... then left for the United States shortly after the outbreak of war and engaged in adventur ous tours both there and in South America before the company reassembled for a short time until Jooss returned to Germany. By this time married, Jack and Joy danced ...

... research into plays from both sides of the Atlantic and for reminding us that percep tions differed between Britain and America, the former less affected by the AIDS epidemic which brought about dozens of American plays, few of which reached this country ...

... fun COMPILED BY PETER HEPPLE Stephen M Silverman has done us something of a service by reminding us that female comedy in America has always been several jumps ahead of Britain. Right from the early days of the silent screen there have been comediennes ...

... discourse. Considering O'Neill's family background, it is evident that he was messed up from childhood. His father was one of America's most popular actors, often away from home, his mother was a morphine addict, for which Eugene felt himself responsible, ...

... HEPPLE There was a time, at the end of the Second World War, when Harry James represented everything that was exciting about America. Here was a good-looking young man, clutching a shiny trumpet which he played with power, sweetness and phenomenal technique ...