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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1956.

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by OŞBERT LANCASTER

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FROM THE THOUSANDS OF RECORDS (IN MY LINE OF COUNTRY). I'VE LISTENED TO THIS YEAR..

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ROCK: DONEGAN

NEW BOOKS

He Owns 1 Hour Of

Dietrich

By

NANCY SPAIN

56 M

ARLENE DIETRICH, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Swanson...these 'me mumes that stop the heart. So now meet the man who Brat recognised the ex- eltement that is Dietrich, who was onca Gloria Swan- son's favourite waiter, who told Sinatra that in his first successful movie part he would play n "shnook."

Joe Pasternak has told David his life's story to Ronnie Hilton. A melody I have Chandler in "EASY THE liked since first 1 hentd as | HARD WAY” (W. H. Allen,

the therrie part of

music for 168.).

And a very good the TV Series "Victory at Sea."

NOVELTY: ZAMBESI

BALLAD (1): VERA LYNN

BALLAD (2): RONKIE HILTON

5.

OTHER NO

BARN

self-consciousness E

"LINI HENT LAM TV

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POR VINHEEN D

£

LOVE.

1

UT of the hundreds was a completely new and

of records I have unknown artist making

first time off. through big hit the played

and his Line every week in 1956 Donegan for business. I pick six sounds free and uninhibit. 11 is Rodgers and Hammerstein, story it is too. Joe was burn the of course, who put it in their

In Szilagy show "Me and Juliet." The Somlyo in Rumania, which I shall gladly listen ed. He has none of

eo often show did not come to London the age of 17 he emigrated to bulat to again--just for my own

associated with

English but the song did--and Ronnie America. pleasure.

singers. The record made Hilton, a fine new singer, madu 1. SONGS FOR SWING- dim a star and he has held it his best record. ING LOVERS ... Frank on to his place with every- Sinatra (L.P.). One of my thing he has done since, favourite singers picks some of the best songs of all time and gives one of them a new different treatment.

It

4. A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN every IT....Vera Lynn. Here is the

and

old faithful Vero Lynn putting sincere sounding conu over

anyone else. better than Just listen to Sinatra

brought her back into the top singing 'Got You Under My

popularity list again for the About

Arst time this year. Vera Lynn You." They are all arranged has that lasting quality along by Nelson Riddle and the with Crosby because when she result is fresh and distinc- sings she makes you feel those tive.

PONGOOSE A L Skin" and "How

ACROSS

3 Blooming hikers (8).

8 Burden (4).

Determined (8).

11 Exhausts (8).

13 Cuttio-shed (4).

15 Called

together (8).

18 Embrocation (8).

18 Side (4).

21 Make arrangements (8).

25 Baker's dozen (8).

20 Successor (4).

27 Indian animal (8).

DOWN

1 Escaped (4).

2 Molst (4).

4 Encourage (4).

5

Shows disapproval of drink

by the sound of it (4).

6 Ambassador (5).

7

Move

sideways (5).

Insurgent (5).

10 Numeral

(5).

12 Run off to marry (5).

14 Tents (5).

10 Saltpetre (6).

17 Couch (5),

19 Tribal emblem (5).

20 Foreign (8).

21 Gennan nano (4).

22 Precious stones (4),

23 Notion (4),

24 Nobleman (4)

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORR-Across: 1 Merurs, 4 Remit, 7 Eminence.

Aft Laula, D Shelve, 1 Redross, 13 Master, 16 Erased 18 Emininer, 20 Larks, 21 Lemand Lown: 1 Meets, 2 Annul, 3 Sincere, ‹4 Revied. Mokien, Twists, 10 Ex-a-miner. Ik Erected, is habet, Deles, 10 Atarra. 11 Dread.

OF LIFE

VIGNETTES OF

Louis

words.

3.

on д

Here ho touchingly wasted

week $12 a

phoney school of "Movie Crafts and Arts," graduated with a diplom that "ertified" him to "Star in 10 Motion Pictures."

ZAMBESI... Low Busch, There is an added reason why I play this one agali. When first I heard it i wanted

in

record it. It was turned down br the company.

I put it b

Band Show" and the "Show people liked it. Then came the

Zambesir Hmovies Lou Bunch record.

