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SPOTLIGHT ON BRITAIN

... . SO we 're all Londoners-- see glamorous and unra iBed'i ^ecree °f the Ministry of Fuel. The premidre coincided with the return of B.S.T., and huge crowds of th If ^'ccadilly Circus to gloat over the come-back of the winking, flashing signs in gold and white and colours I C li are fresh|y floodlit aspects of Brighton's Palace Pier; London's Houses of Parliament; Piccadilly Circus; 0lseum; ...

Published: Wednesday 13 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 79 | Page: Page 20, 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

GAFFE!

... GAFFE By Charles Cochran. COME years ago, be- >J fore Constance Cummings became Mrs. Benn Levy, and, I think, before she had played in England, Benn Levy brought her one day to I a little house we had in the country. My wife and I, and our guests, were all enchanted by her personality. Her name was unknown to us. During the evening, I summoned up courage to ask her if she had ever been on the ...

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... |F Easter weather is kind the light wool dress which can be worn without a coat will make its debut. These two models have been designed by Debenham and Freebody for early summer. Both are in navy lightweight wool. The dress in the smaller picture has a detachable bolero. Hats from the Model Millinery Salon. Photographed by John Cole. ...

Published: Wednesday 13 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 59 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Simon Massey

... Hal by Kissot ravy at most leading stores Member qf the London Model House Group i-- ...

Published: Wednesday 13 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 16 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Photographs 

THE PYRENEES

... from the Cote Basque to the Cote Vermeille on the Mediterranean-- offer all the year round holiday enjoyment under a southern sun. For further information apply to any Travel Agent or the French National Tourist Office, 179 Piccadilly, London, IV. I ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 45 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Photographs 

INDIA

... f h e dSHHHi: I mm. \Jrhe M The famous Red Ring returns a decoration won for distinguished conduct in he field of endurance and safety and, more than tha a mark of pride in craftsmanship and of confidence in the road performance of the Finest Tyres Made. Why . TYRES are the Finest Tyres Made Tyres are designed and built on a highly advanced principle BALANCED CONSTRUC TION whereby tread, ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 116 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Photographs 

MECHANICS DOWN ON THE FARM AND DOWN BY THE SEA: New Pictures from Britain and Germany

... Th e new lightships which are now making their appearance around our coasts incorporate many technical improvements and better accommodation for the crews than the pre-war vessels which they are re placing. The latest of these vessels to take station, the' Kentish Knock has just been moored off the Kent coast. Half of the sixteen Trinity House vessels lost during the war have already been ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 548 | Page: Page 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

A Record of the HOME NEWS IN PICTURES

... 1. CANADAIR SHOWS THE WAY: Between £4,000,000 and £5,000,000 is being spent by B.O.A.C. on the fleet of twenty-two Canadair air liners which are being made in the Canadair factory outside Montreal. About one-fifth of the equipment for the machines, including the Rolls-Royce engines, is being supplied from Britain. The arrival or the hrst ot the machines at London Airport was made some thing of ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1212 | Page: Page 26, 27 | Tags: Photographs 

The BATTLE of the MARKS in BERLIN: The Western Sectors Shut Out the Soviet Currency

... JT^r. Ernest Reuter, Lord Mayor of Berlin, told the City Assembly last week that he hoped to reopen the question of the city's inclusion in a new West German State, and meanwhile the currency changes, he declared, were a recognition on the part of the Western Allies that we here in Berlin are a part of the West and will be treated and protected as such. Dr. Reuter's confidence was matched by ...

MUSICAL ROMANCES: Belinda Fair at the Saville Theatre; Brigadoon in Manchester; Queen Mary Visits the Savoy Theatre

... QUEEN MARY AND THE PRINCESS ROYAL AT THE SAVOY THEATRE Alec Guinness is received by Her Majesty during an interval of the performance. In the background are the Princess Royal, talking to Sophie Stewart, and Mr. Stanley French, who presents the play. Queen Mary seldom misses a play of importance and is become the foremost patron of the London theatre. Last week she saw J. Lee-Thompson and ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 469 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

APRIL WARMTH

... and colour is brought to a notable feature of Parisian life, the parade of children and nannies. The columns and sculptures of the Musee de Galliera in the Avenue President Wilson make a naively formal setting for this most charming of daily events ...

Published: Wednesday 13 April 1949
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 45 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs