... girl of the year on her goodwill tour last week. All the major shows were visited including the Town Children's Ballet to which children from Ihe Blackpool Orphanage were invited, and the Town Circus at which the ice cream girl led the artists at the matinee performance. ...

... Erica Rogers, who takes over the role of the English girl in The World of Suzie Wrong at the Prince of Wales on Monday next. Born in Cape Town, Miss Rogers came to this country to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has appeared in repertory at Dundee and Ipswich. ...

... Tyne Tees Television assisted the No Hiding Place film unit in the North East to obtain location shots for tonight's episode being networked by Associated-Rediffusion. Raymond Francis is seen discussing the series with Tom Coyne, interviewer in TTT's North East Roundabout. ...

... Eileen Helsby and Eileen Draycott in a scene from Agatha Christie's Appointment With Death, at Birmingham Alex last week. ...

... Photo by Film Souvenirs Unlimited Hortense (Sonia Dresdel, right) watches sardonically the first meeting between the valet Pierre (Geoffrey Lea) and Gabrielle (Barbara Latham), under the disapproving eyes of Robin (Michael Reeves) and Amy (Carol Raymont), in last week's production of French for Love by the Arthur Brough Players at the Palace, Westcliff. ...

... Edward Petherbridge, Pat Cawfield and Ronald Shiner in Doctor At Sea, the Ted Willis comedy based on Richard Gordon's novel, which is at the Royal, Bath, this week and at the King's, Edinbargh, next. ...

... Lynn Redgrave, sister of Vanessa Redgrave, as Helena, and Rita Tushingham, as Hermia, rehearsing for A Midsummer Night's Dream, which, directed by Tony Richardson, opened at the Royal Court last night ...

... Dickens's famous Crummles family as they are seen in the new musical, Step into the Limelight, currently being given its first production at the Little, Bristol. Book and lyrics are by Edgar K. Bruce, who appears as Vincent Crummles (seated centre), and the music is by Betty Lawrence. Thomas Johnston and Keith Whitall are seen as Percy and Leontes Crummles, Margaret Stallard as Ninetta ...

... Shendah Pearce, Gina Delrina, Hala Duncan, Judy Granger and Paul Laurence. ...

... and Daphne Ford, as they go through a swinging routine together. ...

... Keith Andrews, the new Director of Productions at the Marlowe, Canterbury, which reopens on Easter Saturday. ...

... Charles Heslop and Dilys Laye in The Cigarette Girl by William Douglas Home, which is to be presented at the Duke of York's on Tuesday next. ...