A Pair of Spectacles [SEP] cast member
A Pair of Spectacles
A Pair of Spectacles is a 1916 British silent comedy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring John Hare, Peggy Hyland and Booth Conway, based on the play of the same name by Sydney Grundy. It was made at Isleworth Studios.
Cast.
- John Hare as Benjamin Goldfinch
- Peggy Hyland as Mrs. Goldfinch
- Booth Conway as Uncle Gregory
- James Le Fane as Ben Goldfinch
Bibliography.
- Harris, Ed. "Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story
of the Garrick Theatre, built by his friend W. S. Gilbert, where (though he was often out of the cast) he produced several important plays, such as Pinero's "The Profligate" and "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," and had a remarkable personal success in the chief part in Sydney Grundy's "A Pair of Spectacles". In 1897 he took the Globe Theatre, where his acting in Pinero's "The Gay Lord Quex" (1899) was another personal triumph. He became almost as well