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The Passing Show [v4, #173, July 13, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Britain’s Greatest Weakness Is for Sweets · Oscar E. Millard · ar 7 · The Proscenium and the Pigs · Barbara Hedworth · ss 10 · Shall We All Speak American? · Frank D. Long · ar 13 · Pickers and Stealers · S. L. Bensusan · ss 14 · The Gratitude of Chung Fu [Elizabeth] · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss 16 · Private Lives: Ames of England · Anon. · ar [Leslie Ames] 21 · Planning the Night Mail—by Air · Wilson McCarty · ar 22 · Poison in a Cofee Cup · Anon. · ts 24 · The Thousandth Frog [Part 6 of 6] · Wynant Davis Hubbard · sl; subtitled “The Battle in the Swamp”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 26 · What It Means to You: Inquest on N.R.A. · Francis Williams · ar 29 · We Get ’em if They’re Alive! · Daphne Clare · ar 30 · Do You Always Dress the Part? · Lady Kitty Vincent · ar 32 · This Really Happened: Haunted by a Murderer · L. W. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #174, July 20, 1935] (Odhams Press, 3d, 80pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Midsummer Double Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · The Bursting of the B.B.C. · Leslie Baily · ar 10 · Through Other Eyes · Geoffrey Moss · ss 13 · Queer Bedfellows · Dorothy Black · ss 14 · Man Beats Woman Every Time in Tennis · Helen Jacobs · ar 16 · The Claim of the Golden Head · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss 20 · The Hidden Flaw in Cricket · I. A. R. Peebles · ar 22 · 1,000 Years Back · Lady Drummond Hay · ar; about China ancient and modern. 24 · Private Lives: Statesman and Skatesman · Anon. · ar [Sir Samuel Hoare] 24 · What It Means to You: The League of Nations · Francis Williams · ar 25 · Why Pendered Grinned · Frank King · nv 33 · Go for a Walk at Midnight · S. P. B. Mais · ar 36 · He Remembered to Forget [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 43 · The Secret People [Part 1 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 51 · Under Sentence · B. L. Jacot · ss 53 · The Pin That Changed My Luck · Anon. · ts 54 · Sanctuary · J. R. Jarvie · ar 58 · Are You a Mrs. Beeton? · Helen Simpson · ar 61 · The Philosophy of Amos · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 63 · They Have Trains Up Their Sleeves · L. G. Branson · ar 64 · Always Inn Trouble · S. L. Bensusan · ar 66 · Health Is Made or Marred at Meals · Daphne Clare · ar 68 · I Have Never Worn a False Beard, but— · Edwin T. Woodhall · ar 72 · Hat, Stick, Coat and Gloves · Germaine Beaumont · ss 74 · Dagga Is Dangerous · H. V. Meyerowitz · ar 76 · This Really Happened: “I’ve Taken Poison!” · H. W. A. · ts 76 · This Really Happened: “Pardon Me, Shakespeare!” · P. J. M. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #175, July 27, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Iron Epic · J. Murray Smith · ar; about the Great Western Railway. 8 · Flat Matches · James Laver · ss 10 · What It Means to You: Coins, Notes or Cheques · Francis Williams · ar 11 · The Children’s Month of Destiny · W. J. Passingham · ar 14 · Handsome Man and Blonde Hussy · Miles Henslow · ss 16 · The Man with Two Faces · W. A. Sweeney · ss 21 · Private Lives: Friend of all the Animals · Anon. · ar [Sir Frederick Hobday] 22 · How We Found the ‘Southern Cross’ · Anon. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 2 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; subtitled “Prisoner Under the Sea”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 26 · Country Cameo: My Neighbours · S. L. Bensusan · ar 29 · Are Your ‘Accident Prone’? · George Godwin · ar 30 · Give Them One Each! · Sophia Lauterbach · ar 32 · Battle in the Night · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #176, August 3, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · A Woman’s Unlucky at Sea · Roland Barker & William Doerflinger · ss 9 · The B.B.C. Will Go On · Leslie Baily · ar 10 · The Right Holiday Can Be Prescribed · J. Murray Smith · ar 13 · Dangerous Talent · Will Scott · ss 14 · Haunts of Pleasure [Elizabeth] · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss 16 · Keep the Paths Open! · S. L. Bensusan · ar 22 · Saved by a Crime · Anon. