5 FEBRUARY 1972, Page 23

The Spectator ' s Arts round-up oP"in et another lunchtime theatre club

is rtiY 7) • g n London on Monday (Feb-: the Act Inn, which is on the kst floor of the Duke of Argyll pub in InGrpe,akt Windmill Street. Founder -""ers include Jonathan Miller, Judi wench and her husband Michael 12llliarn5. First13 laY (performances at plen,..15 and 1.15) is Leon Rosselson's the Grctss. Don't Play Elephant Games on '"e Threepenny Opera, the Brechteill treatment of The Beggars' Opera, revived the . on Thursday (February 10) at tran 'tiriee of Wales, in a new nes slation by Hugh MacDiarmid. VaJeesma edgrave plays Polly Peachum, ineiud is•Macheath, and the cast also Annie Ross, Barbara Windsor, ictor Baddeley, Ronald Radd, Maddern and Lon Satton. 6 Last in the series of Word and Image 1.,e2oitions at the National Book welue, Albemarle Street, Opens on nesclaY (February 9) and is devoted to the work of the poet, painter, engraver David Jones, compiled by Douglas Cleverdon.

• New three-part exhibition just opened at the Hayward Gallery on South Bank features the bronzes of Joan Miro, the paintings of Mark Rothko and the architectural designs of Gerrit Rietveld.

• Devotees of that captivating chanteuse Juliette Greco will have already arranged to make their devotions at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday week (February 11); those who have yet to fall captive to her spell (which means those who have not yet seen her) are advised that Mlle Greco's appearances here are rare.

11) Nureyev and Fonteyn dance Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden three times next week (Thursday and twice on Saturday), but, of course, if you don't have tickets already, it means queuing for standing room and returns (if any).