2 March 1916: The Peter Pan creator is described as ‘a perfect paragon during production and at all other times’
Our London Correspondence
(By Private Wire)
London, Wednesday Night.
Sir James Barrie at the rehearsal of his new play presents an interesting figure. Wearing a heavy overcoat, he sits somewhat apart, watching everything critically but rarely interfering during the work. When he has read the play to the company he goes carefully through it alone with the actor-manager, explaining his ideas and furnishing him with rough pencil diagrams of where he thinks the actors should be standing at certain dramatic moments. He is not at all arbitrary, being quite willing to modify his views if adequate suggestions for improvement are made. In this he differs completely from Sir Arthur Pinero, who has his own ideas, never changes them, and is absolutely autocratic. Sir James said this week: “For the production of my plays I am always looking out for a new touch.”
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