Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17
EquaIity7
She'll Take
A Husband

very much letting have that crisp right there? No.
that one Miss Kendall got all the best slices, but when she
suggested trading her spinach for reas put
our foot down. We also insisted that she return to the sub
ect of marriage. Don't Englshwomen want equality with
their men, just as American women do?
mot at ALL" she said WED rather have husbands than
equality But don't think mean that the English system
is best for all. For American girls it probably wouldn't
work. After ALL it's all in the way you're brought up.
As coffee and dessert arrived, we asked Rex Harrison
went along with this unusual philosophy.
A Lemon-lce Thief
"Of course he does He's an Engishman! And he gets
more like one every day. think it's his part in My Fair
Lady that does it. He's always telling me don't talk
properly The other night having splendid areu
ment and called him bloody urncoach. He said You
bloody turncoa you silly wench! And he was right,
of course"
famous line in my Fair Lady, is, Eliza, Where
the dv are my slippers? What would happen asked,
if Mr. Harrison suddenly yelled, Kay! Where the devil
are my slippers?"
ssHe wouldn't have to. His slippers would be already
there. Would you mind If ate the other side Of your
lemon ice?"
There wasn't much point in Directing since she'd
already begun She offered sip Of her queur to even
things. We declined. We said were secretly hoping
she'd drink lots of queur and then up and play the
trumpet, she did in the English picture Oeneveve
"Oh please don't mention it! You can't believe
how beastly is be known that drunken lady who
played the trumpet Incidentally, i never did play it -
fraud And then had to play those booty scenes
in Les Grs That's the only part of the picture hated.
kept eating jelly sandwiches all through
the shooting to keep my spirits up expect I'm already
in danger Of going down in history dpsomaniac If
anyone offers another drunken part I'll knock him
the head with my umbrella. Just like Lord Alrncham
She Changes Her Hair
She polished off my lemon ice with savage slash Of her
spoon THE funny thing that don't get to drink even
much I'D like to. Rex has firm rule about liquor
drinks until after the evening performance But actually
my secret vice isn't drinking at all 49,"
She left the sentence up in the air, and knew was
our cue to ask her just what her secret vice
Changing my hair!" she said. Some women 60 out
and buy hat, but hate hats 60 and change my
hair The other day had the stranges urge to what
I'd look like when get old and crumbly, had hair
dyed gray 1t wasn't bad you'd think hurried back
to the hotel to show Rex.
'In the lobby just casually asked beb0y whether
he'd seen MIR. Harrison come in, and suppose he must
have been new because he went to the desk clerk and
then came back and said, Yes, maam the desk says
your son just up in the elevator"
And what did her 'son" Mr. Harrison say about her
gray hair? Did he knock her the head with his umbreay
Oh, now you're teasing. An Englishman would never
think of knocking his wife about He's her protector even
against herself" She caused, - Continued on page 10