LOVE LANES, BUT NO LOVERS
·THE HARD CASE OF BLEWBURY
There are eleven
ways to the church in Blowbury. I never saw a village more happily designed for matrimonial ends than this for- gotten hamlet, nestling in the folds of the Berkshire Downs.
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p.m. (Local Time and Weather And Blewbury is determined not Report). to lose its distinction. It has just Le Coq D'Or-Introduction
(Rimsky-Korsakow), sald a decided "No" to the proposed street-lighting scheme. Yet, with Le Coq D'Or Bridal Cortege
(Rimsky-Korsakow), all this solicitude, Blowbury has a record number of spinsters. Suro-Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt). London Symphony Orch: 9600, ly only a shortage of men can be
Philadelphia Symphony Orestra, responsible for so contradictory a state?
It may be, for it is not easy to And Blewbury. If you look for it in the "A.B.C." you find, "Sea Up- ton." On consulting Upton you And "Soo Hampstead Norris."
On seeing Hampstead Norris you find it is necessary to take a train from Paddington. I give this in- formation for what it is worth. Any little thing I can do to de- crease the unmated population of Blewbury.
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the yo yo came into action, It was In transferring Zoo Akins' laugh noticed his luck immediately changed. hit, "The Grook Had a Word for Jle rightaway struck the right num- Them" from the Broadway stage to ber.
It is
cab
prodandrulls. Goldwyn's screen attendants deepened as time went on
Love for Three Orangie (Prokofoff). Hansel and Gretel Overture
(Humperdinck). Philharmonie Symphony Orchestra New York. 7400, Marh Joyeuse (Chabrier-Hinrichs). Dance Slave (Chabrier).
Victor Bymphony Orch. 36037. 8.30-9 p.m. Operatie. Frederica-Little
Roses, Little Flowers
Lebar) Fradorica-Love Will Kies and ftide
Away (Popper and Lehar).
London Symphony Orchestra. 0128.neira" aro
I saw Hampstead Norris, and
Lou Seidl (Soprano) with the I Baw
Palace Theatro Orch, Col. DB260, Upton, and, after 1 walk of two miles across fields, Carmen-Chorus of Cigarette Giria
(Bizot). I saw Blewbury. It was worth Lombardi-O Signore Che Dal Tetto! seeing. I will go as far as to say Natio (Verdi). It was the most attractive village 1 La Scala Chorus of Milan Col. 1800.
ever soon. And the post-Alda (The Fatal Stone). mistress wore an engagement ring. Alda (To Dio! So Pure and Lovely!) Clearly the masculine population is (Verdi). doing what it can.
have
I decided to take a walk roundII Blewbury. I found miles of shel tered paths and Love Lancs. And every hundred yards or so I came upon a "kissing gate."
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not one of those frequent up, to the unfolgned delight of both. And it went en for some time. the original author tearing-his hair The look of concern on the faces of the out in
remained the story of three and they gave free rein to their na ex-Follies beauties with a penchant tive
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play, There Wor stately is a symbol for whatever it is that dignity in the way they retrieved the Greeks had a word for.
their talisman and left the place. discreet silence about that word, those that as a result of the disgraceful
Since the author has maintained a
We have not yet been formed, who know the Greek lexicon and those affair that Sunday bringing the who do not, should, alike, be indebted no into disrepute, the Instru to the film producer. He has clarifica ment has been banned from all fes mystery surrounding Miss Akins' tax shops. But it would not surprise title to the extent of proclaiming that, us if the step has already been whatever the word for them, they are contemplated by fan tan saloon pro- three of a kind.
The stage play was prietors as a measure of aclf-preserva-
tion. not so explicit.
Chief of these sisters-in-art of
Which again goes to prove that Cleopatra is Ina Claire. She has the what is one man's pastine in another's
QUEEN'S SHORTLY. another woman wants him. Madge no candle to this yo o, and we en- role
of Jean who covets no man until poison. The cross-word puzzle holds
and dazzling in their pallid beauty, carded the old love for the rejuvenat. The Evans and
Joan Blondell, youthful tertain no qualms in having dis-spontaneous galety to recommend it. were selected as co-adventuresses with ing Joys of this, Hongkong's latest thoroughly popular. Miss Clair after the producer had craze. scrutinized available hollywood's entire list a
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tells the policeman. The latter looks. duty to his un. "There ain't no fire escape,' and all responsive and social climbing wife Buster says is Hub 7" So HUI ex and live for his efficient and beautiful plains his principle of drama, secretary, a home loving husband finds The film director, a former army himself in the whirlpool of an emo captain, moves his camera with the tional crials. How he surmounts the same directness that he
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For years the balmy airs of Blow- bury have been instinct with "that sweet madness which to the altar leads." It will not be Blewbury's fault if that record number of spinsters is not soon reduced.
Or have the men learnt sense at
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