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daneIttews..
ow Purdom Sang
With Lanza's Voice
Fashion Prints Her
Springtime Edition
Tlarrod's r- another famous de,
partrnent store, again selling
1?ooks.
Then she rented a studio for
a pound a week (total earnings,
four pounds a, week); hired a
piano for a pound a month; had
it installed in the studio, started
et the Conservatory under a fa-
mous. _teacher, not, Sir Henry,
studied earnestly, and also had
herself a Very good time,
Wane tn Canada -
After six months of study,
however, she decided, her voice
was not good enough to warrant
a career, and, since one of the
basic, tenets of her personal
philosophy is to be "through
with a dream when I'm through
with it," she-promptly mede her
way back to Canada.
In Hamilton her old job was
waiting .for her. In 1939 she
made her way to Toronto and
more books, and became, a
veritable "girl Friday" to the
late Roland Clee, Who was„man-
nee of Sempson!e 'book depart,
meat.
Here in Toronto, the center of
book Pehlishing in Canada, she
made• many lasting friends
among publishers; critics, au-
thors,' book salesmen, and, book
lovers Of all kinds.
In a short time she was made
assistant manager of the bdok
department, and, upon Mr.
• Clee's resignation in 1943, she
was made manager.
Trips to. England,
Then began her 'trips to keg-,
land, the. history' of which She
had studied all her life, and to
the city of Lohdon, which has,
held a "mysterious and pro-
found fascination" -for her as
long as she car. remember.
On her trips to England buy-
ing books for, Canada, 'she met
many of the English authors
she'd read and liked so well, and,
of ,course, most of the British
publishers. Among these were
the directors, of William Heine-
mann, Ltd., who, ,after the war
formed British Book Service in
Canada.
Several years and trans--At
lantic tripe after her first 'visit
to England, as she was about her
work in Simpson's book depart-
ment, Ann , received a cable
from Engla'nd asking her if she
would accept the job of general
manager for British _Book Ser-
vice en Canada.. She replied,
"Yes, thank you."
Privately she couldn't believe•
the wonderful offer. She Was
probably the only one in the
field in Canada who couldn't, for
few in .the publishing world
were surprised and all were de-
lighted.'
In. 'the summer of 1954 she
was elected a director of British
Book Service (Canada), Ltd.,
which represente 28 British
book publishing houses in' Can-
ada, and she and her 28-mem-
ber staff in sthe hilltop house
were elated.
* e 41
There is a standard method of
mixing butter cakes which be-
gins with creaming the shorten-
ing, and adding sugar gradually,
Separate eggs, beat yolks:and'
add to creamed mixture (or, if
igks are not to be separated, add
whole, beaten eggs). Sift flour,
measure, add other dry ingredi-
ents, and sift again. Next, add
dry ingredients and milk alter-
nately to butter-sugar mixture,
keeping batter at same con-
sistency throughout. And flavor-
ing and, last; beaten egg whites.
Variations of this method may
be found in some recipes. * 5. *
For butterless cakes, the.
Method of mixing is this: in
general, separate eggs and beat
Yolks until thick and lemon col-
ored;' add sugar gradually, beat-
ing after each idditiOn. Adds
flavorint and liquid, if any and
told in sifted, dry ingredients'.
Fold, in senaeately beaten
whites. This method, also, may
vary with certain recipes. * *
Here is a new lemon chiffon
take that calls for only 6 eggs.
It has the delicate flavor of
fresh lemon and is - crowned
with a fluffy lemon frosting that
doesn't require cooking — just
whip it up in a jiffy and spread
it over your cake!
LEMON CHIFFON CAKE
VA cups sifted cake flour
1% cups, sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt.
Y2 cup salad oil
6 eggs, separated
Of course You've heard it be-
fore, but it's worth repeating —
and remembering — that cake,
making is an art'hich requires
precise measuring and mixing
of all ingredients for complete
success, In other words, don't
guess. Oven temperatures should
also be checked carefully, and
for butter cakes, make sure all
ingredients are at 'room tem-
perature.
