... THE City of Cologne seized every opportunity lo make its new Opera House a technical masterpiece. It was fortunate that it could be started from scratch on the extended site of Julius Raschdorf's theatre, built in 1872 and destroyed by bombing. Dr. Wilhelm bahn s commission was to provide a full-scale theatre seating 1,400, but with an intimate atmosphere, and this architect succeeded bril ...

... by RANALD SAVERY MAJOR entrants on Broadway have been a comedy, Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? (Martin Beck, March 3), and a drama, Blue Denim (Playhouse, February 27). The comedy is of a genre form erly more familiar to the American stage than it has been in recent years. It is broad, boisterous, often preposterous, fun depending upon concocted situations. The plot involves a husband ...

... On the Bandstands BATH'S FESTIVAL OF JAZZ NEARLY 5,000 people attended the Festival of Jazz which was given at the Bath Arts Festival last week at the Regency Ballroom, Bath, formerly the Palace. The project was an ambition one, with visits from the top-ranking Jazz bands of the country, lectures by experts, and a razz brains trust. The ballroom, if it made no money on the week, got ...

... VIVID COMMENT BY EISA BRUNELLESCHI NEXT MONTH Antonio returns to London for a six-week season at the Coliseum, which makes the appearance of Antonio and Spanish Dancing by Elsa Brunelleschi, published by A. and C. Black at 18/-, most opportune. It is a slender volume, which tempts to dc no more tnan a pen picture of the career of the greatest Spanish dancer of this or any other generation ...

... IN Valmouth, based on the novel by Ronald Firbank, Sandy Wilson has written a musical about a resort which not only has bracing air. but abounds in petty intrigues and plots by the score. It was presented at the New Shakespeare, Liverpool, on day. Stt in the prc-motor car period it reflects the satire of that time. Directed by Vida Hope it has a cast of 22 headed by Bertice Read ing. who ...

... SPANISH DANCE TOUR I he r.duardo and Navarra Spanish Dance Group conclude theit tour of Wales, which is in arrangement with the Arts Council of Great Britain this month. Another tour opens at Newtown on November 12 ami ends at Barmouth on November 21. Appearing with Eduardo and Navarra's company will be the Spanish Flamenco guitarist Antonio Navarro, appear ing as guest artist. On their return ...

... DENNIS ROSAIRE journeyed out to Spain recently to join Circus Price at Seville, where he is covering two spots in the programme with his high wire and trampoline acts. Also in Spain arc Frans and Pain Krceft, who left their winter quar ters at Billericay to join Circus Almania. Although both these acts are with different circuses, they are touring the same grounds as very often happens in ...

... By HARRY HODGSON A 'SPECIAL' for stage readers this week is the photo of the renowned Kio, who comes to England next week with the Russian State Circus. The picture, taken during an actual performance, shows Kio producing out of the blue a full frown roaring lion, while in the cage only seconds before was a glamorous lady. The trick is so magic, even many of England's own star magicians are ...

... 'SUMMERSONG' Light Entertainment --not a failure by GUY TAYLOR I DID not criticise the first showing of Associated-Rediffusion's Summersong but rather waited until its second showing, last week, to see if there was any improvement in its content-- in both cases the technical achieve ment was masterly. Jn this edition we were taken to Trafalgar Square, Chedburgh, Hall Farm in Raynam, Port ...

... Larry Page in a New Package Show Edited by Mollie Ellis A NEW-STYLE package show starring Larry Page. Dr. Crock and his Crackpot 11 and the Bobby Mickleburg Bobcats will be playing on September 5, Mildenhall, (11) Port Talbot, (12) Spa, Buxton, (25) West Hartlepool, (26) Fordsham, Cheshire: October 3. Tunbridge Wells, (10) Nelson. Lanes.; November 20, Basingstoke. (27) Eastbourne: December ...

... Screened: Tuesday, July 12 Associated-Rediffusion DETER GRAHAM SCOTT Is connected with this play in more ways than one. Not only did he collaborate in its writing with Eve Martell (his wife) but he directed as well. The result: an outstanding production in every conception of the word. The Darkness Outside, a story of fear, was taken from the novel by George Johnston. An old man (Wilfred Law- ...

... npSVENTNOl BOULEVARD means street of M. flowers. This I am told as we speed along Moscow's very wide streets towards the famous circus and I am beset by the melancholy of memories, for I was young when I made its first acquaintance it was our first Conti nental engagement and I remember how proud so very proud my brother and I were, yet a little afraid, of meet ing in open competition ...