... FOLLOWING the lead given by Frankie Vaughan. his Fan Clubs throughout the country have been, for the past three or four years, very active in organis ing events in aid of Frankie's pet charity. Boys' Clubs. The latest effort of the London branch is a Gala Dance to be held at the Victoria Halls (South), Blooms- bury Square, W.C.2., on Febru ary 9 when dancing will be to Billy Ternent's ...

... LINES FROM LANCS by James Hartley IT is rumoured that ballet-trained ex-TV Topper Elaine Bolton is due to take on an engagement of a nonprofessional character--to Ukrainian dancer Wasyl Kowalenko. Nineteen-year-old Elaine was one of the most promising pupils ever to be enrolled at the famed Sadler's Wells school where she went with shining praise from her teachers and such authorities as ...

... Ice, Musical Comedy and Variety Feature this Year THE Wizard of Oz, the ice spectacle which is currently at Wembley's Empire Pool is to go on the Moss Empire circuit when it finishes its season at the arena. Opening at Glasgow Empire on March 5, it plays for a month at each venue. Dates include Manchester Palace from April 3, Liverpool Empire from May 1 and Birmingham Hippodrome from May 28. ...

... BARROW audiences lapped up the situation comedy of A Dogs Life, which had its premifcre at Her Majesty's, Barrow, on Tuesday. mis is tne intra piay ny narrow- born Ron Watson, who drew upon his easily recognisable fund of Northern humour to provide a per sonal touch to the action. Set in the home of a newly retired neswagent, Ben Carter, the play revolves round two things a pregnant poodle ...

... pjANCER Clare liardman, of Ros- sendale (Lancashire) last year underwent a hole-in-the-heart operation at Manchester. And for her first professional engagement since the operation she became a member of the 12-strong Fox- Miller troupe in the pantomime Mother Goose which has just completed its four week run at Sunderland Empire. ...