13 FEBRUARY 1953, Page 12

ON Saturday night MoiraShearer returned to Covent Garden after an

absence of some eighteen months. She made her reappearance in Symphonic Variations, and stood out from the indifferent performance of her companions by reason of her extra authority and breadth of movement.. From this particular work it was not possible to say whether or not she had grown in artistic stature, but at the end of this week she is to appear in &see, and then we shall be in a tettet