Refine Search

Date

September 1941
10 10

Newspaper

Sketch, The

Countries

England

Counties

London, England

Place

London, London, England

Access Type

10

Type

10

Public Tags

More details

The Sketch

33-YEAR-OLD GENERAL JEAN KNOX

... . A CHIEF CONTROLLER JEAN KNOX is the head of the A.T.S., and holds rank which corresponds to that of a General. She *s the wife of a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F., joined the A.T.S. before the war and was last March appointed Inspector. She toured the country to study the problems of Service women, and in July became Chief Controller. The recruiting drive is directly under her control, and by ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 106 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

MISS TELEVISION MEETS HER DRESSMAKING STAND-IN

... . First step: Betty Campion takes the measurements of PAT FITZGERALD, the New York World's Fair 44 Miss Television Armoured like a super in a Joan of Arc pageant Pat Fitzgerald encased in skin-tight Thermoplastic. Stepping out of the mould Half of the 'dressmaking stand-in can be seen. Next process Moulding the sheets of warm Thermoplastic to the figure two fore, two aft. The girl and her ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 206 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

BEAUTY À LA RUSSE: STRIKING STUDIES FROM THE SOVIET LIFE EXHIBITION

... BEAUTY A LA RUSSE STRIKING STUDIES FROM THE SOVIET LIFE EXHIBITION. PYRAMID OF GIRLS. AMUSEMENT WHEEL. HIE exhibition of photographs illustrating SOVIET LIFE, at the Suffolk Street Galleries, was recently opened by Mine. Maisky. It contains remarkable series of camera studies arranged in groups illustrating Soviet, education, theatrical and operatic productions, the Red Army, Navy and vir ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 125 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - Alexis SMITH, a young Hollywood actress, makes a charming faery picture in her wild beast skins and full blown roses in her hair. SAPPER MALKIN for being a champion tree feller, by jigger- THIS WAAF --for being the R.A.F.'s safety- first mannequin. THE W.A.A.F. holds mannequin parades in order to ensure that the parachutes are absolutely correctly packed so that the rip-cord will open at ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 401 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE SMILEYS AT ASHCOMBE

... . JOHN PHILIP SMILEY pumping water at his Uncle CeciVs house, Ashcombe. LADY SMILEY, formerly Miss Nancy Beaton, and her son, outside the Wiltshire home of her brother, Mr. Cecil Beaton. Another summer sunshine study of LADY SMILEY and her son JOHN in the garden of Ashcombe. Shelling broad-beans for lunch JOHN SMILEY makes himself useful. PHOTOGRAPHS BY CECIL BEATON. y ^ADY SMILEY is the wife ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 121 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SHAKESPEARE IN THE SOVIET MANNER: FINE PRODUCTIONS AND A BALLET

... . The balcony scene in the Prokofiev ballet production of ROMEO AND JULIET at the Kirov Theatre Leningrad. Theseus and Hippolyta in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM as produced at the Central Theatre of the Red Army Moscow. TT has always been part of the policy of Soviet Russia to give full and generous encouragement to the Arts. The ballet, music and the theatre flourish under the modern regime. ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 382 | Page: Page 16, 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

CHARM, FUN, NO GRIM ACTUALITY AT THE R.P.S

... HOSIERY BY J. N. UNWALLA, F.R.P.S. JO-JO BY F. S. HERRINGTON, A.R.P.S. 1880 AND ALL THAT BY STUART BLACK, F.R.P.S. LET US BE CAY BY DOROTHY BALVAIRD. The 86th Exhibition of the ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN u>as due to be opened at 16, Prince's Gate on Friday last, September 5, by Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P., Hon F.R.P.S., the Minister of Aircraft Production. ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 125 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

NEW SHOW WITH A NEW STAR: FUN AND GAMES

... SYDNEY HOWARD in an unconventional hunt in1 scene. RICHARD HEARNE and CAROLE RAYE as the Shoemaker and the Dancer. RICHARD HEARNE in one of his most amusing moments. 44 Shush SYDNEY HOWARD admonishes RICHARD HEARNE with magnificent pomposity. RICHARD HEARNE and SYDNEY HOWARD committing some of their glorious follies. VERA PEARCE as the huntin woman in full sporting attire. 44 A Desert Outpost ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 186 | Page: Page 18 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

BEAUTY À L'AMÉRICAINE

... BEAUTY A L'AMERICAINE. GERALDINE MARCOUX, Miss Michigan 1941, is her State's representative in the contest for the title of 44 Miss America. She is twenty, and plans a career in social-medical work. Nineteen-year-old ROSELLA HANNON won the title of 44 Miss Western Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, and arranged to compete at the Atlantic City Beauty Contest. Right BETSY NEHF, twenty-one-year-old ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 129 | Page: Page 24 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

UNLINED TAILORED SUITS. SIMPLE KNITTED ACCESSORIES

... . WOMEN IN WARTIME. t of thought is N. ;oat, and soW The smt abo herweight the figure ^a 0ut m gladioU-p* t(* dded and is earned out g lining ma oi delaine. Or this increases have desired naturally Thc ssss eating m,edJU' rc wellrepresented the^ (jesif,n xsr?4s £S2w& being worked in tested quality fcjaJiErsr- ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 60 | Page: Page 30 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs