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...under the table too. When Burton's emotional life was particularly eruptive one day earlier this month, he drank half a gallon of cognac, being careful not to let it interfere with his work before the cameras in a new picture called The VIPs. His heroes are Scofield, Olivier, Gielgud, Alec Guinness?and a Lancastrian he once met who could down twelve pints of beer while Big Ben was announcing midnight. "I am one of the few people I know," says Burton, "who drinks only when he works." And this is true. Between plays or films, his intake dwindles toward...
Only four actors in history have played Prince Hamlet more than 100 times in a single production?Sir Henry Irving, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Sir John Gielgud, and Richard Burton. Moreover, Burton was the longest-running Hamlet in the history of the late Old Vic, where Hamlets were kept in the repertory only as long as the box office remained strong...
...Gods. Today, his profession views Burton with melancholy. "When the movie career is finished," sighs Gielgud, "he will have lost his romantic years, his vigorous years." His friend and agent, Harvey Orkin, says roughly, "This is a man who sold out. He's trying to get recognition on a trick. He could have been the greatest actor on this planet." It was Olivier who first warned Burton, "Make up your mind. Do you wish to be a household word or a great actor?" Paul Scofield renders judgment, gauging his language with extreme care: "Richard professionally is the most interesting actor...
Ages of Man. For one week only, starting April 14, John Gielgud will revive his masterly solo evening of readings from Shakespeare. Gielgud's unfailing intelligence and matchless vocal delivery make this a memorable theatrical event...
...John Gielgud will give the annual Theodore Spencer Memorial Lecture Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. He will speak on Theatrical Tradition and Style...