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MARA LANE, who once decorated the London scene,

She's just gone back there after a flying visit here to see her family. She is due in Germany soon to make a film.

is now one of the sights of Rome.

CHINA MAIL

Gotiblebed · 1945

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1956,

QUEEN

SO

-stays nice nice . . . after 20 glorious years

by LOGAN GOURLAY

told

LIFTED my glass to Toast the queen her majesty Anna Neagle. Twenty-five years ago al- most to the day, she me, she had appeared for the first time in a speaking part on the West End stage. The show was Stand Up and Sing, with Jack Buchanan.

For boul 20 of these yoors she has ruled as the queen of Brush Alm and she has player

queen Victoria On stage and morten oftener than I rare 10

rentaben.

Whatever is Bald about Anna Neugle and many unflattering tlungs have been audno utic can deny her claim to a crown.

Off The Peg

I mentioned one of the un- flattering things os We at 10% gosher in the lounge of the Pork Lane penthouse or town pulace.

"People are apt to forget that You started you

you were young.

career when

ANNA

She gave me her formula for

sustained stardom,

that suit you.

r

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Account

Overdrawn

"Listen, air, since I come out of I've

The secret is to pick ports TT never is immediately "No," Frederick apowered.

easy when two genera PD (preventive detention) tions of a family are obliged tried to do my best. I come up to share a house. It is not here to find work, but no ono easy when a mother takes will take you, at my age."

to prison up residence with a married "If you don't go

live?" where will you daughter, for in the king asked the magistrate, who had dom of the kitchen only one been told of the uneasy atmo- Can rule. It is more dif- sphere that existed at the home

of Frederick's son. when ficult, perhaps,

"I m determined," father settles in to live with said, "to go into one of those

colly

long time since played a young, romantic part. In Teen-Age Daughter I'm n a widow of about 40." Graciously

and characterisl.

insisted sho

that has Sylvia Syma, a newcomer who plays the daughter, should be ejevated to star billing. It would never occur to Sweet Queen hor side always by

at inter Anna to

of young be jealous views and audiences.

aspirants to the crown. But on Wiy ozcasita he was "There's a tol of young talent not consecting: the ro in look in British Blms and it chould be

hun. without

But Sull encouraged.

there's !] ed empty

for up before I left iols

of opportunitics he turned

we older star ilke myself. 1 lapk with a startling plece of news

forward to making many She will not be appearing la

So does Herbert Mi 17. xt

Eastern Instead she said:

his

1 was plensed to hear that Churchill will be Approdeleti

there's no Course heard. But of

difficult, annost sp myself and I n't listen een feather, an actor portray. There

abdication, gestion ing him), but not Queen Anna

imposible, to imagine the Bri- "There isn't a part for her."

tish film industry, without Queen suid Prince Herbert. "She' going to be very busy on her Anna and her Prince Consort,

Like imagining London with- out the Victoria und Albert Mustum.

A

bad

moment's silence. I felt I commitled iese-mufcsta", and I almost expreted Queen ARR to pounce;

"We are De amused!“

to gossip."

hadn't I don't

Rare Creature

if such a rare crentuce does *xis!

12000=GION | |

W" aruan 201 A motuld be Queen

Ausa

awn."

with

gathered, 13141

She Errol Flynn again. She is nice m the best Marred with Flynn In twa Ivor 075 that marshmallow Navello adaptations. Lock An vanec mplicated.

111111 kable, the Spring

King's Rhap- Al-marewala, lady-le Her snd, which were by no means virtues shine through the screen.

versful

word,

of

IN SHORT

Enore

un

comphealed by an excess of Prince Herbert offered his NITA EKBERG is to make a

The combination A aim acting art Hers is le triumph explanation

with Marita and of gentility, not geswis

ethaben't quite etime off, Anna's Lowis It พ!!! bo called But of course she's a target fons mee Hot Errol Flyney's, and Hollywood or Bust. for Be WINterack, it's

une of vice versa.

the IXulન! [しまじ] FIT shlang surces. though Quven Anna herself gives it little thought,

* prefer to trade of the ad- vantage and rewasals. I'm very grateful"

in 194 They've seen

our name in lights for so long your

and seen you so often as the oged Victoria they think

mitust be terribly old."

