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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-04-13, Page 6Father, Daughter And Gdacksteaaoe Secrets Talking shop, actor Sir M1 ohael Redgrave and his slaughter Vanessa ,let their' guests- into some backstage secrets when they gave a "saueepan cession" at the Criterion Theater here re- Gently. The young members of the audience were guests of the British Drama League. Vanessa came onto the stage with a shopping basket and 'a saucepan. Sir Michael threw a- - sheaf of questions into the sake - pan, and they were drawn and . answered one by one, A question on improvision drew" from Sir Michael a story about Robert Bolt's "The Tiger and the Horse," the production in which father and daughter both appeared: He recalled that one day his dresser had forgotten to put a flower hnto his buttonhole — an important item in the plot. Ca- therine Lacey, his stage wife, made him aware of the fact when she suddenly said; °1So, I see you are not wearing it," in- stead of exclaiming that he was wearing it, Sir Michael found himself making up some sen- tences explaining how he had last the flower, and she improv- ised: "I'11 go to the grrden and pick you another," When a questioner suggested that playing Shakespeare was "playing safe," Sir Michael dis, agreed entirely, Nothing was further from "playing safe" than apppearing in Shakespeare, he said. The actor is being compared with all the best actors whom the audience has seen play the Shakespearean role before. lie is also up against the audience's awn image of how the part should be played. New plays were less dangerous to the repu- tation, but so far Sir Michael had not come across many with suitable parts for him. Vanessa told of early recol- lections of seeing her father in rehearsal of a Christmas play when she was five. He was sup- posed to be killed and thrown over a parapet. She was taken backstage to see the mattresses and other objects to minimize the fall. When she saw the per- formance, she had a feeling of being "in the secret, in on the game." She has been "in on the PROBLEMS — Ingemar Johans- son isn't worrying about his ring fights. He is discussing his tax problems with newsmen in Palm Beach, Fla. The U.S. gov- ernment claims he owes obout $1 million, game" practically over since. Asked about his views of national theater, Sir Michael said he felt such a theater should net be confined to London • but should have branehes up and down the country. As or the btrilding,' he would suggest ,two' auditoriums, one for the smaller intimate production and the other for larger productions s>ach as Ibsen's "Peer (ynt." Vanessa would like three—an extra one for a theater in the round. Sir Michael's "ideal engage- ment," he said, would be one where he worked with the same company for a long period. "Even a year is notenough," he said, "because at the end of the year the company breaks up., At another holiday session, Judi Dench and Jahn Stride, the Old Via's lovers in "Romeo and Juliet" conveyed to the young. audience their enthusiasm at working under the. Italian pro- ducer Franco Zeffirelli. This was the first straight play In Britain produced by the famous opera producer. At first this fiery Latin found the English actors "too mourn- ful, too miserable," Miss Denali recalled. "He denounced us for having no fire," she said, The two speakers acted the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet, as they had originally played it to Zeffirelli in traditional Eng- lish style. This made Zeffirelli cry ..out in agony: "No, no, what is it . , the end of the world?" Mr. Stride and Miss Dench then played it taking note of Zeffirelli's coaching. By Melita Knowles in the Christian Science Monitor. "My Fair Lady" Breaks All Records On March 14 the Alan Jay Lerner -Frederick Loewe ver- sion of Shaw's 'Pygmalion" en- tered its sixth year at the Mark Bellinger Theater in New York. According to Variety, the show business weekly, it is "the top musical comedy hit of all time, the most profitable, and the most widely circulated," Since opening night (March 15, 1956) "My Fair Lady" has been seen in New York alone by 3,000,000 patrons, who ,have paid $17,000,000 into the box office of the Bellinger, the entertain- ment's first and only Broadway home. On its fifth New York anni- versaoy "My Fair Lady" was also playing in London, Stockholm, Sydney, Amsterdam, and Auck- land. It has been acted—in suit- able translation—in Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki, Mexico City, and Melbourne (where it stayed for 90 weeks). The National Com- pany recessed for 10 weeks last • spring to play engagements in Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev. Lars R. Schmidt, who owns for- eign language rights, is planning a Berlin production. The total-weridwide audience now exceeds 10,000,000; the total box office gross, $48,000,000. The original cast album has sold 3,200,000 copies, and there have been 30 other recordings by va- rious bands, singers, and or- chestras. The New York run of "My Fair Lady" is exceeded only by that of "Oklahoma!" which lasted five years and nine weeks. On June 13 the musical comedy about a phonetics professor and a London flower girl will over- take the legendary Rogers -Ham- merstein western. There seems no doubt that "My Fair Lady" will set a new Broadway record. Optimists feel that it may even run for another season. CAPSULE PREVIEW — A model of the, Mercury capsule, com- plete with dummy astronaut, gets the once-over by John Delia, 12. Designed by National Aeronautics and Space Administra- tion to take the