TV Radio Mirror (Jan - Jun 1963)

THE LENNON SISTERS (Continued from page 29) It isn't that the singing sisters think of Hollywood as "sinful." or think that show people are more inclined to "wickedness"! "Actually." says Kathy. "being with the people we work with — Mr. Welk, the band, the electricians, the whole crew at ABC — they're just fabulous. We enjoy that part . . . and it's very exciting to have people come up to you and say. 'Oh. don't I know you? Aren"t you one of the Lennon Sisters?' ' But they don't think of themselves as being stars. They don't date anyone in show business — "just from school and church" — and don't feel very close to Hollywood. "We don't live there," Janet points out. "We live in Venice, and it's not near where any stars live." "I think." Peggy adds, "the thing is that we don't have the same interests they do . . . mainly because they are in the entertainment business because they want to get ahead, because they want to become popular and famous — wThich is fine in its own right. "But, to us, it's kind of a job — and not as exciting and fascinating as most people seem to find it." Are they really thinking of quitting show business, then? As one, they answer: "Yes, sir!" "We hope," Peggy explains, "in a year or so, we can quit the traveling part of it. And maybe, even in a year, we'll just quit the whole thing." They insist the decision is theirs to make, that their parents wouldn't object, one way or the other. In fact, they think the greatest protection they have against any temptation is the latitude their parents have always given them in making their own choice between courses of behavior. How to avoid temptation "Like I said before, everyone is tempted," says Peggy. "Everyone can also choose between right and wrong. We've been fortunate because our parents, very early in life, taught us right from wrong — not necesarily with 'the wrath of God,' but because it is right or it is wrong. "We've been given a lot of leeway in choosing. It's a rule in our house that we can't single-date until we're sixteen. But, after we start dating, we can set our own time schedule. "Whenever I go out on a date, I tell them where I'm going, with whom, who's going to be there, what time I'll be home. It's just a matter of its being the right thing to do." Kathy thinks the very beginning of all temptation is disobeying your parents. "They say, T want you to be home by eleven,' and you get home by twelvethirty — then try and make up an excuse. Or your parents ask, 'Where were you?' — and you say, 'I was over at my girl friend's,' when you were actually out on a date. "In your teenage years," she believes, "it's mostly disrespect to your parents — lying to them and trying to 'get out of it.' " Janet, still very much a teenager, contributes: "In high school, the main thing about being tempted is going along with the crowd when the crowd is doing something they shouldn't. It's so hard to say no — but you just have to make yourself do it!" None of the girls, so far, has felt any temptation to leave home and set up her own apartment. Not even the three of them together. And not just because of the "risks" involved. "I have such strong ties with my family," says Peggy. "I love them, I love being around them and with them. I wouldn't like being away, because then you lose all the wonderful qualities of being at home." "/ would stay home," Janet says, practically, "because this way I'll learn how to cook and how to take care of babies. Girls who don't come from a large family — if they come from broken homes or something — they want to get out on their own and see how it is to live. But we're so close, I'm sure we learn more this way than if we were to live by ourselves." "Because of the three of us going on tour so much and being away from our family," Kathy explains, "we appreciate it more when we're home. We miss them so much when we're away for just a week. We think, My God, I wish we were home! If I were alone for a week, I just couldn't stand it." "And the silence," Peggy interrupts, grinning, "would kill us!" The unforgivable sin All the girls are thinking of marriage, instead of careers, and they turn dead-serious when you ask them : "What do you think the most unforgivable sin of marriage would be?" Peggy promptly says: "Infidelity stems from a lot of things!" But most of all, she believes, it stems from a lack of communication between two people who have vowed to share their lives — and then discover that they don't know how. "So many people," she points out, "say that, in order to make everything work right, marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition. But it's not. "Sometimes it's sixty-forty, sometimes it's ninety-ten! There are some things a wife has to give on, some a husband has to give on. Not necessarily the same things all the time — but a wife has to be more giving in some ways, a husband in others. He has to understand a wife being sentimental or tired sometimes. She has to understand that her husband is more ambitious, more aggressive at times. "So many things enter into a marriage that could cause infidelity or misunderstanding. A husband and wife should go into marriage with the idea of helping their partner — rather than helping them to think their way, or trying to get everything their way. I don't think you can ever go into a marriage trying to change someone, because you'll just never do it." Kathy points out the dangers of "untruthfulness, being unfair with your DO COSMETICS IRRITATE YOUR SENSITIVE SKIN? 9 DO LIPSTICKS —m J • dry your lips? f DO MASCARAS • irritate your eyes? 9 DO DEODORANTS r <r * I • irritate your skio? 0 DO PERFUMED • COSMETICS cause sneezing, watering Ji ^"1 eyes? ^ Do as many smart women do — change to AR-EX Hypo-AUergenic Cosmetics. 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