THE WAITER

real contact

was on

with

has e different round, with a Paramount lot. He washed fresh. Latin-Americon style the dishes, approach.

Then he moved heaven and AND THIS ONE E RAVE earth and some other walters, and became Gloria Swanson's hovering waller in the canteen.

HATED MOST IN 1956: Elvis Presley singing "Heartbreak Hott." I hope I never have to hear it again.

IN } "JUST

THE HAIN." Johnnie Hay. Philips.

WALKING

"HOUND DOG." Elvia Presley. H.M.V.

2

Guy Mitchell, Philips.

2. NOW YOU HAS JAZZ THE TOP TENNISTUNE

and Bing Crosby

That Armstrong. dappy-sounding Crosby al- ways enjoys himself most and seems at his best when he is with top musicians, Here he has Satchmo Arm- strong and the group that appeared in London. Just playing this "record again now makes me feel happy too-de- good and spite the weather.

"GREEN DOOR." Frankie 7 SINGING THE BLUES." Vaughan, Philips,

Cometa. Brunswick,

3 "ST THERESE OF THE 8 "RIF IT UP." Bili Halcy

ROSES." Vaughan, H.M.V over

3. ROCK ISLAND LINE Lonnie Donegan. Here

Christmas Reunion

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wermu

THE GOOD OLD SONGS

AND

THE GOOD OLD CUSTOMS.

COPR. 1958 BY 'GENERAL PIATURES COIL. TM.WORLD RIGHTS RESERVES,

Malcolm

4 "MY PRAYER," Platters.

Mercury.

5 "WOMAN

"STOP METM.

IF YOU'VE

HEARD THIS ONE

IN LOVE." Frankle Lanie. Phillps.

BY

9 "TRUE LOVE." Bing

Crosby Capitol.

and Grace Kelly.*

10 "CINDY, OH, CINDY.

Eddie Fisher, H.M.V.

HARRY WEINERT

THIS BEING THE SEASON OF GOOD-WILL

TO ALL, LET HIM GO AHEAD

ONE HECK

“DO YOU CALL THAT

A TREE ?

ALWAYS TURNS UP →

One day (oh, glory!) the great Rudolph Valentino, asked He deliver a parcel. him

Valentino the "boshoot-werve" Rolls-Royce to do it in.

film to jent

And Joe drove all, around the little mean streeta

first, showing it off to friends,

The

Proas discovered "Smiling Joe," the walter. "So

movie a disastrous A director took pity on

ho made kost,

Third

walter

him mado Assistant His pay choquờ wis week. Aaa he'd carnod 125 dollars,

$25

**

But oh, boy, this advance in prestige,

Universal Now Pictures gent him to Europe to find stars and make nimeta

He was making flim (about mad King Ludwig

of

Bavaria) when he noticed his crew had gone to the nexu door set. They were, watching

womin

called Marleno. Dietrich Bing *L number "Falling in Love Again."

THE MEETING

No Joe engineered n meeting with Marlene. She received in a fairly transparent

htm

bath robe. "Hot, isn't It?s said Joe, "Do you think so sald Dietrich

Joo wired Hollywood to sign her up immediately. Hollywood paid no attention.

Then

shone.

Dietrich rose and

Shone, that is, unul

1938 when

disliking

exhibitor

Scarle

Our

Empress," announced that she was "Box Office Folson." Jog, who had by now made "Three Smart Girls", and "One Hundred Men and a determined to re-establishi his idol Ho said he minke a

Western

GALE

"Dostry Aldes ar s

you must be

sald. But she sang "The Boys in the Back Room And wied the movie was finished she w

She told Jod

very

Pasternaked.

he could have 207- thing he liked,

"I'll have 24 hours of your life to do with as I please said Pasterank.

"It's a deal," said

Dietriebs

Last year Pastemak, went to sen her wowing them in Tás Vegas. "When are you going to collect your bet!" said Dietrich "I'm not getting any young

know!!

It's A plotty wonderful foci- Ing" says 300 Pasterbalt, the boy from Szilagy-Somlyo, for A man to know that ha‹ owns one day of Marienė: Dietrich's life."

ME

CHRISTIE FOR CHRISTMAS

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DEAD

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12 84); This fathộ: Chris

for Christman, 1950,

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