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The Passing Show [v2, #53, March 25, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Heroes Two a Penny · P. C. Wren · ss 9 · I Oppose Sweepstakes · Charles King & Archbishop of York · iv 10 · Jungle Magic, 1: The Weirdest Woman in Africa · Attilio Gatti · ar 12 · Odes to Order · Ashley Sterne · ar 13 · People: Glad to Be Nobody · Will Scott · ar 14 · That Thing Called Luck · S. Beach Chester · ss 16 · The Great God What-was · Hannen Swaffer · ar 17 · Private Lives 52: Zozo · Private Secretary · ar [Stalin]; apparently he used to play the balalaika and still plays jazz on the piano. 18 · Out with the B.B.C. · Kenneth Ullyett · ar 20 · Condemned · W. A. Sweeney · ss 22 · Where Every Girl Marries · Ellen Wilkinson · ar 24 · Murder at Pentecost [Montague Egg] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss 32 · The Old-Iron Oracle · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v2, #54, April 1, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Beauty Is a Woman’s Duty · Rosita Forbes · ar 9 · A Bit Tired of Liberty · Hannen Swaffer · ar 10 · A Heart Case · George Godwin · ss 11 · People: King for a Day · Will Scott · ar 12 · Jungle Magic, 2: The Love Spell · Attilio Gatti · ar 14 · Valley of Song · S. L. Bensusan · ar 15 · Private Lives 53: The Scientific Grandpa · Private Secretary · ar [Sir Oliver Lodge] 16 · Race up the River, and Row, Row, Row! · J. Murray Smith & David Haig-Thomas · ar 19 · Heroes Two a Penny 2: Moon Shadows · P. C. Wren · ss 24 · Comedies of the Great Hotel · S. Beach Chester · ar 26 · Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz [Montague Egg] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #55, April 8, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Wild Wings #1: For Love of Dolores [Dick Hawksly] · F. E. Baily · ss 9 · People: He Lived in History · Will Scott · ar 10 · Switching on the Thunder · Ashley Sterne · ar 11 · Bunkered! · J. Murray Smith & Archie Compston · ar 12 · The Rulers of our Rulers · Charles Leatherland · ar 14 · The Brontosaurus Bridge · Dr. W. E. Swinton · ar 15 · Let Them Alone! · Hannen Swaffer · ar 16 · Grin—and You Won’t Have to Bear it! · F. A. Beaumont · ar 17 · Private Lives 54: Pius XI · Private Secretary · ar 18 · Jungle Magic, 3: The Magic of Mighty Hunters · Attilio Gatti · ar 20 · Ten Days to Live · Stephen Phillips · ss 22 · Crimes of the Great Hotel · S. Beach Chester · ar 24 · Heroes Two a Penny 3: And the Moon Set · P. C. Wren · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #56, April 15, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Truth About the Spring · J. B. S. Haldane · ar 7 · Three Men in One · John Gliddon & H. W. Austin · ex; from Austin’s diary. 8 · The Elephants Are On! · Bruce Bairnsfather · ar 9 · Only You Can Do It · Hannen Swaffer · ar 10 · Marvellous Game! · J. Murray Smith & A. D. S. Roncoroni · ar 12 · People: Piper’s Pup · Will Scott · ar 13 · Wild Wings #2: Halfway to Heaven [Dick Hawksly] · F. E. Baily · ss 17 · Private Lives 55: The Man His Foes Love · Private Secretary · ar [James Maxton, M.P.] 18 · Jungle Magic, 4: Black Magic · Attilio Gatti · ar 20 · The Marshal · George Godwin · ss 22 · Dangerous Women · Irene Veal · ar 24 · Lost, Stolen or Strayed [Lord Grebe] · H. M. Raleigh · ss 29 · Crimes of the Great Hotel, 2: Who Was the Thief? · S. Beach Chester · ar 32 · They Dratted Moty-Cars · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v2, #57, April 22, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Love Story of A. A. Milne · John Gliddon · ar; first in series about the Love Stories of Famous Celebrities. 