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Shirley TEMPLE

Mar. Belvedere Goes

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TOM DRAKE ALAN YOUNG 20.

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IN REGISJALIK PRIZE

KINNET DI 1940)

روفة سيادة الحالة.

Now, who to invite to the wedding?

con-

"I tried taking my older boy, David, on n tour once but it "And after the c and didn't work out. I'd like to get in television In Hollywood so I can stay near the children."

HAPPY GABLES size of my Just 09 predicted, Clark

They

Gable's gay,

On "The Father of the conscious I had to slip in the Brido" нег at M-G-M, side entrance of the church. Spencer Tracy, Joan Hen the reception were nett and Elizabeth Taylor times Jonn; "there were the enact a scene that will make wedding presents. Dlona and were moving into 1971 thousands of parents relive John

about the

room the preparations for the

dressing wedding of their daughter, couldn't use a fraction of the bride, Sylvia, Is Sitting In the living room of presents. They expected just to him out of his sheli.

of them in our their home, they are trying leave the rest

house, but I rebelled. I made to cut down the list of in- out a list of what they might use vitations to the church and I slapped the rest into

and to the en- storage. ceremony suing reception at the home. Every timu any of the three suggests the dropping of R ame, one of the other two will passionately object.

When Director Vincente Min- nelli cutir a break in rehearsals, Elizabeth is asked:

"Does all this discourage you from having a big wedding?"

"Oh, no," she says. "When the time comes, I don't want to

niss anything."

turmal

To the same question, how- ever, Pracy reacts in masculine fashion.

"A week of this sequence has cared me," he says vehemently, "never want to go through it

in real life."

His daughter, Suzie, Is 17 and graduates next summer. Before 100 long, he will be going through it and sweating! far

more than he is doing as the father in the movie.

JOAN-LAUGHS-

Joan Bennett laughs in recol- lection.

This is all so true to life," she says. "I went through it all with my daughter, Diana.

“My about-to-be son in law, John Anderson, came to me with a list of everybody he had ever seen in the Air Corps and, I am sure, even some of the people who had fought against laim.

REMEMBER RUBY?

company loving going to bring

The Gabies are constructing a guest house at their ranch. It's going to be built under the huge walnut tree that Clark had transplanted on his property. Tree was so big that the job took four days.

Nine years away. from show

Appropriately, the guest ruite business and now the mother of will be called the tree house. five children, Ruby Keeler in coming back.

Not in pictures but to super- vise the top dancing department of a new school of dancing and the theatre in the San Fernando Valley,

"I can still hoof," she says, laughing, "but I won't teach myself. However, iny brother, Bill, and sister Margle, will be instructors."

When Husband Al Jolson signed at Warner Brothers, so She danced in did Ruby, numerous early musicals.

Ruby now is married to Sub- divider John Lowe. They have three daughters and a son. With them also is Ruby's 14 year old adopted son.

With Sylvia's wide circle of friendly, there shouldn't be any dearth of guests when the place is finished. Clark seems to be loving it all,

NEW "SHOWBOAT" .

execu- One of M-G-M's top lives confirma that the studio

is debating what to do about "Showboat." They want to start the pleture in April or May but Judy Garland's health is the first consideration.

"We need Judy, for the Helen

he Morgan part." said, "but

Angela Lansbury

tops the list

Of the 10 most charming women

Hugo Fregonese, lending South American director, named British star Angela Lansbury as the actress "who best balances the in- gredients of charm,"

Fregonese defined charm as "one fourth cach of humility, sex appeal, inherent simplicity with understanding of humans, and studied culture."

To prove all this he named the "10 most charming women In Hollywood.” The nine who follow Misa Lansbury, with their special quality of charm, are:

Summer Stock.* we've had some trouble on Judy would come in for a couple of days

Jonn Crawford (worldly), and work very hard, but then

(stately), Bette she might be out for several Greer Garson

Irene Dunne days. The trouble seems to be Davis (intense),

(matronly), Jean Arthur (just nerves. She has a strong body,

"I don't know what's going enough sex appeal but "oodlea to happen.

