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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1968.

BARE TOES ON THE CHAISE LONGUE:

FELINE FELICITY-KIM NOVAK PLAYS THE WITCH YO JAMES STEWART

NOTING THE FURTHER EVOLUTION OF MISS NOVAK

BIZARRE Louch to

An élégant joye scene, complete with cliaise longue RBG Slames caL is the to twiddlag of Kim Novak and James Stewart in "Bell, Bo and Candle."

Justification for the barefoot style is that Ma Novak plays a reformed witch who used Co ride her broomstick that way. The film is a new version of the pla7 that starred Rex Harrison and 10 Falmer in the West End.

It also provides R

teading new

man for the girl whose pointed, ponting Ilps. and half-moon eye- hrows are espied in

*

million beauty parlours.

Now look at the picture below. It shown that just eight years ago, at 17. Novak WAS junt another pretty, ordinary

*copying the ana

Turner look.

-BEFORE STARDOM

The Ek Talks Of History

& Cars-While Mr. Steel

Talks Of Love...

ROME.

IT is 5 p.m. Anita Ekberg, who has arrived with her secretary, a film executive, and her lawyer, is sitting at an open-air bar drinking planter's punch.

Her husband, Anthony Steel, is drinking a screwdriver-a potent mixture of vodka and orange juice.

The Ek, who is in a pale pink shirt and revealing pink sweater, is talking-on strictly impersonal subjects.

"I have been here since the beginning of August," she la saying. So far, I have done only four days' work on my picture. Out of that I am in front of the comeras for only two hours.

"And DOW thu director

has had a heart attack."

Mr Steel kisses his wife:

The Ek goes on: "Now we do not know where we are, We are supposed to go on location to

SHOW BUSINESS

Yugosinuta. But how can you do that when you have no director?"

The Ek finishes her planter's purch. The barman puls up another. Mr Sicel, who is nattily dressed in white silk slocks and red shirt, accepts another screwdriver.

'More. in love'

I ask how they account for the constant

that rumours

their

marriage is about to break up rumours which started up again

after The Ek was seen around Rome with the heir to an Italian food fortune,

The Ek tosses bad her blondo hair and makes a discovery. It is 5.30-the moment when she has to pose for Italian Ty

cameras.

She leaves. So dock the

Me Stool snorts: "And Elx months was one of the optimis- forecaste. Some of them gave us just a couple of days."

Mir Steel orders another round of drinks. The Ek and her party sweep back from the TV cameras.

Says the Ek, fullering her yelashes and choosing mother Impersonat subject;

Elc.

the

"Fourth century," maps the The Ek fleally comes to end where the quern has been deceived by a man.

"For the ara tine," says the Esc. "But she was in love with him, you sce."

cara grcH

Mercedes sports model "which was a present from my beautiful husband.”

to

The clock slides round 7.20. The Ec's secretary 12 telling her it is time to dress for dinner.

the

ΤΣ Steel promises to jola Ek in five minutes and orders another drink.

THOMAS

Pate

WISEMAN'S LIMELIGHT

Mr. Osborne mellows

T the risk of sounding nostalgic, I have to tell

you that I knew John Osborne in the days.. when he had a CHIswick telephone number. That was all of two years ago.

Since then, of course, he has moved up in the world; he has become one of the SLOnne celebrities, n' member of the exclusive ex-directory clique.

I

He is so unobtainable that the only way of contacting Mr Osborne is to send him a telegram, on receipt of which his secretary phones to find out what the blazes you want.

If you pass this security Despite his new policy of check, you may a few days later fraternisation with the Inaldera and yourself in the presence of Mr Osborne does not yet feel the A.Y.M. himself, Where completely accepted by them. 'you meet will depend upon Mr "They don't epit In my face." Osborne's whim. Our appoint he said, but as for accepting ment was originally #t the me. I don't know. They accept Saville Club, of which he is my success, my arrival, but I'm now a cherished member on sure they would much rather J the theory, suppost,

that hadn't started out.. Of course, } meet these people but my friends are the same as iwo But at the last moment, Mr years ago. I keeps meself lo Osborne, who is very sensitive muself, na my mother would tiese days to accusationS of say." pesh living, changed the venue to the "public bar of the pub next door to the Royal Court.”

if you can't beat 'em, let 'em join you

There, in a decently projeta- rlan setting, we met the other day for a beer. Mr Osborne's face, which used to bo per manently decisive, had relaxed into a more agreeable and con- cillatory expression,

He looked in the words of Ceoll Beaton ko a rather handsome camel.

