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The Sketch

Sketch-Book

... perhaps asking too much, but it would be a wonderful thing if all Europe would do away with its frontiers and let peoples speak with peoples. If tolerance could replace intolerance and humour soften the edge of cruelty if men would respect the body as ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1535 | Page: 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS: Who ... Me?

... a chance that such activities are going to promote understanding. At forty, his position in both of the principal English-speaking countries or poised between them is strong, but far from impregnable. The mid-Atlantic character is inevitably a hybrid, ...

Published: Wednesday 18 January 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1400 | Page: 12 | Tags: Illustrations 

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... County Rangers Advisers' Con ference at Girl Guide Headquarters, Buckingham Palace Road, S.W.i, on Jan. 29, when she will speak on the subject The Challenge of Our Times. ENGAGEMENTS A marriage has been arranged between Hugh Montgomery Campbell, son ...

Published: Wednesday 18 January 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1197 | Page: 44 | Tags: Other 

THE THEATRE: VENUS OBSERVED

... the theatrical quality that Fry, for all his verbal flourish, still lacks. Venus Observed has the advantages of impeccable speaking and of two sets (by Roger Furse) as pleasing to the eye as any thing upon the London stage. But Fry has not yet matched speech ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1229 | Page: 21 | Tags: Review 

Sketch-Book

... sounding like Jove addressing the Olympians Good morning. Good morning. This is Harold Peabody, your Liberal candidate, speaking. Good morning. What a fine' day we 've got, just the weather for a Liberal victory. Vote Liberal and be happy. This is Harold ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1640 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SHOWS IN BRIEF

... ERIC BERRY, ALETHA ORR, BRENDA BRUCE. MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION (Arts). And Mrs. Warren's con fession also. Aletha Orr's speaking is, for the most part, well-judged, and Brenda Bruce (as that New Woman, Vivie) and Eric Berry help a sound revival of Shaw's ...

Published: Wednesday 15 February 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 134 | Page: 23 | Tags: Photographs 

SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS, P.P.R.A

... sure that he is not always or often worrying about the sins of the present. He has too large an appetite for living and for speaking his mind. Give him the freedom of a saddle, the right of free speech, and a paintbrush i by his side, and he will even forget ...

Published: Wednesday 15 February 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1076 | Page: 12 | Tags: Illustrations 

DIPLOMATIC: BEAUTIFUL

... her Excellency is a niece of Princess Ottoboni. Art, music and jewels are her great interests, and, a lover of England, she speaks English perfectly. Photographed by VIVIENNE. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 March 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 54 | Page: 14 | Tags: Photographs 

THE CINEMA REVIEWS: TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH

... and Wilfred Hyde- White, is soundly picked for acting capacity and, as a bonus, the film presents, in her first- English-speaking part, the enchanting Anouk. Golden Salamander, with all these advantages, ought to have turned out a really choice bit of ...

Published: Wednesday 01 March 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1068 | Page: 36 | Tags: Review 

THOMAS ROWLANDSON

... sketching holiday taken by Rowlandson with his friend Wigstead, then goes on marvellously refreshed in body and mind. Or, speaking of his gambling In his descent into folly Rowlandson injured only himsell. Ur in recalling the death of Rowlandson's aunt: ...

Published: Wednesday 01 March 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 312 | Page: 34 | Tags: Review 

Sketch-Book

... of Mr. Churchill, who seemed to recharge his batteries every time he came before an audience. Un doubtedly any artist (and speaking comes under that heading) draws vitality from the crowd. Even in broadcasting there is a psychic contact with the vast unseen ...

Published: Wednesday 01 March 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1758 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

NEW C.-IN-C. SOUTH ATLANTIC, AT HOME

... mentioned in despatches. In the recent World War he commanded the veteran battleship at Salerno, and was again mentioned. He speaks fluent French and German, also Afrikaans, a useful asset in his new appointment. The new C.-in-C. South Atlantic has more ...

Published: Wednesday 01 March 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 154 | Page: 22 | Tags: Photographs