17 APRIL 1953, page 13

The Teddy Bear. By James Warren. (st. Martin's.) The First

point is the play's essential pointlessness. A murder has been done, and in the first act the identity of the murderer is made known to the audience. We then sit back and......

- Music Delius And Balakirev The Royal Philharmonic...

at the Festival Hall on April 8th bore the unmistakable imprint of its conductor's taste. In Schubert's sixth symphony Sir Thomas Beecham found a short cut linking the world of......

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Theatre

The Boy Friend. By Sandy Wilson. (Players' Theatre.) Gnus with cloche hats, low-slung waists and high-pitched voices, darting coy glances and squeaking in refined accents,......

Ballet

Veneziana. (Covent Garden.)—Ballets Jooss. (Sadler's Wells.) I ALWAYS regard Andree Howard as a choreographer with two consistent qualities—clarity of intention and the ability......