and

учла

"Do Bhey?" siúd Queen Anna with a

balf-smile She could afford to smije, In her bright red dress ("bought off the peg in Paris"), swer nylons, frail high-heeled shoes, she

jooked slun, radient,

youthful. Certainly not a half-centenarian which is

fet the harsh talled the reference books. suld I was absurd emi uIT fair thrust her new film My Teen- Aur Daugher, should have been retided by the studio gossips My Stone-Age Muther,

can-

sures

1143

danzer

include The

the rewards Park Lane "palace," which won-

μ collection of art tra

original CoA. Renoir, Hubens, Boudin. Urillo,

wid D

ballet bronzo sculpted by Degas,

If the Nattsial film Finance Corporation ever goes bankrupt Whert's enough key in the collection, 1 reckon, tu nance at least one tup-budget produc- tion, starring Queen Anna and directed by her husband, Her- Dert Wilcox, who could also be called her Prince ConCITÉ.

dewant, enter- † † They mining Mrs, but I'm afraid the publie nowadays wants a sitot

Not an aspirin.

101 the 451

He was speaking #guruively aryl loosely Of course he dida men thủ4 Queen Anna was on aspirin.

TV Offer

"She barn't yet sechded what

TERENCE

RATTIGAN is T"

praying that Tabitha, new West End play, will run for long time, though he's not the author. He's one of the backers,

SADDEST story of the week:

Plantagent

Somerset

kry,

who won over £500 on an ITV When quiz show, bought a car. the battery run down he used the starting handle. kleked bick and broke his arm.

DON'T phone Irving Bemm,

new arrival from U.S.A at the Savoy Hotel, and ask for This un putographed picture. Berlin is a whisky Importer, 011

now,

Frederick

a ran magistrate.

a married son.

old men's homea," For then the headship of the

"They may not want house tends to be in dispute. like you," sald the The father for so long held the "I shall send you to sessions for title that the son now holds, sentence." and what was best for hàn, he

The veritet did not seem to to think, must be is templed best for his sen's domain, The comes any great surprise to

Frederick. Ho nodded, son, almost differently.

went away. A man who had overdrawn on the bank of per- sonal and public pity, and was, perhaps, all the more to be pitted for his insolvency.

I

the

crime.

certainly.

TO SHELTER

Frederick

thinks

comes

A

once

'TVE LEARNED' FREDERICK appeared FRED

more on his son's doorstep, and claimed and wild Riven sanctuary.

ant

Radio Hongkong

H.K,T

130

"The King

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F there is hardship on both sides in normal circumstances, how much more painfully must

father and wounds thoughtlessly inflict upon each other, chafe In a case like that of Frederick and his son,

For Frederick is a criminal

Froth the Show and and his son is not.

I Excerpla Gertrude Lawrence, Ÿui Yet, when

Brynner, and other principale, with out of prison, it is to his sm's the shore and orchest directed! home In south const town that by Frederick Dvonch; 2.16, Diamond Pro- he ties for sheller. All his ubilee Scamon--Henry Wood

menode Cunegri. Haile Orche son and his son's wife put him cond, by Sir John Barbi (BBCT); 3.30, Variety Highlights: up, and put up with him.

4. "Mildred Dear"A play for radiu In the early part of this year, by Janet Mobiell, Produced by John Frederick was released from Gibson (BBCTS); 5. Music for a sentence of five years proven-lazy Afternoon-Camarata and Ins live detention, which he hac Orchestra; 0.39, Holiday in Switzer- been

for hin

10th: 0, The Bignal and Programme awarded!