SUGGESTION

The suggestion that he is being systematically mellowed (anc possibly brain-washed) by his new environment and by all the money he is making arouses in Mr Osborne come of his former fury

The English have a curiously perverted and puritanical atti- tude to money," he said, "they think it is somehow sinful to enjoy it. Well I have acquired iri a liking for beautifully made things like cars. It gives you a pleasure handling them.

"Can you sing?" he demand ed. "Because it you can I've got just the part for you my new musical,”

I confessed that I could sing

even less than Mr Rex Harri- #On

"Fity," he said, "the character ls just like you. A columnist."

THE HERO

now he's

on £1000

a week...

Mr Orbome did not agree, using it than to put it into other le has three companies: John productions. That's a better way Osborne Productions, Woodfall of losing it than Productions and Breakthrough man." Productions.

10 the tax

In his speckled Norfolk jacket "I don't see why I should fesl

John Osborne Productions has my Bernard Shaw Jacket"'— gulity about that. I don't sec

American cord why people should come up to just sold The Entertainer for a lightweight

handsome price to Woodfall trousers and slipper suede shoes. and feel the Productions. This same company Mr Osborne looks as docile' as Is at present making Look Bock only a well-dressed man can, in Angar together with Asso- Revolutions are rarely brought clated British,

of on full stomach and in suede shoes.

I do not think that Mr Osborne's considerable talent will necessarily diminish now that be can have three VCBC- tarian meals a day.

me,

they do material of my suit und say.

in "Ahah-American

that "The villain?" I asked, know- ominious accusing lone of voice ing how Mr Osborne used to as if wearing on American suit

feel about columnists and me, is conclusive proof that you have CONTROL

said sheepishly, "na sold out."

likes to

"No,' a matter of fact he is what you Nor does Mr Cabome-wha might call my hero.

It is a measure of how much Mr Osborne has conled off that

think of himself us a

"This means," he said, "at I have complete artistic control over how the alm is rade. I into it's a brd, Alm, nobody will be

to blame except me,

poet and Socialist-see any thing wrong about going

he can now writo a muzical-- business.

But I am convinced that, lean- ing back in luxury, the world "I find it very stimulating to must inevitably look different

is called The World of Paul I said that while we were Slieky the hero of which is a stuck with capitalism it was just get involved in business affairs, then it did in the days when newspaperman.

as well to have Socialists run- We are golog to make other his telephone number who only ning it; but surely poets ought ilms we are going to put on unobtainable if he hadn't paid

But then it isn't only his tele phone number that has changed

to be above such vulgaritles as plays. I couldn't keep the money the bill.

In the last two years. Not since making money. Eliza Doolittle, hos abyana undergone such a drasle trans- formation in so short a time. As row and

ragged young actor-writer or the -outside using a battering-ram of words to get in, he was scathing, blunt and brutal in his opinions of the Insiders.

On the occasion of my first interview with him, wiren he had carned £600 from Look Back in Anger, ho readily gave his views of the leading personali- ties in the theatre,

Ustinov was so superficial; Coward had never "cared" Olivier and Gielgud they weren't living in the some world as bis; and he didn't think much of Rattigan elther. The experience of living on National

Assistance does not make you very charitable

Today it is different. Osborne has just bought his first pair of hand-made shoes at in pince in Bond Street for 20 gms. He has 12 sults, an American Buick and a Jaguar XK; he has house

The Ek gives me a surprisingly rm bandshake and skips away. The secretary say "Goodnight" in Chelsea, three different com-

panies, a staff of six, ond and follows. The film executive leaves. So does the lawyer.

Mr Steel says! "I don't understand why peopic should want to attack UA I'm not grumbling, just puzzled.”

'It's all right'

Saya Mr Steel: "My associates and I have arranged that my wife never talks to anyone table alone now. We can't risk it when dining everyone wants 10 tear ยะ spurt."

