... the theatre. It would not draw me; but, then, this question of titles is odd. In course of time you get used to a phrase and speak it without thinking. Shakespeare, a popular dramatist, knew that well enough when he offered Twelfth Night; or, What You Will ...

... as Faulkner puts it, advances by osmosis or seeping, but Flem remains largely off-stage while three inmates of Jefferson, speaking by turn in chapters, present the respective views of a romantic lawyer, a young boy and a wise guy. Beside a deal of talk ...

... serious play to argue about, and acting to admire. The names of Graham Greene (author), John Gielgud, and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies speak clearly. And watch Redmond Phillips as the forlorn priest: he is a splendid artist. Flowering Cherry (Haymarket), also if you ...

... Avon) is directed by Glen Byam Shaw. That means it is as sensible a production as we are likely to have. But what of the speaking? Romeo must be heard, and here I cannot say that a visually fine revival succeeds. I don't mean that the artists are inaudible ...

... Having come late to writing, he describes all this just as a man who enjoys living. Only in the last chapter does he, so to speak, join up into the interesting paradox he is the man of action, philosopher and literary stylist. Little craftsmanship has gone ...

... often, the Devil has the best tunes; but Miss Leigh, in any event, would command the stage. She looks magnificent, and her speaking is in key. Virtue has hardly a chance against her, though Claire Bloom knows how to die. The other major portrait is Freda ...

... inspira tion is missing. Some of us will remember from Redgrave's performance certain scenes rather than the whole man. He speaks compellingly, and in a fierce whisper, the lines, Now might I do it pat, behind the praying King; I think, also, of the talk ...

... follows the family from the death of Marlborough in 1722 to a detailed and worthy study of the greatest living English man. Speaking as one not versed in history, I can at least vouch for its clarity and sustained narrative current. Lady Houston, by J. Wentworth ...

... three sur vivors of an air crash a Chelsea widow of literary bent, a racketeer in occultism and a nice man called Jimmie who speaks delightful foreign English. The tension between host and unwelcome visitors turns into a sort of murder mystery, but you can't ...

... in London. Where 's Charley (Palace) Still up at Oxford; Norman Wisdom is enjoying it. For Adults Only Strand A revue that speaks its mind. Flowering Cherry Haymarket Richardson and Hiller in Robert Bolt's absorbing domestic play. J. C. TREWIN YOUR EVENING ...

... collection, The Darling of Her Heart Heinemann 151), and note, in the first piece, how its turns of action straighten into, so to speak, sheer human nature. Bessie Evans, comfortable pseudo-widow, sits in her mountain cottage with the whisky bottle. Climbing ...

... and with Norman Wisdom more athletic than ever. Large as Life (Palladium) A typically generous revue, with Harry Secombe. Speaking of Murder (St. Martin' s)-- A quite fantastic shocker, but at least it keeps you looking and listening. Expresso Bongo (Saville) ...