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 3 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; subtitled “A Plot to Escape”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 28 · What It Means to You: Sharing Commodities · Francis Williams · ar 30 · You Spend a Lot on Eggs · Mary Keith Byrne · ar 32 · This Really Happened: My Ride to Fame · H. B. · ts 32 · This Really Happened: Sharping the Sharpers · J. S. T. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #177, August 10, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Secrets of the New Smuggling Boom · Vernon Barlow · ar 9 · No Trouble at All · Ruth Burr Sanborn · ss McCall’s Jan 1935 13 · Why Is an Inch? · Gerald Carr · ar 14 · Doctor’s Orders · Dudley Hoys · ss 16 · “Fifty Fifty” · Miles Henslow · ss 22 · Harvest Home · Anon. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 4 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; subtitled “Attacked by the Pygmies”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 27 · Private Lives: High-Hatted Fanny · Anon. · ar [Frances Perkins] 28 · I Remember the Moors · S. L. Bensusan · ar 30 · Three Miles Round the Kitchen · Annette Adams · ar 32 · This Really Happened: I Capture a Cattle-Killer · E. M. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #178, August 17, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Radio Show Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Trembling Hands · Rex Beach · ss 9 · “If I Ran Your Radio—” · Sir Seymour Hicks · ar 10 · The Life Story of a Loud Voice · W. J. Passingham & Colin Symons · ar 13 · Ballerina · Joan Stauffer · ss 14 · Bun’s Brilliant Butterflies [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 16 · Private Lives: B.B.C.’s Link with Humanity · Anon. · ar [Sir Stephen Tallents] 22 · She Who Shot Men · Anon. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 5 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; subtitled “Ordeal by Fire”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 26 · Country Cameo: The Roof · S. L. Bensusan · ar 29 · All for Your Nose! · Oscar E. Millard · ar 30 · What Happens at the Laundry? · Henrietta Leslie · ar 32 · This Really Happened: Ten Shillings in Coppers · H. H. · ts 32 · What It Means to You: We Shopkeepers · Francis Williams · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #179, August 24, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · How Holland Is Saving Part of Britain · Frank D. Long · ar 7 · My Dear Watson... · Will Scott · ss; mystery. 10 · These Women Cannot Lie! · Rosita Forbes · ar 13 · Friend of Man · H. J. Deverson · ss 14 · The Queen’s Secret [Elizabeth] · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss 16 · Winners Without Whims · I. A. R. Peebles · ar 16 · What It Means to You: Value for Rates · Francis Williams · ar 22 · The Fraud · Anon. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 6 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; subtitled “The Adventures of Margaret”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 28 · Country Cameo: Bee Music · S. L. Bensusan · ar 30 · It’s Better Fun on a Farm · Mrs. Len Chaloner · ar 32 · This Really Happened: I Dethrone a God · H. E. T. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #180, August 31, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Red-Handed · George Froxfield · ss 8 · The Forty Million ‘Furriners’ in Britain’s Isles and Vales and Hills · S. P. B. Mais · ar 11 · Peace Conference · George Manning-Sanders · ss 12 · I Have Nine Lives! · J. Murray Smith & Hans Schneeberger · ar 14 · “—and Yet So Far” · Jean Earle · ss 16 · And Now for 1936... · Fred Perry · ar 22 · This Really Happened: Missing Fingers · C. B. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 7 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; subtitled “Threat to a Traitor”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 28 · What It Means to You: Industry on Trek · Francis Williams · ar 30 · Making Faces · Lady Kitty Vincent · ar 32 · Your Money or Your Life · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v4, #181, September 7, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Last Stand of the Animals · Col. P. T. Etherton · ar; an early article which considers how much man has had an impact on wildlife. 