30 MAY 1969, page 22

Lottie In Wetzlar

OPERA JOHN HIGGINS It was in Wetzlar, in 1772, that Goethe first met Charlotte Buff and fell half in love with her while still reserving a good deal of affec- tion for himself......

At A Rakish Angle

BALLET CLEMENT CRISP Captain Gronow records the story of a young lover forced to take refuge in a grandfather clock when his mistress's husband suddenly returns. He dutifully......