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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1957.

BE KIND The British couple who Hot coffee

TO YOUR FANS.

says Miss Atwell

That's why she spends £2500 a year on them.

SHOW business star needs a fan club like a starle

needs a pair of false eyelashes. A star without a fan club is like a singer without a gimmick generally dend unprofitable duck,

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What

The cost

by Ramsden

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opened

all America's 'star' doors

BY DAVID LEWIN

for instance, among the people they met:-

I give you Miss Sylvin Stephen

as an example of the vacillating fun whipper-uppers,

Mis Stephen has split skirts, ost when and indidered nylons. HY ཧཱུྃཏཱཐཱ་ attempt to get close nough to Johnnie Ray to tauch

hes slepie

A gone gal

In the language of her part- cular set

real gone gal" as

ever was,

Such

devotion

Hay did

not go wirewardedi.

MIAN

Stephen became. serday of the Johnte Hay Fun Club in Britain. But auch devolion did not laut,

York were back in London after a six-week stay in New THE Brooks

and Hollywood during which they were treated “King Style" all the way, King Style in America-ranging from cigarettes to beds-is very considerably in advausen of ordinary.

Peter Brook, at 31, is Britain's leading sluge director (“View From The Bridge"); his wife is 26-year-old actress Natasha Parry, included by many in the Hst of the 10 most beautiful women in the world.

FRANK SINATRA PARTY FOR THE BROOKS

They

have been in America

lending passed "A1 " by n lung speclailst in New York and got a cable naking her to play the lead in "Time Remembered“ on television in London.' Hally- wood also pressed offers.

An opera

At the

And a Soviet

REX HARRISON BEHIND KAY

Scale whipping up of fann,

Du Lewis fub to see that the fan are beaton to their Jorun for woodship at the feet of

client.

Mix Stephen says. **I then A

good fan Area Elvis Presley. 201

Duly £200 a year," he says, moved by the singer with the *WN ** 1 Could say F. anatomical gimmick, she started

to him two quarterly publiering. Presley's British fan For

fut which the fans club. But today you will find Jay of Qiz E and blazer the it kle Miss Stephen organis-discussing shows and planning Broadway musical, with Frank talked bitterly badgen (for which the funs pay ng lock 'n' roller Tummy Sitele's

fan club, of courses are immied,

**Theatre charubatic parties

You do not necessarily have to be a human being to have treatment, fan club Roy Rogers has where there is no loophole for horse called

devoleu

lo esenpe king n fan club. And He members even

from The following, Winifred are as gullible, as those of any Atwell pays out £2,500 μ year human being's club, on her fan club

saw its members gaze in

ate organised."

Othe

the full

Peter sathe inonent Brook was acked to direct Time Remembered" in Broad- way, Marring Susan Strasberg.

He will also produce on opera to open the Metropolitan season in New York and has signed to

Simenon im a Georges direct

play he found when he was in Moscow with

be turned into a jealous of her film-stor nevestu may "Hamlet"

Dolls") Locaner and work which can keep them busy ("Guy

A reverse glance at this tort score The writing the for the next two years,

and Peter of thing. "Tony Curtis-a bit of a joke before---with 5 balut talent top

turned out to greet Ustleoy the words.

rakst how And between all the business styles--is them

with the important setor." deals the meetings That famous Hollywood parly

Testing names....that free- The Brooks were which Rex Harrison Important

between before incident

big HOW the

spurt was slapping Frank Sinatra

Harrison

for of work. And they had one fare- well impression of Aunerica.

П word- Summed

14} in personalised-which is currently used by everyone in New York.

Everything is there today. So on the lunch left. the afternoon they Peter and Natasha Brokak dis- covered this chulev:-

Brown Personalised

Trigger. Trigger ducd

given ita their honour "closed studio срепечі

It

Welle,

•

were

them....special

Wika

I has branches in Australia, awe at tht door of a hotel "suite" | after-dinner film shows Braten Gutarın. Holland, Hritish a publicity agent had engaged put on for their benent. Wet labes, British West Africa, for the horse when it was ap- New Zealand and Detatork,

pearing in a Glasgow music hall, Bamong the club from its A notice on the door read: bend office in London is a full- Trigger is Bridle Suite." lime Job for Wu pald

The fans scissored off pieces of Is taries,

the notice for souvenirs.

If st

star to run a successful fan club?

T give you Mr Bunny Lewis, Alf Lar-whe

what

[ In

AS

euphematically known Actiple Management,

Ju

his major Fort, one Tarebis, 21, negatus ng the large-

of

For her money, Miss Atwell from Art complete devotion

her club organisers.

Not every star due.

Fly

and

Sinatra,

menu

didn't

Beem Ko crribly the time," solit important at were peler Brook.

