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Romantic leads go to Jonathan Smythe, a mustached Englishman who clips his words and stands as if he had swallowed a swagger stick. Glamour is provided by Mademoiselle Garonce, a Viennese-educated vision in chiffon with a husky voice that sounds as if it might burst into flame at any moment. The fifth member of the troupe is Elsie Lump (pronounced Loomp), a grumpy ex-London music-hall harpy with sullen manners, a cockney accent and hair the color of smoked salmon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Mini Music Hall | 1/4/1971 | See Source »

...Englishman, Delderfield (6) 9. Caravan to Vaccares, MacLean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction Best Sellers: Dec. 21, 1970 | 12/21/1970 | See Source »

...most likely candidate, so far, is a tousle-haired Englishman named Elton John, 23. Because he burst on the U.S. scene only four months ago, it is too early to tell whether John is a superman. But he is certainly a one-man music factory with a rich bag of assorted talents. He plays piano with the urbane primitivism of a Glenn Gould thumping out variations on rock 'n' roll's Jerry Lee Lewis. His singing style ranges from a Mick Jagger snarl to a delicate, insinuating plaint that recalls Jose Feliciano. As a composer, John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Handstands and Fluent Fusion | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

...Englishman, Delderfield...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Best Sellers: Nov. 30, 1970 | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

...Love Story, Segal (1 last week) 2. Crystal Cave, Stewart (3) 3. Islands in the Stream, Hemingway (2) 4. The Child from the Sea, Goudge (4) 5. Rich Man, Poor Man, Shaw (8) 6. God Is an Englishman, Delderfield (5) 7. The French Lieutenant's Woman, Fowles (7) 8. Great Lion of God, Caldwell (6) 9. Calico Palace, Bristow 10. Play It As It Lays, Didion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction Best Sellers: Nov. 23, 1970 | 11/23/1970 | See Source »

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