... BY JINGLE. THIS Fantastical Farce, as it is called, is a tremen dously energetic affair. And there are moments when humorous situations are taken so seriously by their exponents that they would do duty very well for plain unvarnished tragedy. A learned professor return ing from his African travels has brought with him three large-sized idols, the gods of a savage tribe. The precious ...

... 1 Mtoffl CM v f Ks*tMW m ^so&?aasr ^tiki Jo M%) f?P THE ORDINARY ftgfj mm^4' MAN'S MUSIC PEOPLE are always- asking me what is wrong with English music, and I have always answered that there is nothing at all wrong with the best English music. except the difficulty of hearing it. Vaughan- Williams, Delius, Bax, Elgar, and one or two others in lesser degree are composers at least as interesting ...

... rary/oy Ro[led by Ralph Iflraus A Youthful Review THERE is always some thing fascinating about an under graduate paper. So often, in after years, you may find that some celebrated author first appeared in print between its two covers. Its verv callowness may be delicious, and there is always present that exciting question about a second number. Generally there is a second number, but not very ...

... [7^e [LSTES2AI2Y Lx LOG mm Polled by ■RALPH SMU5 THE search for a new method of portraying life goes merrily on. A few years ago the American poet, Edgar Lee Masters, created something dis tinctly novel in his Spoon River Anthology which, you remember, was a series of epitaphs about various members of a community. It was a remarkable piece of work, but I am inclined to think that Mr. Bernard ...

... //Jj=r Produced June 26, 1924 By JINGLE WOMEN are Cats. I hasten to protest that this is not my own statement, and I do not necessarily subscribe to it. It is M. André Chaumont, the hero of this play, who comes to that disastrous conclusion, arguing rather dangerously from the particular to the general. Besides, as every body knows, cats have kittens, and it would appear that nowadays ...

... xhe [LITEGTAQY C0Ct Polled by Iralphstmis WHO is Alexis Triona? He is the hero of Mr. William J. Locke's new novel, The Tale of Triona (Lane 7s. 6d. net), a curious gentleman, an ex-chauffeur who has written a remarkable account of his Russian experiences, a quiet little man who can use his fists well on occasion. His experi ences, indeed, are so astonishing, so heartrending, so incredibly ...

... _ r _ r S SThe Literary Log jl I A LOOK ROUND AMONGST THE BOOKS I' WHETHER the publishers will follow a popular example set by the late Chan cellor of the Ex chequer, and take off a shilling from the price of novels remains to be seen: already, however, there have been tentative efforts to do so, and although the cost of printing and binding remains high, it is just possible that books may be ...

... : By A. G. Macdonell MR. J. B. PRIESTLEY took his type writer, a minimum of clothes, three books, some pipes, and a seat in a motor-coach, and set out to see England. What he saw he has written down in English Journey (Heinemann and Gol lancz; 8s. 6d.). He began at Southampton and saw the old West Gate through which the troops marched when they were on their way to Crécy and Agincourt, and ...

... i'nAYTAIR L and r$n\. Mqntnatob By JINGLE. ONE of the most' amusing scenes in this delightful entertainment opens the second part of the programme. It purports to record conversation Overheard in the Bar between dramatic critics concerning the new revue. Judging by the manner in which the actors are made up, they are intended to represent the better-known dramatic critics of the day, and I ...

... More All-British Talkies By L ionel C oilier BRITISH films are continually gaining ground and their technical qualities improv ing. The talkies have, contrary to general expectation, materially im proved our position in the home market. I had looked forward, therefore, to Lupino Lane's full- length feature, Never Trouble Trouble, but it cannot be re garded as anything other than ...

... CELEBRITIES in CAMEO No. 133 The Countess of Warwick Potted by Charles Gay ROSE WARWICK'S life to date is exactly that of the heroine of a properly luscious Edwardian novel. Lovely daughter of the best-looking young couple in pre-war London (her father was a very gallant soldier, and was killed in the first few days of the war, while her mother, Lady Rosabelle Brand, is still extra ordinarily ...

... : By A. G. Macdonell IT used to require courage, as well as old age and vast experience of men and affairs, to write your auto biography. Nowadays it seems to be the usual thing for young men or women who have written half-a-dozen novels and cannot think up a plot for a seventh, to sit down and pour out to a presumably eager world the story of their lives. Usually the result is exceptionally ...