V o l u m e ' ^ Next Issue: Fri.17 Deadline Mon ISAN FRANCISCO»S GAY WEEKLY MAGAZINE Ethel Merman— San Francisco Gays TheUndenyable Star Lead Canadian Boycott by Mice Schmitz by Henri DiLorca Her voice hes more timber than Yellowstone Park, her Due to recent anti-gay government, he said (Lenko) energy could light up a good size city and her mag­ activities of the Canadian has no idea what economic netism could out pull the strongest electro magnet. law enforcement groups, impact a boycott would have. Lyricist Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers and Hammerstein) gays in San Francisco and "Gay tourism 'is not the is quoted as saying , "if you are going to write across the United States have type of thing you have lyrics for Ethel, they had better be good because you been picketting Canadian statistics on — when tourists can be sure that everybody is going to hear them." consuls and business. cross the border you don't Ethel Merman has been one of the greatest luminaries In an article printed ask them for their’sexual of the entertainment world ever since she sang the in the Vancouver Province orientation.' irrepressible "I Got Rhythm" in George Gershwin's in their February 23rd "San Francisco gays, who Crazy". Prior to opening night she was a com­ issue, the following was make up an estimated 27 said: plete newcomer to Broadway Musical Comedy;thereafter, percent of the city's she was most certainly a star. "San Francisco's large population, want thb en­ gay communit has launched tire gay population of a tourist boycott of English- the U.S., which they esti­ speaking Canada to protest mate at 30 million, to a police raid last Decem­ support the tKiycott. ber on a Toronto gay month­ "Craig Seybold, owner ly newspaper. of a San Francisco travel "Quebec is exempt from the agency that caters ex­ protest because its national clusively to gay tourists, assembly has passed new said enough clients had civil rights legislation asked him about B.C. that outlawing discrimination he had been planning to •against homosexuals. develop tour packages. " The boycott could make 'But I dropped the whole a financial dent in B.C.'s thing because the feeling tourism industry because is so strong here' he said. many well-heeled gays have ...... "Up until the raid" found Vancouver in parti­ Seybold said, " the feeling cular a great place to toward Canada was excellant. visit. We worry now that police are "The action, led by gay going to crack down on San Francisco city gays all over the country." councilman Harvey Milk, The article goes on to say makes English Canada and that since the raid, Seybold Miami, the home of Anita says that he has been, flood­ Bryant, the two places ed with requests for infor­ least-favored by vaca-r mation from within Canada tioning American Homo­ about vacations outside sexuals. their country. Inquiries "The boycott was launched from Canada are up 30 per Each successive appearance has added to her renown last month with a demon­ cent, he said (Seybold). as an artist whose clarion voice and distinctive stration in front of the The article concludes by style have enriched her 13 Broadway hits, many Canadian consulate in San saying that Seybold was movies and ITV shows. It was long rumored that the Francisco - but it's news armed with a raft of statis­ three things needed for a hot on Broadwas was a fair to Grace McCarthy's travel tics that shwo gays as in­ to great script, lovely songs and Ethel Merman to industry ministry. veterate and wealthy sing them. It appears to be true. Her personal "George Lenko, McCarthy's travelers - "because they integrity and talent raised many a turkey from executive assistant, dis­ don't have to buy baby closing notice to long-run hit. The pyramiding played polite concern at shoes." succession of hit shows, hit songs and hit appearances the revelation that homo­ Like: 72 per cent of them has given Ethel Merman the inalienable right to the sexuals were turning their are university graduates,- ^itle of the First Lady of the American Musical backs on beautiful B.C." 22 per cent own a sedond Theatre, our-distancing such as Gertrude Lawrence The article goes on to say home; 94 per cent take a and Mary Martin. that Lenko wondered why "luxury" vacation every Following Girl Crazy, she scored in George White's Supervisor Milk was picking year; 44 per cent are man­ Scandals, Take A Chance, Anything Goes, Red Hot and on B.C. for the action that agers or owners of business­ Blue, Stars in Your Eyes, Dubarry was a Lady, Panama took place in Toronto, how­ es; and 58 per cent have a