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CELEBRITY PAGE
"The
William Hickey
Boy Friend' is coming off...
S
10 "The Boy Friend," Sandy Wilson's delicious musical burlesque of the 'twenties, is ending its West End run at last. It will come off after its 2,084th performance on February 7....and London, to me at least, will hardly seem the same place without it.
bect!
Chow Nostalgic
It is more remarkable when you hear that some members of the single cast have not missed a performance."
What a phenomenon it has ..but I do not think fortune 1.000 performances of a show.
record smiles so Jendly." Not only as a breaker-only two other British showy have topped 2,000 per- formances ("Chu Chin and "The Mousetrap"-st running)-but as
world-wide publie caught right in the pit of its nostalgic stomach.
piece that homecoming
It was one of those
the that altered
worki
The £11,000
Rogers, who escape route
CTRESS ADD shows rocketed Lo stardom
out- "The Boy Friend"-she
in
-
side the theatre doors, The peared in more than 1,000 per- HE
napper became
1 new generation. So did So did her dabre her slang.
the Charleston.
the
Un
a penthouse auto on the main clock, the round trip will cost you £11,000.
his friends, and advisers, and a minor host of dim stars over für the event in a fleet of Tu104's, their prestige jet liner.
This Irisluman'a armada is
But Cunard tell me there has been a lot of competion for those two £11,000 suites this due to descend on Moscow on March 17-1 Patrick's Day,
year.
I was le surprised when "I insisted on the date," said! they added that of the 350 who Kevin, will sail on the four-montà trip
The
only three are British. The rest Among the stars whom Kevin to tako with him nrc are Americans and Canadians hopes
Trevor Howard and Aloc who are joining at New York.
Ohe Briton who is calling Gulants-and composer with the cruise na far as the Malcolm Arnold, who wrote the States in Lord Boothby,
"The Boy On who nuste for opent Christmas In hospital. Bridge." "Just a check-up on my heart, but I got a clean bill of health," be told me chirpily: "Now I'm looking forward to a bit of time in the sun,"
Only £1,593
AF FTER 50 years on the stage, mostly in the West End, Yvonne Arnaud left only
James Bond, gives me this Miss Armud died, aged 61, 91 Jan Fleming, creator of £1,593, according to her wi "James Bond thought" for the National Hospital in London 1959: "Remember, a rat in September. will brave an electric shock of four volts for food; but only one of two volts sex."
Premiere
in Moscow
I am not very rurprised at the lowly sun. For Yvonne for was never a big-money star. She salary would willingly talte a cut to keep on working.
EVIN MCCLORY, the young Km procter who learned
Augustus John
Augustus John 81
-he believes
UGUSTUS JOHN,
Britain's
oracle of art, was 1 and he mver troubled to remember
He said at his country honie at Fordingbridge, Hants, as he
maroon
was
a fantastic Interest in art to be appreciated, not Any well-known people? Names
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During the last few years I the date. doubt whether she earned as inuch as £2,000 a year. Sadly, the triumphs of the Aldwych tal in blue cloth ep, farecs in watch she appeared jersey under faded blue denim with Tom Walls and Ralph Jacket, baggy trousers: Lynn, eluded her in later year.
"I believe it to so. I have never troubled to inquire.
true "I also belleve it to be his technique from Mike Todd.
that I was born in Pembroke- is planning a lavish end-off for
QUOTE by Jean shire, and that my birth hfs first film, The Boy On The diamonds And mink
Bridget one of Moscow's Renoir, 64-year-old son of actually registered. I was even a symbol to formances
crulse to fying home to
sun left biggest cinemas.
the French Impressionlst baptised. Britain last week. For thore
"I have a lot of work; on attend the final performance.
Kevin, noted escort of heiress painter, on rain
speculative hand, at the moment, Words can put fog and She said
the Hollywood who
Bobo Sigrist during her stay in
buying of
Zealand. 2 p. pictures: would not convey te menning. home of
actor Brion behind them the Cunard British
of Just painting And sculpture, are objects Aberne, where she is staying Coronia set out from South London, told me from his Bel- with her husband: "It makes me ampton for the West Indies and grayin fat: "The Russians have "Paintings 50 very sad.
on to South shown
mean nothing to me--I am not They want me to the America, South Africa, Indin, my Alm. So, most surprisingly of all,. "I always thought of
Modern art, re-called "retion" clothes....the short show going on for ever. did her
California vta Honolulu.
painting--what did he think of skirt, the low waist, the cloche were hoping to celebrate hat, the ropes of beads - all sixth anniversary of its opening these have had, and still have, the following week.
clothes their influence on the that 1958 girls wear.
