Word: crichton
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Included among recent additions to the Everyman's Library (E. P. Dutton and Co., New York, 1928), are W. Harrison Ainsworth's famous novel of the perfect servant. The Admirable Crichton, lately immortalized by the movies: The Life and Letters of John Keats edited by Lord Boughton: The Brothers Karamazov (2 vols.) Thedor Dostoevsky, generally conceded a place as one of the greatest works of the age: The Life of Jesus by Ernest Renan...
...Presumably the butler's name is not that of the Admirable Crichton, discreet, able butler who (in Sir James's socialistic play of that title) takes command of an aristocratic family on a deserted island, after shipwreck. The play was first produced in 1903, and cinematographed in 1919 under the title of Male and Female...
...nobody seems to know at all when he will finish his next one. Nearly every Barrie revival runs the danger of being submerged by the lovable phantom of Maude Adams. This production was originally scheduled for Laurette Taylor and Godfrey Tearle, and was to be followed by The Admirable Crichton. It was offered to Grace George, who with remarkable insight suggested that the play would be most interesting if done by one of the new generation. Helen Hayes was consequently selected for the part, and probably made the greatest impression of her relatively brief career...
...eyes: not allowed to by law, or some-thing); J. H. Wright '25, is apparently a butler, but when he lays hold of an ukulele and sings with Mr. Wilson, or when he does a neat step-dance with Mr. Wilson, J. H. Wright '27 is as admirable as Crichton and a lot nimbler C. S. Gross '27 would be a Grade-A prima donna in any college production, and but for the presence of the boy-friend Wilson, would lead this review; instead he is generously content to complement the other's piquancy with a substantial loveliness...
...Author. Mrs. George Crichton Miln (Louise Jordan Miln) has been a life-long admirer of China. Writing about it is her favorite amusement. Among her books are Mr. Wu, The Feast of the Lanterns, The Green Goddess...