23 JANUARY 1959, page 13

Theatre

Shades of. the Prison-House By ALAN BRIEN The Rose Tattoo. (New.) THE best parodies of Tennessee Williams are written by Ten- ) could be said that he writes nessee Williams. In......

Opera

Puccini's Demi-monde By DAVID CAIRNS But that is not quite the point. So long as Puccini stays on this plane and avoids preten- tiousness, he is excellent, a minor master. That......