Quips and Quotations (All's Well That West Ends Well Edition)
Gielgud and Richardson
John Gielgud is the biggest gossip I know, and I know several. He's a fabulous talent, has a magnificent voice, and he's the first to admit he's selfish and egotistic. How refreshing!
Gielgud, according to Alec Guinness, told Guinness to stop using that ugly wandering "r" in his speech (as in Anna r-and I) if he wanted to be respected by educated theatre producers! Too bad everyone didn't hear that..
One of these days, Boud, I've got to do a post on Guinness. People nowadays may know him mostly for Star Wars and not those wonderful Ealing comedies he made in the 1940s and '50s (of course, he was also in the dramatic non-Ealing Bridge Over the River Kwai, but he was even somewhat comical in that.)
Debra, even though I have "West End" in the title of this post, the photograph actually was taken outside of the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts in Washington DC.
In order to keep the hucksters, humbugs, scoundrels, psychos, morons, and last but not least, artificial intelligentsia at bay, I have decided to turn on comment moderation. On the plus side, I've gotten rid of the word verification.
I can't remember who died first, but they were both wonderful characters, typical of the posh and theatrical English homosexuals.
ReplyDeleteAndrew, Richardson died in 1983, and Gielgud made it all the way to the year 2000.
DeleteSpoken like a true friend.
ReplyDeleteMitchell, true friends often see past shortcomings.
DeleteI know their names - beyond that, not much at all!
ReplyDeleteThis post was kind of esoteric, David. I get like that at times.
DeleteGielgud, according to Alec Guinness, told Guinness to stop using that ugly wandering "r" in his speech (as in Anna r-and I) if he wanted to be respected by educated theatre producers! Too bad everyone didn't hear that..
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DeleteOne of these days, Boud, I've got to do a post on Guinness. People nowadays may know him mostly for Star Wars and not those wonderful Ealing comedies he made in the 1940s and '50s (of course, he was also in the dramatic non-Ealing Bridge Over the River Kwai, but he was even somewhat comical in that.)
DeleteTwo titans of the stage!
ReplyDeleteDebra, even though I have "West End" in the title of this post, the photograph actually was taken outside of the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts in Washington DC.
Delete2 very famous actors indeed. Good quote too :-D
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ananka.
DeleteWonderful post and photo.
DeleteThank you, Linda.
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