... [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 ...

... 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 ...

... cfe^^x too k\ Jri ^Xx_ A DINNER Grape Fruit A l'Americaine. Salmon A la Ma!tre d'Hotel. Fricassee of Chicken with Olives. Spinach A la Cr&me New Potatoes. A Mould of Rhubarb. Oyster Toast. Coffee. Liqueurs. Grape Fruit a l'Americaine Remove all the fruit out of three large grape fruits, being careful not to break through the skins. Put all the fruit, with its juice, in a basin, and set on ice ...

... '^Tnf% By JINGLE Produced February 3, 1926 THE humour of this play arises out of a series of painful disasters en dured by an unoffending fellow- creature. And since it has long been an axiom among us that, however much we may protest our unctuous rectitude, we cannot help sniggering at the other fellow's trouble, it follows that this play provides a glorious opportunity for unrestrained ...

... pm *H AT1H^ AOelBJ-I Produced August 25, 1927 By JINGLE MOST people will remember this musical farce under its origi nal English name, The Glad Eye, but it has necessarily undergone much improvement since it first made a rather crude appear ance among us. Further, it has now been supplied with a musical setting, well-calculated to appeal to the Glad Ear, so that it practically offers double ...

... v -9c-tas %rt£S*/ ^2aKf3@ Produced September 23, 1924 By JINGLE THERE is an ancient wheeze to the effect that theatrical managers ought to thank their stars, and Mr. Andre Chariot is, I make no doubt, very thankful to Miss Maisie Gay for her commanding personality, and her clear sense of humour. We first meet this delightful lady in the opening scene which is called Fool's Paradise. Spread ...

... A Bystander- among the BOOKS STRAUS MOST people who know anything of the great Plague of London have obtained their infor mation either from the entertaining pages of Pepys, who, after all, has not many details to give, or from Defoe, who, in his Journal of the Plague Year (whatever American commentators may say to the contrary) constructed with the help of certain official documents a very ...

... Y $0*1 9?MM I J wi J I Produced NoOsmbcr 17, 19^6 v K By JINGLE THIS highly diverting production in troduces us to Mr. Billy Merson as a private detective in Blackley's International Stores. The great Sir Peregrine Blackley himself (Mr. Charles Stone) introduces the Firm with the help of the usual number of mannequins as a fair and fascinating chorus. Then we get news that the young people ...

... AT tfte. By JINGLE I THINK what impressed me most about this Romance with Music is its extraordinary efficiency. Everything is done so thoroughly well. The fanciful story is as coherent as it need be for this class of entertainment, while the acting is well above the average in such cases. A leading asset of the company is Mr. W. H. Berry, who is probably the best singer of comic songs ...