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"No one would ever convince my missus we were out there FIGHTING them."

EVE PERRICK'S

GUIDE TO THE

BEST TALKERS

T was

London. ter, that he is suffering from five years ago a bout of fatigue. that Mr Somerset

Still, I checked with him Maugham decided to spend part of the winter in to find out if he had met any London, at the risk of his new good talkers lately, health but for the sake, so additional to his original

selection. he said, of "having some good conversation."

At that time and at my request he nominated his top talkers as Lady Pamela Berry, Lady Diana Cooper, Lady Moore, Lord Beaver brook, Lord Woolton, Bir Winston Churchill, and Mr (now Lord) Hore-Belisha.

I, in my turn, recom- mended Lord Justice As quith, Lord Sailsbury, Mr Robert Boothby, Mr Maurice Edelman, and, inevitably, Mr Peter Ustinov,

Since then 82-year-old Mr Maugham has been more less reating on his re- issues so far as his work is concerned.

or

No time to test

goes

UT his perennial pursuit BUT

of the well-spoken word In fact, on this visit to London he has been to so many parties, listen ed to so much bright chat-

SPY-DROPPERS

THEY FLEW THE AGENTS WHO SET FIRE TO EUROPE

Twi

T was on an inappro- priate day April 1, 1918 — that the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps were amalgamated to become the Royal Air Service.

XIX

by XAN FIELDING

who was himself an agent captured by the Gestapo after parachuting into France.

He was released, after being condemned to death, as the Allied armies advanced.

Lo

I was informed that the old team was still going

over strong

the highest toned dinner-tables in the land: that perhaps Sir Win- ston was not talking quite so much these days: that Sir Gerald Kelly, a more re- cent acquaintanco, talked too much; that writer Angus Wilson was the most promising conversationalist the nowcomers, among although Mr Maugham had not yet had time to test for the professional

sound

Angry Young Men (Osborne, Wilson, Hastings I hope there aren't any more), and what was new with me?

of

of controlling thousands Africans who speak no known tongue."

Sir Arthur Bryant "has the

eloquence at the superb his- torian. But he'll also spend hours arguing about the

way

books should be arranged on a shelf."

Dr Archibald McIndoe "com- bines the qualities of the wido open spaces of the Dominions with the intricato an operating table.

delicacy of

"I love to hear him rango from tales of Kilimanjaro to the difficulties of Rhodes Scholars who return to New Zealand.”

John Foster Dulles "uses my

like a forum drawing-room You can almost see him wearing a toga."

Not sparkling

INTERRUPTED here. I had a

good story abraut John Foster and was determined to relate it even to one of his frlands, "Have you heard about Eleca- hower shouting across the room to Dulles, *Don't just say

Bmething-stand there?""

Mrs Meyer laughed apprecia» Uvely, contributed a final name to her roster of raconteurs: "And, of course, there's always

Peter Ustinov."

I gave

unsolicited Lestimonial on behalf of Actor Jack Lemmon as an amusing and well-informed man on the subject of the American theatre; novellat Herman Wouk, for his ac- count of life as a

g-writer

Poor Mr Ustinov, however, to Fred Allen, pi lisel tor เส J little tired of hip call on London's latest inescapable reputation as a wit, salon-keeper, Mra Fleur

a wag, and a wisecracker. Cowles Meyer, for her list and report back.

Top-of-class

So over to Mrs Meyer, the

one-time journalist and magazine editor and all- time expert at organisation.

Quoth he: "I'm getting too fat for sophistication. Can't you think of someboly

cisor" The name I thought of whs Peter Jones, sometimes

known os the poor man's Ustinov since he was associated with Peter I in a series of radio skils,

I had listened to him on the radio, scen him on the stage being brilliant in an excellent but unnuccessful play called

Morning's At Seven."

