Disappointed
MADE a point of hearing Gracie when she landed at Mechanics’ Bay, Auckland, from the Sydney flying-boat. I heard the boat. I heard, also, two announcers almost speechless with emotion. After a few hesitant remarks about this and that-chiefly the boat’s appearance --there were the expected references to Lancashire and Rochdale. Before Miss Fields reached the microphone listeners were treated to a shattering roar which the announcer naively wondered if we could hear. Then came the BIG NEWS in a feminine voice. Miss Fields, "a fair, lovely, gracious lady" (and why not?) was wearing a mink coat, a pink sequin collar, a gold brooch, and court shoes. And then there were two or three excited squeaks, including "Eh bah goom!" from Gracie, who told us that it was nice to be here. The announcers had a lovely time.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 320, 10 August 1945, Page 9
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139Disappointed New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 320, 10 August 1945, Page 9
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