Rhonda Fiering Maybe we'll post of charm"},

Claudette Maybe we (natural),

Colbert pone the picture.

homely

Katherine (most Hepburn (sophisticated), Kita Hayworth (offervescent).

INDEPENDENT VENTURE To put every vent they can save into their independent pic- ture, Larry Parks and Betty Garrett have dropped the option

that $75,000-home-in-Hel-Air won't have to. We'll just have to wall and see how Judy and will continue to live in their present abode a five room cot feels." take for which they paid $10,000, when prices were at the peak.

"We don't see why we hovo] #7

to put on any clox just be SOMETHING OF A MYSTIC”

wo are in the movies, KIYs Tarry. "We'd rather Invest the money."

The Parks now occupy one of the two bedrooms in their home. The nurse, the maid and the baby sleep in the other.

The movie into which Larry will pour the family funds will

"My husband, Walter (Waller be "Stakeout."

Wanger),

wanted IU Javite

dozens of business acquain tances. To add to the complica- lons, Diana was being married in a small church in Beverly HIMA. It WIN A sentimental nutter tie had been confirined there.

"But. to cap the climax, I was pregnant and expecting my baby in another month. I beg Red Diana: Please wait unti ! have the baby."

·

FLYNN'S ANGRY

If Errol Flynn could get his hands on a certain anonymous letter writer there'd be a head- the story.

the

some Errol is burning about Hollywood "friend" who found out the address of the Princess Ghica in Europe and has been keeping her supplied with any unfavourable items fabout him

her) that

have appeared in American newspapers,

to "Why should they want

"It's hurt her?" he demands. iny

strange to feel that you can ne cumulate enemies, with knives back. ready to stab you in the when

of A thousands You miles away and have never set foot in this country. However Irene

But she wouldn't hear of i. *If i wait," she argued, “you won't give a heck about wedding. All you'll be in-

terested in will be the baby. So we went aheart. I was so self-

HE

IS THE plan didn't work.

DAUPHIN

"He is a young man who can scare you, double you up with laughter, and choke you with tears."

of

That's the way one of Ameri- en's greatest theatrical producers, Oscar Hammerstein II, described Puerto Illcan-born Jose Vincente Ferrer Otero y Cintron, the present-day phenomenon Broadway, who was lured from the stage to become the weak. treacherous

Dauphin French opposite Ingrid Bergnan n "Joan of Arc.”

Ferrer is a fireball for activity. He spenka four languages, is the worst-dressed mon making his kind of money, has the siopplest posture since Charlie Chaplin made his early movies, physical features that have been called "careless afterthoughts", and the mellifluous voice of a typical matinee idol.

The idea of becoming an actor entered his mind while he was in Senior, 20 years old, at Prince-

wasn't hurt, She was just amazed over the whole thing."

The princess won't be coming! to Hollywood yel. She sent two Jittle rings Errol's daughters and her mother ant them dolls. Errol won't give the rings to the yunangsters until he has talked with his former wife, Nora.

THE KID HAS NERVE Whatever they say ahout Alickey Rooney, the kid has nerve. During a race savne for "The Challenge," Professional Roller Skater Charles Rocco took a spill and was knocked uncon- selous in the path of other skat- ers bearing down at 35 miles an hour.

Mickey threw himself over flocco's body shielding the in- jured man's head. Mick took the brunt of the ensuing pileup. He got off with bruises.

He may have saved Rocco's life.

to

Ingrid Bergman in on the screen withe King's Theatre this week-end in a role coveted by every girl who ever had dreams of going on the stage, that of Joan of Arc.

Much water lus flowed around the island of Stromboll since Ingrid played Joan, Celties have varied opinions on her Joan, but must of them admit that her performance In the role ranks with the best.

Sald the French historfan. Michel Bernheim, of Ingrid: "She is closer to Joan than any actress I have ever sten. There is no selfishness about her. She has greatness. And she is even something of a mystic as Joan was."

