6 AUGUST 1948, page 13

The Cinema

4 , Nightmare Alley." (Plaza.)—"Ride the Pink Horse." (New Gallery.)—" The Pirate." (Empire.) Nightmare Alley sets out to prove, in an original setting, that though you can fool......

Contemporary Arts

THE THEATRE " The Glass Menagerie." By Tennessee Williams. (Haymareet.) IT is odd to reflect that Shakespeare never wrote a play about family life, unless you count The Taming......

Music

THE most interesting of the Proms so far has been the Bach-Hoist concert on July 27th. Ronald Smith played the F minor " piano " concerto quite exceptionally well, thanks to an......