ST. JAMES' THEATRE.
GEORGE AELISS IN "OLD ENGLISH."
' , ' ' V* In "Old English," the c piotuie at St. James' Theatre this' week, George Arliss stands o«t as boldly as he did 'in -"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 in body, but wonderfully alert mentally. He has most of the dialogue; and is seen in many; '.'close-ups." . . The audience are brought closely in Houeh with the actor throughout the .play,'and it' seems to be quite natural when he takes them- into his confidence regarding. his , opinion of an-; Irish maid
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20199, 30 March 1931, Page 8
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