S S
25 Bernhandi
—
EXTRACT FROM
14e Neueare
M 44 1
The Drama in Town
PROFESSOR BERNHARDI“ AT THE
* PHGNIX.“
(Brighton Standard special)
Twenty men and only one woman appear
in the cast of“ Professor Bernbardi“ at the
Phcenix Theatre. Louis Borell, the young
Dutch actor, who has received such favour¬
able notices from English critics, and Ronald
Adam, are responsible forthe English version
of this brilliant play by the late Arthur
Schnitzler. His son, Heinrich, produced it.
Itis a play which heldtbefrst night audience
in its grip, for not a sound could be heard in
the auditorium while the actors were on the
stage. The play deals with lile in a -dical
institute in Vienna, and centres round an
incident between the Jewish doctor-director
and a Roman Catholic priest. There was.
little action and much talk, but the long
conversationsnever for a moment lapsed into
dullness. It is a good play, and the acting
throughout was of a high standard. Par¬
ticularly fine was Abraham Sofaer’s interpre¬
tation of Professor Bernhardi. Itis impossible
to mention each member of the cast separ¬
ately although every actor deserves it, but
Pother outstanding performances were given
by Ronald Adam, Leonard Sachs, Earle
Grey, John Gareide and Alan Wheatley. The
serious playgoer; whether Gentile or jew,
should not miss this play: it is worth seeing.
J. W. E.
—
EXTRACT FROM
40
Rase I
KLeral
18 J0
* *
Date
On Tuesday of this weck the
Phcenix Theatre opened with
*# Professor Bernhardi by Arthur
Schnitzler, which play has been
translated forthe English stage by
Louis Borell and Ronald Adam.
Here again we have an instance of
the Embassy Theatre proving but a
stepping-stone to the West End
stage (as in the casc of“ Ten Min¬
ute Alibi,““ The Dominant Sex,“
etc.), as “ Professor Bernhardi
was produced there on June z2nd
of this year. Abraham Sofaer plays
the lead.
box 31/5
EXTRAOT FROM
EMPIRE NEWS,
Withy Grove, Manchester.
56
Date-
Victim of Persecution
Schnitzler’s play, Professor
Bernhardi.“ which is put on in trans¬
the Phcenix Theatre,
lation at
inaugurates Ronald Adam’s season there.
Abraham Sofaer’s acting as the#
Jewish doctor who is the victim of
religious persecution is a distinguished
performance. Schnitzler was himself a
doctor. His plays are notable for
piquant and graceful dialogue. His son
is the producer of" Professor Bern¬
hardi.“
Another foreign playwright who was
a doctor was Chekhov, whose“ Seagull“
is still doing excellent business at the#
New. He began to write for the comic!
papers when he was still a student. He#
died at the age of 44, long before thei
advent of the Bolsheviks.
EXTRAOT FROM
SUNDAY DISPATCH,
Northeliffe House, E.C.4.
19
Date —
TO the Phcenix, Ronald
Adam has brought
* Professor Bernhardi,' which
we saw at the Embassy.
This play, rendered into English
from Arthur Schnitzler’s original,
tells a Pirandellian story of a Jewish
doctor.
From a good cast emerges one
really great performance—Abraham
Sofaer’s Professor Bernhardi.
25 Bernhandi
—
EXTRACT FROM
14e Neueare
M 44 1
The Drama in Town
PROFESSOR BERNHARDI“ AT THE
* PHGNIX.“
(Brighton Standard special)
Twenty men and only one woman appear
in the cast of“ Professor Bernbardi“ at the
Phcenix Theatre. Louis Borell, the young
Dutch actor, who has received such favour¬
able notices from English critics, and Ronald
Adam, are responsible forthe English version
of this brilliant play by the late Arthur
Schnitzler. His son, Heinrich, produced it.
Itis a play which heldtbefrst night audience
in its grip, for not a sound could be heard in
the auditorium while the actors were on the
stage. The play deals with lile in a -dical
institute in Vienna, and centres round an
incident between the Jewish doctor-director
and a Roman Catholic priest. There was.
little action and much talk, but the long
conversationsnever for a moment lapsed into
dullness. It is a good play, and the acting
throughout was of a high standard. Par¬
ticularly fine was Abraham Sofaer’s interpre¬
tation of Professor Bernhardi. Itis impossible
to mention each member of the cast separ¬
ately although every actor deserves it, but
Pother outstanding performances were given
by Ronald Adam, Leonard Sachs, Earle
Grey, John Gareide and Alan Wheatley. The
serious playgoer; whether Gentile or jew,
should not miss this play: it is worth seeing.
J. W. E.
—
EXTRACT FROM
40
Rase I
KLeral
18 J0
* *
Date
On Tuesday of this weck the
Phcenix Theatre opened with
*# Professor Bernhardi by Arthur
Schnitzler, which play has been
translated forthe English stage by
Louis Borell and Ronald Adam.
Here again we have an instance of
the Embassy Theatre proving but a
stepping-stone to the West End
stage (as in the casc of“ Ten Min¬
ute Alibi,““ The Dominant Sex,“
etc.), as “ Professor Bernhardi
was produced there on June z2nd
of this year. Abraham Sofaer plays
the lead.
box 31/5
EXTRAOT FROM
EMPIRE NEWS,
Withy Grove, Manchester.
56
Date-
Victim of Persecution
Schnitzler’s play, Professor
Bernhardi.“ which is put on in trans¬
the Phcenix Theatre,
lation at
inaugurates Ronald Adam’s season there.
Abraham Sofaer’s acting as the#
Jewish doctor who is the victim of
religious persecution is a distinguished
performance. Schnitzler was himself a
doctor. His plays are notable for
piquant and graceful dialogue. His son
is the producer of" Professor Bern¬
hardi.“
Another foreign playwright who was
a doctor was Chekhov, whose“ Seagull“
is still doing excellent business at the#
New. He began to write for the comic!
papers when he was still a student. He#
died at the age of 44, long before thei
advent of the Bolsheviks.
EXTRAOT FROM
SUNDAY DISPATCH,
Northeliffe House, E.C.4.
19
Date —
TO the Phcenix, Ronald
Adam has brought
* Professor Bernhardi,' which
we saw at the Embassy.
This play, rendered into English
from Arthur Schnitzler’s original,
tells a Pirandellian story of a Jewish
doctor.
From a good cast emerges one
really great performance—Abraham
Sofaer’s Professor Bernhardi.