CHIFFON Shirtwaist ' treathient
is given-to-Ails printed silk' chif-
fon in Caribe blue; belted,' but.-
ton7 front dress has bracelet-
length sleeves, euff-link style
cuffs.
Earlier 'than the first crocus. Fabian's perennial harbinger of
spring, the print dress, Is now blossoming in .desginers'
Pictured belSw" are same of the styles and fabrics you'll soon
biSeelog in the Stores., ,„;
COTTON--=High-luster pok
!shed Swiss' Cotton print, for
Springtime' has fitted bodicei
deep, 'open:: neck. .It's set Off by
a self collar and a bow-tied
• satin,•belt.
r em ark ed, and she looked
thoughtful, Half an hour later,
she burst out, excitedly: "I've
got a great idea!"
The idea was that Edmund
Purdorn should do '"The Stiident
Prince" to Mario Lanza's, voice.
At first, everyone thought the
idea was quite crazy. It was one
thing for an actor like Larry
Parks to play the part of Al
Jolion and mime to jelson's
voice—he was actually portray-
hig the owner of the voicee
It was another thing for a star
to have a voice "dpuble—and
plenty of musical stars do haeie
regular voice doubles..
But it was yet another thing
again for an actor to mime to
such" a recognizable voice as
" Mario Lanza's. On top of' that,
Lanza would not be likely to
give perraission for his voice to
be used unless,he received credit
for it.
"There were a lot of prob-
lems." Edmund Purdom ex-
plained. "The main one was that
the. numbers had to flow Out of
the dialogue.
"It was necessary for me to
Visualize hew M a r ,Lanza
would have played the scenes,
' otherWise the action would nev-
er have looked convincing: ;One
top of that, I had to, pitch my
voice so that, when the dialogue
went, into song 'ancliences Would,
not be conscious of the fact that
they were hearing a different
man."
Two months were spent on a
test. Echinind hid to learn two
of the numbers, "Beloved" and
"Drink, Drink, Drink." The test•
itself ran for twenty minutes on
the screen and, in the end, it was.
decided to go ahead with the
Plan. 'Edmund had to learn the
eight other songs from the mu-
sical,
And here was another prob-
lem, Mario Lanza is a tenor;
Edmund Purdom is a baritone.
You may not think this would
matter. Oddly enough, it mat-
ters quite a lot beeause, even
when a star is acting to a "ghoet"
voice, he has to sing the num-
bers himself.
"You can't sing the impression
that you are singing unless you,
are actually singing," Edmund
pointed out. "Opening and clOs-
ing your mouths simply looks un-
natural. DAY prOblern was that—
though I hadn't realized it at
first—the actual muscular move-
ments of the throat are different
for a tepee and a .baritona.
"When, the scenes were .filmed;,
I acted to a loudspeaker play-
e back of Mare() LenZa's voice,
and I .had to pitch, my voice as
near as possible to match his. 1
managed to reach the high notes,
too, though I'm not going to tell
you what they sounded like!"
SHANTUNG' -- Dior influence is
seen in this white silk shantung
border print for spring. Sleeve-
less dress features flattened,
raised bustline; long-torsoed'
'bodice and full skirt.
SURAII — Red-and-white Silk
surah print appears• in this
springtime dress which features
self-pleating trim. It doubles as
lining for the .red-wool jersey
,coat.
The Secret of this next creamy
frosting: is the rich, sour cream
you put in it. It's geed on al-
most any cake but especially
deliciOus when spread between
and on, a delicate white cake.
