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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Volume II: The New World,

... A Historv of the English-Speaking Peonies. Volume II The New World, by Winston S. Churchill (Cassell, 30s). Unquali fied to give a critic's view of this new volume of a mighty work, and unwilling to read it at more than a student's pace, I will merely ...

Published: Wednesday 19 December 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 48 | Tags: Review 

SIR WINSTON'S FINEST STORY: The Magnificent First Volume of His History of the English-Speaking Peoples; in ..

... Volume of His History of the English-Speaking Peoples in Burma and the Pacific a Rich and Varied Collection of Novels By VERNON FANE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL tells us that the first volume of his HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES (Cassell. 30s.), which appears ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1956
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1581 | Page: 40 | Tags: Review 

Trapeze

... Trapeze Odeon, Marble Arch Gina Lollobrigida, in spangles, speaks her own brand of English, breaks up friendship of aerialists Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. Directed in France for an American com pany by Carol Reed, who has left only a faint imprint ...

Published: Wednesday 18 July 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: 30 | Tags: Review 

Romeo and Juliet

... Juliet Old Vic There is no need to say to John Neville, Wherefore art thou Romeo He was a natural choice for the part, and speaks it beautifully. Claire Bloom is a reasonable Juliet, Paul Rogers a resolute Mercutio, and Robert Helpmann's production excel ...

Published: Wednesday 20 June 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 56 | Page: 34 | Tags: Review 

Lady Chatterley's Lover

... is very hot. They arrange for an hour's truce, come down to the river banks. There is more, but the film should be left to speak for itself. Never was war shown to be more futile. ...

Published: Wednesday 18 July 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 116 | Page: 30 | Tags: Review 

Look Back in Anger

... g boor, arrogant and shoddy, reminds me of the modern poet's demented wrestler, with gorge full of phlegm. Kenneth Haigh speaks him with great vigour, and such people as Mary Ure (wife) and Helena Hughes (mistress) help us through the night. There is ...

Published: Wednesday 23 May 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 26 | Tags: Review 

The Way of the World

... Hammond's j pouting Millamant, recites the articles of j matrimony and hears her reply, O horrid provisos Actress and actor speak this with the nicest finesse. Margaret Rutherford's J Wishfort (the old peeled wall is at least three times better than it ...

Published: Wednesday 19 December 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 30 | Tags: Review 

Love's Labour's Lost

... has been done so well so many times during the last three decades that a new production only partially suc cessful (mixed speaking, beautiful costumes, dull set) is bound to disappoint. There is at least one fine comic performance Mark Dignam's prickly ...

Published: Wednesday 18 July 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 22 | Tags: Review 

WORDS FOR A JUBILEE

... major function has been put in one sentence, The Central School of Speech and Drama exists to provide healthy and natural speaking in everyday life, on the plat form and on the stage. What could be better than that Think of the diction of Dame Peggy and ...

Published: Wednesday 07 November 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 605 | Page: 32 | Tags: Review 

Night of the Fourth

... of thing and many people, as well as critics to respect, do then Hugh Sinclair (on behalf of Scotland Yard), Walter Rilla (speaking for psychiatry), and Michael Sheplcy (Yard again) will help you to enjoy it. If you solve its puzzle, you 're a better man ...

Published: Wednesday 18 July 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 198 | Page: 22 | Tags: Review 

Russian Holiday

... went into Allan Chappelow's trip with a British student party. But the written word goes one better. Helped by a Russian-speaking colleague, Mr. Chappelow really worked at seeing and learning everything possible. Any good host, he justly remarks, shows ...

Published: Wednesday 01 August 1956
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 178 | Page: 42 | Tags: Review