IN mid-December 1969 Glasgow’s Lord Provost Donald Liddle entertained a number of Scottish showbiz stars to lunch at the City Chambers on George Square.
From left, the picture shows Rikki Fulton and his wife, Kate; Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson; Mrs Liddle; Dora Bryan; Mr Liddle; Miriam Karlin, and Tom Alexander and his wife.
The Lord Provost thanked his guests for entertaining the people of Glasgow, and he tried a humorous sally of his own, remarking: “We are not without our stars in [Glasgow] Corporation. We have comedians and actors and fellows who make use of ‘props’ to tremendous advantage!”
Many of his guests were appearing in shows in the city at the time.
Miriam Karlin was starring in Nicholas Nickleby, at the Citizens. The Dora Bryan Show was on at the King’s, with support from The Go-Go’s (dancers from TV’s Val Doonican Show), Arthur Worsley, Teddy Johnston and Pearl Carr.
The Alexander Brothers - Tom and Jack - and Billy Rusk were featuring in A Toast to Scotland (a show described by the Evening Times as having “plenty of pawky humour”) at the Metropole.
Fulton and his comedy partner, Jack Milroy, meantime, were on at the Pavilion, in Francie and Josie in Wonderland.
Down at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr, Johnny Beattie was starring in The Wizard of Never Woz.
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