TENT No. 36 HUNDREDS OF STARS AT VARIETY CLUB'S 1961 # CREW FESTIVAL GARDENS GALA Officers The Variety Club of Great Britain is presenting its IRVING ALLEN Chief Barker eighth annual Star Gala at the Festival Gardens, Batter- D. J. GOODLATTE sea Park, London, «n Saturday (May 13th). First Assistant Chief Barker Over 250 stars of screen, stage, television, radio S. ECKMAN, Jr., C.B.E. Second Assistant Chief Barker and records have already accepted invitations to attend MICK SHIPMAN and it is anticipated that 300 personalities will be Dough Guy present on the day, all proceeds from which are to be A. J. KLEIN Property Master allocated to children's charities. Some of the star acceptances are given overleaf, Attractions at the gala will include;- A bathing beauty contest, judged by a panel of starr with the winner being given direct entry into the 'Miss United Kingdom' competition finals to be held in Blackpool 5 Elder Statesmen A record stand manned by relays of disc personalit­ C. J. LATTA (Int. European Rep.) ies, many of whom will sing and perform; D. J. GOODLATTE JAMES CARRERAS, M.B.E. (Second Asst. Int. Chief Barker) Side-shows manned by stars; NAT COHEN M. J. FRANKOVICH Prizes given to holders of lucky souvenir programme SIR TOM O'BRIEN W. E. BUTLIN, M.B.E. numbers; MONTY M.BERMAN,M.B.E. A boat race on the Gardens' lake, with teams of Canvasmen personalities competing; CHARLES FORTE CLIFFORD JEAPES Autograph booths, where patrons will be able to LESLIE MACDONNELL, O.B.E. buy the signatures of their show-business favourites; BILLY MANNING C. PEARL Parades of stars through the fun fair grounds and HARRY WOOLF on the cat-walk of the star enclosure roof. During the afternoon, David Berglas, the television Press Guy illusionist, will attempt the levitation feat of making DAVID JONES a table rise apparently of its own volition, then twirl at increasing speed in mid-air. Mr. Berglas claims tha-1 such a feat, performed in the open air and with a 'strange' table supplied to him on the spot, so ruling out all possibility of the use of trick wires or other contraptions, has never before been attempted in this^ country. THE HEART OF SHOW BUSINESS —2— Film star Kenneth Mere, a leading Variety Club member, is to be host for the day and has guaranteed that the stars will mingle freely with the public throughout the afternoon. The event is being covered by independent television, radio and newsreels. Festival Gardens executives, Sir Leslie Joseph and Charles Forte, both members of Variety Club, have guaranteed the Club a minimum sum of nearly £5,000 and have further undertaken to pay all expenses in connection with the event. Previous galas have realised a total ef £20,000. The gala starts at 2 p.m. and continues until 6.50. Admission on the day will be 5/-. Tickets bought in advance are </- and are