Summary: 0.03, A Plary for Children- "Me too is Very Sad" by Modwena Bedgwick, Produced by David Dovin (BDCTS); 0.30, Portuguese Hour: 7. Echoes from the Bims; 1.30. Bebe Daniels and Ben Loun in "Life with the Lyoew" Episode 41-The Now Wallpaper (BBCTS)1 7.59. Weather Report: 8, Time Signal and The Nows; 8.00, Commentary or Stop Prean Iten; B., Interlude for Muss with Vior (DUCTS); 0.30, Music of said, and his son belleved him, thinking it was time, no doubt,

the Moment The Rid of a new for his father's first crime had porte-Featuring Hit Songs of today been committed 18 years before, Ind tomorrow! D. Tline Signal;

Thursday Borapbook--A eix now he was 68, of in gesternnent for mat oges, in imagazine to begin to think of studying which there la music of a poet, meris ings with interesting people, various I'M GOING

problems in sound, and all manner of trivia for your distraction; 1,30, AR a tow "I'LL only be here

the Opora-"Alba" Act 4 (Verdi)- Frederick saldi, Principals with the chorus and "I'm going to get into one of orchestra of Accademia Di Santa

Коле Cecilia,

by them home for old men, that's Erede. 10.00 (approx.), Ballet the place for me." In son and Memories on two Planos-Rawicz daughter-in-law nodded, hope-and Landsver; 10.30, The Murio of Jelly Roll Morton--Turk Murphy and fully

Wally Rose; 10,30, Weather Report: Frederick's 11. ftme Signal, Radio News fteel: But the days of visit stretched into weeks, then 11,18, Goodnight Music: 11.30, Close into months,

time Down lengthened so the atmosphere in the home grew worse, until even Frederick begun to notice deterioration.

she's going to do next. She has

An impor lot to pick from. tant series of TV Aims for the American market. A film for a Hollywood producer with Australian background. The WISH I'D BEEN THERE: Trp. feading part in the London org-

When Tones.ee Williams duction of Desk Set, one of the got down on his knees at a Broadway hits.

party in New York to apologise "It's very difficult to make up to Takulah Bankhead for saying say mind." sald Queen Anna, that her performance hat I'm certain about one play Streetcar Named Desire thing. I'll go on playing as long was "just awful." as the public wont to see me.

Gourlay's She is undeterred by the fact step that they didn't rush to see her week of sickness with only TV He is in the Novello Aims.

as entertainment

Throughout the years he has directed her screen, and private, destinits with loving care and considerable skill.

She seldom takes #1 without consulting him.

The Ten-Million-Dollar

Invasion

WHY LONDON IS NOW THE WORLD'S No. 1 SHOW TOWN✩

HOLLYWOOD

"TO ST. JORE” 199)

A.B.C. ELSTREE VERA-ELLEN

ELAIRER STUDIOS.

INGRIS JERUMAN

EXTNER WILLIAMS

|GROSVENOR

DEBORAH KEUR

HYDE

[RITA HAYWONER

| PINEWOOD

STUDIOS

MARILYN MAUROE

KNIGHTSBRIDGE

| LOWNDES SO.

|LAGTO_NOLAR]

EXYNÉSSOGRAPH BY JOHN SODLE

TONY HARTEN

OXFORD STREET

CLARIDGES

BAKRYL, F. ZARECK SPYRJE SKOSME ROBERT ROSSEN STABLEY SONEN

YEL BATINER ARIN TANINSIF ARATBLE LETPAK ROJEKT MTCRUN

JACK LENNDE

ESTER

LINDA CEMSTIAR PHYLISS KIRK

JAMES MASON PANELA KELLING | OTTO PRENINGER

"ONSAN STRASBERG

HILL ST.

WAYNE MORNI

KAKEN OPSTI

CON

UTION

¡CHESTER ST

The chart above pictures Stars working here. show business

Stars. mammoth

PALL MALL

Piccadilly

THE MALL

BIRDCAGE WALK

money spinning

situation waiting to start work. names of Monroe, Hayworth,

which has never happened Stara on holiday.

situation M

And the Juno Allyson and

the

Circus

·COMUNO PURBAN 3(Wolwyn Burdon City)

ANITA EXBERO

VICTOR MATERE CHARLES COBENE JOSH CRAWFIRS

LDWYCH

.bofore:

that world's top producers and Indestructible Joan Crawford, And names of tomorrow: liko- worries Hollywood. It proves directors,

Susan Kirk and are Phyliss that London is now tho top In fact there

moro active than any other talent... Because stars can box- Strasberg, ahow business town in the 10,000,000 dollars in

make more money-with less world,

office names clustered in ten • A dawn, patrol of sleek film centro on earth.

cars glide to the doors of West Why has it happened? taxation troubles-over here. For it shows how London square miles of London. is bulging with stara-and Names Hollywood needs End luxury hotels. They take Because Hollywood needs new And because it's still cheaper

Boll its the men who make them. to

pleturon-the the stars to British studios ideas, new locations, new

to make movies in London,

SALE: FOR

in hly

so (almost new) after

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 30

By Air

Philippines, 2 p.m. Pakistan, Middle East, Great Britam, Europe, 6 p.m.