Hattie, Something For The Boys, Annie Get Your Gun, ever he admitted that there valid U.S. passport, in­ Call Me Madan, Happy Hunting and Gypsy. She has was little evidence to sup­ dicating a propensity for sung and immortalized the great songs of America's port any claim the B.C. foreign travel. The average great popular melodist— Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, was any more liberal in its household income is attitude towards gays. $24,133 a year. Con't on Paqe 26 The article continued, "The Con't on Page 23 he p o s s e s s ^ and of the Andrew Stevens comes a drug addict in people who exploit them. the service. ...A New Star Robin is able to master His career now in high these pwwers, but not the by Mike Schmitz gear, Andrew is maturely people, and that is his Despite the fact that he philosophical about his personal tragedy." was the son of beautiful chosen profession. "You An only child, young actress Stella Stevens and can't care about jobs Stevens was born in Memphis no stranger to nravie lo­ and the people who con­ where his father is an cations, young Andrew trol them in the business. electrician. When his Stevens never seriously Work is important, the parents separated, the considered going into process of getting boy was first brought to acting until his senior a job is not. One can't Hollywood at the' age of year in high school get too comfortable with four and began a pattern in Memphis, Tennessee, the consitency of of commuting, from H ì i ' / l & ’ $ ' ' 1 | when he met up with a working in films. There Memphis to Los Angeles, drama teacher, who got is no regular pattern of which has carried over into him interested in the employment." his young adult life in performing arts. Andrew Stevens is just . his travels between "She was blonde and one of the many second movie locations. Andrew Stevens rather well endowed." he generation actors and After his fateful meet­ smiles in recoliectiong starred his mother and actresses who are making ing with the high school during a recent inter­ Stuart Whitman. good. Some of his drama teacher, Andrew c* /O view, "and I thought Other feature film credits brethern arq Candice gave' up his idea of there might just be include "The Massacre Bergan, Jane Fonda, becomeing a drummer, and something to acting at Central High", "Day of Liza Minelli, Andrew following the advice of class." The Animals," "The Quest", Parks, Liza Mordente, his friend, Jcimes Komack The 22-year-old actor, and the made for tele­ Peter Fonda and scores (producer of Chico and now one of the most vision serialization of of others; all carrying The Man), and prepared sought-after young per­ "Once An Eagle," in on in the profession of for a career in acting. formers,' co-stars with which he played Sam their parents. "I just wanted to get Kirk Douglas, John Cass­ Elliot's son who is kill­ A very eligible bache­ up on a stage and act, avetes, Carrie Snodgress ed in Europe^during WWII. lor, Andrew said he would to feel the audience, and Charles Durning in After the controversial riGxt like to act in a lové to experience every­ "THE FURY". television film, "Secrets" story. He is now co- thing I could." His life has become hec­ Stevens went into "The starring in THE FURY. His mother warned him tic indeed since high Boys in Company C" for that it is very difficult school days in Memphis which he spent ten to survive in the movie where he lived with his weeks in the Philippines industry. "Acting grandparents. Andrew recreating the war in will drive you crazy or had just completed Viet Nam. "It was the break your heart; it's "THE BOYS IN COMPANY roughest location I've very difficult to suc­ C'when he signed for ever been on," he said, ceed against the awful THE FURY. noting that he 'sprained and dramatic odds," she Arduous travel ex­ an ankle and had to have said to her son. perience was worth it his head shaved to play When he made“his de­ because it gave, him a a U.S. Marine who be- cision 'on acting he chance to play thè also gave up the idea challenging role of og going to college Robin, a teenager pos­ full time. "I tried it sessed with such part time but it just psychic poweres and didn't work," he said. who is being exploited "I started college only by a secret government because I thought I agency that deals with should', but I discov­ mind altering experi­ ered that a person could ments. The story centers acquire knowledge trhough on the attempt by an travel and constant ex-agent, played by reading." Douglas, to rescue his Andrew made his feature son from the organi­ fil debut in Warren Beatty's zation.