Word: sardou
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
There is no shadow of doubt that "Divorcons" added to "Half an Hour" forms a full evening's pleasure--but as to whether or no Sardou and Barrie walking arm-in-arm make for harmony is quite a different story. The first part of Miss George's present bill is frothy, laughable--an in retrospect rather silly. Its pleasure lies almost wholly in the delightful acting of the star and Mr. Lawford. The Barrie portion of the program is concentrated power and emotion of a sadly scarce variety. Here the material with which the actors work is of far finer...
...sister at the window of their cottage is nothing if not poetical, both in feeling and in the really important though subordinate matter of stage setting. And as regards stage setting. Mr. Arliss is not following the modern tendency towards simplification. His scenery follows the conventionally detailed tradition of Sardou and the French with their real books and real doors, and real latches...