ST. JAMES' THEATRE.
GEORGE ARLISS IN "OLD ENGLISH." So-; great- has been^-the success of "Old English," * the picture at St. James* Theatre, that the season has been extended. *ln "Old English" Arliss 'Stands oui as boldly as he did ia "Disraeli," his dominating personality making for the complete success of the production; an adaptation of one of John Galsworthy's plays. ' The actor has a penchant for old-man parts, and in-the present instance he is seen as an octogenarian, decrepit ia body, but wonderfully alert men} tally. Ho has inost of the dialogue, <">4 is nn in many ' "close-ups."' .The audience are brought . closely in touch, with the aetor throughout the play, and it seems to bo quite natural when he takes them into his confidence regarding his opinion of an Irish maid. There' ia a dramatic scene when her is told that he will be denounced for accepting a secret commission paid over in respect of the sale of. a fleet of ships. He had been a party to thetransaction, not for his own profit, but for that of his grandchildren.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 9
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181ST. JAMES' THEATRE. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 9
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