1961-06-14 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

Patricia Lewis

SHE was sitting in front of the mirror with a flowered pink bag on her,

head from which a large, wrinkly pink tube emerged and hung down over her face. The effect was exactly that of a pink elephant nursing a sick trunk.

"Sit down," said Chita Rivera waving me to a dressing-room couch already occupied by a blue toy racing car, a box of chocolates, a maroon fez and a stuffed brown animal with crystal beads suspended from but- ton eyes and labelled "Teddy Tears."

"Sorry

about this." she explained, peering at me from under the pink tube. "But I per- spire so much in this show that I have to go under the drier twice a night and something's gone wrong with the power on this one, so I have to wear k back to frent."

We were meeting in Mun- chester where Miss Rivers ક currently enjoying rave notices as the singing-dancing-speaking "doll" in "Bye Bye Birdie," the satirical American musical about the mismanagement of a rock

'n' roll singer which opens in Lerulon this month.

House hunt

RS is her second visu to

Chita, the girl who wows 'em

with whirls, wants to act

slight, bearded man who works with the show as choreographer.

Titan the rst was fur "West Side Story" over twe years ago and again she's re-creating a role after playing

"But 41% always fun to do- It on Broadway for a year.

and anyway I just adore Marly "'Course I'm glad to be back.

Wilde" the plays the rock 'n' I've Kot the

the came room,

"My background is really not roller). "He's a sweet human some dresser and it'll be just at all interesting," she prolested, being I just carry a banner for

to Her "My first break came the same going back

when I him." (The torch was a dancer In the chorus of for her husband.) Majesty's in London."

'Guys and Dolls' on Broadway, "

Now 28 and a two-time star, "It's funny really, because there is still no chi-chi about studied ballet since I was 11 and Chits. we all used to think it quite disgustlagly vulgar to uppear in a hit musical.

Miss Rivera-born Conchita del Rivero of Puerto Rican parenta ("they were so upset when I shortened my name") in Washington # con- scientious Roman Catholic.

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On her dressing-table Is lipstick-amcared statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague ("I'm always kissing him and once when dropped him I thought I'd die"), a crucifix given to her by the St Malachy's Discussion Group, a carved angel with horp and A Simple Prayer of S1

'ini · Francis"

old Italian frome.

Three and a half years ago she married Tony Mordente,

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"Then I did a revue and Mr Wonderful with Sammy Davis Jun., before getting the part of Anita in West Side Story.

no con-

is reserved

With her sharp, dark features and brund good-humour she has become "Mum" to all the cast.

As she sat, quite unperturbed at being caught under the drier, they streamed through the room like a conveyer-belt. Someone wanted candy, another a gargle,

MARTY WILDE WATCHES IN WONDERMENT AS CHITA RIVERA REHEARSES A WHIRL

$#

get nie an

emptied

and Miss the door

Clutching her hands to the Now will someone

head she shook iced squash?" bag on her

The root vigorously.

"I'm so embarrassed, an Rivera chuckled American, at what's happening banged shut. in the South. It's inhuman.

"But the Puerto Rican, prob- lem is less a problem of colour than of inability to communi- cate. It's thes language thol's the difficulty same as it was Russlans, when the Irish, the and the Italians first care to New York.

"AFTER

Gangs

all,

when

immi-

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"I was saying we don't know what to do well, I'd like to have another baby right after we Bnish the show here. I'd Bike three altogether. So the Manhattan apartment would be too small anyway and, apart from the money, that's why I gave it up."

Tricks

"You know, there's

third false eyelashes, Bui A grants arrive they must parison to West Side. That when Chita wanted an orange have jobs and they must make was a school all on its own -- squash with ice she was told not friends, so the way things are piece of genlus. It had the huge to be a baby.

they stick together in gangs. problem of knives and people hating

another, une

whercas 'Bye Bye Birdie' is all reds and blues and Bowers and laughs,

66 AS for the future... well,

As the im 'Birdfe, but I won't get it. Af- ter all, why should they use Chila Rivera when Shirley Mac- Latre Is around? ever

J asked her if she'd experienced racini intolerance as a Puerto Rican.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Magic At Work

-Merlin Does All His Marketing In The Park-

By MAX TRELL

TNARF and Hanid, the

Shadow Children with the Turned-About Names, had just made themselves comfortable on their bench in the park.

Fron where they eat they could see the lake with the row- boats and the famities of Ducks. On the other side they could see the grassy hili with the large rock on the top.

