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loose their ancient houseboat on a honeymoon trip down
equally familiar hoops to mild laughter .
newly-weds Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott let
repertory team of comedy character-actors jump through
half-way through , the plot ( as well as the boat ) springs
scheming jewel thief in a play by Jacques
Gillies , " The Takers . " A polished production
" Drama '61 " last night as a smooth ,
by Mr. Houston's accomplished
DONALD HOUSTON had a big success on A T V's
by Quentin Lawrence , here , held together
gang of crooks .
performance as the master mind behind a
VERDICT : The " bunk " needed doubling .
Holloway's act too long and not particularly
so soon after their previous appearance .
Earlier , on the Palladium show I found Stanley
worth of jewellery struck me as ingenious . The play
had style , moved at a quick pace and everyone did
entertaining . It was also a mistake to
well . But it was Mr. Houston's evening .
re-book Gene Detroy and his performing chimpanzees
This plot to rob a French millionaire of 300,000
form . Why only two numbers , though ? It
a rabbit warren in a field of corn .
Whitehall farce last night , looked like
or so ago . But the Mudlarks , with Jeff Mudd
Their offering last night differed little
from their earlier act on this show a week
was not enough . " A FAIR COP , " the B B C
and brother Fred , were in bright , zestful
out of the Army and back with sister Mary
of his trousers . The action moved at tremendous
the cast . I especially liked the tea-cup
speed , backed by some wonderful timing by
lot - this time Brian Rix lost his skirt instead
The jokes were a reshuffle of the same old
scene where six of the cast changed
I can't recall a production where so many
comics bolted in and out of holes so often .
cups with the dexterity of Chinese jugglers .
humour needed a thorough shaking up the Whitehall
through the gormless standing corn around them . Perhaps
it was accidental - I hope not . If ever a bag of
alone used a sharp edge to their humour and cut
farce is it when it comes to television .
Carole Shelley as the newly-wed and Larry Noble
as Smiler Perkins were the most laughable . They
record , anyway .
HOW do you get on records ? Well , you 've got
All the good singers sing in tune . Twang a guitar
don't like things as they should be - not on
an OLD 2pianna instead of a new one . You got to
right way - so the best-seller charts say . Play
slightly off key . Everybody 's fed up with the
get it into your head , son ... people
to have something different . Sing slightly flat .
enough tacks and he got only the middle hammers done .
disc solo pianist were greatly enhanced when he dug out
A PACKET OF DRAWING-PINS . " Why not , " thought ex-soldier
Mr. Lisbon , who is twenty-three , and lives in Dagenham , Essex ,
the piano strings ? " He did , on his piano at home . There weren't
" press a thumb-tack into the nose of the hammers that strike
Thus , musician David Lisbon's chances of being a starred
miles to London for his first session .
Then he tried it out for sound . Um-chink ...
tape went to the Philips company . Within two
um-chink ... it went . Slightly flat and jangly in
hauled his thumb-tacked joanna the thirteen
days Mr. Lisbon had a record contract . And they
part . DELIGHTFUL ! He put the sound on tape . The
different ... . " More news from the ivory-thumping dept. ...
Mr. Lisbon has it taped . And tacked . And he says : " Just as well
Now along comes his solo disc , featuring two of his own
I had only one box of tacks - it might have been so
Poppets " ( Columbia ) .
comes in with another of his own works : " Parade of the
Russ Conway , who has tinkled his way to fame on an old 2pianna ,
compositions , " Deerstalker " and " Almost Grown Up . " VERDICT :
" On the Rebound " ( RCA ) .
But not one of his nimble-fingered best . GERMANY'S Russ
at a piece called " Piccadilly " ( Polydor ) . I find it cute .
Now or Never , " looks like having a success on his own with
American pianist Floyd Cramer , who played for Elvis on " It 's
Conway is a pianist who calls himself CRAZY OTTO . But
nothing crazy about his pianistics . He pounds merrily away
And such is Hal's faith that he brings him to
NEW boy on the vocal front is
Europe . Now Rolly gets his big break - a
record , the modern Aladdin's lamp of
show business .
Monty saw him in Bombay , became his manager .
Rolly Daniels , who comes 5,000 miles
from India to seek disc fame . Comedian Hal
tuneful melody sung impeccably by Robert Earl ( Philips ) . PRODUCER
directed " Six-Five Special , " Turner is aiming to go into free-lance
Charles obliged with " April Serenade . " This week it appears , a
Russell Turner , 33 , provides his last programme for the B B C tonight
" Let 's have another song with a month in it , " said Tolch . Mr.
T V , film and stage production work .