13 JULY 1956, Page 30

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 335 Set by Blossom

When Dryden wrote the comedy Mar- riage a la Mode, the theme of the plot was revealed in the first lines of the lyric with which the play opens:

Why should a foolish marriage vow. Which long ago was made, Oblige us to each other now, When passion is decayed?

A prize of six guineas is offered ft,r a lyric (limit: 16 lines) suited to the modern cinemagoer, to introduce the film of any one of Shakespeare's plays. Entries, addresped 'Spectator Competition No. 335,' 99 Gobver Street, London, WCI, by July 24. Results on August 3.