Van Johnson, crystal ball-and Madame Vo-ara in session.
"Van, you haven't MISTAKE
"It was not for me," he said. "There I was, living at Vevey feeding the swans every day "And Tyrone Power had pi- and laking long walks and ways sald; looking at The mountains. dived until you've worked on Everything was so quiet and the London stage. Well, now still I used to ponder about just I'm going to do it.
And after walking on into the take and what Madame Vedra says... not stopping. Nothing seemed but mustn't think about to matter.
I told him where had unearthed the all-wise Madame Ve-ara, and ho said: "I'm going back to her next week.
other a She'n wonderful. I need all the
#ncouragement I can get."
On the
"I am?" said Mr Johnson.
"You are." insisted Mudame Ve-ars. "But you're scared. I can tell that. Something about see-saw The Alage scares you. & feet that here"-she placed a hand on her chest, "But there is na wreck for fear. It will be wonderful for you."
"She is
I took he amazing”
Johnson's
arrived bearing her wystul ball and straight
up to Mr room, where he greeted her with great enthusiasm.
She talked on about some things for a few this? personal
minutes while Mr Johnson sat, fascinated. before her. Then, the session over, she packed up her crystal ball and left.
"You do believe in she asked cautiously.
"Indeed I do," said Mr John, son." "I believe in everything, teven believe in Father Christ-
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"Good," said Madame Ve-ata. and sat herself down opposite
"That woman," sold Mr Johnson, "Is amazing. 1 open In this new musical The Music
Mte on March 10 and she tells
For sandy haired Van-who at 43 still sport the Dorian2
"After a while those darned
I
that."
mountains seemed to get nearer So many
Every day.
Finally one day I
found them at the foot of my
bed and I knew it was time to friends...
quit,
Gray face of an overgrown I felt choirboy March 16 is a very important date. Alter tyzo years of milling around in the
near show business shadows, he alive again”
hus set his heart upon making IL V-Day.
And believe he WILI.
Cradled to stardom after the war by then mighty Holly wood, Van Johnson has found in recent years that the show business
both see-saw works ways. And that alt you can de on the way down is put on brave smile and wait for the Durap.
Unhappily. It seemed. the
MADE a terrible mistake the
day. I aponta evening at the Palace Hotel in St Moritz.
If James Carreras of HRD- mer Films cares to get in touch with me, I will let him see the bill they gave me.
I'm sure it would provide an excellent basis for one of his new horror films.
Ho got up and paced the ADVICE
floor, I'm excited about It and yet I've learned enough in my life to know that nothing about this business
really means too much.
"That was brought home to
R Trevor Howard has now arrived in Tahl, where the new version of Meliny on the Bounty is to be filmed.
"So I flew back to New York --the place I'd determined was me brutally only the other day. On the way out thero ho was no longer for me-and sudden- There was a servico held to presented by the airline with a ly felt allve again. The sun
mark the second anniversary of booklet concerning the lives cheerful, and was shining, the cabbler were Tyrone Power's death, and I and habits of the natives of
the
chocolate- went along,
Tahu. malteds tasted wonderful.
"I thought the place would "And then one day the phone be packed, for Tyrone has sp rang and someone said: Would you
Sike to do The many friends, Do you know
there were only three of w Music Man in London? Say there; myself, that again," I said, ond they
Raymond Mas- sey, and Ted Richmond, who
M: Jolinton, the crystal ball to all about including the freckles which had once proves did,' I had my suitcase packed produced his last picture,
between them. Carefully ste neered into it.
"You'te been through period of darkness," she said, "hut now everything will be ail right, 1961 will be a wonderful
act that I'm worried about my breathing during some of the longer numbers. And personal things that nobody knows, And she says the show's going to he a suerres. Where did you And her?
irresistible to millions of wo men the world over were no longer wanted by the tough school of movie-making.
new
Mr Johnson took it all.philo cophicatly. "Anyway," he said,
"For the most part," it read, "the Polynoelan lives a happy fe with few worries. Life is Life is good Why simple. louse it up?"
1
As one actress said to another; "My dear, she's playing to such to help
before they'd finished speaking. I knew I mustn't make a mis-
"I fell you, if I had another small audiences they've had to take this time. I'd done. It aften enough before turned fe to five I wouldn't be an hire extra ualerettes down hits like Damn Yankees notor again for all the beans in out with the coughing...".. and Pajama Game,
Boston."
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