28 AUGUST 1959, page 12

Ballet

Pretty Deaths By CLIVE BARNES THE ballet Giselle is probably the ultimate litmus-paper for the ballerina-actress, not so much for the opportunities offered by its title role—......

Art

Ape or Essence By SIMON HODGSON A LOT has been said here recently about the value and necessity of good workman- ship in works of art. This is not to deprecate experimental......