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She's made her mother
laugh once more ; she's conquered
the plumbing and the
blues. Now, Vera-Ellen's the head
of the house— ^and the heart of it.
BY ROBERT PEER
there's a man in the house
■ The day after Vera-EUen finished her starring role opposite David Niven in Happy Go Lovely, she headed for Self ridges, one of London's oldest department stores.
The girl in the dress department recognized her immediately. "What can I do for you, Miss' Ellen?" she asked, eagerly.
"I think I'd like a mother-daughter outfit. Something bright and gay . . ."
One hour later. Vera-Ellen raced up to her room at the Claridge hotel, a big carton under her arm. "Mother — I bought us something. Something we've always wanted . . ."
Mrs. Alma Rohe watched her daughter unpack two identical, colorful print dresses. "Don't you think it's a little bright for a woman my age?" she said, hesitantly.
"Oh, come on, mother. Try it on. I'll bet we'll look like sisters. Tonight we'll go out and paint the town red!"
Well — they didn't exactly paint London red. But Mrs. Rohe put on the dress. And that afternoon, the two women, chattering cheerfully, went to the Savoy for tea. If you'd been sitting nearby, you might have heard the sweet-faced blonde girl say,
"You look wonderful, mother, and honestly — isn't this fun?" You might have heard the lady sitting opposite her answer, a bit incredulously,
"You know. I really feel wonderful, and — well, this is fun. Let's do it often."
That afternoon was a double triumph for Vera-Ellen. She had won two battles, which, had she lost, would have ruined her career as well as the lives of two people.
Her battle started in the late summer of 1949, when life was over for Martin Rohe, VeraEllen's quiet mannered, {Continued on page 60)
She's capable, but cute, too — her legs are valuable studio property.