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Dancing in Petersburg: The Memoirs of Kschessinska. Translated by Arnold Haskell. A Touch of Innocence. By Katherine Dunham. Giselle and I. By Alicia Markova.
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Arms for Adonis. By Charlotte Jay.
The SpectatorA .Arms ror Adonis. By Charlotte Jay. (Collinis, 6d.) Quite prCpositerous plot, Wilti English 8rl ept into bonib-throwinlg and gun-running "I thc L ebaunon, to say nothing of...
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[SIR,-Presumably Barbara Wootton would condemn...]
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[SIR,-Lady Wootton could wish that she were not...]
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AND FIGHT AGAIN
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FRINGIE NMEDl)ICINE
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Poltergeist
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'Blackice, the Electric Rembrandt'
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STEAK HOUSES
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[SIR,-I would like to state that all my family and...]
The SpectatorSjit,---l would like to state that all my family and myself have bencfited from chiropractice and it is particularly important to me in the business I am in and with the falls...
[SIR,-May I reply to Mr. K. D. Crow?]
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[SIR,-Those evocative Socialist catch phrases chosen...]
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[SIR,-A correspondent expresses surprise at your...]
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[SIR,-May I refer to Mr. Donleavy's letter in your...]
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O Rare Hoffnung. Come Here Till I Tell You. By Patrick Campbell. A Version of the Truth. By Nicolas Bentley.
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The Importance of Being O'Connor
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