8 · Referee the Cup Final · J. Murray Smith & W. P. Harper · ar 10 · People: Twinkle, Twinkle, Mr. Starr · Will Scott · ar 11 · The Hand of Jade · Douglas Newton · ss 15 · More Speed, Less Haste! · Hannen Swaffer · ar 16 · Post-Haste! · Ashley Sterne · ar 17 · Private Lives 56: The Arab King · Private Secretary · ar [King Feisal of Iraq] 18 · Thrills before the Budget · Charles Leatherland · ar 20 · The Man in the Train · Olive Barrett · ss 22 · Jungle Magic, 5: My Love Goddess · Attilio Gatti · ar 24 · Wild Wings #3: The Adventure of the Kidnapped Heiress [Dick Hawksly] · F. E. Baily · ss 28 · The Biggest Eye in the World · Harold J. Shepstone · ar

The Passing Show [v2, #58, April 29, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Picture Girl · Marita Ross · ar 8 · Who Knows a Nose? · Harry Fowler · ar 9 · People: Our M.P. · Will Scott · ar 10 · The Love Story of George Arliss · John Gliddon · ar 12 · Inquest— · Dr. Edwin Smith · ar 13 · Now for a New Kind of Thrill · Hannen Swaffer · ar 14 · The Human Side [Ann Holt, Newsgirl] · A. A. Thomson · ss 17 · Private Lives 57: The Diplomat the Cooks Consult · Private Secretary · ar [Aimé Joseph de Fleuriau] 18 · One Day’s Flight from Here #1: Where Men Wear Skirts · Charles Graves · ar 20 · Share Out Everything · Hal Pink · ss 22 · Mystery of the Great Auk · J. Wentworth Day · ar 24 · Wild Wings #4: Secret Gold [Dick Hawksly] · F. E. Baily · ss 28 · Mr. Flint Is Tough · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v2, #59, May 6, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Captain Kidd’s Treasure · Harold T. Wilkins · ar 7 · People: He’s Always Right · Will Scott · ar 8 · Actress Airman: The Love Story of Sir Alan Cobham · John Gliddon · ar 10 · The Great Adventure of Beef · R. W. Thompson · ar 11 · Quest of the Haunted Jewel · Joan Conquest · ss 15 · See the Sights · Hannen Swaffer · ar 16 · Cut It Out! · Ashley Sterne · ar 17 · Private Lives 58: The Academy Queen · Private Secretary · ar [Dame Laura Knight] 18 · Meeting a Menace to Britain · S. L. Bensusan · ar; about musk rats. 20 · Good-bye for Ever · Maurice Cowan · ss 22 · One Day’s Flight from Here #2: Turkish Delight · Charles Graves · ar 24 · Wild Wings #5: Dope and Doris [Dick Hawksly] · F. E. Baily · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #60, May 13, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Man with Cat’s Eyes [Round the World Girl] · Rosita Forbes · ss 9 · People: If You Were a Star Turn— · Will Scott · ar 10 · How I Hiked Round the World · John Carveth Wells · ar 12 · Spend More on Noises · Grenville Robbins · ar 13 · They Disappointed Me—but He did Not! · Hannen Swaffer · ar 14 · Love at First Sight for the “Singing Bird” · John Gliddon · ar; the Romance of Elisabeth Schumann and Carl Alwin. 16 · Young Men of 100 · Ritchie Calder · ar 17 · Private Lives 59: The Jumping Peer · Private Secretary · ar [David Cecil, Lord Burghley] 18 · Road Sense · The Motorist & The Pedestrian · ar; about road accidents - in 1932 Birmingham had the worst accident record amongst British cities. 20 · Radio-phobia · Maxwell Tamkin · ss 22 · One Day’s Flight from Here #3: A Perfect Place for a Honeymoon · Charles Graves · ar 24 · Wild Wings #6: Armed Insurrection [Dick Hawksly] · F. E. Baily · ss 28 · Nice Little Place for Hens · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v2, #61, May 20, 1933] (2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · There’s Adventure in Britain · S. P. B. Mais · ar 9 · Amateur Murder [Round the World Girl] · Rosita Forbes · ss 12 · Keep Your Eye on the Ball · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ar 13 · Little Things I Remember · Hannen Swaffer · ar 14 · The Romance of Jack Hylton · John Gliddon · ar 16 · People: These Are the Good Old Times · Will Scott · ar 17 · Private Lives 60: The Gentle General · Private Secretary · ar [Sir Ian Hamilton] 18 · More Speed Hoodoos · D. M. B. Collier · ar 20 · Cat-Burglary · H. J. Deverson · ss 22 · One Day’s Flight from Here #4: Shaking City of Pretty Girls · Charles Graves · ar 24 · Red for Danger · Dudley Hoys · ss 28 · Mr. Nitt Says ‘No!’ · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v2, #62, May 27, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · You Might Win the Derby · A. B. Clements · ar 8 · Sing Song · Will Scott · ar 9 · Trouble in Paris · B. L. Jacot · ss 13 · Be Something Better Than a Butterfly · Hannen Swaffer · ar 15 · The Love Story of Maurice Tate · John Gliddon · ar 16 · “Side, Not Self” Bunkum · A. P. Garland · ar 17 · Private Lives 61: Leader of the Jews · Private Secretary · ar [Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz] 19 · There’s Adventure in Britain, 2: Don’t Fall Off the Island! · S. P. B. Mais · ar 20 · Art Deal · C. Hedley Barker · ss 22 · One Day’s Flight from Here #5: Their Penknives Are Bayonets · Charles Graves · ar 24 · Powers of Darkness [Round the World Girl] · Rosita Forbes · ss 28 · Rough on Rats · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v2, #63, June 3, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Are You a Hero? -1, Parachute! · J. Murray Smith · ar 7 · Private Lives 62: The King’s Nurse · Private Secretary · ar [Sister Catherine Black] 9 · Monsoon · L. G. Blochman · ss Adventure Sep 15 1931 14 · A Romance That Prayer Decided · John Gliddon · ar [General Edward Higgins]; about the Leader of the Salvation Army. 16 · And so Did Everyone Else · Miles Henslow · ar; humour. 17 · People: The Man in the Street · Will Scott · ar 18 · Would You Refuse a Peerage? · Hannen Swaffer · ar; reveals that George Bernard Shaw refused an earldom, T.P. O’Connor refused a peerage and, because you cannot use a title in your business, when Sir Alfred Harmsworth received a title he changed the name of Harmsworth’s Magazine. 20 · Sparrers Is Lucky · W. A. Sweeney · ss 22 · There’s Adventure in Britain, 3: Underground Thrills · S. P. B. Mais · ar 24 · Ignorance to the Rescue [Round the World Girl] · Rosita Forbes · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #64, June 10, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 52pp, 9¼" x 12") Greatly enlarged Summer number. Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 7 · Wild Animal Man #1: How I Became the Master of the Elephants · Reuban Castang & R. W. Thompson · ar 11 · I Can’t Help It! · Hannen Swaffer · ar 12 · Port of Missing Men #1: Hand of Fate [Foreign Legion] · P. C. Wren · ss 16 · There’s Adventure in Britain, 4: Set Sail for Happiness · S. P. B. Mais · ar 17 · Curate’s Conquest. The Love Story of Sheila Kaye-Smith · John Gliddon · ar 18 · Are You a Hero?—Because I’m Really a Coward! · J. Murray Smith · ar 21 · As the Saying Goes · Will Scott · ss 23 · Private Lives 63: Both Tims · The Private Secretary · ar 25 · Women Must Be Fat to Be Famous · Lady Drummond-Hay · ar 26 · Whirled Around the World · Anon. · pi; 2 pages of photographs, first of a new feature. 28 · Bachelor’s Pearls · Olga Hall-Brown · ss 34 · I’m Glad I Lived when I Did · Gilbert Frankau · ar 36 · Holiday Suggestions · Ashley Sterne · ar; less than half a page. 38 · The Riddle of the Death Flowers [Round the World Girl] · Rosita Forbes · ss 42 · Thank Queen Anne for Ascot · J. Wentworth Day · ar 44 · Next Monday’s Mystery Men · Charles Leatherland · ar 48 · Mr Mould’s Conservatory · S. L. Bensusan · ar; “Back to Nature” series. Only about half a page.

The Passing Show [v2, #65, June 17, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · A Man in Danger · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 10 · Wild Animal Man #2: The Big Cage · Reuban Castang · ar 13 · What Politics do to Women · Shaw Desmond · ar 14 · Port of Missing Men #2: Killing No Murder [Foreign Legion] · P. C. Wren · ss 18 · There’s Adventure in Britain, 5: Forgotten Villages · S. P. B. Mais · ar 19 · Private Lives 64: The Shrimp of the M.C.C. · Private Secretary · ar [Henry Dudley Leveson Gower] 21 · Are You a Hero? -3, The Cash Value of Courage · J. Murray Smith · ar 24 · Row the Galley · C. Hedley Barker · ss 28 · Waiting to Be Murdered! [Round the World Girl] · Rosita Forbes · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #66, June 24, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · My 20 Years at Wimbledon · Elizabeth Ryan · ar 9 · That Kind of Man · Kathleen O’Brien · ss 15 · Private Lives 65: The Dog Dictator · Private Secretary · ar [Brigadier-General Alfred Cecil Critchley] 16 · Wild Animal Man #3: The Language of the Beasts · Reuban Castang · ar 18 · The Scoop · Leonora Gregory · ss 19 · There’s Adventure in Britain, 6: Risky River · S. P. B. Mais · ar 22 · We Buy a Robot · Friedrich Kroner · ss; presented as an article about how a couple tried to buy a new domestic robot in 1950. 24 · Woman to Woman · Winifred Holtby · cl 28 · Port of Missing Men #3: Fires of Hell [Foreign Legion] · P. C. Wren · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #67, July 1, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · A Baby in the Case · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 10 · My 20 Years at Wimbledon #2: The Reign of Suzanne Lenglen · Elizabeth Ryan · ar 13 · Perfume · Anthony Grey · ss 16 · Wild Animal Man #4: My Battles with Polar Bears · Reuban Castang · ar 18 · Aerocars for Everyone! · Harry Harper · ar; looks ahead to everyone nipping around in their personal aerocar. 19 · Private Lives 66: Volga Boatman · Private Secretary · ar [Fiodor Ivanovich Chaliapin] 22 · The Footprints That Faced Each Other [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss 28 · Port of Missing Men #4: McSnorrt’s Love Affair [Foreign Legion] · P. C. Wren · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #68, July 8, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Today’s Grand National of the Air · Master of Sempill · ar 7 · The Chief Sufferer · Doris Creese · ss 14 · The Rebirth of James · Seldon Truss · ss 16 · Wild Animal Man #5: Ride ’em, Tiger! · Reuban Castang · ar 18 · Feet of Clay · C. Hedley Barker · ss 19 · Private Lives 67: Writer of the Romany · Private Secretary · ar [Lady Eleanor Smith] 26 · My 20 Years at Wimbledon #3: The Four Musketeers of Tennis · Elizabeth Ryan · ar 28 · Sudden Arrival of Children · Leonora Eyles · ar 32 · Port of Missing Men #5: The End of Spanish Maine [Foreign Legion] · P. C. Wren · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #69, July 15, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Marriage, Food and Murder · J. Wellington Furlong · ar; about the Yahgans, the few remaining surviving natives of Tierra del Fuego. 7 · The Bell on Hell Shoal · Talbot Mundy · ss 14 · Girl with Brains · F. E. Baily · ss 16 · Wild Animal Man #6: Flick, Flock and Fourteen Goats · Reuban Castang · ar 18 · It Isn’t Done · Will Scott · ss 19 · Private Lives 69: King of Trumps · Private Secretary · ar [Ely Culbertson] 28 · Port of Missing Men #6: March—or Die! [Foreign Legion] · P. C. Wren · ss

The Passing Show [v2, #70, July 22, 1933] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Laughing Crook, 1. The Adventure of the Invitation Burglary [Jeremiah Jones (The Laughing Crook)] · Will Scott · ss; Will Scott is introduced as “the British O’Henry.” I thought it was O. Henry! This is another gentleman-burglar type series featuring Jeremiah Jones. 9 · Love, Set—and Match: The Romance of ’Bunny’ Austin · John Gliddon · ar 10 · I Step off the Map, 1: Up the Road to Nowhere · Evelyn Waugh · ar; first in series of Evelyn Waugh’s diary of his expedition to British Guiana. 12 · The Trouble with Actors · Phyllis Duganne · ss Gay Book Magazine Jan 1933 16 · Wild Animal Man #7: Noah’s Ark Ship · Reuban Castang · ar 18 · By any Other Name · Guy Ramsey · ss 19 · The Holiday Weather Factory · Ritchie Calder · ar 21 · Funny That They’re Not Funny · Hannen Swaffer · ar; about humorists. 23 · Private Lives 70: The Man Australia Hates—Mr Douglas Jardine · Private Secretary · ar 26 · The Stunt Club · Bruce Bairnsfather · hu; cartoon and humor. 30 · Woman to Woman: Attack on Our Freedom · Winifred Holtby · cl 32 · Not for Millionaires Alone · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about yachting. 34 · Lady Fanberry’s Visitor · Joan de Fraine · ss