... An American Pick-me-up By Foresight PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S decision to under take the protection of Iceland's inde pendence, and to establish American air and naval bases there is a direct and valuable aid to Britain in waging the Battle of the Atlantic. It came last week as good news and a tonic for British people who were hardly able to conceal some disappointment that American interest in ...

... She's Too Good You Know, She Ought to be in a Circus.''' A nthonv The final scene of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. The ghost wives, Elvira and Ruth, both heartily tired of their sojourn on earth, longing to return to the other side, watch with bored amusement the antics of the medium, who tries her hardest, though in all ignorance of the means, to de-materialise them. Herein she is encouraged ...

... This is the Life! 1 Sandra Storm in Sussex, From Hollywood to Haymaking Sandra Storm returned to England after ful filling contracts in Hollywood made films here, and acted in some light stage comedies. She then decided to do a strenuous job of war work on the land. In private life Sandra Storm is Mrs. Jack Dunfee. They own the perfectly lovely farm, shown in these pic tures, converted from an ...

... Shades of Wimbledon Old nostakic memories of the Centre Court are stirred by these pictures of American aces in battle at Forest Hills for British War Relief More lielp for Britain came from a successful International Lawn Tennis Championship for Professionals, held at the Westside Tennis Club at Forest Hills, New York. The proceeds were in aid of British ar Relief Funds. A big audience ...

... Quiet Wedding and Freedom Radio Anthony Asquith has directed two new films-- a very light comedy and an anti-Nazi thriller, Both can be seen by the end of this week n Qui** ..aifllh- V>Ssim i nt ia* an afler ,He hae nArW Tp eUmi^y love ecH F„rr Marg°rel ^4Z/ sorts of scenes have been added to Esther McCracken' s play in transferring it to the screen. In this one Jean Cadell takes a choir ...

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... . I II 23-24 FETTER LANE, LONDON, E.C.4 THE PICTURE OF THE YEAR GENTLEMEN, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE! by D. L. MAYS IN RESPONSE TO SO MANY REQUESTS, THIS APPEALING PICTURE, WHICH WAS REPRODUCED IN HOLLY LEAVES, HAS NOW BEEN PUBLISHED IN SEPARATE FORM Special printed copies in full colour on plate sun chromo art paper. Ready for framing. of picture 17 x 12 with II margin. PRICE 5/- EACH ...

... Diversion No. 2 Edith Evans in Diverse Roles The Flirt: Please Captain Eversleigh I m afraid I m rather an old-fashioned girl, Captain Eversleigh up to a point. Edith Evans, wearing a tomato-coloured dress with a blue top, shows an intolerable flirt rehearsing how she will encourage, set back, and again encourage the young man with whom she iV going out to dinner. While making up. her face ...

... 46 Diversion No. '^8 More Pictures of the Farjeon .Revue at Wyndham's BpP^r' ^ceU^1 i.rn; i^p>tL so -Qpf^ -Rftb ,tv b^ k ...

... -/4 By Sabretache Electric Hair IT is justifiable to think that a beard is hair. It will be interesting to learn after the war with Italy is over how the regular Italian Army spelt the word hair at the time of the capture of Bardia. The regular officers now prisoners of war in Cairo apparently have very little use for the Duce's pet troops, his white- haired boys the Blackshirts. Our own ...

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