"But for more Orson

there than a week afterwards it was conversation anxiously at a new career in the key topic of

wherever we went. Hollywood and finding that he "You see, there is so ittle to is better known in Englund

talk about ronily in Hollywood. Amerlea than he is

те......

beef hash: say to you constantly: Garland

was there, plus People

brown even What is your impression of the after losing weight in

and in fact there is no hash, York

doubting and

Kendall

in

I did not tell them that be hind the green door was not u New

ladies whether she would ever maken to have sulte of rooms, but powder room,

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There was a difference," said is like London Airport Natasha. "In price. The T- WAR H dollar

Him....Kay was there finding that in Holly and Humpstead Garden Suburbs sonalised hush

and somewhere 011 the upper more... wood she was beller known and und more sought after Than Rex

Harrison.

reaches of the Thames,

"High praise is lo say

of

Ins

How does Peter Brook sum someone in Hollywood that he

'great human being." up the show business climate a

London the in America today?

least you'd say man is

in that he has a about a *Blee sense of humour."

LIKE THIS: "Total reality, You discuss casting with any- one and after the preliminary skirmishing is over and they decide to hire you that is the big word, HIRE, like you hire a implies

"But in Hollywood those are Pred over

for that human with all that ji about everyone else,

'lak

TV set or something--they get because there is nothing left to

down to eason.

say

about them."

от Other verdicts

"Alco Guinness, you might suggest for a part. Ah, they Peler Brook found. Kny, Guinness, excellent actor, harsh.

people, could be Audrey Hepburn's TV

people, who

no doubt, but let us look at the spectacular "Mayerling" was a books and see just how much fallure~50

ORSON WELLES

A DEFLATED MAN money he meant at the box offee on his inst picture,

**£300,000, ch? But if you

you can

use Elvis Presley

£5,000,000. In Ametien.'

get

"That is the mensuring rule

T

the

were

JUDY CARLAND

NO MORE FILMS

Pearl

just relaxes

N her elegant Grosvenor House suite, singer Pearl Bailey stuck a finger deep into

"See, honey, it's only lukewarm. On you go and bring back a nice fresh pot."

The waiter tittuped respectfully out and Miss Bailey, who is a breezy, expansive girl went on talking about Major Donald Neville- Willing, manager of the Café de Paris, where she is currently performing.

"That Major," she said. "Great guy. Orent organiser. Never relaxes. I wouldn't any he fussea, but, boy. Is he the worrying type!"

Sho fluttered her long. alb chorolato-coloured handa Take that business about ees Margaret coming to SUS my Rel The major tried u explain to me belörehund just HOW I amld behave with her You know what i told at 7

I sund i would be glod tu hear. "t told Dim: See here. honey, if looking after th tenses you up so much, why don't you Ro off and take a nire noilday on the Riviera ? t know 1 know President Eisenhower Vice-President Nixun Jixture That askgumret i Clu handle too,**

His favourite

How well does Miss Bailey Know the President ? They ges on hue. Between then they Elisse even put an ald mustehni dity inick into the Azeriena t parude Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?

A favourite mumber. 11o asked me to sing it ange at Washington party. Now. wherever 1 go. people holler for IL

- Funishing her coffee shot this time, she dropped into a setter. She was wearing a tired urren cardieat an old black skirt, hideous pointed yellow slippers Unlike Major Neville-Willing. Mins Balley knows how to relax.

been i "First time I've England for five years. II's a the country. A happy country. I'm happy too. Know why? Je makes iny My husband. heart futter like a

Husband No. 5

Her husband (the fun is FILA over here will her.

Bellsort. nume: Lou

Be 15 white, five years younger than Ahe I-MLAS Balloy 15 30-and

Duke used to play the drums Ellington's band. Now he helps to arrange her orchestratioris, There was trouble with the Bellon family over the colour problem when they got married

How have in 1959.

Things worked out?

"Just fine, why. Louta's mother came to visit us for two clays recently-and stayed for three inantis, When a thing like that huppens, I say to my self that's the mother-in-law for me

What about the rumour that she intends to retire soon from show business and become schoolteacher ?

#

"Nothing in it Buro, Tai Took a interested in education.

York course lately at New Univeralty in reading and com.

That pronension,

probably started the gossip."

"Hard course? - "Nothing in

Records by

JEFFREY

TYLER

PEARL BAILEY

Wistful

muments, at glittering TV elur- corn, and retire to her 35-nere duele ranch in California.

saint,

All

The

here ar

110ments when Miss Bailey feri i Winiful urge to give up the fe of night clubs. ange Takes 10 yeists to learn just

on to

stage. to walk wouldn't want to throw all my

Still some experience away. Won't you come home, Bil tunes I figure the recipe for tra. solid contentment is a cottage and 30 dollars a week,"

I

1

said that, personally. figured she would go on singing for her supper for ever.

Miss Bailey looken cheerful

BROKER.

***Well, honey."

"it's a living.'

she

Bald.

And so it 13. Last year her velve-brown voice earned this Negro pastor's daughter une of in the the biggest inconies world-10.000. For a single American TV performance she For a ght-club Rets £4,500. cagagement she can command up to £10.000 a week.

And during her prenent month's stay in England she in rubbing along on a wardrobe cate, lowed it to me) which Includes 50 evening gowns, a sable coal, a pink mink coat. and three nink capes.

the

Next month, she brings out a now L.P.: The One and Only Pearl Dalley Sings (Mercury MPL 6510). "Verdict: As delect able as that pink mink.

