... THE Q CLOUDED VISION On Tuesday was presented here a play in two acts and four scenes by Mary Lumsden entitled Clouded Vision. Played in the consulting room In Wimpole-street of an eminent ophthalmic surgeon, this new play hinges on the success or failure of an operation to graft the cornsa of a person's eye on to that of a blind person. Julie Dennlson. the sister-in-law of Sir Cosmo ...

... BRITISH EQUITY THEATRE CONFERENCE A members' meeting, to receive and discuss the deleqates' report on the recent British Theatre Conference, drew a large number to Victory House on Friday last. Sir Lewis Casson presided, and Gordon Sandison gave a comprehensive account of the proceedings and the resolutions carried under the sponsorship of Equity. The Minister of Health's announce- ment in ...

... BRISTOL PREMIERE FOREVER IN MY HEART At the Little. Bristol, on Mon day. the Rapier Players presented tor the first time on any stage a play by Brenda Green, entitled Forever in My Heart. This play has many faults, but it contains the germ of a good play. The author has. however, paid too much attention to trivialities It opens in a draw ing-room at Putney in May, 1929. A group of young ...

... CARISSIMA Shirl Conway at the Palace. ...

... . Herbert Brenon, a Britisher who had to go to America for recognition and is now one of that country's foremost picture producers, has arrived to discus the scenario of the novel, Sorrell and Son, with the author, Warwick Deeping. Having studied the locations he will return to the States. He hopes to sail for England again in June to make the picture. Unfortu nately, he considers it ...

... . UNIVERSAL. The programmes of future pic tures--the plays and stories that have been or are being made or marred in the studios--are always interesting. Universal's secrets are carried in The Big Book, an elaborate effort that tells us what we have to expect from Carl Lacmmle and his staff until well into 1952. It is beautifully printed in many colours. 44 Back Street will give us the ...

... . An important addition to Cardiff's places of amusement was made on Friday, when this elegant picture house situated in Queen Street, opposite Perk Place and in close proximity to the New And the Empire, was formally opened Under the direction of Mr. Valentine a structure has been raised replete with everything ducive to the comfort of the pa*rons. The main building has an imposing whit ...

... The Bevellers EDINBURGH THE LYCEUM seems to be attached to the seventies this season. After the success of The Comedians, the company has now revived another play in which flapping flares and mohair coats are de rigueur. The Bevellers is the story of a run- of-the-mill working day in a bevelling factory. An explanation of the craft is slipped in incongruously as there is a new boy on his first ...

... SNAPS The 1996 Rose Bruford Memorial Trust Director's Award has been given to Nigel E Higginson from Manchester. He will work at the city's Royal Exchange, Northern Broadsides and Sheffield Crucible. Britain's only indepen dent design course will be holding its end of year exhibition at The Royal National Theatre studio next week. The Motley Theatre Design show will include scale models of ...

... . FILMS SHOWING. Great Britain is not particularly well represented in tho Easter programmes, although a number of players who are popular here have their places on f screen Rookery Nook, the Tom Walls British and Dominions feature, which has already enjoyed a highly tui run at the New Gallery, has started a second at the Astoria. Stewart Romo and Frances Doblo are being seen in. Dark Red ...

... FILM VIEW I PROMISED readers of this column more details of the newly-formed Rapallo Pictures, now in the process of making their first series, an anthology of half-hour plays with the over-all title of Rendezvous. Here thev are. This first venture is partly financed by America's C.B.S. and our own Associated-Rediffusion. C.B.S. will distribute in the Western Hemisphere and A-R in the ...

... VALERY HOVENDENS current production of Macbeth at the Hovenden Theatre Club from Sunday to Friday of this week, prior to a special performance at the George Inn. Southwark, on Saturday afternoon, is virtually the same as that which gained acclaim during their Malta season last December. Inevitably there have had to be some cast changes, and this week sees Viera Shelley making her debut ...