... stupidities. It was redeemed by the steadfastness of Colonel Picquart. Before the Affaire Dreyfus was the Affaire Turpin. Turpin, who had invented Melinite, became a spy. During his imprisonment for spying he announced another great discovery. Mercier ...

... England of the eighteenth century and Dick Turpin abroad on the King's highway here 's a subject for popular melodrama, bristling with romance and dashing deeds 1 John Stafford's lively direction of DICK TURPIN (Capitol) takes full advantage of the colourful ...

... representative of one of the big tourist agencies. I should expect him to acquit Mr. Turpin of the charge of exaggeration and content himself with a warning. DlCHARD TURPIN, whose book, Doggett's Tours, will not amuse anybody outside the travelling public ...

... Universities Press 7?. 6d.) A useful vade mecurn for anyone interested in the traditions and procedure of Parliament. i Immortal Turpin. By Arty Ash and Julius E. Day. (Staples 8s. 6d.) Another de-bunking, this time on good authority. But the writing creaks ...

... Allison (Allen and Unwin, 10s. 6d.) Championships, 1880-1931 (Amateur Athletic .s.? son as.) Doggett's Tours, by Richard Turpin (G]g d 7s. 6d.) Death Dams the Tide. J°h.n Wallace (Gravson, 7s. 6d.) Sergeant Sir Peter, by LdflaI (Chapman and Hall, 7s ...

... and he manages to sustain the interest of the piece very well. On the night of our visit the rich, exciting drama of Dick Turpin was played, and it went with a glorious swing, Mr. Roberts taking all the characters with marked success, while good old Black ...

... the company of those most erratic of spies, Chico and Harpo. Zeppo's suavity is again a foil to the others, and Harpo's Dick Turpin ride may console us for the silence of his harp and of Chico's piano. The screen adaptation of the stage success, BY CANDLELIGHT ...

... Sennett comedies of the Key stone period, when Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuclde, Buster Keaton, A1 St. John, Mack Swain, Ben Turpin, Harold Lloyd, and Mabel Normand all acted in the same series. Among more ambitious efforts are revivals of Caligari, The ...

... will have none of the difficulties commonly encountered in England, where it may be necessary to suspend the shooting of Dick Turpin's Ride to York while traffic roars by on the Great North Road, and re-make an execution in the Bloody Tower because a couple ...

... accomplished by Miss Rosa Symons. Starting from the General Post Office she accomplished the historic ride to York, over Dick Turpin's course, in exactly 21 hours, including stops, her actual riding time being 16hrs. 39mins. The total distance is just under ...

... disappeared under the system of the School Board. Mr. Roberts's highwayman, police spy, and young lady of title, whose regard Turpin has won while waylaying her noble father are all creditable performances. I had almost forgotten to mention the spirited dancing ...

... himself came out, shut the door with a bang, and talked of his wife as no gentleman should. At least, that is the way Mme. Turpin, his mother-in-law, put it. For two pins, I would go and lunch with Nancy, remarked Alcide 1. angrily. And then tjiat charming ...