23 AUGUST 1957, page 17

Ely 6pertator

AUGUST 25, 1832 AN eccentric gentleman was brought before Mr. Sergeant Sellon, the other day, charged with the en- tirely novel offence of over-abundant compassion for the poor,......

Contemporary Arts

Mixture as Before EDINBURGH, SO far, has not been at its best. Torrents of rain have bedraggled the 'con- temporary' Chinese lanterns in Princes Street, drowned the Tattoo and......

Patterns Of Ballet

THE recent appearance in London of five out of the small handful of English ballet companies in existence seems to indicate that ballet, both as art and as enter- tainment, is......