8 · The Final Splendour · Jacland Marmur · ss The Blue Book Magazine Feb 1935 11 · Who Is the Greatest Giver? · Frank D. Long · ar; looks at philanthropists and determines that John D. Rockefeller is the world’s greatest living benefactor. 13 · Penny Wise · Monica Ewer · ss 14 · Where There’s a Will— · Neil Bell · ss 16 · Private Lives: The Professor Who Forgets to Eat · Anon. · ar [William Whitehead Watts] 22 · Heart’s Desire · Anon. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 8 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; subtitled “Back to the ‘Sun Bird’”.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 26 · What It Means to You: Deluded Investors · Francis Williams · ar 28 · Adventures Under England · Sydney Moorhouse · ar 32 · My Jumping Job · Ellen Dorothy Abb · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #182, September 14, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 5 · You Film Better than the Stars... · Daphne Clare · ar; John Grierson and Alberto Cavalcanti reveal how ordinary people can triumph in front of the camera. 8 · Fear · S. P. B. Mais · ss 11 · Women Treated like Children · A Girl Graduate · ar 13 · The Wile of C.P. Sacks · W. A. Sweeney · ss 14 · Changed Days · Aird Galloway · ss 16 · Private Lives: Bullet on Bicycle · Anon. · ar [Stanley Woods] 21 · Firewalker... · W. J. Passingham · ar 22 · True Life Stories: The Big Hare Mystery · Anon. · ts 24 · The Secret People [Part 9 of 9] · John Beynon · n. George Newnes 1935; sub-titled “Escape from Bondage”. 30 · Women at Work: She Shoes You · Henrietta Leslie · ar 32 · Blackberries Are the Biggest Free Crop · S. L. Bensusan · ar 34 · You’re Telling Us! · [The Readers] · lc

The Passing Show [v4, #183, September 21, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 48pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Romance—and Mr. Selfridge, 1 · William Blackwood · ar 9 · The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 1 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935 12 · “What Foolish Fellow Mentioned Feet?” · Oscar E. Millard · ar; on football. 15 · The Swinging George · Simpson Stokes · ss; ghost story. 16 · Private Lives: Melody Man, Wife & Child · Anon. · ar [Eric Coates] 18 · Movie Crazy, Crazy Movie · Matt Taylor · ss 20 · Food and Wine Tree · J. Murray Smith · ss 30 · Publicity · Anon. · ts 32 · White Man’s Dog · Van Harrison · ss 34 · What It Means to You: Hoards of Gold · Francis Williams · ar 36 · Collision at Sea! · Joseph D. Gardiner · ar 38 · Woman to Woman: Explore Yourself · Ellen Wilkinson · cl 44 · Country Cameo: Lightning · S. L. Bensusan · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #184, September 28, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Rejuvenation Has Failed · Gerald Heard · ar 9 · The Farewell of Oul-i-but · Alan Sullivan · ss; Arctic setting. Presumably a retitled reprint of the lead story from The Passing of Oul-i-but and Other Tales (1913). 12 · Romance—and Mr. Selfridge, 2: 9am on Monday · William Blackwood · ar 15 · Her Love Story · Germaine Beaumont · ss 16 · The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 2 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935; chapter subtitled “A Scandal in Scarlet”. 24 · High Heaven · Anon. · ts 26 · Country Cameo: The Wood · S. L. Bensusan · ar 28 · People Who Work in the Dark · K. C. Spiers · ar 30 · In the Vicar’s Absence · B. L. Jacot · ss 32 · Woman Have a Crime · Betty Riddell · ar 34 · Woman to Woman: I’m Electrifying You · Caroline Haslett · cl 36 · What It Means to You: One Hundred Years · Francis Williams · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #185, October 5, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Help Me to Help You · Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley Wood, PC. · iv; about health matters from the Minister of Health. 7 · The Doctor and the Lunatic · Richard Connell · ss Mystery Jul 1935 11 · Romance—and Mr. Selfridge, 3: Stories of a Store · William Blackwood · ar 15 · Special Messenger · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; set in India. 