Word: arliss
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ENGLISH-George Arliss pulls an unimportant play by Galsworthy into the list of the essentials by his brilliant interpretation of the indomitable English gentleman...
...ENGLISH-In a secondary play by Galsworthy, George Arliss presents a flawless performance as an aged and relentlessly English gentleman...
...James indulges this week in another very credible revival, namely, "Disraeli". It is a brave stock company that attempts to reproduce this play which George Arliss carried up and down the American Stage, but since its one claim to greatness is in the part of Disraeli, and since the St. James Company is so fortunate as to have a Mr. Godfrey to act the part, the revival may be termed a distinct success...
Winthrop Ames, one of our most selectively judicious producers, surrounded Mr. Arliss with a long and satisfactory company. Even in the raspingly British second act of the silly ass and arch girl sort, the players were usually above the manuscript. On the star's performance adjectives were tossed in an enthusiastic heap. He was furnished with opportunity to love, hate, eat, drink and die. These elemental attributes he interpreted with a gorgeous gusto, a decisive individuality which made the part one of Mr. Arliss's best since the days he did Disraeli...
Died. William Archer. 68, famed British dramatic critic; in London. He edited, expounded, translated the plays of Henrik Ibsen; himself wrote The Green Goddess, suave hair-raiser played by George Arliss...