Blogs about: Alma Rattenbury
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For Whom the Cloche Tolls
As Ethel Mannin, rapidly becoming my favourite commentator on the period, states in Young In The Twenties, “The cloche hat has become almost a symbol of the Twenties; it came down to our brows,… more →
Cocktails With Elvira
For Whom the Cloche Tolls
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wrote 1 year ago: As Ethel Mannin, rapidly becoming my favourite commentator on the period, states in Young In The Twe … more →
Scandalous Women and Public Opinion (1) - Edith Thompson
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wrote 1 year ago: Between the Wars there were a number of high-profile murder trials where the accused was female.What … more →
Doctors and Patients (1)
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wrote 1 year ago: The were many perils in pursuing a wild and unconventional lifestyle.Some of these were legal, some … more →
Medical Officer's Report on Elvira Dolores Barney
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wrote 1 year ago: “29th June 1932 Holloway Elvira Dolores Barney Murder Central Criminal Court Sir I beg to stat … more →
Detective Inspector Winter is Unhappy
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wrote 1 year ago: The police thought they had a pretty watertight case against Elvira Barney. However, she was found n … more →
"Cause Célèbre" by Terence Rattigan
wrote 2 years ago: at the Old Vic, Wednesday 8th June 2011 Whilst I’m not utterly convinced that the fuss over Te … more →
Review - Cause Célèbre, Old Vic
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wrote 2 years ago: Tuesday 22nd March 2011: Stephen Sondheim’s 81st birthday (and by an ironic coincidence also A … more →
