28 FEBRUARY 1958, page 15

Cubism For Squares

CAN a painter successfully trans- form his vision and talent? I can only think of one instance in the history of art to challenge a belief that he cannot; when one remem- bers......

Horrors Beyond Art

Carve Her Name with Pride. rt , (Leicester Square Theatre.) Carve Her Name with Pride (direc- tor: Lewis Gilbert) is a story of courage, the courage that sent a young London......

Mr. Lear's Tragedy

THAT tiresome old saloon-bar comedian Charles Lamb was right about one thing—King Lear is un- actable. Though it is not fashion- able now to say so aloud. Shake- speare is......