Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
David Ivor Davies, better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth15 January 1893
girl british temperament
British girls are as temperamental as Americans.
believe mean cutting
We were asked to believe that the variety and the novelty of even the crude films of the early days would provide a means of entertainment which would cut out the stage.
There's something Vichy about the French.
crowds want ifs
You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.
theatre firsts ordinary
When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.
effort
Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having.
misanthrope goodness
There are very few misanthropes, thank goodness!
suffering actors emotion
The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.
crowds may
The crowd may be influenced easily, largely because it is a crowd.
art love-making
Love-making is an art which must be studied.
war air pilots
After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films.
home giving cinema
A visit to a cinema is a little outing in itself. It breaks the monotony of an afternoon or evening; it gives a change from the surroundings of home, however pleasant.
heart roots people
The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in going to the pictures.