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... MYSELF AT THE PICTURES The Mixture As Before By James Agate THE scene of Mademoiselle France (Empire) is-- France. The year is 1940, just after the German occupation. The action is mainly concerned with the adventures, mis adventures and peŕadventures of a French lady, one Michele de la Becque (Joan Craw ford). Her adventures include a visit to a Nazi party where she is introduced to a ...

... 64 The Quest (1) A Story from Spenser's Faerie Queene Danced by the Sadler's Wells Ballet, with Choreography by Frederick Ash ton, Music by William Walton, Decor by John Piper Nearly two years ago, Frederick Ashton, choreographer and dancer of the Sadler's i was called up. Early this year he was given special leave from the R.A.F., in which he ii Flying Officer, to create a ballet for the ...

... Ml OF THE WAR By Foresight Tribute At the outset of the battle for North Africa Mr. Churchill proclaimed that it was President Roosevelt's campaign. He was merely the President's willing lieuten ant. We now know, as several people suspected at the time, that Mr. Churchill was being modest. In his message of congratulation to the Prime Minister the King has told the world that the campaign ...

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... THE CASE OF FRANCO'S SPAIN Living Conditions for the Populace in a Country Where Things Have Gone from Bad to Worse with the Passage of Time Described by FERDINAND TUOHY IN writing about General Franco, I feel that whatever your politics may be, there must be a bond between us. If you are a Tory Imperialist, Franco has sided decisively with men bent on liquidating the Empire. If you are a ...

... Street-fighting took place as the Allied troops occupied the town. The German lying dead had been firing on British troops from a garden. French gendarmes and Italian civilians are here watching the Allies enter A round-up of Axis prisoners by Allied troops begins as the enemy resistance in the streets was smashed. There was little organised opposition, the majority of Germans being anxious to ...