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Herman A. Korff, professor at the University of Leipzig has been appointed Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture for the second half of this year. He succeeds Professor Eugen Rosenstock-Hussy, who has held this position since September...
With the exception of Arnold Korff, who has a tendency to throw himself about too much so that the audience is occasionally distracted, and misses the essential action, the acting of the entire cast was flawless. On reflection, it is captious to complain about Mr. Korff; his suppressed guffaws and waving of arms were in keeping with the part of the second-rate good-natured composer. Jay Fassett, Earle Larrimore, and Ina Claire are the principals; be it sufficient to say that they are consummate professionals, that Miss Claire's laugh is infectious, and that a few more actresses...
...there is opportunity for occasional satirical sallies against the Victorian morals of the day. Much of the humor is supplied by the skillful way in which Susan Blake handles the role of May van der Luyden. Among the male parts, John Marston as Newland Archer and Arnold Korff as Julius Beaufort perform creditably...
Cast of characters Alice Fordyce Alixe Walker Tom Hamilton James Vincent Lucy Duane Frances Allen Sillerton Jackson Ian Wolfe Jessie Lefferts Brenda Dahlen Mrs. Henry Van Der Luyden Isabel Irving Mrs. Manson Mingott Katherine Stewart Mr. Henry Van Den Luyden Frank Andrews Julius Beaufort Arnold Korff May Van Den Luyden Susan Blake Newland Archer John Marston Countess Olenska Katharine Cornell The Duke of St. Austrey Robert Hobbs Anastasia Giannina Gatti Stephen Letterblair Albert Tavernier Carlos Saramonte Edouard La Roche Jean Pierre Villon Newland Archer, Jr. Henry Richards...
...fairly swarming with devils and nightly shaking the stage when its steel hell collapses in the denouement. There is Katharine Cornell in a poor dramatization of Edith Wharton's novel, "The Age of Innocence", the star at her finest and given brilliant support in a stuffy play by Arnold Korff. Alice Brady graces with effective acting the rather trivial play based on the old badger game, "A Most Immoral Lady...