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V.A.D. GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER OF QUEEN VICTORIA

... . LADY IRIS MOUNTBATTEN, only child of the Marquess and Marchioness of Carisbrooke, recently celebrated her coming-of-age at. a quiet family gathering at Brantridge Park the seat of the Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada, but at present occupied by her grandmother H.R.H. Princess Beatrice. This marked the end of a short holiday for Lady Iris, as on the following day she went back to ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 117 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

GRANT'S

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Published: Wednesday 26 February 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 52 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Photographs 

SPARKLE, COMEDY AND BEAUTY OF STRIKE UP THE MUSIC

... ANDRE RANDALL at the top of his form as *4 Benito a nn ptr'/ed mood. v JBHH m A spectacular dance number in progress at the I ondon Coliseum. AGNETTE AND SILVIO give their striking speciality dances in 44 Land of Memories and 44 Land of the Sun In the latter they appear f A first as Dawn and then as Apollon j and Daphne. j Jpj A MAVIS and MARGOT made up for their 44 dual role, with Hitler and ...

Published: Wednesday 26 February 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 197 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

EMMA HAMILTON AND HER SAILOR LOVER

... . Alexander Korda's spectacular screen version of the famous romance of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson, our greatest admiral, was recently completed in Hollywood, with VIVIEN LEIGH and her husband, LAURENCE OLIVIER, who have now returned to this country, in the leading roles. Further stills from this important picture are given on other pages. PHOTOGRAPH DY COBURN. ...

Published: Wednesday 19 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 62 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

CHELSEA A.R.P. IN REVUE FOR A.R.P. COMFORTS

... CHELSEA A.R.P, IN REVUE FOR A.R.P. COMFORTS. Left MARIA STORMONTH, a voluntary driver in 44 French Porcelain The entire cast of the Chelsea Depot 2, A.R.P. Revue in 44 Romany Reverie with LfiON FRANKS in the centre. Left HUGH SKILLON, stretcher-bearer, FRANK BENNETT, stretcher- bearer, and RAY FARMER in 44 The Benshill Rays, a burlesque of 1927 types of Sister acts. LfcON FRANKS, a stretcher ...

Published: Wednesday 19 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 206 | Page: Page 22 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

DIRECTOR ANTHONY ASQUITH AT WORK ON COTTAGE TO LET

... DIRECTOR ANTHONY ASQUITH gj AT WORK ON g COTTAGE TO LET. Lonely cogitation. Decision in concert with film-cutter CHARLES SAUNDERS. Intense concentration. Preparing for criticism. Satisfaction with camera-operator CYRIL KNOWLES. Discussing with CARLA LEHMANN, who plays the heroes daughter. Explaining his ideas to ALASTAIR SIM, tenant of the cottage. With his leading ladies, CARLA LEHMANN and ...

Published: Wednesday 19 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 194 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

U.S. WRITER WHO CAME TO EUROPE TO SEE FOR HERSELF

... PHOTOGRAPH BY BASSANO. MISS CLARE BOOTHE, in private life Mrs. Luce is the brilliant author and playwright who came over to Europe on February 10, 1940, in order to see for herself if the war struck her as being America's business or not. She is neither a politician nor a military expert, but a highly intelligent, observant woman having access to persons in high places, and the result of her ...

Published: Wednesday 19 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 161 | Page: Page 24 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

STRIKING OIL WITH A WORLD-FAMOUS FILM QUARTET

... . Big John McMasters (CLARK GABLE) and fascinating oil-information spy, Karen Vanmeer (HEDY LAMARR). The tough partners, Square John Sand and Big John McMasters. Big John McMasters realises that his wife Betsy is the only woman he really cares for, though he has wandered and strayed a bit. Striking oil Square John Sand (SPENCER TRACY) and his partner, Big John McMasters. Square John Sand ...

Published: Wednesday 14 May 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 202 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 14 May 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 366 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs 

DISPOSSESSED EMPEROR WHO HOPES AGAIN

... . The EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE, dispossessed of his Empire by the Italians as the result of the Abys sinian War of 1935-36, to-day hopes again. The stirring story of how the standard of revolt against the Italians was raised by a British colonel who carried the Emperor's seal into Abyssinia five months ago has just been told and our recapture of Kassala a key outpost eighteen miles from the ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 171 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE WIFE OF OUR AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE TO THE U.S.A

... VISCOUNTESS HALIFAX, C.I., is the wife of Viscount Halifax, formerly Foreign Secretary, whose appointment to be British Ambassador in Washington was announced in December after tlifs most important diplomatic post fell vacant as the result of Lord Lothian's death. She is the younger daughter of the fourth Earl of Onslow, and was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen in 1937. ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 76 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

NEW DAME OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

... . MISS IRENE VANBRUGH, in private life Mrs. Dion Boucicault was one of the four distinguished women to be created Dames of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours List. She is one of the finest English actresses of her day. A daughter of the late Rev. Prebendary R. H. Barnes and sister to Miss Violet Vanbrugh and to Sir Kenneth Barnes, Principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 276 | Page: Page 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs