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The Passing Show [v4, #157, March 23, 1935] (Odhams Press, 3d, 96pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) 20th Birthday Spring Double Number. Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 9 · Roads Safe for You · Frank D. Long & B. L. Jacot · ar [George Bernard Shaw; Leslie Hore-Belisha, M.P.]; the views of George Bernard Shaw (interviewed by Long) and Leslie Hore-Belisha, M.P. (interviewed by Jacot). 12 · Sir John Stoops to Conquer · Warwick Deeping · ss 15 · It’s an Old English Custom! · Anon. · ar; photographic article. 16 · The Pageant of the Passing Show · [The Editor] · ar 20 · Loaded Dice · Joan Conquest · ss 24 · Forever Outdoors! · George Lansbury, M.P. · ar 29 · The Great Bass Feud · Leslie McFarlane · ss 37 · Springs Are Here · Miles Henslow · ar 41 · Come-Back to Home Farm · Winifred Graham · ss 43 · Tangerines for Teresina · Luigi Pirandello · ss 51 · Room Number Four [Part 1 of 7] · Will Scott · sl 56 · Only Woman on the Job · The Private Secretary · ar [Rachel Crowdy] 58 · True Life Stories: Little Eva’s Lincoln · Anon. · ts 60 · Riding for a Fortune · Anon. · ar; half a page only. 62 · Going Through the Mill · Warney Cresswell · ar 64 · Widder Muttle’s Misfortune · S. L. Bensusan · ss 68 · Woman to Woman: A Spring Clear Is Better Than a Spring Clean · Berta Ruck · ar 70 · The Red Indians’ Amazing Revenge! · E. O. Hoppe · ar 73 · We Live on Trees · Claude F. Luke · ar 76 · This Really Happened: Golden Mile · Anon. · ts 78 · When Worlds Collide [Part 17 of 17] · Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie · n. The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1932 (+5); sub-titled “The Defeat of the Midianites”. Final episode. 88 · Detectives Don’t Always Detect It! · Edwin T. Woodhall · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #158, March 30, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Men, Women and Beasts · Hans Brick (as told to R. W. Thompson) · ar 7 · Room Number Four [Part 2 of 7] · Will Scott · sl; sub-titled “The Missing Parson”. 10 · Country Cameo: Echoes of the Morning · S. L. Bensusan · ar 11 · Mrs. Smith’s Crown Jewels! · Miles Henslow · ar 14 · Poor Em’ly Fidgett [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 16 · Cottage in Spain · H. J. Deverson · ss 22 · Miranda—Jungle Bandit · G. M. Dyott · ts 26 · Without Weapons · Stephen Phillips · ss 28 · What It Means to You: Roosevelt & Wages · Francis Williams · ar 30 · The Gentle Art of Motoring with the Children · Naomi Mitchison · ar 32 · This Really Happened: The Box of Fortune · J. M. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #159, April 6, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 5 · Gamblers Cannot Stop · Ben Ames Williams · ss 9 · Adored by Fifty Million Women · Ellen Wilkinson · ar 10 · Men, Women and Beasts, 2: Jaguar! His Roar Is Law · Hans Brick (as told to R. W. Thompson) · ar 13 · Shrew’s Husband · Guillan Hopper · ss 14 · The Marriage Noose · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss 16 · Chain-Smoker in Foam Bath · The Private Secretary · ar [Mustapha Kemal] 21 · This Really Happened: One Pound on a Horse / Gas-Proof Gus / Second Meeting · Anon. · ts 22 · True Life Stories: The Man I Killed · Anon. · ts 24 · Why Fear a Driving Test? · B. L. Jacot · ar 26 · Woman to Woman: Wives Under Canvas · Henrietta Leslie · cl 28 · Room Number Four [Part 3 of 7] · Will Scott · sl; episode sub-titled “Miss Willow to the Rescue”. 30 · Country Cameo: A Home of Rest · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #160, April 13, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Have You Been to Britain? · S. P. B. Mais · ar 8 · Angel Into Lady [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 10 · What It Means to You: Steel Is Bright · Francis Williams · ar 11 · Men, Women and Beasts, 3: An Order for 80 Alligators · Hans Brick (as told to R. W. Thompson) · ar 14 · The Face from the Past · Frank King · ss 16 · Private Lives: Alfred Duff-Cooper · Anon. · ar; this is no longer attributed to “Private Secretary”. 22 · The Terrible 15th of April · Commander Lightoller · ts; about the Titanic by the only surviving officer. 26 · Room Number Four [Part 4 of 7] · Will Scott · sl; sub-titled “Woman in the Case”. 30 · A Woman Needs a Garden · Denise Robins · ar 31 · Country Cameo: The Thrush Comes Back · S. L. Bensusan · ar 32 · This Really Happened: A Bluff, Honest Fellow · R. S. W. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #161, April 20, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 5 · Tempest in a Suburb · B. L. Jacot · ss 8 · The Lost 20 Years of Your Life · Gerald Heard · ar 9 · Country Cameo: The Vengeance of Miss Wales · S. L. Bensusan · ss 10 · Wheels within Wheels · Miles Henslow · ss 11 · Men, Women and Beasts, 4: Besieged by Rainbow Apes · Hans Brick (as told to R. W. Thompson) · ar 14 · Diamond Camp · Lawrence G. Green · ss 16 · Private Lives: Queen of the Stage · Anon. · ar [Marie Tempest] 22 · The Mad Prospector · Anon. · ts 24 · Room Number Four [Part 5 of 7] · Will Scott · sl; sub-titled “A Trap for John Fenwick”. 30 · Woman to Woman: A Child Can See the World · Berta Ruck · cl 32 · This Really Happened: The Saving of Santa / Lucky Poster / A Welcome Gift · Anon. · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #162, April 27, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Greatest Flights of All · W. J. Passingham · ar 7 · The Man with Dangerous Eyes · Barré Lyndon · ss; fantasy: a man who can levitate objects. 10 · Country Cameo: The News · S. L. Bensusan · ar 11 · Men, Women and Beasts, 5: From Tiger to Typhoon—and back! · Hans Brick (as told to R. W. Thompson) · ar 14 · The Skeleton at the Feast [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 16 · Broken Spectacles · W. A. Sweeney · ss; crime story. 22 · The Gentle Shark · Anon. · ts 24 · Room Number Four [Part 6 of 7] · Will Scott · sl; sub-titled “The Squeaking Door”. 26 · What It Means to You: Why Dictators Arm · Francis Williams · ar 30 · Politics Pays a Woman · Ellen Wilkinson · ar 32 · This Really Happened: The Body in the Box · P. J. B. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #163, May 4, 1935] (Odhams Press, 3d, 80pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) “Summer & Jubilee Double Number”. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · One Reign, 1: When the World Changed · Hannen Swaffer · ar [George V] 10 · Say “Mary, Darling!” · Kathleen Norris · ss 14 · What It Means to You: Eyes East · Francis Williams · ar 16 · Good Figures Keep a New Industry in the Swim · J. Murray Smith · ar 18 · The Emancipation of Mrs. Morley · Clemence Dane · ss; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 22 · I’m Puzzled · Fred Perry · ar 24 · Summer Ghosts · S. P. B. Mais · ar 27 · The House of Darkness [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv The American Magazine Feb 1935 37 · Big Money in the Jubilee Weather · K. C. Spiers · ar 39 · Weaker Vessels · Roland Pertwee · ss 42 · Private Lives: This Moore of Grace · Anon. · ar [Grace Moore] 47 · Pistols for Two · Stephen Phillips · ss 52 · Men, Women and Beasts, 6: Shanghaied to Hunt Wales · Hans Brick (as told to R. W. Thompson) · ar 55 · The Lost Donkey · George Manning-Sanders · ss 56 · Joe Sing’s Reward · Anon. · ts 58 · Any Fool Can Fly · Oscar E. Millard · ar 59 · Did You Drop That Match? · A. J. Forrest · ar 60 · Mr. Blite Takes Tea · S. L. Bensusan · ss 64 · A Woman’s Dream Holiday · Henrietta Leslie · ar 67 · Murderers Fight the Microscope · Edwin T. Woodhall · ar; about scientific detection. 69 · Selling the Seaside · Nancy Debenham · ar 72 · Room Number Four [Part 7 of 7] · Will Scott · sl 78 · Housekeeping for 100,000 Butterflies · Nol Head · ar 80 · Calamity Misses the Front Page · Frank D. Long · ar 84 · This Really Happened: Two Men on a ’Bus · M. H. · ts 84 · This Really Happened: Three Years After · B. B. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #164, May 11, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Say It with Bears · B. L. Jacot · ss 8 · One Reign, 2: Twenty-Five Years of “Debunking” · Hannen Swaffer · ar 10 · The Invisible Music Hall · K. C. Spiers · ar; about television. 11 · Awaiting Instructions · Holloway Horn · ss 12 · Pen Before Wicket! · A County Club Secretary · ar 14 · Alone in the House · W. A. Sweeney · ss; a mock-ghost story. 16 · Private Lives: “Mr. Speaker, Sir...” · Anon. · ar [Edward A. Fitzroy] 21 · Little Man of the Law · J. R. Jarvie · ar 22 · This Really Happened: Blackmail First · E. H. · ts 22 · This Really Happened: After the Ball · C. W. · ts 24 · Men, Women and Beasts, 7: A Steam-Roller in a Race · Hans Brick (as told to R. W. Thompson) · ar 26 · The Misses Marigold · Katherine Foss · ss 28 · Country Cameo: A Memory of March · S. L. Bensusan · ar 30 · Get Your Money’s Worth of Health · Daphne Clare · ar 32 · The Race for Love · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #165, May 18, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · How to Save 2,000 Lives Every Summer · Carl Olsson · ar 7 · Deep Water Preferred · Richard Howells Watkins · ss 11 · One Reign, 3: Twenty-Five Years of Practice with Wings · Hannen Swaffer · ar 14 · Fortune’s Spy [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 16 · Albert Wort’s Idea · W. A. Sweeney · ss 22 · The Pauper Princess · Anon. · ts 24 · What’s Your Hobby? · J. Murray Smith · ar 26 · Life Is Very Odd · Josephine Bentham · ss 30 · “Work Is Fun to Mummy and Me” · Helen Simpson · ar 30 · Country Cameo: A Countryman’s Memorial · S. L. Bensusan · ar 32 · This Really Happened: Raft of the Doomed · W. M. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #166, May 25, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · 15 Young Men from the South · I. A. R. Peebles · ar; about South Africa’s cricketers. 7 · Just Commonplace Lovers · Owen Archer · ss 10 · One Reign, 4: Twenty-Five Years and What Have Women Done · Hannen Swaffer · ar 13 · Private Lives: The Very Kind Archbishop · Anon. · ar [Arthur Hinsley]; about the Archbishop of Westminster. 14 · Cinquo the Great · Frank Howe · ss 16 · Country Cameo: “’Ware Fox!” · S. L. Bensusan · ar 21 · Sweet Dreams · Dudley Hoys · ss 22 · Fleet Street Conspiracy · Anon. · ts 24 · Queen Elizabeth’s Petticoats · D. M. B. Collier · ar 25 · What It Means to You: Mortgage Rates · Francis Williams · ar 26 · The Measured Mile · Michael Home · ss 30 · She Beautifies Cars · Henrietta Leslie · ar 32 · This Really Happened: I Scorched My Career · F. W. · ts 32 · This Really Happened: The Traitor · M. M. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #167, June 1, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · All Planes Stop Here · W. J. Passingham · ar 7 · The Life of the Party · S. V. Benet · ss Liberty Sep 22 1934 10 · One Reign, 5: For 25 Years You Were Amused · Hannen Swaffer · ar 13 · Perfect Orchids · Mary Ferguson · ss 14 · The Magic Lantern · J. J. Bell · ss 16 · The Great Sports Famine · K. C. Spiers · ar 16 · Country Cameo: Wireless Talks · S. L. Bensusan · ar 21 · Private Lives: Woman Golfer No. 1 · Anon. · ar [Joyce Wethered] 22 · Winner Takes All · Anon. · ts 24 · Big Business on the Big Race · John Clement · ar 26 · Butterfly Bridegroom · W. A. Sweeney · ss 28 · What It Means to You: Too Many Shops · Francis Williams · ar 30 · Weddings Without this Pagan Pomp · Lady Cynthia Asquith · ar 32 · This Really Happened: Besieges by Ants · F. J. B. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #168, June 8, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 48pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Enlarged Whitsun Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Thousandth Frog [Part 1 of 6] · Wynant Davis Hubbard · sl; science fiction: world menaced by giant insects.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 9 · Shot Like Arrows—or Lifted Like Babies? · B. L. Jacot · ar 10 · Pagan Britain · S. P. B. Mais · ar 15 · Moral Support · R. L. Hadfield · ss 17 · Gambling on Sunshine · A. J. Forrest · ar 19 · Private Lives: Un-Gloomy Dean · Anon. · ar [Dr. Walter R. Matthews] 20 · Funny Little Man · L. Patrick Greene · ss 28 · Green Mamba · Anon. · ts 30 · What It Means to You: A Gloomy View · Francis Williams · ar 32 · One Reign, 6: Dramas I Cannot Forget · Hannen Swaffer · ar 36 · Wise Mrs. Wospottle · S. L. Bensusan · ss 40 · By All Means Tell Them Fairy Tales · Sophia Lauterbach · ar 42 · Letters to a Woman Cricketer · Daphne Clare · ar 44 · This Really Happened: The Ghost in Blue · F. S. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #169, June 15, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Sawdust Will Tell · Nina Wilcox Putnam · ss; semi-fantasy: explorer brings back to civilization a tiger girl. 9 · Serpents—and the Modern Eve · W. J. Passingham · ar 10 · Cricket Crowds Are More Critical · Frank Woolley · ar 13 · The Coping Stone · Peter Dack · ss 14 · The Thousandth Frog [Part 2 of 6] · Wynant Davis Hubbard · sl; subtitled “The Man from the Swamp”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 16 · Country Cameo: The Moment to Remember · S. L. Bensusan · ar 26 · They Said I Killed Him · Anon. · ts 28 · One Reign, 7: High and Low Society · Hannen Swaffer · ar 30 · The Boxer · Francis Stuart · ss 34 · Lead a Colourful Life · Daphne Clare · ar 36 · This Really Happened: The Trick Thermos · F. S. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #170, June 22, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Why Don’t You Fall Over · Gerald Heard · ar; about tightrope walkers. 9 · Champagne Charlie [Colin Glencannon] · Guy Gilpatric · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 19 1935 12 · Tomorrow’s Tennis Talent · Fred Perry · ar 13 · Woman Hater · Mary Ferguson · ss 15 · Manufacturers on Your Doorstep · Gerald Carr · ar 16 · The Pacifist’s Son [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 18 · Private Lives: The Little Senorita · Anon. · ar [Anita Lizana] 23 · One Reign, 8: New Worlds for Old · Hannen Swaffer · ar 24 · My Last Fight · Anon. · ts 26 · Midsummer Night’s Dreams · S. L. Bensusan · ar 28 · The Thousandth Frog [Part 3 of 6] · Wynant Davis Hubbard · sl; subtitled “A Tale of Terror”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 34 · Husbands as Home-Makers · Naomi Mitchison · ar 36 · This Really Happened: A Madman in the Boat · F. M. J. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #171, June 29, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Why You Pay to Play · J. Murray Smith · ar 9 · Red Tape Is Extinct · Oscar E. Millard · ar 10 · Come in on the Racket [Elizabeth] · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss 12 · Our Fights for the Village Green · S. P. B. Mais · ar 14 · An Old Lady Rambles On · Douglas Newton · ss 16 · Window Dressing · Sidney Denham · ss 21 · Private Lives: Father Thames’ Guardian · Anon. · ar [Lord Desborough] 22 · Man of Destiny · Anon. · ts 24 · The Thousandth Frog [Part 4 of 6] · Wynant Davis Hubbard · sl; subtitled “Flying Fury”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 26 · Country Cameo: Recipe · S. L. Bensusan · ar 28 · What It Means to You: Trains You Prefer · Francis Williams · ar 30 · Parents—You Must Let Them Go · Ellen Wilkinson · ar 32 · This Really Happened: Terror of the Seas · R. M. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #172, July 6, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Reddest Face · Will Scott · ss 8 · Mapping the World’s Last Secrets · W. J. Passingham · ar 10 · Crooked Luck · William J. Elliott · ss 11 · Everything’s Made of Everything Else · Oscar E. Millard · ar 13 · Country Cameo: View Points · S. L. Bensusan · ar 14 · The Man Who Knew · Lord Elton · ss 16 · Private Lives: Astonishing Senator · Anon. · ar [Huey Long] 21 · The Years We All Forget · George Godwin · ar 22 · The Crash at Quintin’s Hill · Anon. · ts 24 · The Thousandth Frog [Part 5 of 6] · Wynant Davis Hubbard · sl; subtitled “New York Besieged by Insects”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 26 · What It Means to You: Japan and Our Trade · Francis Williams · ar 30 · Big, Hot Meals at Picnics · Mary Keith Byrne · ar 32 · This Really Happened: I Broke the Jim Crow Law · M. F. W. · ts