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THE TOP TEN

1 "YOUNG LOVE." Tab Hunter. London. (1)

2 "DON'T

FORBID

6 "DON'T YOU ROCK ME

Lonnie

DADDY-0.'' Donegan, Pye-Nixa. (0)

ME."

7

Pat Boone. London, (2)

GAP." Lonnie Конскам. Pre-

"CUMBERLAND

Nixa. (-)

3 "BANANA BOAT." Harry |8 "TRUE

Belafonte. HM.V. (0)

4 "LONG TALL SALLY." Little Richard. London

(4)

5 "KNEE DEEP IN THE

BLUES." Guy Mitchell.

Philips. (3)

LOVE." Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. Capitol. (8)

"THE GIRL CAN'T HELP Lille Richard. FT."

London. (11)

10 SINGING

THE

BLUES," Guy Mitchell, Philips (10)

A British Crossword Puzzle

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1 Hasen! (3),

4 Adjusted in advance (8).

# Accident (8).

10 Willow (b).

12 Public school (8).

14 Plece of embroidery (1).

Yield (4).

ID Deer meat (7).

20 Part of the nose (7).

22 Pitcher (4).

23 Marinero (7).

27 Rowing crews (0),

20 Steer (5).

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1 Receptacles for all (5).

z Where,

in India, Sambo's boss (urns up (5).

3 Gem (5).

Basis (4).

Glistens (0).

Container for soup (8). Irritable (7).

11 Gregarious (0),

13 Cleric (7).

15 Declare (4).

16 Rolten

(0).

tu Obstinate (4).

30 Fellow-travellers, as it were 20 Makes equine noises (0),

(6).

31 Sweet (8),

32 Swords (5).

21 Observing (6).

24 Outcome (5).

23 Seaside air (5).

28 Gluts (8).

28 Tackle (4),

THURSDAY'S, CROBAWODD:-Acro41: Placid, Borgo, 7 Eminence, Alune, Signed, 12 Esteems, 13 Release, 13 Lustre, 10 Treat, 19 Exceed. ed. 20 Arsun, 21 Spread. Down: 1 Press, 2 Canon, 3 Denudes, 4 Brent, 5 Redole, Excess, 10 Galleons, 12 Selects, 13 Retina. 14. Astem. 10 Sheer, 17 Erided.

THE

CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1957.

CYRIL STAPLETON'S COLUMN

Singing, acting, she's got

WE

the top quality

This girl

called London has me intrigued

THO is Julie London? Is she an actress who can sing, or a singer who can act? I find it difficult to decide.

Julie is in two films now going the rounds in Britain, "The Girl Can't Help It" and "The Great Man." In the first she plays a subsidiary role of a singer, but in "The Great Man" she rates co-starring status with that necomplished actor Jose Ferrer.

I've just been listening to her rushed her into first long player to be issued engagement, Then

conlig contract.

in Britain "Julie Is Her Name." Frankly, 1 find her whispering, come-hither ap- proach a trife.too sexy for my Ingles.

But she's obviously a girl to be taken seriously. The acting bid is no nsh-in-the-pan.

At the age of 16 she was

piloting a ft when she W spotted by a film scout. Result: a contract and 10 pictures in row, But they didn't make Julio into a star.

JULIE LONDON ...

spotted in a lift.

so far

THE

FICTION

SHELF -

−by PHILIP QAKES?

MASTER.

By T. 1. White, Cape, 15s, Frighten- ing and Ingenious adventuro→

167-year-old fantasy about master-mind who has hollowed

out Rockall (rising 70ft. from the Atlantic) As his base for world conquest, Invasion by 12-year-old twins, and their show,

Cog. Super gadgets on and sinister cast, including Chinese mandarin named Mr Blenkinsop, and a Negro mute named Pinkie. Written with simplicity and style; rather ilko Robert Louis Stevenson trying his hand at science fletion. * THE SPIKED HEEL.

