Sybil Thorndike

‘Theatrical Confessions’

Which is your favourite Theatre?
The Old Vic.

Which is your favourite play?
‘Macbeth’.

What is your earliest recollection?
I was two. It was my brother’s christening in Rochester Cathedral. He was yelling, and I had on a new pelisse which felt lovely.

Which is your favourite sport?
Swimming.

Which is your favourite hobby?
The Piano.

Which are your favourite cigarettes?
Love them all.

From ‘The Bat’ programme, St James’s Theatre (January 1922).

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