Reception Of "Pygmalion" In London

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 65, 9 December 1938, Page 18

Reception Of "Pygmalion" In London

r JMIE "London Darily Film Renter,” of October 15, stated “ ’Pygmalion,’ at the Leicester Square Theatre, is proving one of the greatest picture draws London lias seen for years. A ‘Daily’ correspondent, who has watched audience reaction during the week to this G.B.D. presentation, reports, that not only is business continual and colossal, but that the reception of the picture itself is something which hats to be heard to be believed. “J. A. Webb, manager of the theatre, said yesterday, ‘I have never known anything like it. Night after night we have to turn away hundreds of people who seek admission. Long queues stretch around the Leicester Square Theatre every afternoon, but our greatest difficulty begins at the 9.10 performance. For the first time we have had people in evening dress in our upper circle taking a 2/6 seat, because of the utter impossibility of getting anything else. We have to shut the doors against the crowds.”