16 · Golden Roses [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 24 · The Big Black Pearl · Anon. · ts 26 · The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 3 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935; chapter subtitled “Red-Headed Enchantress”. 28 · What It Means to You: World Recovery · Francis Williams · ar 30 · Country Cameo: Something for Nothing · S. L. Bensusan · ar 34 · Co-education—as My Children See It · Mrs. Len Chaloner · ar 36 · Another Sport Avalanche! · A. P. Garland · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #186, October 12, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d) Issue not found. Need Contents The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 4 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935

The Passing Show [v4, #187, October 19, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 44pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · A Little Child Has Led Them · Loré Leni · ar [Shirley Temple]; says that Shirley Temple is the “most-adored person among the two billions of living mankind”. 9 · Broadway Afternoon · Matt Taylor · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 7 1935; gangster story. 13 · When ou’ve Turned on the Heat · Gerald Carr · ar 17 · “Hello! Heaven” · W. A. Sweeney · ss 18 · Samson · Garnett Radcliffe · ss; about a performing flea. 20 · How to Keep Well this Winter · Douglas Hay Scott · ar 26 · Dark Church · Anon. · ts 28 · The World of Tomorrow, 1: Grandpa Comes to Life · Ray Cummings · ar 30 · The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 5 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935; chapter subtitled “Leave It to Lottie”. 34 · Country Cameo: The Shadow · S. L. Bensusan · ar 36 · What It Means to You: Neglected Coal · Francis Williams · ar 38 · New Ideas for Your Nursery · Irene Aldridge · ar 40 · Are We Losing Our Memories? · Frank D. Long · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #188, October 26, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d) Issue not found. Need Contents The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 6 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935

The Passing Show [v4, #189, November 2, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Great Experiment in Transplanting People · Beatrix Moore · ar 7 · Somebody’s Cynthia · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · ss Collier’s Aug 3 1935 11 · Sea Roads · J. D. Gardiner · ar 14 · Lion’s Vengeance · Gilbert Horsler · ss 16 · The Lucky Mallet · J. Bernard MacCarthy · ss 26 · Man Without a Memory · Anon. · ts 28 · Inventors, Ahoy! · Vincent Browne · ar 28 · Country Cameo: Good Old Times · S. L. Bensusan · ar 30 · The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 7 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935; chapter subtitled “The Peasemarch Menace”. 34 · What It Means to You: The Wrong Way · Francis Williams · ar 36 · How Schools Have Changed! · Leonora Eyles · ar

The Passing Show [v4, #190, November 9, 1935] (Odhams Press, 2d, 44pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Anything but That—! · Dr. Harold Dearden · ar; about phobias. 9 · Night of the Crime · Will Scott · ss; crime story. 12 · Brass Brains · Oscar E. Millard · ar; about calculating machines and computers. 15 · From Flying Cathedral to Flying Flea · Miles Henslow · ar; about 25th anniversary of passenger flight (10 Nov 1910 first passenger flight left Brooklands). 18 · Mr. A, the Actor [Bun Browne] · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 20 · Towards the Stars · B. L. Jacot · ss 26 · He Saw It in Print · Anon. · ts; about a boxer who read in a paper the result of the fight he was about to have. 29 · Counting Ten Million Birds · Eric Hardy · ar 30 · The World of Tomorrow, 3: The Bloodhound Machine · Ray Cummings · ar 32 · The Luck of the Bodkins [Part 8 of 10; Monty Bodkin] · P. G. Wodehouse · n. Herbert Jenkins 1935; chapter subtitled “Wilfred the Alligator”. 36 · Country Cameo: Fox-Earth · S. L. Bensusan · ar 38 · The 50 Women Men Fear · Gerald Carr · ar 40 · I Am a Half-Time Mother · Ann Croft · ar