CREAMY WALNUT
FROSTING
1 cup walnut meats, chopped
1% cups sugar
34 teaspoon 'salt
3/4 env sour cream
1 tablespoon• corn syrup
teaspoon vanilla
Combine sugar, salt, • Cream,
and syrup. Heat, stirring until
sugar, dissolves. Boil slowly to
234° 234° F. or to soft ball stage. Cool
to lukewarm; add vanilla and
beat until,mixture loses its
Stir in walnuts. Spread on' cool-
ed cake. If frosting hardens too
fast, stir in teaspoon or more of
hot water.,
and after she could read she
.never required anyone to enter-
tain her, '
While she developed an ardent
interest in reading, especially
the Englisth classics,. she want-
ed to study music more than
anything else. This she did,
sPecializing in the piano,om
the age of 7 to 16, when she'
fr
be-
gan playing the 'pipe orgdn
well, and voice from the age of
10 to 20,
By the time she was 18,. she'd
• decided, to study voice under. Sir,
Henry Wood, i n London.
Around this time her family.
moved to Hamilton, ' Ontario',
and. Apn went sto. Eaton's
well-knOven Canadiap depart e
ment store'- to sell the things
she loved best next to music;
SAFER, TOO — Policeman in.
kerne, Itply, :directs . ever-in-'
treaiing, traffiO thi'oUgh RoTe's
ancient' streets from .one of. the
;sew traffic control platforms
Which are bolted to corners, of
many buildings: They lecpie
more room for the cars and at
*le same time provide' a Meas-
ure of safety for officers' shins.
% cup cold water
teaspoons fresh lemon Juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
teaspoon cream of tartar
Sift flour,, sugar, baking
powder, and salt together into a
bowl. Make a well in this and
add in, order, the oil, egg yolks,
water, lemon juice, and peel.
Beat with spoon until smooth.
Add cream of tartar to egg
whites and beat until very, very
stiff. Pour the egg yolk mixture
gradually over the whipped. egg
whites, carefully folding with a
rubber scraper just until ldend
ed. Po not stir. Pour immediate-
ly into an ungreased -10x4-inch
'tube pan. Bake at 325° F. for
70 minutes, or until top springs
back when lightly touched. Ate
ter removing from oven, turn
pan upside down, placing; tube
part over the neck of a small
* funnel. 'When cold, loosen the
sides with a spatula, remove
cake, and frost.
* *
LEMON FROSTING
Y2 cup butter
Dash of salt
4 cups sifted confectieners!
sugar
3 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon
peel
Cream the butter; add salt
and part of sugar. Cream well
and add remaining sugar eller-
nately with lemon juice; cream-
ing• until light , and fluffy. Add
lemon peel and mix' thoroughly. * * *
If you're looking for a light,
pretty cake for a dessert party
or an engagement party, try this
one made with buttermilk. If it
is for 'an engagement party, bake
it in heart-shaped pans.
STRAWBERRY FLUFF
CAKE
1. cup butter
PA cups sugar
3 cups sifted cake flour
eta teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup huttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 egg whites
1/z teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup sugar
Cream butter, add the 11/4
cups sugar gradually, and .cream
together until light and fluffy.
Sift together, flour, salt and
soda, and add in small amounts
alternately with huttermilk and
vanilla, beginning and ending
with dry ingredients. Beat egg
whites until frothy, add cream
of tartar; and' beat until egg
whites are stiff but not dry.
Gradually add sugar (the 3/4
cup), beating until stiff me,
ringue is formed. Fold meringue
into' cake 'batter gently but
thoroughly. Pour into three 9-
inch layer pans which have been
lightly oiled- • and lined' on the
bottom with plain paper. 'Bake
at 375° F. for about 25 minutes,
until cake begins to draw away
from sides, of pan. When cool,
frost, with the following:
STRAWBERRY FLUFF
FROSTING
2'cups sugar
1 package (1 pound) frozen
strawberries, thawed End
drained
;;teaspoon salt
2 egg• whites
Combine all ingredients in
top of double boiler. Beat to
blend. Place over boiling water
and cook, beating •constantly for
7 minutes, until frosting stands
in stiff peaks. Remove and con-
tinue beating until frosting is
cool.
books. "
In twosyears she had paved
enough money for the trip to
.,,Englarid. On' arrival in Ldriden,
she immediately 'got a job at
VILMLANP usually likes to •
keep its trick-work a secret. But
it tells the truth to the public
with "The Student Prince."
