ABSTRACT
. . .if we go to see the Moscow Art Theatre company we shall see actors who know how to act with the whole body as live, sensitive, human beings. Especially gifted is Mr. Pavlov, whom I saw as the poor brother in Ostrovsky's comedy, and as Firs in Chekhov's ‘Cherry Orchard’. His movements are wonderfully sensitive and graceful, and consequently he is a delight to watch. There is a visual music in the human body when it is informed by a delicate living spirit which ought to be one of the finest instruments of the actor's art; but how rarely do we see on the English stage any physical beauty beyond the mere beauty of youth and good looks?
