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The Passing Show [Christmas 1931] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 12 · The Magic Potion · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; spoof fairy tale. 16 · The Man from 1880 · Will Scott · ss; too brief a story about the survivor of a shipwreck 51 years before who lived on a remote island and only now returns to civilization. 20 · Celebrities Up-to-date · F. Morton Howard · hu 22 · The Idol · Herbert Helps · vi 24 · Null and Void · F. A. J. Godfrey · hu 28 · Biffin on Taste [Reginald Drake (aka Percy) Biffin] · Harry Graham · ss; illustrated by Arthur Watts 33 · Pepys Into My Past · Anthony Grey · ss 37 · A Strange Christmas Party · W. A. Sweeney · ss 40 · How the Elephant Forgot · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw 44 · Wilkins Walks · Owen Oliver · ss 48 · My Christmas Story · F. A. J. Godfrey · vi 52 · Routine · J. Bernard MacCarthy · ss 56 · Jimmy Bawcutt’s Dilemma · C. Hedley Barker · ss 60 · The Strange Conduct of Septimus Plumm · Hector Hutt · ss 64 · The Heart of a Beer Baron · Dudley Hoys · ss 68 · A Christmas Home Page · Dudley Clark · hu 70 · Saint Kinnahaun and the Cow · Colin Howard · ss

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The New Passing Show [v1, #1 (New Series), March 26, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Are You Afraid? · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Ramsay MacDonald]; on the Age of Speed, technology and progress, probably editorially written, but with contributions from J. Roland Robinson, Rebecca West and Sir Robert MacAlpine. 6 · Private Lives 1: JRM of No.10 · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Ramsay MacDonald] 7 · Under the Eiderdown · Joan Conquest · ss 10 · Taming Deadly Shrews · E. P. Jakobi · ar; about a woman’s prison at Maria Nostra run by Nuns. 13 · Time Will Abolish Marriage · Ethel Mannin · ar; a prophetic article which concludes that one day marriage will be outmoded. 14 · Alfonso: Part 1: I Am a King Not a Conspirator · Grand Duke Alexander of Russia · ar [Ref. King Alfonso of Spain] 17 · Pierre · Fannie Hurst · ss 18 · Shall I Weather a Leap Year? · Godfrey Winn · ar 19 · Startling Thoughts of a Great Mind · J. B. S. Haldane · ar 20 · The Old Diplomacy Is Dead · W. N. Ewer · ar; “behind the scenes at Geneva.” 22 · Can We Laugh at Hannah? · Constance Waller · ar; compares the lives of women in the 1890s with the 1930s. 24 · Not So Safe · George Godwin · ar; about earthquakes. 26 · My Search for Three Lost Explorers · A. H. Morris · ar; about the Colonel Fawcett expedition. Morris believed Fawcett was still alive.

The New Passing Show [v1, #2 (New Series), April 2, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Do Women Shirk Equality? · Storm Jameson · ar 6 · Private Lives 2: The Human Fortress—Hindenburg · Private Secretary · ar 7 · No Place for a Woman · Elinor Mordaunt · ss 12 · Oh, My Aunt! · Ellen Wilkinson · ar; about female emancipation. 13 · A Doctor—Quick! · R. W. Thompson · ar 14 · Alfonso: Part 2 · Grand Duke Alexander of Russia · ar [Ref. King Alfonso of Spain] 17 · One Man’s Meat · George Godwin · ss 18 · Elstree Is So Exasperating · Elissa Landi · ar; comparing the British film industry with Hollywood. 19 · Supermen or Ants · Prof. Julian Huxley · ar; about population growth, rejuvenation, eugenics. 21 · Is It Worth It? · Will Scott · ar; looks at scientific progress and yet how unsatisfied humans are. 22 · Pretty Girls Pay Best · F. E. Baily · ar 24 · Sun-bathing at the South Pole · Frank Worsley · ar 26 · £6,000 a Year from £100 Down · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about the money in greyhound racing.