first American into space, the model is display - r at the city Museum of Science and Industry. S-- — • SPACE FCR SPACE Everytime a missile nose cone races hundreds of miles into space and thousands of miles down the test rangein a few minutes, it leaves behind miles of magnetic recording tape that takes months to decipher. The taped information is 'valuable since it records every detail of a flight. Photo shows a small part of the 2,000 pounds (four million feet) of tape that has been amassed from 135 flights by GE -made nose cones. They represent 32,1 hours of flight over 230,960 nauticalmiles by 162,000 pounds of equipment. They include such firsts as the first ICMB flight. of a nose cone and first object ever recovered from orbit. ia, r t tt TABLE TALKS fy elatuc Andnews CREAMED HAM 3 cups dripped cooked ham 3 cups chopped. cold, boiled potatoes 1 green pepper, chopped 2 eups milk Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon butter. Combine chopped ham, pota- toes and green pepper. Place in skillet and add milk. Cook uncovered over very low heat, stirring occasionally, until quite thick, about 25 minutes. Add salt and pepper -to taste. Stir in 'butter and serve. * * s . HAM -BONE SOUP 1 ham bone 8 cups water 2 onions, sliced 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 bay'leaf '4. cup pot barley 2 carrots, sliced,thin 2. potatoes, pared and diced 1 green pepper, chopped la' cup diced celery 1' 218 -ounce can. tomatoes• -Salt. and pepper. ' plaee Han bone in large kettle. Add water, onions, garlic, bay leaf and pot barley. Cover, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer. 11 hours.' Or, cook in pressure cooker for 30 minutes. Remove bone, pick off any meat, chop the meat and return to stock. Discard bone, Skim off excess fat, Add carrots, potatoes, green pepper, celery and canned toma- toes. Reheat to. boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour long- er, or until vegetables aretender. Addsalt-arid pepper to taste and serve. n „ „, SPICED PRUNES These may be served either hot with a roast or cold, as a relish, 1 pound prunes, cooked 1 cup vinegar 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 teaspoon each, cinnamon and. ground cloves Combine all ingredients except prunes and boil 1 minute, add prunes; bring to boil. Cool and - leave in refrigerator for 24 hours; o * a OATMEAL QUICK BREAD This is a slightly' sweet bread, and it stays moist. It's very sim- ple to make and can be served warm or cool, toasted, or in sand=. , wishes. Combine 2 cups sifted all-pur- pose flour, i/s cup sugar, 1 table- • spoon salt, 1 teaspoon soda, 11/4 cups rolled oats (quick or regu- lar), 1 cup whole bran cereal, ' cup raisins. In a separate bowl combine 2 beaten eggs, lm/e cups buttermilk or sour milk, ih cup molasses. Add liquids to dry in- gredients and stir just until dry particles are moistened. Pour in- to a greased loaf pan (9x5x3) and bake at 350°E. about 1 hour, or until well clone and browned. I used a glass bread pan, and found 1 had to cook the loaf about 10 minutes over the hour. F GLAZED CARROTS 1 pound new carrots Boiling salted water in cup corn syrup 3 tablespoons butter Cut off tops and scrub carrots with a brush, Scrape, if desired, Place in rapidly boiling salted water. Cover and cook 15-20 minutes, until carrots are tender. Drain well, Heat corn syrup and butter in a skillet, Add drained carrots, simmer until well glazed, turn• ing frequently, Serve immedi- ately, ' o - • ASPARAGUS WI"TI•I LEMON BUTTER 1 pound fresh or frozen asparagus Boiling salted water 4 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons lemon juice i teaspoon grated lemon rind. Cook asparagus in boiling salt- ed water for 10-15 minutes, until just tender. Heat butter, lemon juice, lemon rind until piping hot. Pour over asparagus and serve. 5 n CREAM JUBILEE 1 envelope gelatin 3 tablespoons cold water 14 cups milk 34 cup sugar • Pinch salt 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 egg whites, beaten stiff Vs cup sugar 1 cup whipping cream CHERRY SAUCE 1 20 -ounce can sweet black cherries 2 -inch strip lemon peel 114 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons cold water Soften gelatin in cold water. Mix milk, sugar and salt together and heat in double boiler. • • Beat egg yolks slightly .and stir hot milk -sugar mixture into egg yolks. Cook over hot water until slightly thickened, stirring con- stantly. Add softened gelatin and stir until dissolved. Remove•from heat and add vas nilla. Cool until slightly thick- ened. - Beat egg white's Until stiff. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Whip cream until stiff. ' Fold beaten egg whites into cooled mixture, then fold in %vhipped cream. Turn into 11 - quart ring mlod. Chill until firm,.; Turn out on serving; latter. Place ,small bow, ,,,t;1 •P e, fill witlaaherry sauce. To make sauce: Drain cherries, reserve fruit ane `juice. Combine juice, lemon peel, lemon juice, • and bring to boil:. Mix cornstarch with water, stir into cherry syrup. Cook and stir until clear and thickened.. Re- move lemon rind. Add cherries. Chill thoroughly. nl Lizard For Dinner Australian Treat An Australian inland patrol officer, Bill Harney, has just pro- duced the first ever"Bush Cook Book"—a collection of more - than -original recipes used .bY Australian aborigines. Bill knows .asmuch about; aborigines as any man alive. For • years, he has watched their cerernnonies, trek ked with them, eaten their foods and shared their hazards. Now in his Weirating book he parades a rare Mast of aborigin- al delicacies — including such Lasty items , as baked crocodile erg's and kangaroo steak. The latter, 'Bill informs readers, is extra nutritious if served with bacon. Aussle ovens are sizzling these clays with many of Bill's fantas- tic recipes, "It's not; possible," he says, "to acseribe the flavour of the meat td the, native lizards—which the aborigines have eaten for thou sands of years and which I and many others find delicious. They have their Own special flavour like beef, mutton or chicken:" Wife Stuttered — He Sought Divorce When film actress Anita Ran - same asked for a divorce from, her second husband ' on the ground that he refused to laugh at her jokes or witty repartee, the Californian judge, Wilbur Powell, remarked: "It is preposterous that you should seek to thus discard a man merely because he sees nothing funny in your remarks. I find them extremely unfunny myself. "We live in strange times, in- deed. If suoh suits should suc- ceed, judges wall be asked, shortly, to grant divorce just be- cause a partner snores, lisps, stutters — or parts his hair on the unfavoured side." Probably the judge was un- aware that a divorce suit was brought on the ground that a wife stuttered. It happened in Chicago. A Pole, Vladislaw Wracznski, sought freedom from his pretty, young American wife because she stuttered when trying to pro- nounce his name. The husband complained that it made his name • sound ridiculously long when she stammered and stum- bled through its combination of consonants. Equally optimistic was the ML ami businessman who sued for divorce because his wife had an affliction of the left eye. The ailment caused her to wink — to her own embarrassment and her 'husband's jealous rage. The demented man- claimed that he was involved in a brawl at least' once a week — because Of men mistaking the woman's wink for an invitation to flirt. In England, a Portsmouth chandler'. told a divorce judge that his wide insisted upon tak- ing their pet budgerigar tb bed • with them. Not only dud the bird soil the bed linen, but the hus- band awoke each morning with bird seed in his hair, ears and mouth.` . • - ' • The judge ruledt h a t there were not sufficient grounds for grantinga divorce, but advised the husband to seek revenge by 'taking the family Airedale into bed with him. In a recently -published report, a London marriage counsellor stated that some wives ask for advice on how to get a divorce for such trivial things as hubby dropping his clothes around the bedroom floor instead of plac- ing them neatly on a chair, ar slapping sauce on a clean table- cloth — even because he leaves the soap to get sticky and soft in a wet soap dish. With husbands, however, the counsellor reports, divorce is usually contemplated only where infidelity is suspected. "Men are, perhaps, more pre- pared to forgive their partners' little fads and fancies, as long as they remain faithful,' he states. ' this does not seem to apply abroad, though. Recently a re- port from, Calais announced that a man had sought divorce from his actress -wife because she in- sisted upon wearing gowns with plunging necklines. One Tree They Cannot Kill When an international party • of nature lovers louring Europe to study the trees that flourish in capital cities reached' London recently they were amazed act what they called "the majesty and hardiness" of the fine eld plane : trees 'which grow well despite Lonclon's fog, dust and soot. One reason why these trees, known as the Londoners' own trees, are anaich more successful in London than any other vari- eties, they learned, is that they ere constantly shedding theirs' bark. And with the bark gees the film of soot and dirt left by the city air. A London plane may reach a height of more than 100 feet It is long-lived and a hybrid pro- duced by two trees brought to London from the East more than 300 years ago, Amend" the oldestplanes in London are some in Berlceley Square rvlich were planted in 1789 the year the French stormed the Bastille.. Bat the most famous of the London plane trees is a land- mark in Cheapside and stands on what is said to be one of the most valuable patches of land in the City - a disused buria'i ground, This centuries-old tree, in the heartof a business aea, has long been legally protected frons des- truction by special clause, in the leases of shops in the vicin- ity. It is in the tiny churchyard of the St. Peter le Cheap, burnt down in the Great Fire and nev- er rebuilt. Wordsworth wrote about this tree and a thrush he heard sing- ing in it. ' "All love the old tree because it. is a solitary thing surviving `strangely out of place," wrote an authority on London. "Lonely stands the old- tree through the years on landthat is worth, maybe, a little forune." Bombing in two world wars failed to 'wipe out the London plane trees. One famous news- paper described them as "daunt- less," The branches of one of the trees were killed during a 1942 raid when incendiary bombs rained on it, but soon afterwards 'vigorous shoots appeared from dormant buds- up and down ;its. old trunk. That tree continues to flourish today. ISSUE 14 — 1961 BITES DUST — Veteran film star John Payne is recovering in a New York hospital from a broken leg received when he was struck by a' cam. He is the hero of TV western, "The Rest- less Gun." DIOGENES CAN QUIT LOOKING — Candidate for "Most Honest Man" title, Douglas Johnson, right, receives a handshake from Brink's guard P. R. Young. Johnson found a sack of money — $240,000 — on a Los Angeles street, and furnod tl over is Iia r,B,h The G-men gave it back to Brink's men, who dropped it from an armored car, Clly F.B.I. head William Simon looks on.