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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1950
Page
8
A fragmented poem questions the location of India's Peacock Throne after a conflict. It alludes to leaders and places, mentioning Dorian Cet and Pundeland, with vague references to seas, weathering and distant capitals, reflecting a wartime yearning for national symbols.
The eleventh annual Barre Frere branch of the CWA met in the local hall on a September afternoon. A sympathy moment for recent bereavements opened the gathering, with Mrs Alberton the deputy state president chairing. The president read reports, elections were held, and many members received gifts for long service. Tea and talks followed with numerous apologies and a list of attendees and visitors from nearby towns.
Wes Mona Levin plans a Johannesburg fashion fortnigh t on return from two weeks in London where she viewed Britain s principal fashion trade show. She will display British models bought during the London Fortnight featuring autumn suits coats sportswear knits gowns and new rayon materials with handbags gloves and jewellery. Skirts remain short while coats grow longer and volume increases in swagger models.
Postwar era playwright Tennessee Williams considers Italian star Anna Magnani for a main role in a new play tentatively titled The Rose Tattoo. The project centers on a Italian peasant mother and her daughter in the Gulf Coast region, with Magnani hoped to star and Elia Kazan possibly directing. Williams notes two major hurdles, securing Magnani and Kazan, while production could begin in December.
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