Word: gielgud
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...John Gielgud, renowned British tragedian, joined members of the Theatre Group yesterday to sip claret at Fogg Museum. The actor, who is currently appearing in Boston in "The Lady's Not For Burning," asked the H.T.G. to keep the gathering small and informal...
...Gielgud's current acting and the excellence of the play have caused critics to anticipate a great success on Broadway later this month...
...playwright who loves darkly the denotation, the connotation, and the sound of his words. "Tedium, tedium. . . tee-de-um, tee-de-um," Gielgud muses, and there can be no doubt about what he means and how he feels. Fry makes exuberant use of images, such as this description of a shooting star; "an excess of phlegm in the solar system coursing toward a heavenly spittoon." As Mendip himself says, "what a wonderful thing is metaphor...
...Gielgud gives Fry's magnificent epigrams a rich musical speech that assures the author's full expression. His acting clearly describes Mendip's changing, subtle emotions and thoughts. Equally eloquent is Pamela Brown, whose warm voice and polished, direct acting bring Jennet Jourdemayne to life...
...Makcham, and Peter bull, as the Mayor, the Chaplain, and the Justice of Cool Clary. Esme Percy steals a brief scene when he appears as a drunken psalm-singing ragman. The other players are consistently fine. Much of the credit for the smooth and well-paced performance goes to Gielgud, who direced. Oliver Messel's scenery and costumes are wisely simple and unobtrusive...