MGM are candid about it, ad-
vertising that it isn't Edmund
Purdom's singing voice we hear,
Although he is the star we see,
the voice belongs to Mario
Lanza,
A remarkable story lies be-
hind it all, and Edmund. Purdom
recently ,told how it was done,
Coincidence played its part.
To begin with, Mario Lanza
was to hive :starred in the filth,
and he pre-recorded all the
scings for it. But difficulties arose
and it was decided not to „ go
ahead. The prOdUcere were left
with songs but. no picture.' That
*as• ' October; 1952. Three
Months later, Edmtind Purdom
was placed` on contract. The two.
events had ,nothing whatever to
,do with each ether.
After appearing in "Julius
Caesar," Purdom found himself•
it a loose eiid and With nothing,
lined, up: fee hIm. The efllme he
"was supposed' to do woe ; post-
poned. Rather than: 'Arnie `tithe,
he :decided to take adventage•mf
the .„numereue 'facilities, offered',
"free ,to' Contract 'playees. HO could
take lessons in, more or, less, apy-
thing he liked. So he studied.
various b j e'te s Which he:
thought might be useful. Among
them were fencing, ,dancing, dra-
matic :Coaching—and singing.
'Singing was the one 'thing I'd .
never tried before," he- told me,
"and rather to my own surprise
I foUnd myself. developing into
quite a good baritone under the
guidance of Maestro' Leon Cep-
paro.
"After a time, I felt that. I was
ready to have a go at singing in'
musicals if anyone asked me,
Which, when you come to think
of it, is rather ironical, it's not
' my own voice, after all!"
From time to time, Hollywood
etudibe Make what they call
general preduction tests. Their
aim is to try out players in vari-
ous parts as well .as to experi-
ment on ,theme with different
types Of lighting, make-up and
so on.
Edmund' Purdom was put into
one of these production tests
with Ann )31yth. 'Once again,
fate was weaving its strange
pattern. For Ann had been cast-
es Mario Lanza's co-star in "The
Student Prince," and she had
pre-recorded ' her songs —at the
same time as he had done:
Telling this, Edmund. Purdom
revealed a sidelight on Holly-
wood's recording technique. Most
songs are recorded 'several times
and very often certain notes
from one recording are better
than in another., So the best
parts are ,.taken from each in-
dividual sound track and then
"dubbed" on to one fresh track.
In this way, •it is possible to get
a ;completely faultless song al-
though' the original, quality may '
,haire varied considerably every
time it was recorded.
As it hAPPeried, MaitO Lanza's
voice in this case Vas so good
that- it wasn't, necessary: to re-:
.cord: him, more:than Once: But
when it came "to duets ,with Ann
Blythe, the two stars' did their
recordings quite• separately.Flee
best of Ann's sound tracks calla.
then be ;blended with Lanza's.,
But the; gerierel produCtron
'teat that Edmund" Purdom' did
With',Ann",Blyth was a straight;
acting ,pne,;,„Without any singin ,
eIt Was whilee theY were doingoif
that Lillian Burns; the drainatie
coach, suddenly exclaimed: "Aim '
and Edmund would make' a won-
dertul team. What a pity' you're
'not a Singer; ,Edinitticl!"
"I've Apeen taking lessens,".
Farm Testing
'treated teed
NutoetOtte Western farms be-
• came pail-eh-he experienental
•stations 'this ,yeer, by, pattitipat".
ing, on-the-farrn comnarisons
betWeen untreated Seed' and 86a
treated: With mercurial fengiV
'cides; Results' of the,frials, in-:
-itituted by Dn.:pont of ,.Canada,
have now beere;:tabulated by, :the
company's ,agronomists, and
have proven'scr'encouraging that
this,' Method : field` testing te.
der actual larerCeOriditiOni. will •
• be .carried,eut on, a nation-wide;
-kale during,' the next crop. year.