RADIO REVIEW

By Michael Sydenham

the

Of recent years the ten- that which you hear on the dency has been in broad stage that you cannot use casting to take stage and me expression, you stress the same words, en bloc from screen plays the theatre or studio direct for broadcasting.

CLOSE TO DEATH Never will Elizabeth Scott come closer to death and live to tell the story. She parked her car on the slope leading up her garage, jumped out to see if there was anythlust In her mall box. She heard a snapping sound. looked over her shoulder to see the car plunging towards her. but the

That this has developed over a period of years is apparent.

time has

now come

cannol

"Georite and Margaret" fell short of being a good play. I only hope that the next Stage Club production. "The Chiltern Hundreds," will broadcast beiter.

BellyDrown-Radio long- kong's able and talented Music Secretary-tells me of her plans to celebrate Bach's Bicentenary later this year with "The Art of the Fugue."

to when Radio has developed "I leaped aside just in time. says Liz. "The car bowled over such an extent that this is be

very short-sighted mail box and ploughed coming through a stone wall surrounding policy. my house."

the

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he first de- Marconi, when DAUGHTER'S DEBUT veloped his small wireless sets,

A little-ployed work that is to did not realise that he was the be played in the near future Is

cf

a new art-form. 1ltile Grave faced

Cheryl forerunner

"Duo to Unaccompanied Viola of that this discovery of his would and Violin" by Mozart. I find Christine Crane, daughter Lana Turner and Steve Crane, lead to revolutionary changes in there is some doubt as to what

small part in her literature, music and drama-ns will play a mother's new M-G-M movie, applied to radio. The script of "A Life of Her Own" calls for the brief appear- ance of a child moxiel. Director George Cukor will use Chery Christine no the model.

NO BOBBY SOX FOR JANE Look out, you bobby-soxer

ton University. Following suc-M-G-M Designer Helen Rose has cessful amateur theatricals there, decreed neat blouses and silk Ferrer, who had planned to be stockings for June Powell in come an architect, changed again

"Nancy Goes To Пlo." and dropped everything else for the legitimate stage. After ap- pearing in several small roles he n.ade a hit in "Key Largo," with Paul Munl

Following that production Ferrer became director and actor and revived the English farce "Charley's Aunt".

int", making such a success of it that, Paul Itobeson asked him to piny Ingo opposito him in "Othello". The produc- tion was hailed as the success of

"Bobby sox are unflattering to nny leg." says Helen, "Sloppy Joo sweaters are repulsive.“

GINNY'S PLANS

this should be called. Groves, n distinguished muste commen. Both the senses of ear and tator, calls it a "sinfonie con- ns for as I eye had been used before, but tantle-which,

refers to a small or- now the medium through which

the

can see,

chestra and not merely to, two

instruments.

writers may also capture public is solely the ear.

My suggestion is an "Un- This has led to many varied accompanied Sonata.”

If any- changes and also, incidentally, to one could throw any light on the many tricks being placed on that subject I would be very grate much maligned part of the body ful

the ear.

Since the advent of Tadlo Lovers of Gilbert and Sullivan drama as we know it today the will tonight hear the last in the effects used have increased in series about their wonderful this To follow size and scope beyond all mea- partnership.

series there is something of a different type-"The Canterbury *** Talen," adapted for braadcasting

sure.

Last Sunday from broadenst

excerpts were that excellent

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Now that she is divorcing Hyatt Dehn, Ginny Simms prob- ably will resume her career.

We've had offer to go to play produced by the Garrison by Nevill Coglit. This

Players on the stage this play first produced on the Third ProM to work at a Florida night club was first rate but in the studio gramme last March by the BBC. and to make personal appear-it was shoddy and lacked finish. bne," Ginny says.

the London Palladium in June,

Just to walk into a studio and Congratulations to Lala Vin-

"I'm just too tired and nervous read excerpta is an injustice to cent for a lovely concert on the the decade. Jore Inter scored a to make a decision now. I've told Radio Hongkong-and the play. 17th- hoped you would sing stirring triumph

Schubert's beautiful them to talk to me again in ns Cyrano de

Bergerac.

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