THE "CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY," "NOVEMBER 29, 1958,A
Roderick Mann
FATHER #TRASBERG
WITH
Life with
father
...OR THE PROBLEMS OF
GROWING UP
WITH METHOD
IN THE
FAMILY
by Sarah Rothschild
W! a look of intense dedication the ethereal, 20-year-old
on
Susan Strasberg said: "My father is like the doctor. And 1 um the young doctor working under him." A strange sentiment for a beautiful young actress already a stur Broadway and in Hollywood? Not for Miss Strasberg. For she is the product of one of the strangest menages in the world: the Strasberg family.
Her father is Lee Strasberg, founder and high priest of the Method school of acting which has completely changed the technique of Ameri- can actors during the last few years,
In his studio, stars like might one day if I got gawky younger sister in Marilyn Monroe and Marton marriel," she added. Brando shed
their glitter
DAUGHTER STRASBERG
office-let alone vamp him. She was always politely introduced by father.
"Picnic." Soon after sho was playing
the lead in Her mother is also in the The Diary of Anne Frank,"
In the film, the star, played and become as receptive as
She WES
by Joan Greenwood, throws out 1956 Pulitzer the
Prize bodies on a masseur's couch theatre world.
this remarks about newcomer Marilyn Monroe's coach -under the expert hands of
winner, on Broadway. Misa Strasberg: "Ah, well, the
theatre's when she was filming "The Mr Strasberg.
gain will be Macy's Sleeping Prince" in Bri- "My mother ani father loss." (Macy's is New York's Strasberg thought it would be bad for me fargest and cheapest department Mrs Strasberg lain. talks about the Method her wanted Marilyn to follow actress they thought I should the dri would have been better before I was 42 store, the Insinuation being that husband's Method voice becomes reverent, as her
play amali parts first."
employed as a shopglri.) Olivier if discussing
wanted glous belief, and her words Marilyn to follow his Method tend to become longer and (he was the director). The result was several tiffs on longer.
When Miss
Bon
somo
reli. Laurence
"I have never taken poi- or been in love," she told me, "yet I know how Jullet felt thanks to the Method."
Coach
the set.
Now Mrs Strasberg stundle in the wings at all daughter's her formances.
per-
to be a star
But on this one occasion the Strasberg family did not win. went up in bright lights. Little (0ft. in.) Susan's name
自
WHEN THE EYES
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picture from Homs of Ava Qurdner in her now film. 2016 Naked Maja.
Niza Gardn the only actress 1 know who can way up all night and still clock-in clear-eyed on the at next morning plays the Paches or Alba.
Anthony Frangios in her lover, the palatér Goyil
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11 nucžiev ahic, the 'beauty of Ava-as you will
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The Naked atėjo # shown In London early in the New Year.
She has all : all except bapginem, For.. as the said when the Him war ater
"God
erested
woman to stay af home and care for her faniity : not to go out and
atribute
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Mr. Hyde White to park his pram wonders where
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months ago) I dropped round last week to inquire into pro-
"My dear fellah," said Mr Hyde White. ariably, "every" thing would be perfectly splen- did If it weren't for this dashed prem nonsenso."
"Tell me," I said, "about this dorshed pram nonsense.”
"Well," said Mr Hyde While, "when my darling littia. wita
and they eald nothing about it, Don't they ever have a Cheng- ing of the Guard in the evening?"
told Mr Home that No, they didn't. Only in tio morning.
Sald The War office when I told them the news→→→
“L say—that's odd, isn't I?” Distinctly,
and I moved into our new flat in・ WHEN THE MARMOTIL Upper Wimpole Street I signed £6,000,000 epló Ben Hur finishes an agreement that there'd be in Rome next month what are no prams left in the entrance the plana is alar, Mr Chari- hall Never imagined you see ton Heston Never imagined. Now the baby's due in January, and, we've got nothing to put it in OPPOSITION
"Perhaps the landlord relent?" 1 suggested.
Will
"I am thinkkia," ke says, "of staying on in Italy and becoming o used chariot deater. . . .” DESERT WAR
I BAVE been anxiously nwail- iny the departure of Misa might." Agreed Mr Diana Dors for Las Vegus Hyde White, "shouldn't wonder whore. sho But the doctor felish
repeatedly
In the announced, she is due to appear room below us won't. Says he in cabaret,
won't tolerato a pram in the But she has not gone. bail at any prica. Had quite a Now she tells me: "My tet-to with him only the other variety season in Britain has Any. He as the ilght' of a been such a success I've post- Dram might upgot hlå pallents, poned my visji until next year.” Can't think whit sort
I am beginning to wonder doctor he is. I mttei kay."
whether her trip to the gamb "What do you plan to do?" ling capital will ever take place. "My darling ilitle wlic's Roing up and down
of A
Wimpole Aurzet
satch following pramsť" Hyde White blandly. if she ECES One going inte A housc nearby she's going to ask if we can park ours there too."
"From what you tell me," I said, "I suspect" your relation with the world of medicine are not what once they were"
Walt t this new film of mine comes out," chertled Mr Hyde White. "Emergency Ward I play a surgeon-har, har, har. When the fim is let loose
expect to be fonnally drummed oul of the Harley Street area, Every doctor captivity will be after me."
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On the wall were some framed programmes of Goodword Races, "Do you stiil ko?" I asked, "or has the Iron hand of matri- mony clamped down?"
"Well," conceded Mc White, "I haven't been
R WILFRID HYDE WHITE and I live within a stethoscope's throw of each other in the Har- ley Street area so we are both, not unnaturally, because intrigued by the world of medicine.
