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... Rudolf Nureyev, still the Royal Ballet's biggest draw is breaking new ground this season. For the first time he has undertaken the title role in Stravinsky's ballet Petroushka (right) and together with Alar got Fonteyn tops the bill in the first of a new television series Gala Performance. They are seen below rehearsing a pas de deu s. from Katchaturian' s ballet Gayaneh for this show which ...

... Miss Nicola Agnew (right) had her coming-out dance in probably the most unusual location this season. Her father, Mr. Peter Agnew, is managing director of the proprietors of Punch and the dance was given in the magazine'? offices, where 200 guests danced between walls hung with manuscripts, cartoons, and drawing? produced by David Langdon for the occasion. Photographs: Van Hallan 1 Miss Jenny ...

... Oddly enough it was an English chorus that inaugurated the festival to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth at Parma. The Philharmonia, under Maestro Carlo Maria Giulini, performed the Messa da Requiem (an annual event in London) and PAUL JENNINGS who is just young enough to be a tenor with the chorus, describes his hectic weekend of song in Italy There is going to be no ...

... BETTE plays it by ear Rptte Davis is soon to undertake a new role-- that of mother-in-law. She talks to Fkoeth Grant about the prospect Miss Bette Davis's eyes shone --as no doubt they invariably do when she's confronted with a challenge. A good challenge is just Miss Davis's cup of tea. Yes she saicl, witn a oroaa, happy smile: When my daughter marries I shall be Dlaying a mother-in-law ...

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