Alfalfa and clover ,Were sfil5 ,
,jests the pilot tests COridneted
this year: Other , seeds; induct:,
lag Wheat,. oats; rye,: barley, soy-
bean 'and and flax "'Will be used in
the enlarged prOgrani planned
for 1955.
' each eXPekiiiideiti , compar-
able' :plots Woe planted with
.the same amount of 'treated arid
untreated eeed,, When the 'Amite
,hari reached maturity, an ectfial
stand' count: ikee:.iiiede in each
aettiOn. A tWeefobt iliarrieter
hoop was tossed out et free earls
dein: locations in each. plot; all'
Silents found encircled by tht
hoop Were- then, counted. When'
the results were tallied,. it was
lentil that'the' sections , planted'
with treated seed yielded greet-
ee stands than the* produced •
by untreated seed. Differences'
as high as ii* per 'Cent (alfelft0
were xtboicida, from' the
treated 'sections also appeared to
be of higher ,quality,.
Seed disinfectants de not di
redly influence nor
are they fertilisers, They are 'd&
Signed, iteWeVer, Mk the iititief,,
tacit job Of protecting the eeed
end seedling from the attack of
teedeborrie arid 'Seill-beerie dee
ease Organistrie WhiCh, dense seed
rot and Seedling ,decay of
"damping8eett ereatnienti
which coats. only aletit"cetit..4 ab'
acre; ensures :Plantsgood;atart
in life, allowing healthy initial ,
'development Of ,both root
top eekoWth until the.,plariChee
botitte &niter, established.. The
iiiereurlal :fungicides iiresaid
be, 'particularly effective 'what
Weather :conditions, Such aid
1014 o *It SPrint, are it&
Stritottriiblei
Canada's First
Mennen Publisher
One of the most happily Mar,
tied (to her job) girls in Can-
ada :is also the only Woman, in
this country ever elected as
head Of a book Publishing firm.
Ann 'Orford' looks 'More a
young auther herself than ,a di-
xeotOr and. general manager' of
British Book. Seim-lee, in Canada.
Petite, vivacious, hard-Working;
With strong; sietiteebly beauti-
ful' hands;. Ann works in a firde
lit, spacious rtioni, one of 48 or
so, in• an 99-year-old hilltop
house in Toronto,
lidincled'On one side by a cool,
leafacented conservatory, this
room. looks out to S garden 'and
the tree decorated hill e eiopitig
down tb a ravine and the Dish
River bee:Av. "All that ground
belonge to British Beeks," says
Ann Arford, "arid We love it. A
fireplace in ahriost every teeth',
tea in the garden in etitreter, 511
the honeysuckle and fresh air
We *ant!"
She admits that' her new job
is one ,dream she never really
dreamed ee teen& true. For her
•dreatila her early years were,
of YntiSiO, even though she can:
not retrieniber the time when
she, was notliterally Surretirided
by books.
fRhe Was•Iterid TO
Born in WobclatOdli:, New
trirrieWitky in 1912, Ann.brford
Was read to by .her parerits'
babel and Malcolm brford„ let*
'before the could read herself;
*ALL SAY Rio Nurse itaietittity Cardillo watches
*vet tiny Marilyn TerWilliger, who lies In 'a baby iron long'
saved when She was sfriCkeit with Oita When'
04
was' Weekt March of. ,.rtithed The tdkfile,
Veit, atinf Marilytti,, now 6 '006 veteran of five Maritliti It sari
read to tecoyetya
ON A SENDER-Nioht,club ehfolointe Aidico 5ushiro does ott
hitCk6eriti• to show hOWeatily,,the' riPplek-Off Sonie "cool" notes
an' the. trumpet: In addition dae14,1Ortie eta tieing and
betties While etitertaltilii§ people iritakya,
. .
SWING trittiNO-At le.ait for
'O. moment at and forget
dteary days'*hilt:yeti
swing on the 'beach ,witit. kAti07-
tett tyrtri'i