Herbert Beerbohm Tree Quotes
To a motley collection of women, assembled to play ladies in waiting to a queen, in Alexander Woollcott 'Shouts and Murmurs' (1923) 'Capsule Criticism'
"Beerbohm Tree" by Hesketh Pearson, (p. 110), 1956.
A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one.
Sir Max Beerbohm, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1924*). “Hebert Beerbohm Tree: some memories of him and of his art collected by Max Beerbohm”
Sir Max Beerbohm, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1924*). “Hebert Beerbohm Tree: some memories of him and of his art collected by Max Beerbohm”
A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent.
Sir Max Beerbohm, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1924*). “Hebert Beerbohm Tree: some memories of him and of his art collected by Max Beerbohm”
People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1916). “Nothing Matters, and Other Stories”
Sir Max Beerbohm, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1924*). “Hebert Beerbohm Tree: some memories of him and of his art collected by Max Beerbohm”
When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.
Quoted in Hesketh Pearson Beerbohm (1956).
"Beerbohm Tree" by Hesketh Pearson, (p. 192), 1956.
Quoted in Hesketh Pearson Beerbohm (1956).
"Beerbohm Tree" by Hesketh Pearson, (p. 110), 1956.
Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want.
When pressed by a gramophone company for a written testimonial, in Hesketh Pearson 'Beerbohm Tree' (1956) ch. 19; Beerbohm later insisted 'the immortalism must stand' when asked to make amendments
To a man in the street, carrying a grandfather clock, in Hesketh Pearson 'Beerbohm Tree' (1956) ch. 12
In Max Beerbohm Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1920) appendix 4