Ho
My
finished one interest, however, costa
bas just me money-usually around five called Emergency Ward 10. visit while Mr And next week he is going into guinces a Hyde White manages to make another Carry On, Nurse, money out of his he plays in Knowing that at 55 he is Di soon to brave the rigours hospital pictures.
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of Ojai,
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with the
comment that it seemed to present considerable diffleuliy in their duplicate game and that most pairs stopped at four spades,
He pointed out that either six spades or six hearts was a cinch and wondered how the hand should have been bid.
I have had a lot of fun with the hand. 1 wrote the North hand and South hand on sepa-
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two-gulier and the bad hand with the exact two cards needed by partner.
found difficulty handling the big
In real life I doubt if Mins
with her fragile, Eventually we did come up Strasberg, mesmerised air, would make with a concensus of how the very good shopglel. Sho would | band ought to be bid. probably be worse than Auntie The two-pade opening and Mame who was sacked from two no-trump response are easy only enough. Then South should Jump to four henris. He has no Interest in playing the hand ot notrump and wants to show his big two-gulier.
No vàmpin Macy's because she could
write out C.O.D. receipts.
be
But Miss Strasberg might happler at Macy's than being an notreon.
OF BUCCESS, Miss Bimasberg says: "Inwardly I felt I was drunk without any alcohol." "It gives me
great OF THE BAD NOTICES: "I strength to have her there," have built
protectivo said Mia Strasberg, "but barrier round my ogo. Why umerical problem," she saya). Ave-heart
I cried all muffer?
the way through Picnic-I thought it
up
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An essential ingredient sometimes," she added a of the Method is for the little wistfully, **it I was so dreadful. So now I nover actor to understand his interesting to feel one is see my own filman.” owi emotions. "It is like completely on one's own."
4omeone playing a violin,"
explained. Miso Strasberg.
"One should know why one
makes a cortain joko.
“Dreadful'
SHE IS 20 ("Age is not
Hothouse
A
SHE HAS little time for young Perhaps this is unfortunate in mon ("Being brought up in the
the
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West of her latent film, almosphere at home, I anyway.
mizo "Stage Struck," the story of a profer more mature men," young girl who comes to Now Bays defensively), York in the hope of finding
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Unlike most girls who job as an actress. By storming SHE HAS no time for shop-
theatre manager's office, ping. When I met her she was
the takes
"It is a very atimulating want to go on the stage, the atmosphere,' Bald Miss Strasberg has been en- vamping him, and giving on her first mopping trip for Strastiere, as if talking couraged by her parents to heart-rending, impromptu per- two years for a raincoat. About the life of a bookworm do so since her earllest over the star's part, formance of Juliet,
"In New York," she told me. s have to get most of my in the Encyclopaedia Bri years. "I never want to act- tannica. So stimulating is ing school," she said, "there Supernetally there is no like clothes in the children's depart
the girl in the munte because of my size. the atmosphere that, in was no need, Father is my mens between
im and the real-life Mire Perhaps it Miss Strasberg Joft apite of being 20 and a star, most objective critic.” Strasberg except, presumably, the hothouse atmosphere of her
he has no wish to leave
that they are both stage-struck, brilliant 'parents sho homb and get an apartment At the age of 17 Bhoise Brasbag has never had blown out-aven to the extent of her own. "I suppose I played the part of the to storm any riage managOKIN 'of finding a rainocat that dis,
might
You, South, hold:
What do you do? A-Bild four spades, · You are willing to gamble for this game and also want`is shut your op- ponents out of further bidding it you can.
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What do you do?
Answer on Monday
WILFRID BYDE WHITE "Har, har, har”
fatherhood for the second time he married 26-year-old Ameri- can actress Ethel Drew 10
my
DIANA DOES Anyone for Las Vegas?
For now Sabrina has got into the gut and has announced Hyde that she is being pazed to play quise the came hotel the Desert Inn
гасскоет
In their
as often this year. But that's at the same time.
Teltow
The only difference Robert Morley has been busy stories is the amount they my Dors being offered them. and it's los fun going alone."
"Think of the money you've says sheds being offered £5,000 saved." sak. That should be a wook. Sabrina, more modestly, pruta her oker at around £1,500. some consolation."
Koop developments..
"Not at all," said Mr Hyde White. "Dammit-it's my hobby, you don't expect to make money out of your hobby. If I collected wet gain shoes or bicycle saddles, you wouldn't expect me to prolt from it, would you?”
"Hardly." I said. "Well then," said Mr Wilfrid Hyde White.
ALL CHANGE
1 REPORT a curious blunder
tuned for further
MAURICE CHEVALIER-DOW 20- to address the Women's National Fress Club in Washing-
ton next week on "Women Hava Loved."
Is will, ha has warned, bộ a fairly lengthy speech. THE DUELLISTS
I'AM TOLD that when fuel
In the big new Hollywood of Angels opens on Broadway comedy The Reluctant Dext year — Miss Vivien Leigh Debutante which is set in is Hoping that: she and co-star London (and now showing in Ann Todd can alternate their Hongkong).
respective roles,
I rang Mi Toad to nak most colourful erne in the picture the what she thought of the idea. Changing of the Guard is
Sho was
the short-and to
"Miss Leigh wants to do it.
One of the
hown taking place in the point.
evening.
How could such a mistolco don't. That's all there to to it.
put two and ribo necur in a picture with two You must Briush
stars Rex Harrison together." and Kay Kendall-and scripted by talented playwright Wilļam Douglas Home?
Save Mr Hane:-- "The script 100s passed by the prople concorned-
Relax with
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I promise.
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