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...Sally Hardcastle. They got more than they bargained for because it was soon apparent that Wendy Hiller possessed mimic assets rare among seasoned actresses. Like Katharine Cornell, she has the trick of inflecting her voice in several keys. She handles her body with the articulate abandon of Elisabeth Bergner, who looks good in shorts, too. The Hillers, well-to-do Manchester cotton people, were opposed to Wendy's going on the stage. But if Hollywood lets her sail back to England after Love on the Dole is over, Broadway will be much surprised...
Escape Me Never (British & Dominions). Cinemaddicts who, after Catherine the Great, still have any doubts about the capabilities of Elisabeth Bergner, should find them allayed by this picture. Purposely designed to exhibit her extraordinary versatility, it becomes a sort of steeplechase of the emotions in which, as Gemma, a strangely sophisticated yet completely unworldly waif married to a pompous, self-centred young musical genius, Actress Bergner is called upon to take more spiritual hurdles than occur in any normal lifetime. The hazards of Gemma's career are indicated in the first scene by the fantastic means she uses...
Estheticians are fond of pointing out that one test of an actress' stature is her ability to seem superior to her roles. If this is true, Miss Bergner's performance in Escape Me Never goes far to justify the encomiums of critics who, after Catherine the Great, called her a cinematic Duse. In other respects, though it is a definite improvement on the wooden play written under the same title by Margaret Kennedy as a sequel to The Constant Nymph and performed by Elisabeth Bergner in London and Manhattan (TIME, Jan. 28). Escape Me Never is a cinematic...
Escape Me Never! Elisabeth Bergner displaying virtuosity in practically no play...
...current crop of Broadway theatrical predictions. Not counting musicals, nor the repertory or limited engagement group, the current season has brought forth five plays of hit proportions, beginning with Kaufman's "Merrily We Roll Along," and climaxed by last Monday's Guild opening of "Escape Me Never," starring Elizabeth Bergner...