23 OCTOBER 1959, page 17

Cinema

Upstairs and Downstairs By ISABEL QUIGLY North by Northwest. (Empire.) --Summer Interlude. (Paris- Pullman.) THE Hitchcock guarantee is one of the most foolproof things in an......

Ballet

The Fratricide Squads By CLIVE BARNES The Antigone legend is given almost intact, with that gnarled Theban family tree in full and tortuous flower. The death of Father (Edipus,......

Music

In Defence of Bernstein By DAVID CAIRNS I do not deny that there is a great deal to be said against Bernstein's treatment of the two works; but I would be happier if I could......