31 JANUARY 1941, page 11

" Othello." By William Shakespeare. At The Strand Theatre.

THERE can be nothing but praise for Mr. Donald Wolfit's enter- prise in- presenting Othello at full-length. It shows not merely the entinisiasm and determination of his company,......

Country Life

Indoor Branches Early forced flowers tend to be more and more expensive. Branches of spring-flowering shrubs, brought into the house now, wil develop flowers with astonishing......

Land Workers Farmers Generally Must Have Been Relieved By...

intimation that a postponement of the calling up of agricultural workers is under official consideration. Drainage and ploughing are jobs of increasingly urgent importance.......

The Theatre

"The Blue Goose." By Peter Blackmore. At the Comedy Theatre I WASN'T fortunate enough to see Mr. Blackmore's first play, Lot's Wife, but I certainly shall not miss his next. The......

Holly Crop

The holly is one of the features of the English countryside which always astonish foreigners; to Englishmen it is a tradi- tional tree, so that as soon as it lacks . berries it......

In The Garden

Perhaps the commonest mistake among gardeners is wastage of seeds during sowing. There are several ways of making seed go further. With onions and leeks, for example, the sowing......