30 JANUARY 1932, page 11

The Cinema

"Un Soir de Italic " : At the Rialto. GEORGIE, a simple though a strapping fisherman, goes to Paris : is involved in a raid (what they were raiding is— fortunately, perhaps—not......

!` Volpone." Adapted By Stefan Zweig From Ben Jonson's...

Presented by the Venturers' Society. Volpone is not Ben Jonson's best comedy. It is over- weighted with satire ; it has too tart a tang. Even in its most extravagant moments we......

The Theatre

"While Parents Sleep." A Comedy by Anthony Kimmins. At the Royalty Theatre. IT is one of the privileges, as well as one of the duties, of a successful writer of comedy to be......

Correspondence

A Letter from Berlin [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Germany to-day is like a beleaguered city. Dr. Beating, the Chancellor, fills the role of commander of the garrison......