WEDNESDAY

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 32, 20 January 1939, Page 12

WEDNESDAY

MY day was brightened by @ clever remark made by Mrs. Hariel Leains; who 28 well-Inown aS Fu: 2ZB broad: caster @nd is "opulax } too, 20 New Lealand socioz tircles. Her 'rentark qaS this: {6 1 First or're Joungz them goure wonderfaz for yout #Gge= them 44oU Te dead;: #nedaud

’VE been asked to add to my . . list of ‘Girls Who Are Making the Grade,’"? the name of Dorothea Vautier, who hails from Hamilton. She passed | through Auckland last" week on ‘her way ‘to America-a part-. -honeymoon, part-business trip. -Some .years . ago, Dorothea went: to, Sydney where she did a lot of radio work’... . announeing, recording’ and, as a commentator on women’s affairs. She firmly believes that; although. there are nearly 40 000 New Zealanders in Sydney, there’s room for plenty more, provided they’ve got some initiative and commonsense. _ (But that applies to almost any place, any person.) Now Dorothea Vautier is married to W. lL. ° Power,

graduate in law of the Sydney University. But he abandoned the legal profession for writing and has had several novels published. Twice in. succession has he won the Beauchamp Prize for his essays in literary eritieism, and when he gets. to the United States he intends to take up seenario writing. ; . Among their baggage important' are. letters. of: introduction.’ to several : film. stars. 7 including Ronald . Colman: and . Madeleine* Carroll,: ‘Dorothea is to write-interviews with . film and: other: selebritiés. for: some: Australian: YADERS. 2 SHPAL BERRY BS YHRo ery wie 8B:

._ PALLETOMANES are rubbing their hands in glee over the ‘prospect of the "Covent Garden Russian Bal-* ‘let Company’s visit here in a . week or two. It is without a‘doubt the most important, ballet company ever to leave™ Europe and ‘New Zealand — ‘will see a combination that | even London hasn’t seen yet -Anton Dolin dancing’ with Irina Baronova. Michael Fokine, one of the © world’s greatest choreo-.. graphers is coming, too, and we'll see his famous pantomime ‘‘Cinderella,’’ which is conceived on the huge scale

of the famous old Diaghileft ballets. I do hope this company will inelude, Constant Lambert’s new ballet in the New Zealand repertoire, .It’s called ‘‘Horoseope’’ and I saw its’ first performance at Sadler’s Wells in London last winter. Two of . the dancers were. outstanding and had the audience wild. with, enthusidsm-Pear! . Argyle, .a a most . attractive English girl, and Michael. | Somes,. A nineteen; : year-old a tye th | "Horoscope" -"and despite the fact I saw most of. the ~ well-known * ballets’. at. ~ Covent Garden during the séa- . son-_impressed me. more. than hing I’ve evel seen, any eb os 1 ee & oo