obtainable from; "Star Gala", Festival Gardens, Battersea Park, London, S.W.ll. Since it was formed in October 1949 to help sick, needy and handicapped children, the Variety Club has raised nearly £600,000 for over 600 children's organisations throughout Britain. The Club's 700 members are associated with every side .f show business, and the reigning Chief Barker (President) is Mr. Irving Allen. H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh and Earl Mountbatten of Burma are life members. STAR ACCEPTANCES INCLUDE BILL OWEN SHIRLEY ABICAIR VANDA GODSELL VIC OLIVER ROBERT AYRES FARLEY GRANGER JON FERTWEE THE AVONS NAT GONELLA WILFRED & MABEL BILLIE ANTHONY RONNIE HILTON PICKLES LIONEL BLAIR DIANE HART DONALD PLEASENCE HYLDA BAKER JACK HAWKINS NICHOLAS PARSONS RICHARD BAKER TED HEATH LESLIE PHILLIPS DAVID BERGLAS JEREMY HAWK ERIC POHLMANN CHRIS BARBER VANDA HUDSON JACKIE RAE MAX BYGRAVES RONALD HOWARD NORMAN ROSSINGTON SHIRLEY BASSEY MCDONALD HOBLEY BRIAN REECE STANLEY BLACK JACK HEDLEY CLIFF RICHARD JILL BROWNE PIP HINTON JOAN REGAN FREDERICK BARTMAN MICHAEL INGRAMS STANLEY BAXTER SIDNEY JAMES BRIAN RIX CARDEW ROBINSON JOHN BENTLEY HATTIE JACQUES PETER SELLERS GEORGIA BROWN TEDDY JOHNSON HARRY SECOMBE CATHERINE BOYLE MAX JAFFA RONALD SHINER YVONNE BUCKINGHAM LIONEL JEFFRIES TOMMY STEELE IAN CARMICHAEL DAVY KAYE JANETTE SCOTT EDDIE CALVERT JAMES KENNEY MAURICE KAUFMAN CYRIL STAPLETON CHARLIE CHESTER ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD PAUL CARPENTER VERA LYNN WILLIAM SYLVESTER PEARL CARR DENNIS LOTIS DONALD SINDEN GLADYS COOPER ADELE LEIGH THE SHADOWS HELENS CORDET JOE LOSS ANN TODD JESS CONRAD ANN LYNN SYDNEY TAFLER ROY CASTLE KENNETH MORE PATRICK TROUGHTON MAURICE DENHAM MICHAEL MEDWIN HUW THOMAS DAVID DAVIES FREDDIE MILLS SHAW TAYLOR RUPERT DAVIES ALAN MELVILLE CHARLES TINGWELL SHIRLEY EATON ROBERT MORLEY CHERRY WAINER BILL FRASER GARY MILLS Sir DONALD WOLFIT BRYAN FORBES KENNETH McLEOD FRANK WILLIAMS HARRY FOWLER VIRGINIA MASKELL BERT WEEDON RAYMOND FRANCIS BARBARA MULLEN NAN WINTON LIZ FRASER LESLIE MITCHELL TONY WRIGHT GERALDO DENIS NORDEN FESTIVAL GARDENS STAR GALA - STAR ACCEPTANCES SHIRLEY ABICATR- MAUREEN EVANS KENNY LYNCH BERNARD ARCHARD WILLIAM SYLVESTER HEIDI ERICH LANDIS BROTHERS PAULINE SHEPHERD ROBERT AYRES BILL ERASER ANN LYNN THE JULIE SHEARING AVONS BRYAN FORBES LANA SISTERS BILLIE ANTHONY ANNE SCOTT HARRY FOWLER VILMA ANN LESLIE SALLY SMITH SANDRA ALFRED RAYMOND FRANCIS ANDRIA LAWRENCE MARCELLE ARDEN BENICE SWANSON LANCE FORTUNE CEC LINDER JOY SHELTON STEVE ARLEN LIZ ERASER WAVENEY LEE JUDD SOLO RICHARD ALLAN GERALDO ARTHUR 'BIX' LAYNE ANITA SCOTT LIONEL BLAIR DONALD GRAY JACKIE LYNTON MARTIN SLAVIN HYLDA BAKER VANDA GODSELL DICKIE LOADER JUNE SMITH RICHARD BAKER FARLEY GRANGER LORIE MANN DONALD SINDEN MAUREEN BECK SUZANNE GIBBS GARY MARSHALL