1960-05-14 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY MAY 14, 1960

Pare 13

Harrison

goes

back

to Hollywood EVANS

IN HIS ARMS, DORIS DAY

TOGETHERNESS. Day and Harrison

THE BOOK PAGE

When a man realises he can't stop drinking

NOW I present the

Ho

FOUND:

VISS RITÀ TUSHING.

first picture of Rex M HAM, aged 18, from Harrison in Hollywood.. returned there recently after nearly 10 years to play Doris Day's husband in Mid night Lace," from Janet Green's widely unseen play "Matilda Shouted Fire."

The last time Mr Harrison was in Hollywood he was romg ing around with Virgina Mayo ina medieval horse opera called "King Richard and the Crusaders,

But now Harrison is indeed a Big Name. His success in the Broadway and London versions of "My Fair Lady" and his per- formance in the film comedy hit "The Reluctant Debutante" have increased his prestige (and I suspect his salary) enormously.

new

Stature

As a measure of his grand has insisted on taking with him stature, I report that he Natasha Parry, his co-star in the Broadway play "The Fight ing Cock" and his old friend Hermione Baddeley. Both of them have been given important roles in his Alm

Harrison even found towels monogrammed RH in his dress ing-room. But that, I'm sorry to say, was a mistake, They were meant for Rock Hudson and quickly removed.

*FLAYNOTE: Miss Green's "Matilda Shouted Fire," which Hollywood bought for a reputed £75,000, has been seen in Britain only on a short provin cial tour last year. It has yet to

be seen in the West End.

ST

INSIDE SHOW

BUSINESS

UGLY GIRL

Liverpool, and very, She really has star magio, known, Was recently John (Osborne) agreed that she signed to star in the film was the girl to play Jo. So we version of Shelagh Designed her, I think she is going laney's hit play "A Taste to be tremendous." of Honey."

I said: “I suppose you will change her name. Tushingham isn't exactly a star name, is it?”

I must tell you that Miss

He and "She will stay Rita Tushingham got the part be cause abic read the story last Tushingham. This business of month in which I revealed that changing Bames to: Rock playwrights John Osborne and Thunder and Vince Gavelord Delaney, and director Tony belongs to the twenties. This Richardson, were marching for de 1950, we are filming a play an ugly, unknown actress to about life and Ipneliness and play Jo, the pregnant, unmarted reality."

-Anyway,-a girl, who started heroine.

Miss Tushingham said the her career as the back legs of a other night: "When I read your donkey in Liverpool just has to story I thought I'd never stand be a Alta Tushingham, a chance but my brother sald: Go on Rita, have a go, you're A CADILLAC

ugly enough!t

"So I had a go. And here 1 IN HIS am." I said: "Have you had any stage experience?"

She said frankly: "Yes, I've played the back legs of a donkey at Liverpool Rep, I was very good, too."

CONTRACT..

CURIOUS contract clauses.

Peter Finch, ordered to purt on weight for his Oscar Wilde

back legs of a donkey to

It is a long way from the role, has insisted that a two- aweek reducing course at a health starring role in a major fim, centre be included in his con- It is also a vital role and the tract. whole flm depends on the Yul Brynner's contract for impact of this one unknown "Magnificent Sevens" includes a teenage girl. For she must per- £450-a-month house in Mexico suade the audience that she and a black, air-conditioned really is a Salford teenager, un- Cadillac, loved and unlovely.

HAUNTING

the

1. HAVE just seen So why was she chosen? Said latest production, "Great director Richardson: "At first 1 Expectations," at London's thought she was hopeless and I Mermaid Theatre, directed Bernard Miles's passed her over. Her hair was by wrong. She was dressed wrong. ly. But out of 500 giris, she had daughter, Sally. Mr Miles, the face that stuck in my mind. I suggest, should take She haunted me.

little advice from his theatre's first production. It was called "Lock Up Your Daughters."

"So I sent for her again. 1 pushed her hair back, She sud- denly looked entirely different. I decided to give her a film test. "She exploded on the screen.

Granger won't stay down on the farm!

By RAYMOND BLACKBURN

TEWART GRANGER foreman firmly squashes the rumours that he is completely is to film again. The disenchanted with the business TOMORROW WILL BE Putting alcoholics in mental

SOBER. By Lincoln first offenders to Dartmoor-but has not made a picture on "The Alaskansan arduous,

hospitals is much like sending British-born star, who of Alming. Williams, Cassell. 15s. it has to be done today. A

foundation is urgently needed in over two years, has big outdoors subject-is also a personal triumph for Granger,

When опе thinks of the

wood production "The Alaskana."

MAN, it seems, prefers of this disease which must be now signed to co-star sin to folly. Con the greatest single cause of with John Wayne in the vince him that his sin is avoidable misery we know. £1,000,000-plus Holly folly and he may desist. Year after year, the alcoholic indicts misery on his family and himself, knowing what he does wrong-sometimes even hating the drink which his addiction compels him to take.

to be

THE 'CURES

But once he can see himself as suffering, from a disease, there is hope.. The instinct of self-preservation, the most powerful instinct we possess, comes to his ald, against the barely concealed death-wish.

But he has reached the depths and to pull himself out unaided, seems a task beyond his powers. This useful book is written specifically for and about alcoholics. It defines and des cribes the disease of alcoholism and then discusses all the 50- called "mires! -

But of course, the only person who can cure an alcoholic is bimself. To cure himself he must have insight into his con dition.

The object of the book is to help him to understand himself and his disease, and so put him on the road to recovery:

Any relative or friend of someone who is an alcoholic but does not know it, would be well, advised to leave a copy some where near at hand, preferably open at Page 84,

NO HOSPITAL

This is the famous chart of the three phases and thirty eight symptoms of alcoholism distinguished by Dr Jellnek.

Highly dignificant symptoms

In the first or pre- monitory phase, gulping and sneaking drinks, in the second or crucial phare neglecting to take food and needing a "bracer to start the day with; and at the beginning of the rinking:"Rout cor prolonged

millions of pounds poured by alcoholles into the pockets of the liquor trade, it seems a pity that some small fraction of it is not available to help undo the harm that has been done.

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