Spring 37, Year M155. Cost 1 MC
A Conversation with ART TOLLIVER: The Man of the Moment Shares His Thoughts With Our Music Editor Kelton Farnley It's getting to the stage now where all we need see is a hat and a scarf hanging on a stand and we immediately think of Art Tolliver! For each time he steps onto the stage, the same scene re-enacts itself. First his hat sails across the stage and onto the rack, then his scarf is draped casually after. He sips a cocktail, smiles to the audience, gestures to the leader of the orchestra... and then he starts to sing, and the magic begins! It is not only Art Tolliver's manly good-looks and his dashing ways which have endeared him to the public, though: with almost as many men in his audience as ladies, it is obvious that the golden tones of his mellifluous voice are at the heart of his appeal. This paragon of popular music struck gold with his last recording, The Art Of Romance, from which the superb song "Teardrop Kisses" was taken as a single, and it seems that his next album - entitled Art on Exhibit and to be released in early Summer - will be a new triumph for Art. In the plush visitors' lounge of Executive Sound Studios, where such luminaries as Mahalia Mayes and Chico Carrera's Fantastic Dance Orchestra have recorded, I met up with Art himself, who took a break from his hectic schedule to play me the forthcoming single from Art On Exhibit - an up-tempo number entitled "Just For My Baby". "You know by now, Kelton, how deeply I feel about the music I make," Art commented as he prepared to spin the brand new disc. "We know how much the audience out there appreciated The Art of Romance, but it's easy to be outpaced in the fast-moving world of music - you can't stand still for a second! That's why we're making a very different album this time. The audience of today keeps an artist on his toes, and that's why I've been running with the fast set - bringing in band-leader Marshall Nelson, one of the shapers of today's popular styles, to orchestrate the songs. Art On Exhibit is a very special album for me, and while I love those romantic songs, this time there are more songs you can dance to." Art smiled as he added, "A young fellow likes to cut loose once in a while!" "Just For My Baby", which will be available for purchase this weekend, is actually a love song, but certainly a song one can dance to - in fact, with the superb timing of Mr Nelson's orchestra and a sunshine-filled, happy-go-lucky vocal from Art, it is almost impossible not to swing to this snappy number! This zinger of a single is guaranteed to be a big hit, and also to increase the anticipation already felt for that special new album which is just around the corner. A Star for the Next Generation? All at Stage & Screen offer our heartfelt congratulations to celebrated pop orchestra leader Marshall Nelson, and the singing sensation formerly known as Angelique Wye. The celebrity couple were married a year ago following a whirlwind romance, and last week the lovely Angelique gave birth to their first child. They have decided to name their son Melody, and close friends of the couple report that the youngster has inherited both his mother's delicate looks and the rude health of his father. Little Nelson is descended from show-business stock - in addition to his parents' renown, his paternal grandmother was the late, great diva Mahalia Mayes, while his mother is a direct descendant of Minerva's first family of variety, the Gombolinis. Let us hope that young Melody Nelson will grow up to join this long line of Minervan stars! An Advance Warning to Music Fans! Stage & Screen regrets to reveal that, due to the stringent economic requirements regulating an enclosed society such as our own, the Office of Communications has announced a rise in the price of musical recordings, formerly priced at 8MCs. From Tuesday week, the price will be set at 10 MCs.	THE ART OF ROMANCE REVISITED! Society Editor Edith Smoote On Art Tolliver And Today's Top Names In Glamour! Gone are the days when Art Tolliver was seen at dinner with a model, out dancing with an actress and taking supper with a singer all in the same evening, and speculation is growing that the suave, sophisticated singing star may have marriage on his mind! Of late, adorable Art has been spotted spending a lot of time in the company of just a few ladies. Art declines to comment on which might be that special lady of whom he so often sings, claiming all as friends only - perhaps out of loyalty to his female fans, whose devotion to their idol is a phenomenon unto itself. Yet which of these lovely ladies might also be the lucky lady? Mina Exprima: The alluring singer's sultry tones and dark beauty have worked wonders in the past, and insiders claim that her split with Chico Carrera left the dance-band wizard heartbroken. She and Art are often seen gracing the dancefloor of the Central Club and the intimate booths at nearby Carmen's. Could this be love? Yasuko Yoshihara: Rumour has it this delicate beauty is depressed after splitting from millionaire businessman Clark Fontley, but the reigning queen of high fashion was smiling and talkative when she and Art dined at The Tableau earlier this week. Also, both have recently spent weekends visiting family - perhaps with something to discuss? Ivy Tanner: The darling of the screen has worked her way from the poverty of East 23 into the hearts of Minerva's viewers. She and Art were together at the premiere of her new serial Daughter of the Cabaret, where they smilingly received celebrity guests. They have much in common, both rising from humble beginnings into the limelight. Eva Reilly: This fresh-faced actress is a powerful stage presence, and perhaps a place in Art Tolliver's heart, for they not only attended the glittering opening of Seasonal City last week, but they were seen together at both the Moose Club and Carmen's. Perhaps Art is helping her forget her sorrows after the secret marriage of Richard Rockford? La Bella Exprima in the Lap of Luxury! Mina Exprima, one of the great divas of the modern age, has announced a week-long concert engagement at the luxuriously appointed Rosewood Lounge in the Bazaar District. Now backed by Timmy Luncheon's Clouds of Delight, La Bella Exprima will perform pieces including recent hits "Lost in Love" and "Into My Arms", and classics such as "Foolish, Faithless Man". She appears at 10pm, on the evening of the 35th to the 41st of Autumn. Hurry and contact the Rosewood Lounge Box Office, for demand is sure to be high. An Off-Stage Speculation! Coming hot on the heels of marital betrayal drama Jumping to Conclusions, Christine Flyte's new play Fall from Grace has had the Seahorse Theatre sold out for two weeks now. With the play displaying such money-making magic, perhaps there is truth in the rumours that the protagonist is based on real-life tycoon Clark Fontley - unlucky in love, yet a resounding fiscal success! Whatever the truth, Fall from Grace on the stage is destined to run and run!
Love Angle Comics Weekly, The Home of Unconventional Thrilling Romance, Proudly Presents: FOREVER HUMAN BOOK 16: A HEART BETRAYED! Following the triumphs and heartbreaks of Forever Human Book 15: Love in Flight, master storyteller Einar Itski takes the comics readers of Minerva into a new era of romance with his latest incomparable vision - A Heart Betrayed! After losing her parents and her ancestral castle on Earth to a disastrous fire, naïve young beauty Catriona Hunt was tricked into rejecting her fiancée Carlton Blythe by the heartless mineral millionaire of Mars, Thornton Cadbury, who swept her to his mountain retreat on the Red Planet with lecherous intent. Spurning his evil advances, spirited but sheltered Catriona fled into the obscurity of Carterville, the Martian First City. Now two men seek her with hearts ablaze, but will it be Thornton Cadbury or Carlton Blythe who finds her first? And is her embittered former fiancée seeking love - or vengeance? Be sure to discover as you follow the exciting new episodes of FOREVER HUMAN, appearing each Friday in LOVE ANGLE COMICS WEEKLY, The Home of Unconventional Thrilling Romance!

 

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