... ^IR I AURFNCF Ol IViFP whose performance as Richard III., cited by our critic as the finest of the year, is shortly to restore the glories of actor-management to the London stage. Venus Observed, which he will produce and act in, will be presented early next year at the St. James's. The play is by Christopher Fry. Sir Laurence made his first appearance at Stratford-on-Avon in 1922 in a boys' ...

... A SUGGESTION TO ALL HOSTS IN SEARCH OF SIMPLE METHODS FOR THE SHARPENING (WITHOUT UNDUE ACRIMONY) OF THE WITS OF THEIR FAVOURITE GUESTS Ptiul Holt IT is not that I am afraid of Christmas, for it never so far has done me any harm. Nor are the sentiments at all repulsive, since peace is a just and ample reward to a man of good will. But there are so many things that have come to go with ...

... Eat This Drink That TWO DISTINGUISHED GOURMETS HOLD A HIGH PLATONIC DISCOURSE ON THE WINES, SWEETS, SAUCES AND MEATS MOST IN HARMONY WITH CHRISTMAS DAY I 'ell Ilea ton Andre Simon IT was a time-- not when lilies blow, but when so-many-shopping-days-to-Christmas panics made family life rather a strain-- that we overheard a Nell Heaton-- Andre Simon conver sation on Christmas fare. Here is the ...

... nothing less than the restoration of London's permanent Maypole says D. B. Wyndham Lewis (opposite page), and here Wysard puts the demand into shape ...

... ft's a Simple Scheme Enough H. WgnrMhatn Lewis A TRADITIONAL RUSTIC PASTIME WOULD SOOTHE THE NERVES OF FRETFUL METROPOLITANS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, IF ONE INSPIRED DREAMER HAD HIS WAY ALL set? Red light, Joe. and here is Professor Mince, who will talk to you on the new Trafalgar Square to be officially opened to the public to-morrow. Okay, Prof, give 'em the works. Jutlit ovah a ...

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... 11. Buchanan-Taylor THE CIRCUS HAS AN ENCHANTMENT NOT TO BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. AND YOU NEED NOT BE BORN TO IT TO FIND ITS CALL IRRESISTIBLE ONCE upon a time I was invited to look at the school reports on the son of a col league. They told a story of scholastic failure. The fourteen-year-old boy was de pressed. He feared repercussions from the parent. It didn't happen. Instead, father gave him a ...

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... it Quaint Ideas from a Bygone Age The disguised train thai could not frighten horses. Boston, U.S.A. but it's always a ...

... R O L E X The wonder watch that defies the elements Here is the Rolex Oyster, first and most famous waterproof wrist-watch in the world. How was such a watch made a reality It was the result of years of experiment by Rolex artists and technicians. Imagine these men's excitement when, in 1927, Miss Mercedes Gleitze, a London stenographer, startled the world by swimming the English Channel ...

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