... modern theatrical art in that country. The following article from his pen deals with the Moscow stage, and the changes in theatrical technique brought about by the Bolshevik Revolution. There is a whole new movement in the art of stage-production going ...

... The STAGE of the DAY. By Harris Deans. ART AND MRS. BOTTLE (Criterion). A SEWER is the noblest work of man, and a sanitary engineer is the noblest work of God. How very true that is, and if Benn W. Levy's epi grams had kept up to that high level what ...

... effect. And so, although we may smile over the patent wafers which announce on the one hand that they keep the consumer thin, and on the other hand that they were much relished by the late King Edward, both statements may be perfectly accurate, even though ...

... to the stage because they teach actors how to move, how to use their hands, and how to look. The microphone may be no less valuable to the stage because it should teach actors how to speak. Miss Frederick has a good voice, but it is not in the art of elocution ...

... De Maupassant. It may be thrilling to hear him ask a girl to remove her hat in order that he may see the sun playing over her hair. (D'Annunzio and De Maupassant have done better than this, and Boccaccio never attempted so much.) It may be satisfying to ...

... every line, including many never heard upon the stage before. NOTHING better than The Wolves in the way of strong meat for grown-up children has been seen on the stage for some time, and congratulations may be offered to all concerned, from John Protheroe ...

... with a houseful of characters, all keeping secrets and many of the secrets entirely unrelated. Lord Fandon, for example, is keeping from Lady Fandon the secret of an affair with another lady, and Lady Fandon is keeping from Lord Fandon the secret that she ...

... question. For it is of the essence of a work of art that what it 'says' can only be said in terms of itself. This is true. And if, re-reading the statement, you will substitute the word book for music, you may find an explanation of Mr. Campbell Dixon's ...

... Nevertheless good old Maisie No doubt she will help to keep this play running. There is also, as I have mentioned, Miss Frances Doble, who- returns to the stage after an absence of a couple of years and whose art seems to have been improved by marriage. And Mr ...

... adequate substitute. As you know, M. Chevalier was getting £4,000 a week. As you may guess, to act up to £4,000 a week takes, as they say, a lot. M. Chevalier, as M. Chevalier, may not be worth £4,000 a week. But M. Chevalier, as an advertisement for M. Chevalier ...

... years to sacrifice art on the altar of stage heroism. The princess who wants to be loved for herself alone has a task far easier than the actor who, having achieved the position of Mr. Nares, wants to be praised for nothing but his art. And although I, ...

... soft pedal, when the part fails to stimulate him, seems to me unsatisfactory. At first I thought that it might be an art conceal ing art. But on closer acquaintance, it seemed to be rather the revelation of a peculiar apathy. He was at his best in the more ...