The silent screen legend, appearing in The Old Maid at the Manchester Opera House, says she finds theatre 'much more important and thrilling' than film
Miss Irene Vanbrugh and Miss Lillian Gish, who are appearing in "The Old Maid" at the Opera House, Manchester, were guests at luncheon yesterday of the Town and Counties Club. Miss Vanbrugh is, in fact, a member of the club. "It is," she averred, "the only club I belong to and the only one I shall ever belong to."
Miss Gish, at the invitation of the chairman, Mrs. Harold Baerlein, gave her reasons for reverting from the cinema to the stage. She explained that it was interesting and exciting to turn to something new after years of work in one particular sphere. She was on the stage as a child of five, and "went into the movies" in their early days. "We thought the silent films had a universal language,...
Miss Irene Vanbrugh and Miss Lillian Gish, who are appearing in "The Old Maid" at the Opera House, Manchester, were guests at luncheon yesterday of the Town and Counties Club. Miss Vanbrugh is, in fact, a member of the club. "It is," she averred, "the only club I belong to and the only one I shall ever belong to."
Miss Gish, at the invitation of the chairman, Mrs. Harold Baerlein, gave her reasons for reverting from the cinema to the stage. She explained that it was interesting and exciting to turn to something new after years of work in one particular sphere. She was on the stage as a child of five, and "went into the movies" in their early days. "We thought the silent films had a universal language,...
- 3/17/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
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