(to 14.00)
The Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers presents the latest fashions for spring and summer. Programme arranged by Betty Spurling and described by Anne Scott-James.
The Embassy Ballet (Directed by Molly Lake) presents The Last Curtain
Presented by D. H. Munro and full corps de ballet
The story is of ballet a hundred years ago Theophile Gautier, great ballet critic of the day, writes his impressions of the farewell performance of a famous ballerina, Emilienne Lagrange. He reads his words, and the scene fades to part of Mile. Lagrange's actual performance. The curtain falls, and Dupont and the ballet-master pay her homage. It rises again on preparation for the dress-rehearsal of the ballerina who is to take over her part. All the usual trials, tribulations, and quarrels of a dress rehearsal ensue: but the new ballerina acquits herself admirably, immediately receiving the ballet-master's approbation, even Lagrange's discarded bouquet. The tired company depart. The forgotten ballerina returns; she looks around the empty stage, and realises that it is indeed her last curtain.
Leslie Hardern, well known for his talks on design in 'Woman's Hour', has been sent many practical ideas from women listeners. He illustrates some of these by models and drawings, and shows examples of well-designed and badly-designed domestic equipment which can be seen in shops at the present time.
(sound only)
(to 22.15)
