6 JUNE 1952, page 12

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Pure gold, Helen, you were pure gold, And never undervalued, never cold. Uncommon currdncy, your fortune weathers The exchange of foreign values, language, date. But Helen,......

Music Arrea The Halle Orchestra's Dream Of Gerontius -1 Was

reminded of Andre Gide 's answer to the question " Who is the greatest French poet ? " " Victor Hugo, helas ! " sighed Gide, scrupulously honest but wishing that he could hand......

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So Bright the Flame. (Empire.)—The Quiet Man. (Plaza.)— Just Across the Street. (Leicester Square.) DR. EMILY DUNNING was one of the Florence Nightingales of America at the turn......