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...Helena (By R. C. Sherriff and Jeanne de Casalis; Max Gordon, producer). This play by the author of Journey's End presents British Actor Maurice Evans in a quiet, minutely drawn portrayal of Napoleon Bonaparte's last years on the rocky island of St. Helena. With his handful of faithful generals, the exiled emperor arrives with a grim swagger, never doubting that he will soon be leaving as he left Elba. At once he foregoes his precious daily ride on horseback when he learns that a British guard must accompany him. But hope springs up when he reads...
Whereas the latter gains pace by compressing a whole career into ten scenes, Mr. Sherriff's play loses it by stretching a single phase over eleven scenes. St. Helena is one of those plays which seems to gain stature in remembrance, with the sidelights dimmed and the details fused into a moving portrait of a crumbling conqueror, resigned but unrepentant, who clings to his destiny and keeps his iron soul to himself...
GREENGATES-R. C. Sherriff-Stokes ($2.50). Quiet English novel by the author of Journey's End, detailing the struggles of quiet Mr. Baldwin to readjust himself to life upon his retirement after 41 years in business...
...Sherriff's Journey's End, which in 1928 sold 100,000 copies, put the fledgling firm on its financial feet. Once established, Publisher Gollancz astounded his competitors with the vigor of his advertising, revolutionized England's literary publicity with boldfaced, importunate copy. No slouch on the mechanical side of the business, Publisher Gollancz took a lesson from German Tauchnitz, standardized the binding and typography of his product. Since the world fell on troubled times, he has had the wit to add to his large general list a lively line of pink political writings which have made...
Goals Lyons 5, O'Donald 2, Lesley 2, Corey 1, Gibson 1, Sherriff 1. No fouls...