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The Passing Show [Summer 1931] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

8 · Get Out · Will Scott · ss
11 · Dark Horses Run Deep · Ashley Sterne · ss
14 · A Storm in a Tea-Cup · H. F. Maltby · ss
18 · The Tourist Rush to America · Robert Benchley · es Liberty Sep 27 1930
22 · Beds · Groucho Marx · ar; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
25 · The Duplissity of Emmie Rees · Mossford Oliver · ss
27 · A Question of Conscience · F. Morton Howard · ss
30 · The Fate of a Rat · M. O. Sale · ss; crime story.
36 · Romance · J. Bernard MacCarthy · ss; illustrated by Inder Burns
40 · Sundered Hearts · Colin Howard · ss
44 · The Isle of Efficiency · Hector Hutt · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell
48 · A Day in the Country · Anthony Grey · ss; humorous sf: set in 1999, a Corporation has bought Britain, dismissed all the natives and turned it into a theme park!
52 · The Truth About Phelps · H. L. McNally · ss
56 · Whose Ball? · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss
58 · Ambition · Leslie T. Barnard · vi
60 · Little Manuel’s Egg · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; illustrated by Roy Morgan
64 · A Summery Judgment · A. A. Thomson · ss

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; spoof fairy tale.; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
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 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

The New Passing Show
Title changed from The Passing Show.

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? · Anon. · ar [Ramsey 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 [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 [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 [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 [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; south-seas stories by Australian author.; illustrated by W. R. S. Stott
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 [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 [Neville Chamberlain]
8 · Private Lives 4: The Man Behind the Budget · Private Secretary · ar [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 [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 [J. M. Barrie]
9 · Nevermore · Octavus Roy Cohen · vi Collier’s Aug 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 [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 [Augustus John]
9 · Masquerade · E. M. Winch · ss
10 · The First American Makes Good · John Copper · ar [Big Chief White Horse Eagle]
11 · Up from Nothing · Louis McQuilland · ar
13 · Milk of the Moon [Chullunder Ghose] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure Oct 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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Lord Astor; 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.

The Passing Show [v1, #11, June 4, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Do You Know You? · R. W. Thompson · ar
6 · I Interview Napoleon · Wilfrid Webster · ar; although presented as an article the interview is revealed to be in a dream so this is really fiction.
8 · Cricket Is So Vulgar · H. W. Seaman · ar
9 · The Church’s Own Film Studios · Canon Dearmer · ar
10 · Secrets of Society No. 5: Mayfair’s Hard-Boiled Debutantes · Barbara Cartland · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania
13 · Her Husband’s Mother · Elinor Mordaunt · ss
17 · Private Lives 11: The Man with the Golden Pen · Private Secretary · ar [Noel Coward]
18 · The Terror Trophy · J. Murray Smith · ar; about Isle of Man TT race.
20 · Old-Fashioned Nonsense · Douglas Newton · ss
22 · I Have Hidden the Czar’s Jewels · One-Two-Nine · ar; claims the Russian crown jewels are hidden somewhere.
26 · Animals Prefer Women · Craven Hill · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #12, June 11, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Your Pleasure Quest · Ursula Bloom · ar
6 · The Weather Makes Us What we Are · Harry Fowler · ar
8 · —But Cricket Is a Gospel · A. G. Gardiner · ar
9 · Refuse to Be Lonely · Margery Lawrence · ar
10 · Secrets of Society No. 6: Mayfair’s Manikins · Barbara Cartland · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania
12 · Private Lives 12: The Prince of Two Worlds · Private Secretary · ar [The Aga Khan]
13 · For This Woman · A. W. Marsden · ss
18 · I Fight Old Man Gorilla · Attilio Gatti · ar
20 · Author! Author! · Maurice Cowan · ss
26 · Pets with Wooden Legs · Ritchie Calder · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #13, June 18, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · How the Royal Family Works, 1: The King—Business Man · H. Kingsley Long · ar
9 · Shakespeare Is in Our Blood · John Drinkwater · ar
10 · Line-Up · Valentine Williams · ss; detective story.
12 · A Crooner’s Inquest · Ashley Sterne · ar
13 · Roaring River · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss Liberty Apr 2 1932; romance set in Australia.
17 · Private Lives 13: The Sphinx of Wimbledon · Private Secretary · ar [Helen Wills Moody]
18 · My Pilgrimage to Mecca · Ahmed Abdullah · ar
20 · That’s All the Critics Know · Will Scott · ss
22 · Exploring the Uncanny, 1: Black Dogs and Phantom Birds · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about local superstitions and hauntings.
24 · Secrets of Society No. 7: Mayfair’s Happy Mothers · Barbara Cartland · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #14, June 25, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · How the Royal Family Works, 2: King George: Servant of His Subjects · H. Kingsley Long · ar
8 · Waking Up Wimbledon · Herbert Farjeon · ar
9 · My Exciting Life · Basil Tozer · ar
10 · Behind the Scenes at Wimbledon · D. M. B. Collier · ar
13 · Bridge of Fate · Gaston Vincent · ss; western.
17 · Private Lives 14: Mussolini and His Cat · Private Secretary · ar; in which we learn about Mussolini’s pet Persian cat, the only animal he respects because of it is ruthless, like himself.
18 · Perishable Goods · Will Scott · ar; which considers just how long the wonders of the modern world will last.
20 · His One Bad Habit · Michael Arabian · ss
22 · Exploring the Uncanny, 2: Speed King’s “Spirit Warnings” · J. Wentworth Day · ar

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