From down below they could hear, though they couldn't see, the carousel. The music was tinkly and pretty.

All at once, much to their surprise, Knart and Hanld saw

• Mon climb down from a tree on the side of the path that crossed right in from of their bench,

:

Recognised Merlin

The Man WDB wearing & bright green suit with yellow polka dots, and he had a cap with feather in it. He wore green sunglasses. He carried a market bag. There was a large #lass jar sticking out of the top of the market bag.

He jumped in with his green sult and the yellow polka dots. He jumped in with the feathered cap on his head and the green sunglasses in front of his eyes, and the market bag in his hand. He just jumped in.

yelled Knarf

"Mr Merlin""" and Hanid as they raced up to the spot where he had jumped in.

Wayed his cap

Standing on the bank of the pond and looking down, they distinctly saw Mr Merl walk- ing on the bottom of the pond. They saw him stop and pick some green waler plants and put them in his market bag.

Knart and Hanld say Merlin disappear in the pond.

"But I think it's getting better they haven't had a serious gang war In over a year." It's not easy for a Puerto Rican in New York to get an apartment on the East Side, ro the Mor- dentes settled for a seven-room- ed flat overlooking the Hudson River un 101st-street until they bought a house in Connecticut.

"Now, we're not sure what to do, luv," she said, pulling off the flowered bag and feeling her hair tentatively. She frowned and glowered at herself in the mirror. Her dresser and her husband stood as still as pillars of salt. You could have heard a pin curl.

They have so many tricks in movies. If you can't dance they can stop and start the cameras after every few steps, and if you can't sing they can dub the voice, so why should they use Shirley MacLaine can me? bring in a fortune and I can understand that. But I must admit I don't like it."

Opening her mouth wide as if to balance the whole operation Chita began sticking on hula- skirt-thiek false eyelashes.

"Next show I du I'd like it to be specially written for me — a special vehicle. I'd also like she cried. very much to do a straight play, What B

world! but I'm frightened I've never

"It's not dry," "What a day!

LADY LUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

Before Knart and Hanid could | AQUARIUS

up with Mr Merlin he catch sild under a rock and was gone. The next time they saw him They saw him walk on again, From deep down in the water he was coming out of the park he waved his can up to them greenhouse with a pineapple, a again. He looked very cheerful. coconut, a bunch of figs and a

large bunch of bananas!

Then he vanished in the even

deeper water in the middle of He was marketing the pond.

Then Knarf "He'll drown!" Knarf erled in

and Honid saw alarm to Hanfd,

Mr Merlin hurrying home. His They didn't know exactly market bag was bulging with a A alled deep what to do. They were wonder-led glass jar,

of greens ing if they shouldn's tell a dish, a large bundle. "Good morning, Kid)" said Policeman.

and a pineapple, a coconut,

the Man in the green auit. He "Look! There he la chouted bunch of Ags and a bunch

had innded lightly on the ground Hanid,

at the foot of the tree.

their

Knart and Hanid recognised

friend remarkable

bananas,

บ

of

On the farthest side of the It wasn't until later that day

He tipped his cap and walked pond, Mr Merlin, the Magni- that Kharf and Hand had the rapidly down the path, A second cent Magician, was strolling out. good luck to meet Mr Merlin. or two later he had disappeared

He was sitting quietly between Wasn't wet Around n turn in the path.

two dictionaries in the bottom dle wasn't even wet. Now in shelf of the bookcase. Mr the market bag there was not

"What

was I doing in Merlin, the Magnlicent Mag- only the glass for but a large park?" Mir Merlin sak meng clan.

bunch of greens.

Mr Merlin once more waved in answer to Knarf and tanid's

questions.

"I was doing MY the bench. They ran down the to them as though Inviting them marketing. path after him."

to follow him."

They both jumped up from

They saw him dashing across the lawn swinging his market bax. He reached the edge of the pond.

"Mr Merin! shanted Hanki.

Wait for uai"

+

the

"I got a Jar of fresh maple By the time they reached the syrup from a maple tree. I got other sido of the pond, Mr Mer- water cress from the pond and As In was: halfway up the side of butter from the buttercups. the grassy hill,

for the cocount, the pineapple Every now and then he went and the dgs and bananas, they Mr Merlin tumed. He mallest. over and hook out a buttercup all grow in the greenhouse. The waved his enp with the blossom into'n deep dish. When "But," he added with a "wisk, feather it, Then he did an: the deep dish was filled, bo put "you have to be a Magnifceni me to do your aston thing thing he jumped it in the market bag with the Magician Uko into the pond!

glass jar and the fresh greena, marketing in the park!”

on

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

if

he is slow to grasp an en- tirely new iden.

