TO WED DUKE’S SON.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18630, 7 May 1932, Page 16 (Supplement)

TO WED DUKE’S SON.

AN AMERICAN ACTRESS. VERY SHY OFF STAGE. “I am not mysterious. I am only shy." With a laugh (says the London Dally Mall) Miss Adele Astaire, the American musical comedy actress, gave this explanation of -the secrecy which she has maintained concerning her arrival in London from New York for her forthcoming marriage to Lo:'d Charles Cavendish, a son of the Duke of Devonshire. She said to a reporter: "You would never believe how shy I am off the stage. I have felt so

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embarrassed about the publicity regarding my wedding that I have lost 101 b in weight. „ “Our plans are not complete yet. I expect the wedding will take pla.-e in a few weeks, and it will almost certainly be in a church, probably in London. At any rate, the wedding will be a quiet one. “My brother Fred (Miss Astaire’s dancing partner on the stage) will be coming to England in a few weeks, when his present stage engagement ends.

“An Ordinary Person.” “There was really no mystery about my arrival in London. Lord Charles Cavendish has been ill, and he got up out of a sick bed to come to see me. Naturally he did not like the flashlights and crowds at the station, so he waited in a taxicab for me. “Then I went to the house of his sister, Lady Anne Hunloke, to avoid the crowds. I am Just an ordinaryperson who has come to England to get married.

"I do not mind giving up the stage. It will be peaceful living in the country. When I am married I expect to divide much of my time between London and Ireland. My brother is remaining on the stage.” Lord Charles Cavendish and Miss Astaire were guests at a party given by Lady Cunard in the restaurant at Ciaridge’s, Brook Street, Mayfair. Miss Astaire, dressed in black and wearing a red coatee, danced vivaciously with her fiance and other mem bers of the party.