Michael Redgrave Success In First Film

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 93, 13 January 1939, Page 14

Michael Redgrave Success In First Film

JUE first appearance in pictures of Michael Redgrave, the popular young actor and author of London's West End Theatres, with charming Margaret Lockwood, in G.B.D.’s "The Lady Vanishes,” lias inspired a critic to acclaim the couple as "far and away the best romance team in British films.”

Redgrave’s career is extra interesting. At Magdalene College, Cambridge, he succeeded in gaining a first B.A. On leaving Cambridge, lie accepted a temporary post as modern languages master at Cranleigh for one term. He stayed there for three years. While at Cranleigh lie produced a number of Shakespearean plays, which attracted the attention of the London critics. They decided that he really belonged to the theatre. In bis wish to become a producer he resigned his school appointment in July, 193-1. and a fortnight later entered the theatrical world professionally at the Liverpool Repertory Theatre. Tyrone Guthrie asked him to play leading roles at the Old Vic. He accepted, and stayed at the Home of Drama for two seasons. Later he appeared in the West End of. London, and had two of his own plays produced. Early in 1938 lie was engaged by John Gielgud for his season at the Queen’s Theatre.

Redgrave has written an operetta, written theatre reviews for newspapers, and has published an anthology of poetry. Now he has risen to screen stardom at tiis first attempt. His age is 30.

rjEBBY DARIO, who portrays the role of Miriam Aarons in “The Women," now being presented in Australia, and who aetsyas one oi\ the stage manageresses behind the scenes, is also a playwright. Before she left for Australia, Miss Dare sold a play to A. W. Woods. It is a fantasy of New York In 1732, entitled “Who Was Sylvia?” and it will be produced next year at the World's Fair. It was this manager who bought Clare Boothe's first play, “Abide With Me.” “The Women” is Miss Boothe’s second play.