's marriage to left-wing be able to no longer she will adopt so casual an approach to palilkcs.

example

of

his Is the voice likely to tell you Marilyn is too busy to see you; at interviews he is the Ogure in the corner pouring drinks.

He runs Marilyn Monroe Pro- men start behaving

dark conspiracy. women The students.

Getting to like the Impression she see Monroe has been recognised

In America They don't

as one of the most dimeuit fents in Journalism. Layers cad layers of -Preza and stooges gents, secretaries have to be peeled off before the golden kernel is finally reached..

actually quote Spinoza is carry ing the joke too far.

And, too, there is something embarrassing about having the been liberally scattered among the American

60 servicemen

A college of don't morate-boosting

becomig makes en the men. Neither her pneumatk talents American womanhood

эго the wife of a man who is being say much to, her but they keep nor her political naivety

for un-American watching her all the time." now ikely to insulate her from Investigated

But there is yet another In- political activities. the howling

cales of

triguing aspert of this strange controversy. When a sex symbol

marriage. What effect will Miller of this stature weds a political

have cs Marilyn Mcnroe Pro- llow scapegoat of this prominence u

Incorporated? resultant shoal of red herrings

Audiences might feel annoyed, ductions Some 15 probably inevitable.

or even betrayed, by a film star deeply wil he become involved, al- American journalists have

who has been voted The Woman If at all, in the business affairs this one-woman fancial ready detected sinister signif- Mest Sailors Dream About" and of

Marilyn's conce

long-felt The Girl Most Likely To Thaw enterprise? "The Brothers Out Alaska" falling in love with desire to act in Karamazov."

man who may be cited for contempt of Congress.

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Suspicious

22

Annoyed

On the other hand, Miller has

Photographer

the At

moment Interests

his problems. The fact that he business

Marilyn's ore largely

He has taste Milton Greene and Marilyn first met when he came to tako some photographs of her for an American magazine, Marilyn liked his work and they decided they had many views in common. "He has laste and a wonderful business sense," Marilyn told me. When I asked Mr Grete what he felt were

for his qualifications the exacting task of film produc- agreed with Marilyn's of his abilities; bo

"I

The occasion, he pointed out, Was something more than just an orgy of frying hamburgers. The Democrats, who controlled were the Arizona legislature, Introducing a tox reform bill

is America's leading playwright run by a 34-year-old New York which would make il much easier Potentially this marriage could

has not saved him from head- photographer named Milton H. He is the man being for Hollywood to make films i have serious repercussions on

both Miller and lines which refer to him as "Mr Greene.

of the credit

fer on, he Arizona, Marilyn's presence at the careers of

American n Mcarce.

public Marilyn Monroe." Somewhat of given most

Marilyn Into * be merely n

assessment the party would

flekle and suspicious, gratitude. gesture

a social recluse he is not likley converting of Hollywood's

opinion, There's really no politics in- does not like to have to change to relish being mobbed by fans, flourishing industry employing got intelligence and

by Hollywood such stratospheric talent as Sir said to me, "and volved because the Republicans its preconceived ideas about its being dogged Alm goddesses. said the

But although he thought ho don't cbject to the bill," said

publicity and being dwarfed by Laurence Olivier and Terence that in a candy store buy "And

voluptuous shadow of his Rattigan. press agent, urgently.

As vice-president of Monroe could advise Marilyn on busi- ness, he hastened to assure me while having a bubble- wife.

And amongst Miller's intel- Productions

mort that he wasn't a business man. the State of Arizona that's con- both is the kind of intellectual

On of dumb lectual friends

What I don't know, I asic," ha · activity

the news must ubiquitous executive. expected cerned in this."

It is good for laughs have had somewhat the "First thing is the picture and blades.

contreras laking his own that English literary the not the State of Arizona," was and helps sell ms. But Mentor Impact

3 marrying

who con circles might feel if they dis- photographs; on the Marilyn's laconle reply.

member it's the Government of hotographed reading

man

19 ho

о

samo sel he can be found crouched by salon

telephone

RUSSIANS TRY BOARDING SCHOOLS

IN EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION

Moscow.

THE first boarding schools

From DONALD EDGAR

an

·

satisfactory homes chliainen from families where both parents are out working.

the more demanding question of whot films Marilyn ought to make in the future, President Monroo was quite where Vice-President Greene stood, "I would listen to his advice about a film script, I wouldn't necessarily taka sho mid. "I makeup" my · own mind about everything.".

Success

bis

from.. Marilyn

Having seem them often tom gether I have no doubt as to wha Tin Russia are opening style public school system in the having a good time. They are

It is typical of the Soviet in the teal Svengall of this cla

tionship. And it is, not Mr in four weeks' time-and it soviet Union.

tired of expecting jam to regime that resources are being Groene. Undoubtedly the part

They want fam fo- found to make boarding schools, nership has already achieved. is a measure which will

The frankly slated intention muro.

Probably

West the

would

considerable success. But the have a profound effect on is to give the children a first day.

"This has created a tremend say that since this is to a great decisions coere with clars education.

the extent a problem of bad the future of Russin.

herself. emphasis on political education, ously serious problem for

Communist Party, and what housing. the best thing would "Well, how does Mr Miller, At to produce good they have decided on is nothing be to build new homes

until into all this? The first will be in the it is hoped

With his back- less than a revolution.

every family had a house or ground of theatrical knowledge, Moscow area and will take Party workers thereby.

there is no doubt that he will In the boarding schools it fat of its own. children between the ages of This now method of educa-

But there is

a more funda- have forceful views about the seven and 12. Education tion is being introduced for will be much easier to decip

several reasons. First is the line the whole life and outlook mental arguments It may be kind of work Marilyn should now will be free, but a charge aanfootior of the leader of the children, Their leisure that ordinary human nature is be doing. And he is likely to will be made for board with prosent-day youth. There will be organised as well as asserting itself among the young bolator up her own smaltions

people, and that nothing less about going on the stago, “kj according to the parents has been considerable juveelie their work,

M. Mitop Greene may; soon delinquency and teenage crime,

me. The first groups of children then the strict discipliise of a income.

zals generation of Ruslars to be taken will be those with boarding school, will, onable the find, then, that he has wo problem Party, to procice, its: cedrow for Svengalil on his hands rather Phils, scheme will not mean youth has turned away from rather special

than just one to orphans, children: from: une the future. the emergence of en English-