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HEROISM, ROMANCE, WORK AND ART: NOTABLE PEOPLE IN THE WEEK'S NEWS

... HEROISM, ROMANCE, WORK AND ART: A./S./L. J. D. NETTLETON (extreme right) was awarded the V.C. for leading the raid on the Diesel works at Augsburg. Our group shows (I. to r.) S./L. D. G. PENMAN, D.S.O., D.F.C.; SGT. D. N. HUNTLY, D.F.M.; P./O. D. O. SANDS, D.F.C.; F./L. B. R. W. HALLOWS, D.F.C., and SGT. R. P. IRONS, D.F.M., all decorated for their part in the raid, with MR. BRENDAN BRACKEN, ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 498 | Page: Page 10, 11 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

FEATURING THE COMMANDOS THE DAY WILL DAWN

... HpHE DAY WILL 1 DAWN, new Paul Soskin production directed by Harold French, is due on Friday, May 8, at the Leicester Square Theatre. It *s an exciting war picture, dealing with espionage and secret service during the Norwegian cam paign. Colin Metcalfe, the hero, has thrilling adventures, and is assisted in his anti-Nazi activities by the Nor wegian girl Karin. He is able to guide the ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 251 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

NORMA SHEARER'S NEW PICTURE, WE WERE DANCING

... 44 WE WERE dancing, VV Norma Shearer's new picture, due at the Empire on Friday next, May 8, is a gay escapist film partly based on one of the short plays by Noel Coward, produced in his 44 To night at 8.30 programme. Vicki and Nicki are a playgirl and playboy accustomed to avoid working for their living by exercising their charm and spending their days as profes sional house-party guests of ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 263 | Page: Page 24 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO--ELAINE CUNNINGHAM and MONICA BELL, for being Big Noises at the B.B.C

... WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO- ELAINE CUNNINGHAM and MONICA BELL, for being Bis Noises at the B.B.C. Two of the B.B.C. Effects Girls in front of the microphone with a soda-siphon a rare refreshing noise nowadays since the Budget This is the ratchet for making machine-noise effects Elaine has a megaphone to give the effect of amplified voice, and Monica has a hand-hell. Coconut-shells indicate ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 286 | Page: Page 18 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

PORTRAIT OF A LOVELY ACTRESS AND OUR YOUNGEST M.P

... Believe it or not, this farmyard picture portrays FRANCES DAY (The Bull) and Kettering's M.P. CAPTAIN JOHN PROFUMO (The Con), in 44 Ferdinand a sketch from the witty 44 Night and Day revue at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. Jack Profumo produced and Frances Day supervised the production and staging of this joint Army-R.A.F. show both starred in it. Other more revealing photographs will be found ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 77 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

COMBINED STAGE OPS.: ARMY AND R.A.F. IN NIGHT AND DAY

... COMBINED STAGE OPS. -ARMY AND R.A.F. IN NIGHT AND DAY. 1U IGHT AND DAY, the 1 i combined Army and R.A.F. show produced by Cap tain Jack Profumo, M.P. for Kettering and 44 Baby of the House of Commons, made a big hit at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. On our front page we give a photograph of Captain Profumo and the star, Frances Day, very well disguised by their costumes for 44 Ferdin and. On ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 268 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

LEADER OF THE BOUL ... COMMANDO RAID MAJOR LORD ... AND LADY LOVAT

... LEADER OF THE BOUL NE COMMANDO RAID MAJOR LORD' LO\ AND LADY LOVAT. N.B. Colour pl rt'd in thin issue. STUDIO K v HARUr. TV yfAJOR LORD LOVAT, fifteenth Baron of Lovat, Inverness led the daring Commando raid near Boulogne on the eve of St. George's Day, and of the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Zeebrugge raid. He has been in the Commandos for over twelve months and was in the- first Lofoten ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 233 | Page: Page 14, 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WOMEN IN WARTIME: SAVE OUTDOOR FROCKS MANY-PURPOSE DRESSES CAMEL AND WOOL COATS

... WOMEN IN WARTIME SAVE OUTDOOR FROCKS MANY PURPOSE DRESSES CAMEL AND WOOL COATS. ANEW slogan has come to the fore and that is Save your Outdoor Frocks by wearing a hostess frock or wrapper. Swan and Edgar, Piccadilly, are making a feature of wrappers at pleasantly moderate prices. One is portrayed above and is of a light wool material. As will be seen, it buttons down the front and is trimmed ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 307 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 9 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Photographs 

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... CHAMPION SPARKING PLUGS Giving them all a lift is fine, but ever think about that overloaded engine Champion Plugs, with their Sillment Sealing, prevent gas-escape, increase power, give your engine better pull, easier running, smoother acceleration, reduce petrol and oil consumption. With petrol prices on the up-and-up, they're all asking the same thing how to get the utmost from their ration. ...

80TH-BIRTHDAY MATINÉE PORTRAIT

... 80TH-BIRTHDAY MATINEE PORTRAIT. CYRIL MAUDE appeared as Sir Peter Teazle, with VIVIEN LEIGH as Lady- Teazle, in quarrel scenes from 44 The School for Scandal at his eightieth- birthday gala matinSe at the Haymarket, in aid of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund and the Actors Benevolent Fund, tchich, between them divided nearly £1000. The occasion teas a first-class entertainment, as well as the ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 147 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs