5 JULY 1957, page 30

Contemporary Arts

Un-balance Sheet ONE of the obvious signatures of that progress in the arts which is a phenomenon of the postwar decade is the 'ever-open-door' policy at Covent Garden. At one......

Fresh Food Sir,--is Mr. Wace Aware That Registered Egg Pro-

ducers may only sell eggs at the farm gate to persons for consumption in their own household? Before selling eggs to local shops, hotels, etc., registered pro- ducers must......

Sir,—i Am Reluctant To Challenge Taper On The Ques- Tion

of the Liberal vote when the poor chap's maths are clearly not what they were, but his last two comments on the subject really will not do. Since the beginning of 1954, Liberal......

Eleven Plus Sir.—the Impressions Of The Eleven Plus...

'Grammar School Master' are as accurate as they are vivid. Nobody has ever satisfactorily explained why children taking the examination have to sit in an unfamiliar classroom,......

Glyndebourne

Verdi's Falstaff at Glyndebourne is not to be missed. A revival of Carl Ebert's 1955 Edinburgh Festival production, there is very little smell of moth-balls hanging about......