It Just locat Nor was
The show has phenomenon. been put on in most Western capitals. New York loved it as much as Londen. In all it has taken over £2,000,000. Yet the originat production cost only 21,000 to stage at the little Players' club theatre.
it
Its influence
"It is astonishing
10
the
New York-then
117
W Hongkong, Japan, and back to present the premiere in Moscow bought and sold like so concerned with them."
in March Instead of London in many cattle. These sky-high the summer and then take the prices mean that the art all the loving public is being de Tempting? If you are pre-distribution rights for pared to skimp things, you can Iron Curtain countries."
to great prived of access buy a return ticket for £1,000. More, the Russians, It seɩ73, But if you prefer the luxury of are prepared to fly Mr McClory, works of art except when museums are in a position to buy."
think one has appeared in more than
CROCKS CORNER Sir Hartley
IN HOSPITAL
hell of
came straight down the slope at high speed and hit me- wallop!" Result for Sir Brian was a
Though she has been back in on the
that gay city for some weeks, very little has been seen of hur
at the livelier parties.
Bench
THE brillant and dashing str Hartley Shawcross, has taken en appointment at a court of
law.
"I am not familiar with it." Augustus John rose to demon- strate his skill on his shove halfpenny board.
He sent the bright brass discs skimming
the 'over
board. Solemnly he chalked up his secre. "Not bad...not bad." He walked through the old Georgian house to the front door to say goodbye. He paused and blew clouds of blue smoke from his pipe towards the bright sky.
"I expect," he said, "you will be back this time next year as well. Perhaps I won't be here then."
I hope he is.
A name
ORDINARY YEARLY Yet the cast of this super-hit GENERAL MEETING were all young unknowns when LADY THOMAS, wife of Sir fractured abula (a bone in the
opened - Алде Rogers, Mlies Thomas, former chuir leg) and a strained wrist.
I can report that one reason Hayes, and, in the man of B.O.A.C., is in hospital. But Sir Brian HEREBY Anthony
Whe very is that Lady June, 25-year-old NOTICE IS
1 haven't any plans for thirpy. He had Lody Robert- sister of the Marquis of London- GIVEN that the Ordinary Broadway production, a young
1050." said Sir Miles, who is now run to look after him on the derry, is down with jaundice. Yearly General Meeting of art called falle Andrews.
"It certainly gave me one of
chemales! 11
to firm, journey; Not
mention And that except for one gallant the Shareholders of the Corny biggest chances." she said
worried number of Pullman stewards. Fortie because I am very
on New Year's Eve sho poration will be held at the as she Jett Drury Lane one about my wife. I am spending who were a bit flustered when has been strictly confined to Head Office of the Corpora- night. "If there had been no all my spare time visiting her." they discovered that the First- her bed,
Lady Thomas met her hus- claus Freight being loaded
Another reason, they sny in tion, 1. Queen's Road Cen-Boy Friend' there would have
been no Fair Lady' for me. It bond when she wus Lord Koard the train at Dover was Rome, la Giuseppe "Baby" them hushed and awed in the TYNDALL. HOPKINSON, the tral, Hong Kong, on Friday, is a wonderful show,"
Nuffield's secretary. They have te other tion the boss Borea, wealthy and handsome
young cavalier of the Rome the Socialists' Attorney-General! romantically linked with Lord the 13th day of March, 1959.
24 exuberant
young been married for 34 years.
fiimself.
erfe act, whose name was linked at Noon for the purpose of players in the cast they were told of the closing just before
not to long ago with that of considering and receiving
the night's curtain wea! up -
Linda Christian,
the provinces.
The
the reports of the Directors will take the show on a tour of
and of the Auditors and the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet for the year 1968, ended 31st December, and for the election of Direc- tors and appointment Auditors.
of
12 understudies
For many of the cast the run hus brought marriage, security,
and children.