But

In her theatrically-pretty flat at Albany she has be-

Mr Jones whe not come more than a hostess exactly In a sparkling mood with the m. (which could when I It him to.

in They were prepared to

bestand for mone). The title involved in the Yann Show on should not lieve that any danger they had the BBC use for one of their television which

caemy. faco was 15 child's play department heads, Director happen to your wors

let alone Mr Ustinov's best compared

with the hazards of the Spoken Word, is the confronted by their anonymous more fitting description. rehearsals and looked suitably passengers who quietly launched

sad. themselves in mid-sight into a

hostile sky. They Here? the unglamorous carriers; the bus drivers; the chauffeurs,

Humility

I that is really how they

One of the least distinguished products rl the April-Fool union Way Number 130 Squadron, Thala fortmation came into b.ing a mere weeks before the Arinistice and was disbanded the following

February year, on

1, without

saw themselves, then their the air.

vision must have been distorted ver having taken to A brief, Inglorious existence.

by the humility that almost In the last war the Squadron

Invariably accompanies genuine was again a slow starter. It

courage. At cay rate, the story was not resuscitated until nearly

of the Moon Squadrons gives two years of hostilitles had

very different pleture of them. passed. But when i diel at

Not every drop was success-

that we were They may silil prefer to regard last go into action, it established

themselves 19 light-hearted would some- reputation for itself that ful-parachutes

fly-by-nights; and so, in a sensu, to open Cr clav be

But those who spread like a flame in the lands times fall

The

on they aircrews engaged and languages of all occupied carried away by the wind, the

these operations precious containers landing on

were wont to depended on them, as I did, are Europe.

some inaccessible crog

or, Os

refer to their task as "piece Wely to view them with more did," they romantic eyes as the Scarlet happen, ภาพ

straight of cake." "All we

of the Twentieth arop the Pimpernels through the roof of a German would say, "was to

Century. real chaps." billet--but every

Churchill's order TOR 138 was the Brst of the

Moon Squadrons.

FOR

"Set Europe

ablaze!" Chur-

ch had ordered. The kindling

Once

one

was

visible reminder not forgotten.

wood was laid with the creation RETURN TO SUEZ:

of SOE. the cloak-and-dagger

organisation

transform ΣΟ

which WDS

many

citizens and amateur

to peaceful Suldlers

into professional sples, sabnicus and subverters. These were the young sparks

B

were.

NO "SOFTENING UP"

FOR

"RED DEVILS"

By GEORGE HOGAN

no

She prefaced her choice of top of class conversa- tionalists with some of her own well-chosen words on the subject--

"You must NOVET

confuse conversation with oratory. To converse is not to declaim.

"I and

talk that the beat tends to come out of the theatre, but members of the press EST: always good, because they fell you what you're going to read in tomorrow's paper.

"Most of all, I like having young collegiates around. They know more than

anyone else about what la new, and they speak sharply, freely, and cudaciously."

friend. He had just come from

"Oh, please, don't you start, too," he cried, when I told him I was seeking a man of suave sophistication to qualify for the Maugham-Meyer-and-My acco Inde as a talker. "They decided at the studio that I've got to be Guave and sophisticated their very words to fit in with the character of the show."

I'

Macabre

was my turn to laugh. (I saw the show last week.) Sensing sympathy, he went on to tell about his terrible times at Lime Grove, What he said was entertaining enough if your acn.so of humour la of the

With which she named names do and gave her reasons.

Dr Roberto Arias, the Panamanian Ambassador: "Don't dismiss him simply as Margot Fonteyn's husband. Ho's a brilliant talker, an ex- journalist who uses a superb opening and a perfect ending to all his stories,”

much

#5 0

macabre type (mines 1).

But, recorded here, it wouldn't for his future carcer TV personality--they're inclined to be ultra-sensitive down at Shepherd's Bush god Mr Jones is a man I would like to see on my home screen from time to time.

So lot's leave Mr Jones's claim to fame as being possibly the only ma

man who is trying to work his way up from straight acting in a T. S. Eliot play which he has done, to appearing as a variety act on the musle halls, which is what he wants to do.