The New Passing Show [v1, #3 (New Series), April 9, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Is this a Portrait of You? · Andrew Dakers · ar; about the stress arising from fear of lateness. 8 · Only Dogs Dare · Ettore Vanoni · ar 9 · Evidence · Will Scott · ss 10 · Private Lives 3: The Bearded Banker · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Montagu Norman]; about the Governor of the Bank of England. 13 · Our Roman Holidays · Hannen Swaffer · ar; about the appeal of boxing. 15 · Sea Pig and the Mermaid · F. Rhodes Farmer · ss; illustrated by W. R. S. Stott; south-seas stories by Australian author. 18 · I Am the World’s Worst Mother · Charlotte Haldane · ar 19 · A Judge Sums Up · Justice McCardie · ar; views on the legal independence of women. 20 · “Shooting” Our Great Men · Dim Pares · ar 22 · All Women Will Be Beautiful · Pamela Frankau · ar 24 · Alfonso: Part 3: A Son of Spain · Grand Duke Alexander of Russia · ar [Ref. King Alfonso of Spain] 30 · Shall We Become Giants? · George Godwin · ar

The New Passing Show [v1, #4 (New Series), April 16, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Why Grow up a Fool? · F. E. Baily · ar 6 · Confessions of a Gambler [Part 1 of 3] · S. Beach Chester · ar [Ref. Neville Chamberlain] 8 · Private Lives 4: The Man Behind the Budget · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Neville Chamberlain] 9 · The Flight · Serge Tchernine · ss 10 · Secrets of Holloway · Ex-Prisoner C4-60 · ar; the original ’bad girls’! An ex female convict’s experiences of prison. 11 · Thinks of War—Food—Children—and His Unwanted Earldom · Bertrand Russell · ar 13 · The Lion’s Mouth · Mrs. Belloc Lowndes · ss 16 · What My Son Taught Me · Ursula Bloom · ar 17 · The Third Degree · Robin Douglas · ar 18 · Our Flying Map Makers · H. Kingsley Long · ar 20 · We Misters Love a Lord · H. W. Seaman · ar 22 · Alfonso: Part 4: “I Have Not Abdicated” · Grand Duke Alexander of Russia · ar [Ref. King Alfonso of Spain] 26 · Human Sacrifice · John Copper · ar

The New Passing Show [v1, #5 (New Series), April 23, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Master or Moke?—You Choose · R. W. Thompson · ar 6 · Confessions of a Gambler [Part 2 of 3] · S. Beach Chester · ar 8 · Private Lives 5: Peter Pan · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. J. M. Barrie] 9 · Nevermore · Octavus Roy Cohen · vi Collier’s August 29 1931 10 · My Beauty Is a Curse · Anegla Joyce · ar; by the then Miss England beauty queen. 11 · Why Not a World Cup Final? · A Man in the Crowd · ar 13 · The Boat Train · B. L. Jacot · ss 17 · The Sea Poachers · Jasper Power · ar 18 · Lions Stalk My Car · Marcuswell Maxwell · ar 20 · Sad Fun · Ethel Mannin · ar 22 · Playing with Death for a Living · F. W. Fitzsimmons · ar; about a snake farm. 24 · Alfonso: Part 5: When a King Leaves His Throne · Grand Duke Alexander of Russia · ar [Ref. King Alfonso of Spain]

The New Passing Show [v1, #6 (New Series), April 30, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Don’t Believe It! · George Godwin · ar; about superstitions. 6 · Too Much News · Will Scott · ar 8 · Private Lives 6: The Last Bohemian · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Augustus John] 9 · Masquerade · E. M. Winch · ss 10 · The First American Makes Good · John Copper · ar [Ref. Big Chief White Horse Eagle] 11 · Up from Nothing · Louis McQuilland · ar 13 · Milk of the Moon [Chullunder Ghose] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure October 1 1931, as “The Babu” 16 · Women I Want to Murder · Godfrey Winn · ar 17 · How Children Have Altered · Marcus Adams · ar 18 · It’s Safety Last Week with Them · J. Murray Smith · ar 20 · Alfonso: Part 6: Kings Think of Tomorrow · Grand Duke Alexander of Russia · ar [Ref. King Alfonso of Spain] 22 · Confessions of a Gambler [Part 3 of 3] · S. Beach Chester · ar

