Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1959)

LESLIE CARON Continued from page 24 “Hmm,” we thought, “who’s that peeking from behind the toy counter?” Then when the girl straightened up to examine a floppy, flannel lion that a dark, goodlooking man was holding before him, we couldn’t have been more surprised. “Why, it’s Leslie Caron!” We’d thought that Gigi — that is Leslie — was supposed to be in London with her director husband, Peter Hall. Over the whirr of electric trains and the squeals of dolls who said “mamma,” we hailed her. She turned, waved us over to her side and introduced us to the dark young man, who turned out to be her husband, a charming young man with the face of a grown-up cherub. And, as Peter and I chatted, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Leslie’s eyes were fixed with fascination on a display of lions and tigers. Peter noticed, too, and said, “My wife talks to animals.” And sure enough, that’s just what she was doing. She was addressing a particularly large stuffed tiger who was lounging in the shade of an enormous lion: “My, you’re so pretty,” she said with warmth, “the very prettiest tiger I think I’ve ever seen. Yes, really, bar none — even real ones. Such handsome stripes and bright green eyes.” And then she added, almost reassuringly, “I’m sure you’ll find a good home this Christmas.” “Darling,” Peter interrupted, “if you’re worried about him, why don’t we give him a home this Christmas?” “Oh yes, let’s do,” she answered. “I’d hate to think of him having to sit here until the after-Christmas sale — or even longer. Think what it would do to his pride.” Peter nodded grave agreement. “Oh look, Peter,” she cried picking up a big brown teddy bear (just what Elvis wants, we decided). “Why,” she laughed, “he’s just the same size as Christopher!” “Christopher,” Peter put in, “is our little eighteen -month -old boy.” “Yes,” added the proud mother. “And did you know he’s been able to whistle since he was eight months old!” We said, “My goodness!” “It was the funniest thing, the way it started,” she said. “One day when we were home in London, I was all alone in the house, except for Chris. He was napping in his crib and I was in our bedroom near by. Suddenly — I heard a whistle. ‘The pipes?’ I wondered. Then I heard it again and was a little frightened because I thought I was all alone. I was on the verge of phoning Peter at the theater to ask him what I should do when I thought of Chris. ‘He’s being kidnaped!’ The horrible thought flashed across my mind. So I dashed into his room and there he was, snuggled in his crib — whistling! He just woke and wanted a little attention. Isn’t that amazing for a child his age!” We agreed heartily as the three of us passed on down the counter to the train sets — and what train sets — it looked like the yards of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe thrown in. There were freight trains, steam engines, miles of coaches, it seemed, and charming little trees and railroad stations dotting the landscape. Peter stopped dead in his tracks. “Wouldn’t Christopher go mad for this!” he breathed. Leslie whispered to me, “And so does he.” Peter pressed a button outside the display and one of the engines went “Tooot!” “Oh dear!” sighed Leslie. “Now we’ve lost him. As if we didn’t have enough traveling to do in real life, my husband must be a model train addict!” Asked if traveling made marriage harder — separated them for long periods, Leslie said: “No, not really. We’re not the kind of theater people who insist on working on the same projects — even though Peter did direct me in the London stage version of ‘Gigi’ — but we do like to be in the same place at the same time. And so far it’s worked very well. We’ve decided that London will be home base because that’s where Peter most often is working. I’ll try to arrange my picture schedule so that I’m in California only when he’s free to come here on vacation.” “Oh, uh, I want to see if I can’t get Mother some perfume,” said quick-thinking Mrs. Hall suddenly to get rid of her husband so she could buy his present. We crossed the crowded store, dodging small children on their way to see Santa Claus, and threaded our way along until we reached the sports counter. The salesman was showing a woman some sports equipment. As she turned for a second to look at the wall clock, we realized it was Dolores Hope — Bob’s wife. Leslie went Her Stolen Moment of Sin . . . 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