... NORWICH PREMIERE AND HE DID HIDE HIMSELF On Monday, at the Maddermarket, Norwich, the Maddermarket Theatre Trust. Ltd., presented the Norwich Players in the first English production of a play in three acts by Ignazio Silone entitled And He Did Hide Himself.'* The Italian author, an ardent Socialist, has based his story of the Italian underground movement on his novel Bread and Wine. ...

... BRIGHTON PREMIERE THE GALE On Tuesday of last week at the PLayhouse, Brighton, was pre sented a jew play in three acts by Parnell Bradbury entitled The Gale. A better title would be The Tame Bull. as the whole of the drama of a doctor's efforts to im prove scientifically on human nature follow# his successful ex periment in changing the temper of a fierce bull. It is. indeed, chiefly ...

... THE CHANTICLEER EASTER On Saturday last, the Anglo- Arts (Drama) Club presented Easter. uv August Strindberg in a new translation by Elizabeth Sprlgge. with d6cor by Geoffrey Moss. The plot tells, it will be recalled, of an ill-fated family's return to happiness over the Easter period, and is full of sym bolism The producer Margaret Morris, rightly stressed this, for the characters are ...

... THE Q CLOUDED VISION On Tuesday was presented here a play in two acts and four scenes by Mary Lumsden entitled Clouded Vision. Played in the consulting room In Wimpole-street of an eminent ophthalmic surgeon, this new play hinges on the success or failure of an operation to graft the cornsa of a person's eye on to that of a blind person. Julie Dennlson. the sister-in-law of Sir Cosmo ...

... BRITISH EQUITY THEATRE CONFERENCE A members' meeting, to receive and discuss the deleqates' report on the recent British Theatre Conference, drew a large number to Victory House on Friday last. Sir Lewis Casson presided, and Gordon Sandison gave a comprehensive account of the proceedings and the resolutions carried under the sponsorship of Equity. The Minister of Health's announce- ment in ...

... BRISTOL PREMIERE FOREVER IN MY HEART At the Little. Bristol, on Mon day. the Rapier Players presented tor the first time on any stage a play by Brenda Green, entitled Forever in My Heart. This play has many faults, but it contains the germ of a good play. The author has. however, paid too much attention to trivialities It opens in a draw ing-room at Putney in May, 1929. A group of young ...

... CARISSIMA Shirl Conway at the Palace. ...