The New Passing Show [v1, #7, May 7, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Forgive Me · Hannen Swaffer · cl; on housewife slavery. 6 · Secrets of Society No. 1: Black Mass in Mayfair · Barbara Cartland · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 8 · Tin Cans and Coronets · Mary Collins · ar; facetious look at peers. 9 · Lucky to Be British · Beverley Nichols · ar 10 · Women Mean to Run America · Shaw Desmond · ar 13 · The Murder Game · Herbert Adams · ss 17 · Private Lives 7: Billion Dollar Ambassador · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Andrew Mellon] 18 · Demons of the Himalayas · F. S. Smythe · ar 20 · Phone Cannibal 0001 · Hugh Pilcher · vi; science-fiction, able to beam radiation through the phone to disintegrate matter. 22 · Fortunes Stakes on the Turn of a Card · S. Beach Chester · ar 27 · The Enemy of the Bush · R. W. Thompson · ar

The New Passing Show [v1, #8, May 14, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Note that from the following issue the NEW is dropped from the title. Interesting the cover was reproduced in issue 8 and that showed it with NEW in the title. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Laughing Strictly Prohibited · Andrew Dakers · ar 6 · Secrets of Society No. 2: Mayfair Spoof Weddings · Barbara Cartland · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 8 · Hiking in Four Inch Heels · Ralph Michaelis · ar 9 · Our Homes Are Moral Castles · Rev. F. Townley Lord · ar 10 · America Is Jazzing to Death · Shaw Desmond · ar 13 · Behind the Clay Mask · John Copper · ss 17 · Private Lives 8: The Blue-Eyed Princess · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Princess Ingrid of Sweden] 18 · Split Seconds · Thomas H. Wisdom · ar; about people whose work involves them travelling at over 100mph. 20 · What’s in a Name? · Alice Williamson · ss 22 · Fighting the Man-Eaters · A. J. Siggins · ar 24 · Silent Monks · George Bilainkin · ar 26 · Why There’s a Good Time Coming · Prof. A. M. Low · ar; Low looks forward to cheap fuel!

The Passing Show Title changed from The New Passing Show.

The Passing Show [v1, #9, May 21, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · You Are the Censor · F. E. Baily · ar 6 · Secrets of Society No. 3: Freak Parties of Mayfair · Barbara Cartland · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 8 · Women Can Drive · Charlotte Haldane · ar 9 · Would Shakespeare Starve Today? · Rebecca West · ar 10 · Among the Wheels of the Divorce Machine · Junior Counsel · ar 13 · It Pays to Be Good · Ivor Brown · ss 17 · Private Lives 9: The Duke of Westmillions · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Duke of Westminster] 18 · Nature Said: 8 Miles an Hour · Will Scott · ar; looks at various speed records. 20 · Double Sentence · John Chancellor · ss; about the invention of a deadly new gas. 22 · Thrills before the Flower Show · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about plant hunters.

The Passing Show [v1, #10, May 28, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼″ x 12″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Why Worship the Past? · Hamilton Fyfe · ar; about antiques. 6 · Secrets of Society No. 4: Mayfair’s Paid Hostesses · Barbara Cartland · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 8 · The Dishonours List · Herbert Farjeon · ar; about the opposite of the Honours’ system. 9 · The Husbands Habit · Sylvia Thompson · ar; about divorce. 10 · Wake up and Dream · R. L. Mégroz · ar; interpreting dreams. 13 · The Girl and the Gold · George Gaston Vincent · ss 17 · Private Lives 10: The Racing Puritan (and Her Husband) · Private Secretary · ar [Ref. Lord & Lady Astor] 18 · Fortunes on Four Legs · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about horse racing. 20 · The First Law · George Godwin · ss; a crime story, not involving robotics! 22 · The Great Houses Are Empty · Norman Hillson · ar 24 · Waitresses Understand Men · D. M. B. Collier · ar 28 · Up Death River · John Copper · ar; the Sepik River, New Guinea.