... I THINK we can justly claim to 1 be known as the theatre brewers', Mr. S. Chaplin, of Whit- bread's Brewery, told thf staof on the occasion of the opening of their new wine cellars and private cinema at their premises in Chiswcll Street. Moorgate. EC We are proud of the tradition that the theatre turns to us when it needs help. Mr. Chaplin con tinued, and recalled the firm's con nections ...

... BARRIE CENTENARY AT THE OLD VIC Mastery and Charm of 'What Every Woman Knows' by R. B. MARRIOTT THE OLD VIC are celebrating the anniversary of the centenar, of J. M. Barri, which falls on May 9. with What Every Woman Knows, first seen in London almost fifty years ago. It is a very eniovable revival which shows Barrie's as a man and his superb skill as an entertainer who can move his ...

... FINE SINGING IN GUNTHER RENNERT 'DON GIOVANNI' ANTHONY MERRYN AT GLYNDEBOURNE GUNTHER RENNERTS production of Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne has side entrances and exits in front of the proscenium-- a little fussy, perhaps, but preserving the intimate atmosphere this opera house so admirably offers for Mozart In general it is effective, with scenery suggestive rather than realistic, though ...

... NEW BRITISH BALLETS WESTERN THEATRE BALLET now have ihrce new productions in rehearsal. They arc One In Five, with music by Johann and Joseph Strauss, choreography by Ray Powell and designs by Derek Rencher; Ode, with music by Stravinsky, choreography by Peter Dmrrcll and designs by Pauline Whitchouse and a pas de deux mounted on music from the Berlioz opera. The Trojons, by MeTiel Evans ...

... Responding to N. F. Simpson's Style N. F. SIMPSON'S One-Way Pendulum. logether with The Caretaker and the growing appreciation of Beckett and loaesco, may or may not represent the theatre of the sixties, hut it is still unexpected fare in a suburban playhouse, and it is greatly to the credit of the Richmond Theatre manage ment that this remarkable play is having an out-of-town ...

... DANCERS FROM BOMBAY THE PROGRAMME presented at the Scala on Monday evening last by the Little Ballet Troupe of Bombay differed from those given in the past by Indian companies on their visits to London. Shankar, Gopal and Satabhai. for instance, usually gave us a series of oriental drventissemcnts with one or two items specially chosen to exploit their own stellar virtuosity. The dancers ...

... rTHE Theatre de la Potiniere in Paris, seating 340, has been taken over by a different manage ment and is to reopen after a year in November under a new name. The first play to be given will be a spy story, Plein Gaz pour O.S.S. 117, based on a work by Jean Bruce. The action takes place at an atom-test centre in Nevada. The play will be directed by Robert Manuel. ...

... THE ' was the subject of a talk liven by Peter Moro at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on January 10 and illustrated by lantern slides showing the form of theatres past and to come; in fact, from the Greek amphitheatres to the new Nottingham Playhouse designed by the speaker and yet to be built. Theatre will always be a minority art form. said Mr. Moro, but the health of the theatre ...

... 'Iphigénie en Tauride' AMONG classical operas Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride is still one of the noblest in musico-dramatic conception. A fine musical performance, but a poor production, marked the presentation by the Covent Garden Opera at the start of the company's first Edinburgh Festival appearance. The guest producer, Goran Gen- tde from the Swedish Royal Opera, has settled for a ...

... JOKE OVER SO now we know. While John Whitney and Geof frey Bellman were collecting material for their hygienic, cellophane wrapped, cosy series Harpers West One, they were also observing life in a big store at a deeper (one might say, basement) level. The result was this ATV Drama 61 offering, a neat little story of a practical joke that misfires on its instigators. The trouble was that a ...

... THIS first segment of a four part portrayal of Cuba today (Granada, Friday Sept. 29) had moments of impact of the quality found in a truly great documentary film. It also suffered from some very silly mistakes. A close-up of a shop window full of cans with Russian and Chinese labels created with a sudden sharpness the reality of Soviet influence in Castro's island. The opening sequence a ...

... SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM ASK any newcomer to show business his professional ambition and nine times out of ten he will reply: To be an all-round entertainer-- like Sammy Davis, Jr. After watching the irrepressible Sammy's début on this ATV variety show, a good many people may well have been left wondering why. It certainly did not indicate the range of his talents and even ...