... . By L. P. HARTLEY. MODEST heroes are apt to be a little self- conscious about their modesty; one respects them for this, but all the same it may become an irritating trait, almost as irritating as boastfulness. une ot tne pleasantest features in the very pleasant character of Corporal Jack is his open- minded attitude towards his own achievements. We can not say that he was a hero malgre hti, ...

... . By C. A. LEJEUNE. THE old spacious days of the Continental cinema are recalled this week in TARAKANOVA, the French film at Studio One. inis is a costume piece about the court of Catherine of Russia, and it has been presented with a camera eye for beauty that amounts almost to a passion. Beautiful sets, beautiful faces', beautiful compositions of figures are tenderly lit and photographed ...

... . By L. P. HARTLEY. DESCRIBED by Mr. Priestley as a novel about an aircraft fac tory, Daylight on Satur day is a story with a strong topical interest. Many people who do not know how a factory works would like to; and many who do know will be interested to see the impression it makes on a writer of Mr. Priestley's understanding and discernment. duui groups, cue ignorant and the initiated, ...

... Back Room Drama it Wr as a Question o/ i re mi tl Cake-- What a dan Oires to His Country antl What His Country Owes to Him By Barry Perowne WE get every imaginable war device submitted to us, the minister began, when his visitor was seated. Thou sands! Thousands! It's amazing, really, the number of people who think they've hit on the idea that will win the war! He paused for a moment, ...

... Reviewed by PHILIP PAGE THE MASTER BUILDER.-- Has any dramatist ever written a more baffling play than this? Does the keenest student of the high-brow drama know what it is driving at? Did Ibsen himself really know what he was driving at? As a tale it is comparatively simple --about a bad-tempered architect, jealous of the rising generation, with a wife depressed because her two babies had ...