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...from St. Petersburg, stranded penniless at a village inn, was mistaken for a tsarist inspector whose coming has been announced and for whom the rascally village officials-mayor, judge, postmaster, et al.-were ready with servile bribes. Facile young Romney Brent made an almost too convincing pipsqueak; pretty Dorothy Gish's part (her second off the screen) was only a small one-the naïve daughter of the braggart mayor and his cheap wife. The total effect of the cast was better than any of its parts-a gallery of wretched pantaloons topped off just before the last...
Wilbur--"Uncle Vanya". Lillian Gish, Walter Connolly, Osgood Perkins and others of the first water presenting a superb production...
...single out Miss Gish or Mr. Perkins simply because of their outstanding position would be almost unfair even though their efforts are unusually effective. Every member of the cast interprets his part with the highest amount of understanding and subtility. As a result, one is not so conscious of looking at a play, as of being present at the actual situation. Of course, much of this effect is owing to the Director, but it is mainly a matter of the intelligence of the actors themselves...
University: "One Romantic Night" with Lillian Gish and Marie Dressler which should be at least entertaining. Also Bebe Daniels in "Lawful Larceny...
UNCLE VANYA?Cinemactress Lillian Gish trips daintily through a Chekhov revival (TIME, April...