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Father Christmas

By Father Christmas

(Stanley 'Ross)

He claims the title: Premier Father Christmas of Great Britain. Stanley Ross is an actor from the old music- hall days. For 28 years he has been Father Christmas in the toy bazaars of several London stores. He is 88. Here is his Christmas story as told to Harold M. Harris.

ALL these years I've played it straight.

When

I first got the part, it's just as important, I said to myself, as a star role in a play. Whether it's Father Christmas in a toy bazaar or Hamlet at the Old Vic-I've never played Hamlet, mind you. But, my goodness, I could tell you stories of some other parts I've played.

In Person

He claimed the title Premier Father Christmas of Great Britain. Back in his, miusic-hall days Stanley "Ross called hiimself the Man in Violet. Then for nearly 30 years he played his best-known role-as Father Christmas in one of London's big store.

and then I gave one la Queen Mary. She said I was the anest Fatlier Christmas shod over

seen.

When they'd gone, the mana- ger come rushing, up, very hot under the collar...

"What did you cíve. Queen Mary?" he asked. “Surely, you didn't give her a top!" -")

Fancy him thinising 7-coult bu such a. fool! I know ffię was coming and I had a gresent all ready for her n'nige box of bluó stationery.

But where was ̈17'I wág feil- ing you :obʊut: “Amy: Higgins, wasn't I? To tell you the truth, I forget about her Münify the other day. Then I got a lotter

like hers--you know, 'mak- ing a list of the whole family and saying what they all wanted for Christmas; - Well, letter writ- wig runs in tamilies Sorbetimes,

, 1 know, Amy' Higgiňa; is tairly cominon, name, But Alnat's how this one is signed, too.

And then the put the P.S. talking doll last year. Dad got that's stayed in my mind alt Job in Feb. but it didn't last But let me see now. Stories fetter on alore notepaper signed these years.

long and he's on the dole again. about me as Father Christmas. Father Christmas. But Amy

"P.S." she wrote,

"I know So if you don't mind I'll ask for I suppose it is my biggest part Higgins never gave her address. Ernle Palmer is only a friend, the same again for and Mum really, when I think of the fan remember her frit lotter and not a relation, so I hope and Dad and Sam.. Thank you She wants a chemistry sat for mail I've had-oh, yes, I was because it was so different from you'll excuse me asking for for getting that wheelchair for herself that's a funny thing for going to tell you about that the others I get. She didn't just wheelchair for him, so us he Erale Palmer. Mum says they're a girl to usk for. And a spacesuit Amy Higgins it was all a long say what she wanted herself can come back to school again, going to open him up again: for her brother Jack. And a new time ago, and I forget, you for Christmas a talking doll, 1 Please send it to him at the Mrs Palmer sald It's a case of TV set for her Dadmaybe know.

sometimes wondered think it was. But she made a Authon P, Dick and obilge."

icflor cure. Please, Father that's Sam, the brother of the what happened to her, and then long list of all her relations

Christmas, give Ernie Palmer a list Amy Higgins, the one that funnily enough, I got a letter end what the'd like for them.

case of cure for Christmas. I wanted football-boots (20) years last week that reminded me of 100.

hope you are quite well. Kind ago. You see, I think this Amy her.

regards, Amy Higgins,"

might be a niece, of the other Well, I was glad someone had one because here, look at the given Ernie a wheelchair the end of her leiter, og year before. 'All I could hope "I hope you won't be cross

Given it a bit of thought, she Well, I'm afraid there was A lot of children write mo had. This was in nineteen- nothing I could do about it. lotturs, of course. You asic any thirty-something, you know, be- Times were bad, as I suid. There Father Christmas.

I suppoen fore the war. They were hard were plenty of children in they think there's more chance times, no money about, and all orthopaedic hospitals and no was that the surgeons would do with me for asking for such a of getting what they want if these unemployed. And I re- health service to give them their best to keep up my re- lot," she says. "My Auntie Amy they put it in writing.

member Amy asicod Father wheelchairs. But I thought of putation,

says you won't mind. She days Christmas for a job for Dad Amy Higgins and her friend, But I never heard what hap- she used to write long letters to and pair of hands for Mum Ernie Palmer, quite at lot that pened. I suppose the left off be- you when she was a girl I - suppose she'd heard her Christmax

ileving In Father Christmas, 7 Please give her and Uncle Ernie "What's your name?" I say mother way, "If only I had en- Of course, I never actually never had any more letters from a new house for Christmas be to them. And then they

press other pair of hands" and she'd saw Amy, not knowing that's her. I can't even be sure after cause they've grown out of the their little latters in my hand, put down on her, list, the who it was. She was just one of all these years that her name old one and now she's expecting and I say, "Thank you, my way children will. They taisa the thousands of children who

again. Love from Amy Higgins," was Amy Higgins. dear, but I haven't time to read things very literally, you imow. crowded into the store's bazaar. How long ago was it? Must be

But there, Amy Higgs 15 It now, so I'll keep it till 10- She asked for a pair of foot- one of the hundreds who brought 20 years or more. Round about quite a common name, Iso't 117 night, when my reindeer have ball boots for her brother, Sam, me lotters. And the following the time I met Queen Mary. She And there must be millions of taken me home."

and a lot more besides, She year she did it again-a nice, came with two of her grand- Ermies. I might even have got I always do read them, mind finished politely: "I"hope you chatty letter it was.

children-the present Queen the names wrong after all this you. And if there's any address are quite well. Kind regards, "Dear Father Christmas," she and Princess Margaret. I gave time. on them they're usually sent a Amy. Higgins,”

said, "You forgot to give me that presents to both the little girls

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