Boss with
a broken leg
"PLEAS
LEASE return to SS. Maid of Orleans"that Is what it sald on the invalid chair which two sailors carried from the And in the
No fewer than 12 understudies Arlberg Express. have graduated to taking over chair sat the broken-legged boss THE REGISTER Of leading roles. There was A of British Railways, Sir Briant SHARES of the Corporation private nostalgia for them be- Rubertson, by Special Delivery to
and London, will be closed
high from Friday, bind very the 27th day of February to Friday, the 13th day
of
Marell, 1959, (both days in- clusive during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board, MICHAEL W. TURNER Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 9th January, 1959.
To ADVERTISERS
¿
SUNDAY POST-HERALD 8paco for commercial advertising
should be
booked noon on Wednesdays.
than not later
"Vo-do-de-o-do."
kick
Sir Brian, victim of a sk
For no one was the nostalgin evlilsion on the snowy slopes of
It
Gold pass
Sir Brian travels free on the railways.
on
But bylaws are bylawa British Railways and even the chairman must produce a ticket, An unimpressed inspector Pinned Sir Brian's "leket" this is a gold pats he keeps on Li walch-chain.
Getting better
TEARL
inck.
ALEXANDER
OF
Lady Jane, say her friends, la staying at "Baby's" family home. His father is a noted lawyer.
They are also saying that the two may be secretly engaged and that this is the real thing.
Only "Baby" Horen Wants to keep the romance very dark. And the jaundice.
Solomon plays on...
Harley-the spell-binder of the I remember
And what a court for Sir
Old Dailey. the man who held
House of Commons when he was
His
girl whose
new
appointment is Montazu. and deputy choirman of the Hall chain (population 4,788) magis. trates' court. This is near Sir Hartley's £30,000 mansion at Friston, in Sussex.
name
Wab
who is Iow secretary to Hollywood Glm man David gelanies, is in Kitzbuhel Selzalck and is wite, with Jenalfer Jones.
Remember Lyndali? Last October she said the would Unlike Sir Hartley's mansion, marry Lord Montagu, and then which is very big, the Hailsham said she had changed her raini magistrates' court is very small, and "would marry no one." It is also somewhat dilapidated.
Leaky roof
She said last week she was hoving a hectly time. "Not so much on the dance floor as in the offler I have lot of
a organising to look after and
My reporter went there when take care of for Mr Selznick." the court was in session; "It is
Ski-ing? "No," she said over the smallest courtroom I've ever the telephone. "I have not been bern in. Because of the lack of out on the slopes. I have tried and ski-ing twice but somehow I do accommodation, sollefors share the same bench. TRIVEDEREIMER often have to not seem to be the right shape
or size for it."
"The root leaks. The rain · I liked the comment of was dripping on to my note- £1,000-a-week Fellx Marten, In his St John's Wood home, book, and at least one solicitor a French cabaret singer, on the 57-year-old musiclau 18 practising every day to regain The full use of his right hord, which was affected by his 11- ness.
renter than for Sandy Wilson, Austria, had his leg in plaster Who wrote every word and note and a heavily bandaged wrist of coming down from Oo his way back to London TUNIS is making good pro-
travelling by British Raliways, of greas in a Windsor hospital still struggling to come SOLOMON, that great plonist, Oxford
He wrote it in less than two course-Sir Brian spoke of his following his recent heart at
bnek after his stroke more months. "It was
just one of accident: things," he said. "I "I was ski-ing on the 9,000ft "He is very well in himself than two years ago. those changed my whole life." Zugspitze. Not at the top, you and being extremely sensible He added, a little sadly: "A khow, but leaversing a lower about it," she said. "He knows thing like this happens only hope as bents my age (62). he must go slow." once in a letime, I can always "It was snowing and slightly hope for another hit like it togKY.. Then
.
Young
BY. THE · WAY ·
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the
Eot a very wet seat."
arrival in London yester-
Mr Edwin Wadman_is_chair- day: “I don't want to see man of the Ballshum Beach. Buckingham Palace, or the Sir Hartley will gerve as a des puty chairman with Sir Reginald Tower of London, or the Sharpe, Q.C.
Houses of Parliament.
Vivien
His secretary told me. "He is well but slowly. recovering He sincerely hopes he will be able to make a comeback. Tho His duties will not be onerous,
doctors are hopeful too. But it is something no one can pro- phesy,"
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