Author Stops
HelM * g Duchess
Write Memoirs
NEW YORK, (tf) — Author
Cleveland Amory said today he
has stopped helping the Duchess
of Windsor write her memoirs,
and explained:
“You can’t make the Duchess of
Windsor into Rebecca of Sunny
brook Farm. The facts of life are
very stubborn things.”
The reference, to a happy hero
ine of a juvenile fiction classic,
was made during an interview
aboard the liner Queen Mary on
which Amory return from Europe.
Amory said the rupture be
tween him and wife of England’s
ex-king followed repeated squab
bles over the manuscript.
The duchess, he declared, want
ed some revisions and “I didn’t
feel the changes squared with the
facts.”
Amory didn’t explain what the
changes were.
Friction developed during pre
paration of 300 pages of text, he
said, because the former Wallis
Warfield Simpson wanted it done
in the first person.
“The real story of the Duchess
of Windsor can’t be told in the
‘I’ form,” the writer added.
The duchess told him she had
four reasons for preparing her
memoirs: to prove “she was born
on the right side of the tracks;”
that she and the Duke are “happy
and busy people,” that the British
royal family and British people
treated them “very meanly” in
not giving her the title of “her
royal highness,” and to show the
Duke was not pro-German.
There finally, Amory added,
was a disagreement over the title.
The Baltimore - bom Duchess
wanted to call it “Wishful Think
ing.” The Duke objected to
Amory’s suggestion it be called
“Untitled.”
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Local Talent Makes Good Start at
Community Club as Plans Shape Up
For Dancing and Sunday Gathering
With only one rehearsal, the
“Lullaby of Broadway” opened
Saturday evening at the old USO
building, now known as the Com
munity Club until a more suitable
name is selected.
It was proof that Nome has a
wealth of talent that should be
brought out, stated “Ma” Brown,
sponsor of the project. She said
she wishes to make it clear that i
perfection is not the goal, but
rather a chance to express “that
hidden desire to sing dance or act
that most of us have. Who knows
we may discover another Ethel
Barrymore, Gene Kelly, Boh Hope
or Leslie Caron right here in
Nome.”
The “Lullaby of Broadway”
cast was headed by glamorous
Janet Faries, who has a lovely
voice. She portrayed the typical
Manhattan baby and with hand
some Jim Maleen as her escort,
went on to show Clara Washing
ton, attractive Eskimo girl from
the frozen North, some of the
things she might expect to see in
the big city.
Clara watched, fascinated by it
all, and soon caught on and got
into the spirit of it, changing from
mukluks and parka to strapless
evening gown whin she gave a
sensational pantomime of Ertha
Kitt singing “C’Est Si Bon.”
Diane Bouche was the cute
“floozy” who charmed Sailor Paul
Glavinovich. Diane also did the
piano accompaniment for Janet’s
song.
Angelo Buffas was the “cutest
shoe shine boy we’ve seen, and
Phillip Webb did a super job of
pantomime,” “Ma” Brown reports.
Phillip was the cowboy who
bought the Brooklyn Bridge from
Con Man Alfred Dalilak.
Others in the cast were David
Webb as the cop, Jimmie Peder
son as street artist, Albert Aukon
as organ grinder, and Gracie
Washington (the little girl with
the big voice), Johnny and Hubert
Payenna, and Billie Joe as ur
chins. David Davis played a news
boy; George Washington, a pea
nut vendor; and Pat Yates and
Chuckie Snyder were the clever
Bowery couple. Bob Russell por
trayed the milkman and Joe Car
ter played the thug.
Special thanks, states “Ma”
Brown, go to the following for
their wonderful help: Emily Bou
cher for the publicity; Dick Orr,
Kotzebue artist, for the scenery;
Joe Tine, sound engineer; and
special thanks to Mrs. Grant
Jackson for her much needed ad
vice and help at rehearsal. “Mrs.
Jackson has a rich background of
experience in show business and
has offered to help teach the
dancing we shall need in our fu
ture shows,” “Ma” Brown added.
“We are indebted to Mrs. Billy
Cameron for helping Janet Faries
in the casting, and grateful to
many others who helped launch
what he hope will be a real com
munity playhouse. Among others
are Mrs. Bill Tuttle, ‘the hostess
with the mostest on the ball;’ Ron
Russell, who with Joe Tine,
whipped the place into shape for
the opening; and to the cast, who
really went all-out.
“Plans for Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday are not
definite. However, Friday will be
exclusively for adults—dancing.
9:30 to 1—and Saturday will be
exclusively for young people—
dancing 7 to 11:30.
“We plan some sort of floor
show each Saturday, so if you
would like to take part or know
someone who would, drop in the
club and talk it over.
“Sunday there will be no juke
box or dancing, but you are wed
come to drop in to Fireside Chat
from 4 to 10 p.m. There will be
community singing and other ac
tivities in keeping with Sunday.
There will be no admission charge
on Sunday. Joe Tine plans to set
up the tape recorder near the fire
place and record and play back
your voices. Diane Swanberg has
suggested a wiener or marshmal
low roast, which should be fun.
Dick Orr is making the necessary
equipment as well as our new fire
screen and andirons.
“Watch the front window for
the scheduled events. See you at
the Club.”
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