Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 8

EVENING STANDARD 8 FRIDAY 5 MAY 1995 So why no child for the eunuch? female A SHATTERING allegation has been circulating about Germaine Greer It appears in Richard book about the flowering Sixties Hippie Hippie Shake In it he quotes Greer on the sexuality of the English Poms all try to look like Michael Caine but a con either queer or Greer and Neville: scan of time he records her as saying He adds that she how one London lothario had declined an amorous engagement on the grounds he only liked flat chests The last bloke she had met not only failed to achieve an erection but insisted on stroking her hysterectomy If true this statement would alter the history of feminism Greer has not was something about Judy being But he declines a fuller demonstration of his cast Sadly like Helena pining for Demetrius her passion was spumed whereupon she became too ill to carry on father Tony tells me: put herself very much into the part and she got very ILL It was very sad because it was a big chance to break into the West Producer Joe Dowling is rather brutal about heartache am very unhappy with the manner in which she walked out I was away when it happened but we were so lucky that the marvellous Catherine was available" have started up a petition to save the business and have Lord signature on Lady Longford says her husband is devoted to Daquise goes there she explains when he wants to give people Sunday A prudent choice: a three-course lunch with wine can be had for £580 Love sick THE ACTRESS Catherine Byrne has been praised for her emotionally spirited performance as Nora Clitheroe in the new production of The Plough And The Stars at The Garrick I hear of a poignant romantic tale which lies behind her getting the part When the play toured the provinces Nora was played by another Irish actress Antoine Byrne (no relation) But in Plymouth (love can descend anywhere) Antoine fell for a male member of the been entirely consistent in her views of the family but in her early days she was adamant that children were an option that women must be free to reject If her childlessness had been involuntary it would make her exhortations unreliable or even wicked Suzanne Moore a feminist of a younger school is definite about the overwhelming significance of this allegation she had her hysterectomy voluntarily a major statement A lot of those older feminists have But Greer is incandescent about assertion have never had a she spits Richard Neville have seen the scar even if I publicist ducks beneath the parapet have no idea whether she says Neville himself has disappeared to Australia my party THE social life has never really recovered I feel from the mysterious off all original sale prices SVV7-NMH By Order of the Official Receiver Reuser Esq Bankruptcy Judgement 930332 District Court of The Hague Re: estate of the late Flipse HE HAY Festival which prides itself on being most eminent Uterary gathering has just sent out its invitations to a special event It wants to toast Laurie Lee at the end of the month An invitation lands on my desk perhaps unsure of the address of its true recipient It is to Angus Wilson long deceased and partner absence of Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare from the Conservative party circuit a period of self-imposed exile that began nine months ago October came and went and famous conference party failed to take place Christmas dawned and his pie gatherings materialise Now however I can disclose that the party season has returned and his July garden party at Grantchester is to take place as before Curiously the invitations for this unmissable social event have already started hitting doormats across the country two months before the lunch in question How kind of Lord A to ensure that none of his friends will be prevented from attending by any irritating prior engagements Paunch and Judy show THERE ARE many examples of the vintage wit of Bernard Manning My particular favourite is the time he told the Duke of Westminster in an aside to But as World in Action revealed the other day the comedian is most at home with race relations Of course World in Action made much of a secret recording exposing his act But one part of the tape curiously never made it to the documentary: namelv routine about Richard Made-ley and Judy Finnigan stars of bafflingly popular This Morning show By pure coincidence This Morning is made by Granada who also make World in Action Bernard recalls his gag A9 Bernard Manning: one missus incisive Richard and Judy patter "I want to pursue he tells me gracefully a load of old Poles apart A LONDON landmark is in periL Daquise the cafe in South Kensington which has been a refuge for emigre Polish generals since 1947 looks destined to disappear Its lease expires in July allowing London Transport its new landlord to press ahead with plans to it and other buildings in Thurloe Street near to the Underground station The news has caused dis-at the Polish Hearth Club another sanctuary for Poles and bohemians in gen-eraL is a landmark of Polish 6migr6 life in acknowledges Andrew Morawicz its chairman Jan Stankiewicz one of partners fears that only the promise of a huge amount of money would persuade LT to order a stay of execution he adds with pitifUl pride HUGE BANKRUPTCY SALE The Flipse International Diplomatic Collections Thousands of Highest Calibre Exceptional Decorative Genuine Authentic Handmade Silk Wool PERSIAN ORIENTAL Rugs Runners Carpets redirected ordered by the Receiver for total liquidation 50 -75 KextraT2Iorf SATURDAY 6 MAY Prior to the opening of their new shop in the city Cavenagh are pleased to announce an exceptional end-of-line stock clearance A wide selection of and shirts will be available at the special price of £20 PRESENTATION OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT WILL ALSO ENTITLE THE BEARER TO A 10 DISCOUNT ON REGULAR STOCK THESE OFFERS ARE ONLY VALID ON SATURDAY 6 MAY RETAIL SHOP 659 FULHAM ROAD LONDON SW6 5PY TEL: 0171 371 0528 (Nearest Tube Fulham Broadway) THIS SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 10 aan 5 jn each day Merchandise Hacked in sizes tagged St priced to cell where stored at WAREHOUSE 20 FARM LANE TRADING ESTATE 101 FARM LANE FULHAM SW6 SIR RHODES Boyson beUeves he has found the pulse of youth He has discovered and wants trickily to slide a range of Shakespeare plays into them I go on the Tube I notice that the young people listen to rap music through their Walkmans WeU now they can listen to Shakespearian plays says Sir Rhodes Personally I have not seen a young person listening to a Sony Walkman for about five years (Behind Earis Court Exhibition Centre off Old Brampton RdJLiUie Rd at OngqrRd or off North End Rd Fulham end follow tigns) TeL: 0171-381 6105- Toms: cash cheques credit cards EASY PARKING All prices inclusive of VAT A11 sizes approximate iMmi BlCKENSIAt KNOW LLN Specialist Stock ll(ptldutnrs London.