His chances as à vaudeville ALFRED HITCHCOCK "kept

star in these days are, I fear, spellbound about his

He is also casting problems in darkest somewhat slender.

possibly the only man Alm, and has to and some way Jones who can't sing,

Spellbound

(in more sĖTIJES than one) Who eventually gnited the beacon of freedom tcrritory. in enemy uplod But first, of course, they had to be conveyed to the serie of the potential conflagration. It was RITAIN'S crack para- them in the few years since the Parachute services, therefore Africa, where he's making a the Moon Squadrons that pro-

troopers,

now a complete career. the first Reginent was formed,

The "Red Devils are vlded the means,

Allied servicemen to For the "Re Devils" have strangers to the Middle East, The achievement of this

traditions They were rushed "temporarily" cerol Carter Paterson of the set foot on Egyptian soll no long history, nor air is best shown by the balance when they "dropped" on and of family service, to urge them to the Suez Canal Zone in 1951 Formed only in 1940, as at the outbreak of the Abadan sheet for the period 1042-45. cnptured the airfield at Port on

the Parachute Regiment, they crisis, and remained there stand- During those four years Num- Said, were once described by were recruited only by volun- ing by in readiness-over two ber 138 Squadron alone new Field Marshal Viscount toern, transferred from other years. In 1964 they were cre- 2,502

Forties, dropping 095 agents, 29,000 containers and Montgomery as the "corps regiments. Out of every 160 dited with mounting the biggest

World 10,000 packages for the laws of d'elite of the infantry." The such volunteers, only about 100 and most successful airborne

War II. 16th Independent Parachute fortnight's preliminary

make the grade after about a exercises since exactly 70 aircraft.

trala These fleures are revealed Brigade, led by Brigadier ing.

Going the war they had seen In every theatre and cam- for the first time in story that Mervyn (Tubby) Butler,

paign from the invasion of North has hitherto been heavily cen have proved once again that training at the Primary Train killed and

They go on to full parachute Africa. They lost nearly 2,500 won.a reputation sured. But the Moon Squadrons the "Red Berets" or "Red ing School at Abingdon, Berk- second to nope, total contribution .to the war

effort cannot be assessed merely Dovils", as they are known, shiro, and eventually take part

HIGH MORALE ...

in terms of material and man-are made of the same stern In eight jumps. Only then are power; the psychological value stuff an those predecessors troopers and are posted to the

they considered qualified para- The 10th Independent Paru-

of their clandestine missions who earned Monty's praise. Brigade for must also be taken into account.

am only.

NONCHALANT

years' tour.

as initial three chute Brigado has a powerful esprit de corps, and has always When I say that this value

shown a higfi morale which has immense, 1 WI

In 1953 the Parachute wood them in good stead during speaking for myself. But I

Regiment rejoiced to be granted the long periods of walling. only At Fort Sold they went la ful regular status and allowed At Port Said, they were once don't suppose I was parson in occupied Europe to ing up" by bombing any volunteers direct from civilian and had, in the words of Gen- to without the customary "soften to recruit and train a number of again the spearhead of attack feel a surge of pride, of on-

Partillery that came to be con, lfe. Those found unsuitable are,

***Charles Keight ilma the moonlitude, each bored an opoential · prullminary given a choice of transfer to lord commander - in"- Chiat couragement and

shadow of the to airborne, landings, in World other units or discharge, date, Anglo-French long-kwalted aircraft swept War He That (hey succeeded NCOs and men whose jump very tough battle" like a symbol of inexhaustible in their task as nobly and non- ing days are ever may now to which they fought Egyptian reppured acrony the ravaged chalantly, as thore curilor, were made with the Regimentë, in other woldienu armed with guner, mora wildernces of the dropping zone torn veterána reflecia, zrcal, employment

credit on the present-day train T

Thesed of being returned MOON SQUADRÓN, By Jerrarding and the gallant examples of their origine yii unitiswith Tickell J

Forces,

during

tars,ark tanks they knocked la, out, five of them--and, came to grips with Egyptian Infantry

named

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