Gielgud

[gil-good, geel-]

noun

1. Sir (Arthur) John, 1904–2000, English actor and director.

Gielgud

/ ˈɡiːlɡʊd /

noun

1. Sir John. 1904–2000, English stage, film, and television actor and director

Example Sentences

She made her Broadway stage debut in 1959, starring opposite John Gielgud in “Much Ado About Nothing.”

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In a competitive category, best actor went to Mark Gatiss for his turn as the revered actor and director John Gielgud in “The Motive and the Cue.”

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Gatiss who played John Gielgud told the BBC that his favourite line from the play was when his character is talking about the Tony awards and says: "The whole matter of judging anything... vulgar".

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Part of the performance takes place outside the Gielgud Theatre, with Smith's character Myrtle collapsing outside the stage door in a drunken state while the scene is projected onto screens inside the auditorium.

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It’s a compelling story line, filled with dramatic possibilities, but “Opening Night,” which runs at the Gielgud Theater through July 27, is scuppered by a series of poor choices.

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