Here's an excerpt from the 20 February 1929 edition of
Variety; this is from Hannen Swaffer's column "London As It Looks". Mostly I found this of interest because it's a relatively early review of
Journey's End, appearing in an American publication as part of their regular feature on recent happenings in London.
Also he says nice things about Colin Clive, so I couldn't
not post this.
( Click to read the excerpt... )Notes:
Swaffer made a couple of obvious mistakes - the play is set in March, not May; Sherriff is spelled with two Rs - and drops a couple references that have become a little esoteric. (Translation: I had to go Google some of this.)
"Tallulah bedroom scene" -
Tallulah Bankhead was then working in the theatre in London, and was well-known for her larger-than-life personality.
Jed Harris,
Arthur Hopkins, and [David]
Belasco were all American theatre producers. Harris and Hopkins were still relatively early in their careers; Belasco was nearly at the end of his.
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