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  The Custard Pie of Dr. Caligari – By Rodney Ackland & Elspeth Grant THE CELLULOID MISTRESS Or The Custard Pie of Dr. Caligari By Rodney Ackland & Elspeth Grant LONDON – ALLAN WINGATE; November 1954 Dorothy and Lillian – Unbroken Blossoms I went to tea with Lillian and Dorothy the following afternoon. Their New York apartment was charming and they had a Southern butler, straight out of “Gone with the Wind” who appeared to have been with them for years. From the elegance and richness of the furnishings, it was obvious that Lillian and Dorothy had not squandered their money like so many of the early silent stars; having known what poverty was from their youth, they had, in fact, sensibly invested in real estate. I was shown into the drawing-room where the sisters introduced me to their mother, a beautiful, exquisitely dressed, white-haired old lady whom they obviously adored. This was the actress who had instilled into Lillian her love of the theatre and whose own career had...

  THE CELLULOID MISTRESS – By Rodney Ackland & Elspeth Grant (1954) THE CELLULOID MISTRESS Or The Custard Pie of Dr. Caligari By Rodney Ackland & Elspeth Grant LONDON – ALLAN WINGATE; November 1954 UNBROKEN BLOSSOMS ” There were two sisters sat in a bower .. “ Lillian and Dorothy Gish I had told Bill Gillette I was going to America to see Korda but the moment I arrived in New York I had to confess to myself that there was somebody else I simply must see, somebody I really looked forward to seeing-and before I telephoned the film magnate who had, as I thought, caused me so much trouble, I telephoned the star who had, from my boyhood days, given me so much pleasure and inspiration : Lillian Gish. Nine years before, I had been sitting in my room in the Albany flat when Arthur Boys, who had been dining with friends of ours, came in and said casually, “Who do you think is staying with the Parkers?” “I’ve no idea at all,” I said. “Well, guess! ” urged Arthur, “Hitler?” I suggeste...

  American film acting : the Stanislavski heritage – by Richard A. Blum (1984) American Film Acting The Stanislavski Heritage by Richard A. Blum Copyright © 1984 Richard Arthur Blum All rights reserved Produced and distributed by UMl Research Press an imprint of University Microfilms Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 A time will come when the evolution of art shall have completed its predestined circle and nature itself will teach us methods and techniques for the interpretation of the sharpness of the new life. —C. Stanislavski, My Life in Art The intimacy of acting of the Stanislavski school… is inevitably and remarkably developed in the cinema. —V.l. Pudovkin, Film Acting: A Course of Lectures Delivered at the State Institute of Cinematography, Moscow [Method] actors made a powerful impression and showed a remarkable ability to bridge the gap between stage, screen, and television to an extent that aroused excitement and interest in the rest of the world. —Lee Strasberg, “Acting,” i...