Word: wingfield
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Virginia's Wingfield...
TIME, most accurate of journals, is in error (issue of July 16, p. 34, col. 3) as to the first governor of colonial Virginia. Edward Maria Wingfield was the first governor of the colony...
...MARSHALL WINGFIELD (of Virginia) Moscow, Idaho...
...Wingfield as Sir William did his best with an apoplectic part. In the earlier scenes, before his son's iniquities were brought to light he was excellent. In the last scene the strength of his passion so completely overmastered him that he lost in dignity what he gained in force. Mr. Tearle as Bill was a thoroughly objectionable character unpleasant to meet anywhere, whether drawing room or Drury Lane. Miss Willard's Freda was restrained and well done. In contrast to the overworked sense of tragedy under which Miss Belmore as Lady Cheshire and her daughters Christine (Miss New-combe...
Nothing may be said of the plot, for it hinges on the "truth", and the truth must not be told. Mr. Wingfield, as the "veteran poet" celebrating his ninetieth birthday with his adulous family and honored guest, does the best acting that has been seen on the Copley stage, or perhaps any Boston stage, this season, His shy pride, his innocent reminiscing, have the assurance of the genuine "literary lion." The role is a difficult one, for it involves a double pose-but there, again, we are dangerously near the "truth." Mr. Clive has become a meticulous Boswell to this...