LIBRA

23-

(January 21- VIRGO (August 22- September 22): Make February 10); Cheer your-

allowances for self up by spending a little money

entirely youngster's limitations frivolous purchase today, PISCES (February 20-March 20): If you believe in your creativo gifte, spend more of your spare time on de- veloping them. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can be assured that a piece of gossip about you is not being taken seriously by your friends.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don't consider it beneath your dignity to press for the repayment of a long overdue loun. GEMINI (May 21-June 21): A friend whose loyalty you have been taking for granted may let you down when you least expect it. CANCER (June 22-July 21);

Your family will surprise you by not taking exception to your rather unorthodox holiday plans.

LEO (July 22-August_21): Nobody has the right to make demanda on you which might mean the sacrifica of your own well- being.

Own

(September October 22): Don't rlak your

money starting a project until you | are assured of the substan- tial backing it needs. SCORPIO (October 23-

November 21); Avold being: too long-winded during an interview with a very busy man today. SAGITTARIUS

(November 22-December 21): Your oimilar temperaments will) make it fairly easy to reach an understanding with person born under Arics.

n

CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): Don't plan too many activities for the coming weekend after a week of unusual strain.

YOUR LUCKY CARD: If today is your birthday, your lucky card, no matter what game you may bo playing, ought to be tho

EIGHT of SPADES.

studied acting, you see, and the unknown is always frightening, isn't it? Also I might get bored.

I'm

"I'm basically a dancer. used to moving about but I guess the time will come when the old bones get red and I won't have that twitch any longer,"

When you see Chila Rivera dance I think you'll wish, as 1 do, that she might never anything but thai.

-(London Express Service).

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JACOBY

BRIDGE

COMETIMES a player can manufacture hard luck for himself by his bidding.

Ennt's jump to three hearis was an overbld designed to crowd North and South. Hi subsequent heart' bids cuntinued The crowding process, and North was delighted to be pushed to six diamonds by the five heart bkl.

Then when East tried nix hearts North gambled for Hix spades in preference to the pure thing profit a double would have brought him.

Playing at six spadca South ruffed the second heart and laid down his three high trumps. East's jack dropped nicely and

♥ CARD Seničk♦

1

Q-The bidding has been: North Eart South West

* Double You, South, hold: 6A57 VEJE4 494 49838

What do you do?

A-Bedouble. Your 19 points represent the balance of power and you should show it right BWAY.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding continues with one spade by West and pass by your partner and Fast. What do you do now?

Auswer Tomorrow .

NORTH 432

AHQ:

2764

WKAY

EAST

4154

❤Q1092

• 10 4QJ1003

4576

4317 ❤AKJ004

42

SOUTH (D)

AAKQ109

3054 +ASS

Рада

North and South vulnerable South West North East 14

2+ 3❤

**

5+

Рам

Pass

Pam

Pam CA

4 Pass

Para Pass

Opening lead-♥ Q

honours.

low all South had to, do was to on dummy's discard one club Afth diamond and claim gaine.

rubber and alam,

a hundred

Of course, North

was lucky, Just looking at the North-South cards you would love a six diamond contract, but would rather not be in six spades. The jack of spades might be guarded against you and North's alx spade bid was a poor gamble that just happened to pay off but East had no right to com- plain about bad luck.

at

East pushed North Into six spaces. East was looking three spades to the jack right in front of North's spade bid and East should have gone to Beven hearts and taken a 900 point penalty Instead of letting North

play at six spades.

Rupert and Gwyneth-40

The stranger walks steadily forward and seems very pleased to ace the two pala. "Hello Rupert, so you're safe and sound," the smiles. "Oh. I am pleased 1** Rupert stares, then he gives a gap. "Why, it's Gwyneth" he exclaims. My, don't you look different now!"*

And Podgy

"Surely.

gives another gap, you're not the witch 1'' he cries. i didn't ce you before except from far off. Whoever would have thought you were such a nice young lady 1** "Oh, thank you,” laughs Gwyneth. 11 Į'id just like to tell you I'm certainly not a real, witch 1"

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