BY

•

Richard Marsten, Constable. 10s, American big-business novel, set in a shoe factory, with hard- head of the Costing t Aghung for control against 4 handsome sadist as- signed to take over, Sexy goings-on at a buyers conven-

intriguo tion. Executivn authentic

Inter-office memo. Readability unquestion ed, but the documentary detail (shoe-making from the Arst to the last) tends to become a bi obsessive.

an

GREENWILLOW. By B’J. Chute. Hale, 108, Gd. Profes

whimsy. slonal but saccharine set in American Arcadia, with

•

fouding elergyman (Henare Lapp versus Gentle Birdsong), apple-checked heroine, and homaspun hero. Rather disar-

with the weeks himself into his act

The only British artist to fall ming, but only for readers with n six

'a sweet tooth. under the Freberg lash re- fanatical energy of a dervish, cane 2

GREAT CIRCLE. By Ro Much of the exuberance gets is Skiffle singer Lonnie Donegan, bert Carse, Goljancz 13s. 60. Me Her first disc. "Cry

A over on record. If you are not Lonnie is tho Glasgow-bOTA

Unsatisfactory launching of River," seld 500,000 copies and a "square," it doesn't matter a Cockney whe adopted the writer described as a "novelist- brought enbaret bookings all bit that the lyrics (if there are American Negro folk song-then saller"'; set in the last days of over Amerien. The film com- uny) of "Long Tall Sally," "The sold it back to America at sail,

with dealing sketchiły panten, having let her slip Girl Can't Help It," and "She's higher prices.

whaling, scurvy. South-Sen Islanders, and prejudices back In old New England, Salt- water passages which suggest that Mr Carst will do better next time round.

through their fingers once, made Got 11" are gibberish, or that Freberg has cut loose with a no mistake the second time.

Richard sings like a man vicious-but still humorous- This This Kiri, t formidable babbling in delirium. It is just parody of Duncgnn's nasal

has an obvious affully good fun.

muck-Southern accents. Was to the world of celluloid drama. The romantle light in her eye

Donegan wounded? nowadays is said to be for actor

talents,

BROKEN MARRIAGE purely

DERHAPS she

delayed

After all, this im'i poctry; it's rock 'n' roll.

GETTING A LAUGH OUT OF CALYPSO THE onset

John Ireland.

If you I

cre

to sess her singing worth-and she certainly has u rare gift for the projecting a check-to-cheek In-

of Calypso songs falling in love timacy on record recommend procent by with Jack "Mr Drugnet" Webb. a few minutes of close attention hamn't escaped the acute eat She became Mrs Webb and they to her latest recording. Appro- of that brilliant musical satirist

priately enough, it's on the Lon- Stan Freberg. had two daughters

That marriage went the don label, and it's called "The rocks and it wasn't until Julie Meaning of the Blues," backed consoled herself in a nightclub by "Now, Baby, Now."

that her career A friend moved dared her to go to the micro- phone and sing.

one evenin again,

of

On

She didn't need a great deal Actually, encouragment.

LOOK OUT--HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD

EL

TALVIS PRESLEY, was so busy she'd started to sing at the age hugging the headlines that were another exhibitionist crept up on

and us unobserved.

of

three. Her parents

vaudeville

entertainers

Julle occasionally appeared their act.

in

The nightclub manager's cars twitched

the approvingly to

In the Top Ten records listed here there are two by Little Richard.

However you feel about the Calypso versus Rock 'n' Roll

contest make a point of listen. ing take-off of The Banana Boat

Freberg's devastating

to

Song" It's his funniest effort so for.

In "Banana Boat Song" Fre- berg drops neatly, into the char- intent on a drummer Delor of taking the Calypso singer out of his bellowing stride by plain- ilve interruption. ("Need you I can still sing so loud, man?

This 22-year-old Negro, ance voice of Julle London, and he pianist and gospel singer, flings hear you.")

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

Supermarket

CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS HAS HOLES IN IT?

I'M LOOKING FOR SWISS CHEESE!'

"Just flattered," he told me before he left again for the

States last week. When you're peak TV programmes a week at caricatured, then you know a time when more progressive you're fan

Inmous." The biggest musical draw in today ia practical- America ly unknown to Britain. He isn't mobbed by the youngsters. He's staid and he's middle-aged. And he doesn't have a gimmick, His name is LAWRENCE WHELK

THE TOP NAME YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN

bands get a weary thumbs-down from commercial sponsors.

He plays in parks and publie and holds the all-time attendance record for Gardens instead one show-51,233 people in one evening.

Tho fantastic SUCCES of Lawrence Whelk's Champagne Musle is a lively indication that there is atili a vast public for the simple melody.

5 a banfleather, Whetk la s There is always & Lawrenco A

on long-player

the Do-war relic by current Whelk teen-age standards he is so dated American best-sellers 1st-but

in his musical cutlook as to ap-

in Britain he is issued only on and pear frock-oasted

side. 78.

Here are whiskered. His forte is a bub-

some of his talest bling effervescored that he calls titles: "Whispering Heart," Champagne Music.

**Pizzicato Waltz,"

"Cinco Result? Whelk now conducts Robles," "Stamping at hia 24-strong orchestra for two Savoy."

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