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...another page, appears to have been put in a quandary over American theatrical tastes by New York and its audiences. Having formed through many years of observation a theory that Americans feast delicately upon quiet and refined concoctions, what was his consternation to find that, after all, the Grand Guignol players must serve highly spiced preparations to attract a crowd. Moreover, he is struck by the oddity that staid American audiences "run wild" in Paris by going to see the somewhat strong repertoire which the Grand Guignol presents there...
...Grand Guignol. The players of this famous French company will pack up a sheaf of their most gruesome horrors and transport them to America. They appeal, as every Paris tourist knows, directly to the backbone and deal exclusively in blood and shudders. They will play in French...
Then there is the Grand Guignol-the theatre of one-act playlets of horror and somewhat ribald mirth. No American visit to Paris is quite complete without one seance at the Grand Guignol. The Vieux Colombie-a highly original repertory company of experimentalists in the new stagecraft-should furnish you with several delightful evenings, even if you understand as little French as most New York theatrical critics do Russian. The Guitrys whatever they are acting in, individually or collectively, are worth observation. The Pitoeff company playing at the Comedie Champs Elysees, in The Lower Depths, Androcles and the Lion...
Next fall will see another foreign importation. The players of the Grand Guignol-who specialize in broad farce and recherché horrors-will come over to New York under the direction of the Selwyns, associated with William Elliott. The cadaverous M. Max and the agile Mile. Paulette (who has been murdered in more different and spine-chilling ways than any other actress on the Parisian stage) will lead the company. Eye-gouging, vitriol-throwing and premature burial are some the jovial themes employed in previous Grand Guignol productions. R. U. R. is opening in London shortly. A robot with...
...Grand Guignol (Paris) program includes a horror play The Crucified, and a broad farce The New Below, both of which have scored enormous successes. The Grand Guignol Theatre is known all over the world as the most spine-chilling chamber of theatrical horrors in existence. Every known variety of human agency is depicted by the Guignol players with blood-curdling realism...