HEAR THESE TOO (—–

Antal Dorati and Muncapolis Symphony Orchestra pinying Tachai- koyaky's Nutcracker Ballet (Mercury MRL 2509/9). A warm, devoted Interpretation,

Louis Armstrong groaning a tribute to The Younger Genera

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Playful, bouncing.

I Rucas I haven't got much to fearn about reading.

tion People say I'm the quickest reader they ever met." r.p.in.).

Down on the farm

(THE ONE AT HARROW);

Queen is

is not impressed

HE QUEEN and Prince Philip went up the Hil to Harrow re-

cently.

In the Speech Room they listened to 600 boys singing their old songs.

And they also heard

them

of total reallly, Orson Welles sing a new verse to a song in came back from Europe. He honour of the first

did King Lear in New York. Elizabeth.

It did not go too well,

comparative

THC

It ran:- falluro after the success in England deflated Orson. He was a limid man by the time he reached Hollywood. He had little money,

Big party

"Typically, he gave a big party, He scraped together somo money to make two pilot television filma wing a startling new technique.

Queen

Queen Elizabeth here today Watches us silil at our workc

and play: Though note we farms in the

modern way

On OUT meadows of UTGES

and clover.

So, may it please Your

Majchty, Keep tia our charter firm

and free; For this is Harrow and here'

are we,

And there is the bold aca

rover!"

IN THE

William Hickey

| COLUMN

The request was granted. So, loyal as they are, the boys no doubt had an extra incentive to give the great roar of fare- well that they did.

MY HAT!

o far as:

S9

out

I could make many of the hals shown by 'Simone Mirman, Princess Margaret'a milliner, were made of chicken wire decorated with artifcal strawberries and other pieces of fruit.

Is it? Looks a bit old fashioned Chorter granted to the school to me; a bit primitive."

by the first Elizabeth.

They then had tea with the The Prince was watching milk

In addition there were bigger- after sterilisation, passing head master, Dr Robert Jum thun-ever Ascot has the worst.

Investment through an open cooler into the

always I have churns.

********** thought that any woman can

They are worn about ontec.

L

"Why do you allow that?" he The Queen also visited the make. cald to Bovill. "Why don't you playing fields-5ce HOMESIDE

lot the milk go straight into the PICTORIAL and saw the ball And always on a windy day churns? A fly could get into the and the players who take part when they are nothing but a milk the way you are doing it." In

exclusive a moat "Harrow footer."

game; confounded nuisanco,

Madame Mirman told me: "I

momenis."

The school is divided about get my ideas at the oddest of rame, Half the pupils I felt that most men' would advocate it should be abolished agree.

The Queen, who was going round with Mr Sidney Patter

the form director, also the son, criticised the milking process,

Bl10 words were written by Mr Patterson told me assistant master, Edward said she was not impressed with Malan-in flye minutes, he told

The

校园

ITM".

for normal Soccer.

For the only other team with

Harrow Old Boga,

it and asked if the school would whom they can play are....the be introducing a more modern, procces.

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THE PREMIER MIXES

MR

ÆR MACMILLAN was at the

National Liberi Associa

"His ideas were advanced and briillant—I saw them. · A blg| company offered him a fortune to make TV pictures for them 'but

not the

ones you have started.

they suld hurriedly. So no contract.

Then a mistake sot Orson off again in nims He was invited to

to play a character part

But, I am afrold, all was not a pleture with

Charlton well down at the school farm Heston Hollywood calls him when the Queen and the bold 'hot' offer his acting as Moses sen rover" vislied It.

and ho has right of approval

Prince Philip went

Instoot of of everything in the film.

of remaining in a little the In her three-hour visit Heston michord what they with two boys, David Warr, 18,

And the Quech and Prince onclave of Ministers and wives Harrow Doelstant Quten- attended "Bill," said about Orson and thought son of

the were initiated into such school he wandered found with a glass

actress for swim- In his hand talking to the they meant Orson was to direct master, and Bristow Bovill, 10, school Jargon for call-over; slung on Heston

and son of a farmer, said 'yes' to that

and file and visited the fourth form class ming-pool and "Spetchtra" for and before anyone had aʻobanco to

room, where she and the Prince

should sow the names carved by boys Speech Room,

Before he left the Quecu on top-level subjects,

sny that in his way the who were to become famous.... Churchill and Alexander, naked Dr James If the Boya deceptively canal

could be given four days, extrn Prime Minister noods very little the object of much the same ratky, khowed him the milking. She went to the Vaughan leave a bit more than used to help from De Charles fild, who. hustle. Natasha Parry, after m

"I 'way" be com- Library, proctus.

where b

But then this is an Churchill, be given.

was there la his new capacity as arypto-Minister, of Information, two-yone~· Elmont, viwan ́s shall” mensed": "tt_fan's, very modern, nole-book is kept, alongside the inflationary ago.

tion party at the Hyde Park The school was, however,

So Hotel

And there is, no doubt looking at its best for the first Lord Alexander was there, visit. of the Sovereign since was lils son, Brian, who had he mixca far more than

any acted as guide for part of the Primo Minister in my memory.

change their mind. Orson was hustied into the picture,"

The Brooks themselves: würe

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1912.

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