... . PARKER'S WHO'S WHO. Mr. John Parker, that indefatigable and scrupulously accurate annalist of stage doings, has issued, again through the firm of Isaac Pitman, at 3cS, net, the seventh edition of his invaluable book of record arid reference, Who's Who in ttoe Theatre. which has been enlarged and had new fea- j i tures introduced. j The biographical section alone i now occupies about 1 ...

... . A COURTNEIDGE NOVEL. Mr. Robert Courtneidge has drawn seemingly upon the store of his experiences in the capacities of theatrical manager and producer in the writing of what is justly styled an enthralling novel of the theatre; the book, entitled Judith Clifford, from tho name of the actress- heroine, being published at 7b. 6d. net by the firm of Hutchin son. Mr. Courtneidge, it will be ...

... . Circus Company. This is the attractive title of a fascinating and most engrossing account of Life on the Road with the Travelling Show. written and also illustrated by Edward Seago, and dedicated to the memory of Tommy Baker, who died as recently as December 7, 1932. It is published at 10s. 6d. net by the firm of Putnam, and has a most noteworthy introduc tion from the pen of John Mace ...

... . SPEECH AND MOVEMENT. Humphrey Milford has published, at the Oxford University Press, at 7s. 6d. net, a treatise on Speech and Movement on the Stage, by that distinguished teacher of elocution, Kate Emil Behnke, author also of Singers' Difficulties. The Speaking Voice, and so on. The work, which is dedicated 14 To My Friends of tho Theatre World, has a most interesting and valu able ...

... . SHAW WAS NAUGHTY THEN. Whether The works of Bernard Shaw called for a Standard Edition might seem to be an open question; but it has apparently been answered in the affirmative by the firm of Constable and Co. Even more doubtful would seem to be the urgency or great ance ot reprinting in extenso t1 dramatic eritieisms contributed hy G.B.S. to the Saturday Review i*' the eoursc of ...

... . THE ART OF ORATORY. If there are any oratorg left in these days, either in Parliament, or at the Bar, or upon tihe Stage, such of them as may welcome the counsel of perfection might tako as their guide John N. Ruffin, B.A., who has grouped together, rhetorically analysed and cally marked, under the head ing of The Celebrated Crown Trial, the orations usually re ferred to as De Corona, ...

... . WHO'S WHO 1930. After a most regrettable and unavoidable delay has now been issued, at 30s. net, by the firm of Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., the sixth edition of John Parker's chef d', Who in the Theatre, long known to be a work rendered, by its accuracy, fulness? and closely checked detail, really indispensable to those who have to concern themselves with the crowded annals of ...

... . THE MUSICAL DIRECTORY (Rudall, Carte and Oo. 6s.). This, the seventy-eighth annual issue, is a closely packed mine of information concerning and of use to all connected with tho musical profession. The two years' obituary notices show tho heavy toll that has been taken during tho period. I here is a comprehensive directory of musical institutions, colleges, schools, societies running from ...

... . THE MARCHESI METHOD. Mme. Blanche Marchesi has dedicated to the memory of my beloved parents, Salvatore and Matilde Marchesi, her serious treatise, styled The Singer's Catechism and Creed, and published at 8s. 6d. not by the firm of J. M. Dent. On its front page she has placed conspicuously trie sentence Here I lay down the truth about two hundred and twenty years of teaching by one ...

... . Rathmell the Wanderer. This title, following the example of old Father Wotan in The Ring, might be applied to himself by Mr. Rathmell Wilson, who has now followed up his books, styled The Wandering Gentile, and Still Wandering, with yet a third in the series, which he oalls 44 The Wandering Gentile's Log Book (1929-31). It is pub lished at 5s. net by John Davis. Mr. Wilson's new ...

... . The Theatre of Youth. This is the title of a useful little volume (Chapman and Hall, 58, net), described as a brief Introduction to the art of the stage for those who are not too old to learn, by the author, Charles Thomas, who, as a small boy; figured in the cast of Peter Pan at the 1/uke ot York s years ago, and was latterly concerned with the Play and Pageant Union, of Hampstcad. A ...

... . VAGARIES OF A VAGABOND. There is so much varied matter in this volume of mainly autobiographical reminiscences from the pen of one who deliberately ascribes to himself tho once derogatory term of Vagabond (as ap plied to performers) that one can but select some of the most teresting phase* in the career of the long-celebrated Fighting Par son. for some time now settled down in Jersey, and ...