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Best male acting?George Arliss (Disraeli...
Shylock as a stage character has been the subject of many various interpretations. For Fritz Leiber he was almost a tragic hero, while George Arliss played the role as a fawning and thoroughly wicked villain. In this latest production of "The Merchant of Venice" now playing at the Tremont, Mr. Maurice Moscovitch gives what seems to this reviewer to be the most intelligent estimation of the Jew of Venice that has been presented in recent years. Neither one extreme nor the other, Shylock, as Mr. Moscovitch portrays him, is a very complex character, a man who commands at once scorn...
...opening performance was marred by several of the minor characters forgetting their lines and a general uncertainty about the mechanics of the piece, but with a few more performances, the entire cast should be able to support Mr. Moscovitch adequately. The use of the same scenery used by George Arliss several years ago provides a very beautiful background upon which to present so much good acting. If the company can get properly organized and Mr. Moscovitch not made too preponderant, there is no reason why this should not become one of the truly superlative productions of "The Merchant of Venice...
...Disraeli" and "The Green Goddess," the whole plot revolves around the characterization of one man. The details of the story are insignificant. The supporting cast is over-shadowed. The play is no longer the thing. It is carried along by Arliss...
There is probably no more difficult part to interpret than that of the beloved old reprobate. Cyril Maude in "Grumpy" and Frank Bacon in "Light-in" acted such roles with distinction and feeling, but they lacked the finished touch of George Arliss in "Old English," now showing at the University. He was, as one of the characters in the movie says, "in the grand old manner...