Masks and Faces

Masks and Faces
Directed by	Fred Paul
Written by	Charles Reade (novel) Tom Taylor (play) Benedict James
Produced by	Fred Paul Maurice Elvey
Starring	Johnston Forbes-Robertson Irene Vanbrugh Gerald du Maurier Gladys Cooper
Production company	Ideal Film Company
Distributed by	Ideal Film Company
Release date	March 1917
Running time	6,700 feet
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Masks and Faces is a 1917 British silent biographical film directed by Fred Paul and starring Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Irene Vanbrugh and Henry S. Irving. The film depicts episodes from the life of the eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It is based on the 1852 play Masks and Faces by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor.

Cast

• Johnston Forbes-Robertson - Triplet
• Irene Vanbrugh - Peg Woffington
• Henry S. Irving - Colander
• Gerald du Maurier - Hunsdon
• Dennis Neilson-Terry - Ernest Vane
• Gladys Cooper - Mabel Vane
• Ben Webster - Sir Charles Pomander
• C.M. Lowne - Quinn
• Nigel Playfair - Rich
• Lillah McCarthy - Kitty Clive
• Dion Boucicault Jr. - Colly Cibber
• Henry Vibart - Burdock
• Donald Calthrop - Lovell
• J. Fisher White - Snarl
• Lyall Swete - Soper
• Helen Haye - Dame Best
• Matheson Lang - Coachman
• Weedon Grossmith - Fiddler
• Gerald Ames - Fencing Master
• Mary Brough - Landlady
• Gertrude Elliott - Member of Rich's Company
• Lilian Braithwaite - Member of Rich's Company
• Ellaline Terriss - Member of Rich's Company
• Fabia Drake - Triplet's Child
• Renée Mayer - Triplet's Child
• Mabel Russell - Footman

External links

• Masks and Faces at IMDb