Когер. 4 р.м.

UBA, 0 p.m.

Macao,

By Burface

p.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

By Air

Africa,

Thailand, Ceylon, Burma, India,

8 a.m.

Germany, 10a.m.

Formos, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, 11 9.7.

Philippines, Australia, New Zea- land. 2 p.m.

Guam, Hawell, 0.8.A.. 2 p.m. Indo-China, France, 8 pm.

Formosa, V.Š.A., ◊ p.m.“

Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middie Past, Afiken, Great

Europe. 6 p.m.

Canada, & p.m.

Japan, 6 p.m.

By Burface

Britain

China, People's Republic, 7 a.m.

Japan, 11 am.

Macao, 1 p.m.

Rabaul, Australia and New Zea-

land, 4. p.m.

Maceo, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1

By Air

Peking, Shanghai, Hankow, Kun- ming. T

Thailand, Malaya, N. Borneo, In- donna, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, NoO0

Philippines, 2. p.m..

Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middie East, Africa, Great Britain, Kurope, 0 p.m.

stawali, U.S.A. and Cinade. 6 p.m. Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, 6 p.m.

Formosa, Japan, Okinawa,. Korea, B p..

Br. Burface

China, People's Republic, 7 a.m. Formas, 11 a.m.

Macao, p.m.

North Borneo. 4 p.m..

Malaya. Indonesia, 5 p.m.

Macao, é p.n.

Chine, People's Republic a p.m. SUNDAY, DEPTEMBER (1

By Surface Macao, 1 P... "MUNDAY, SEPTENDER 3

"By surface Chine, People's Republic,,7. a.m. Philippines, um a Malaya, India, 11 avr Japady

Roces,..p.10)

p..

O. & B, America,

"I've learned my lesson," he

days."

and

SU

"I'm going up to London to- day," he announced, one morn¬ ing, "going to see about one of those homes for old men,” His Lamlly suppiled him with the single fare.

Alberto

REDIFFUSION

130 p.m. From the Shows.." he the King and I"-Exogypts sung by Ger- trude Lawrence, Brynner, and other principals with the chorus and orchestra directed by Frederick Dvonch; 2,15. Variety Calls the Tune: 1. Romantic Cystegh Tor“ A anates lm starring Bing Crosby; 1.30, Novetime; 4, Romences of the World-Ledy Handitan; 4.15, Tea Time Rendezvous: 4.30, Vocally Your 5. Children's Corner-Pre- Frederick como W London scoted by Auntie Humla; 8.30, Teen He had been here only a few Time Presented by Betty Souzat

8. Tropicana: 0.28, Birthday Malibag hours before he was caught 0.30, Songs of the Islands; T, Person stealing a bicycle.

ality Parade-Ronald Frankisaį 7.15, Woody Hermon and the Third Herd: 7.45. "The Final Year" The Story of a Mother's Courage; 8. Tune Signal and the News: 100, Weather Report, Announcements and Inters inton Uber Cup Match between lude; B.15. Moods in Mude; 8,30, Bad- Malaya and Hongkong-Direct broad cat from the French Convert Court.""

DOES YOUR BON KNOW?

AT Clerkenwell court,

Frederick, a loon man with a grey thatch of hair and sorne thing of a child's innocence in his blue eyes, picaded gulity to the theft. The story was told

to the magistrate, Mr Frank Causeway Bay: 9, The Death of a Powell.

"Does your son know here?" Mr Powell Froderick.

Town--A Radio Play by Kay Cicellia; 10. Cafe Continental; 10.30, Old Time you're Ballroom; 11, Date with Dreamland p asked 11.30 Prelude to Midnight: 12 mid- aight, "God Save the Queen"; Cloan Down

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