THE SHADOWS MARTIN BENSON JENNIFER GODDARD KENNETH MORE DAVID BERGLAS SCREAMING LORD LILIAN GRASSOM MICHAEL MEDWIN SUCH CHRIS BARBER MARCELLE GEORGIUS FREDDIE MILLS MAX BYGRAVES HELEN SHAPIRO NAT GONELLA JOHN LE MESURIER RUSS SAINTY SHIRLEY BASSEY JANET HARGREAVES ALAN MELVILLE STANLEY BLACK ANN TODD RONNIE HILTON ROBERT MORLEY SYDNEY TAFLER JILL BROWNE BARBARA HOLDEN G/iRY MILLS FREDERICK BARTMAN PATRICK TROUGHTON DIANE HART KENNETH McLEOD HUW THOMAS STANLEY BAXTER JACK HAWKINS BERNADETTE MILNES MARGUERITE BRENNAN SHAW TAYLOR TED HEATH ISA MIRANDA THELMA TAYLOR STEVE BENBOW JEREMY HAWK VIRGINIA MASKELL VINCENT BALL CHARLES TINGWELL VANDA HUDSON GARRY MARSH KIM TRACY JOHN BENTLEY RONALD HOWARD GUY MIDDLETON MARIS TANT GEORGIA BROWN McDONALD HOBLEY BARBARA MULLEN RUTH TROUNCER ALLAN BRUCE JACK HEDLEY LESLIE MITCHELL YVONNE BUCKINGHAM VINCE TAYLOR DORIS HARE CHAS. McDEVITT THE TREMOLOS CATHERINE BOYLE MELVYN HAYES BETTY MARSDEN LAURA THURLOW BEVERLEY BENNETT RUSS HAMILTON PETER NOBLE DICKIE VALENTINE BARBARA BROWN PAUL HANFORD DIANA NOBLE JENNIFER BAKER THE VISCOUNTS MICHAEL HILL DENIS NORDEN RICKY VALANCE SUSAN BAKER PIP HINTON BILL OWEN CHERRY WAINER JERRY BECCLES MICHAEL INGRAMS VIC OLIVER Sir DONALD WOLFIT MARTY BABSON FRANK IFIELD APRIL OLRICH FRANK WILLIAMS TOMMY BRUCE PETER ILLING JON PERTWEE NANCY WHISKEY TONY BENNETT QUARTETTE ITALIANO NORRIE PARAMOR BERT WEEDON KATIE CASHFIELD SIDNEY JAMES WILFRED & MABEL SHEREE WINTON JILL CARSON HATTIE JACQUES PICKLES NAN WINTON IAN CARMICHAEL TEDDY JOHNSON DONALD PLEASENCE TONY WRIGHT EDDIE CALVERT MAX JAFFA NICHOLAS PARSONS GILLIAN WATT CHARLIE CHESTER EMRYS JONES LESLIE PHILLIPS DANNY WILLIAMS PAUL CARPENTER LIONEL JEFFRIES ERIC POHLMANN GORDON WHITING PEARL CARR EDWARD JUDD RED PRICE MARK WINTER DIANA CHAPMAN COLIN JAMES & THE PACKABEATS INGRID YOUNG LYNN CORNELL KEITH COOPER RAY PILGRIM GLADYS COOPER JOHN JUNKIN STEVE PERRY HELENE CORDET PEPE JARAMILLO JACKIE RAE JESS CONRAD JOHNNY KIDD NORMAN ROSSINGTON ROY CASTLE KING BROTHERS BRIAN REECE MARION COLLINS JAMES KENNEY CLIFF RICHARD MICHAEL COX DAVY KAYE JOAN REGAN GLENDA COLLINS MAURICE KAUFMAN BRIAN RIX DICK CHARLESWORTH KEITH KELLY BILLY RAYMOND TERESA DUFFY KATHY KIRBY CARDEW ROBINSON MAURICE DENHAM KREW KATS PETER REYNOLDS DAVID DAVIES NELSON KEENE DONN REYNOLDS RUPERT DAVIES EDEN KANE JUDITH ROBINSON JOANNE DAINTON LIZ LANCHBURY NANCY ROBERTS JERRY DINE CAROLE LORIMER MARIA RITTER MARIE DEVEREUX JACQUELINE LEIGH BARBARA ROSCOE SYLVIA DAVIES VERA LYNN BARBARA SMITH SHIRLEY DOUGLAS DENNIS LOTIS PETER SELLERS TONY DUNNING RONA LEIGH HARRY SECOMBE ANGELA DOUGLAS TERRY LIGHTFOOT RONALD SHINER JEANNE DAVIS BILLIE LORNE TOMMY STEELE ROLLY DANIELS DONNA LONDON JANETTE SCOTT SHIRLEY EATON ADELE LEIGH CYRIL STAPLETON DICK EMERY JOE LOSS ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD .