"I know that back in the twenties everyone who saw it judged John Barrymore's Hamlet to be unforgettable. Great though…"

"If they ask you to come and carry any filth, because of your love for money you will help them to carry it. And it wi…"

"Some plays drift into neglect from sheer familiarity. The success of R. C. Sherriff's Journey's End in 1929 still cas…"

"You will never sense the theatre. This is not "acting" but reality. The hand of God presses itself firmly on your sho…"

"Journey's End came at psychologically the right moment. The war had been over for 10 years. What plays there had been…"

"In his play Mr. Sherriff had given the world a great thought, a great message, and, she believed, the profound hope t…"

"It makes you think of the old days. We all knew these fellows, didn't we? This is so real."

"The King had honoured his play [Journey's End] that night by being present at the Prince of Wales Theatre. In handing…"

"He did not write the play with the commercial management in mind. He did not write it with a view to peace propaganda…"

"In the early part of the century, audiences possibly listened more than they do today. In Journey's End the verbal co…"