The wallers light the tiny lamps in the open-air

room next to the The clock reaches 7.45.

He starts on another driak.. That

bar.

The phone on the bar rings, Diann Dors. Why does she keep "We don't believe the public Mr Steel answers it. He says. "yes, darling. Its all right, own us just because they pay

is under 35. 6d. to ace us in a film. My darling, Everything

her jewels in a vaulti

"Only once," ways the Ek, wite may be a sex symbol control. I will be with you in

to

did I put my jewels in a vault, then. To me shis the charm- five minutes":

insisted. Then, when 1 took

It was because my secretary Ing woman I married."

them out, I found one of the

best stones was missing.

"It turned up wrapped in

lawyer, the secretary, and the Deceived film executive.

Saya Mr Steel; "We are la love. We are more lu love now than when we were married two and a half years ago."

He thumps the bar, "I fell you there is less than half of one per cent of a chance that w will break up."

Mr Strel drives some more screwdriver, A

"I don't say this with any feeling of martyrdom.

But

'My critics'

says:

ile puts down the phone and "Anyone who wants to can say what they like about me, But if they say anything nasty about Anita. I will souls them."

*

issue paper · in a drawer. So The Ek, who has been talking now we have agreed no more to the film executive, turns SUL sticking to vaults for me. The jewels are back again. insured, so if I lose them I not-controversial subjects "she' get the money back."

says she is going to be an American citizen and is learn... · Ing Americon history.

• The dining room is filling up. We move to it corner table where Saya Mr Steel; "I've had my Mr Steel's red and white outfit whack of criticle. I was less obviour, Another half crept up the criticised when I left Britain to hour passes. The sun has walla behind the bar. Ar to, to America. Steel, who has been having a side down, that was supposed to huddled conversation with the be Then I was criticised tor lawyer, steers him back to the going where my wife went and then for turning down ไก par's so I could be with her.

"All righ!, 3 do turn down with you." paris. The money is not Important. What chatters

bar.

Mr Strel kisses the Elt and says "Darling,"

Letting the

La

bar

Amin the phone on the chilly, Agila Mr Steel gs. The night air is becoming is saying "Yes, darling. It's all right, darling. I will be right

Mr Steel says: “Me Lr the The Ek, saya "Darling" back, that we are married and intend doghouse? I'm never..in the and launches into a description to slay married. We bave a doghouse."

for pact not to be separated of the film she is making..

Says the Ek: "This woman more than two weeks,"

since we got married, we have (played by Une Ek is a fourth

been through the mill. Right century queen,"

century,"

• from the, dirst, momant.

Tho

gossips... saki Our marriage

"FMth

Steel.

wouldn't last six months."

* He

Mr says

The sun hat gone now. "Ek is talking about her

The THESE

Ko

danishes hie drink. says: "You'll see. We will have the last laugh. We will #tiii bo together"

he

has taken over the Oliviers' former house as an office. In New York he met Nori Coward, and they got along fumuusly. There are weeks when the money Howing in to him from all over the world amounts to well over £1,000. Mr. Osborne has become quite a posh gentle- man. "It didn't work for 20 years," he said, "I could still pay. The rent."

I asked him what he thought; today of Coward, Rattigan, Ustinov and the rest.

"That's terribly unfair," he sald. "It's not my job to make pompous pronouncements about other people working in the some profession.

NEW BOY

"When you asked me those questions two years ago, well, 1 was a new boy then.. But I will say this: I got on enormously well with Coward. He WHE charming in the best sense and warm-and fun.

"It isn't that I'm embarrassed aboul offending these people now when I have to live in the same world as them—though I did do an injustice to John Giebrud in what I said to you originally and the old boy was terriby hurt, But I don't think it's very constructive-going around BOY. things ing rude

about the Oliviers.

"fi im't nice to hurt people's

sometimes unavoidable. Two years ago i feelings, though thought they couldn't care less what I thought of thin. No one was more amazed than I when I discovered that they did."

Mr Osborne looked uncoj- fortable and continued. "Ơne changes of course all the time: I hope I have changed since last week: The things one, says la those conditions when one Is į boing interviewed are always ill- considered. You can't qualify things. You have to be calca

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