Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Our immortals: "Of course my dear Dean Inge, I am biased, my son was a carpenter.".

(c.1929)

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Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Our immortals: Ah Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hardy, if you only knew all the circumstances.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Our immortals: Count Leo Tolstoi suspecting an element of sensuality in the Heavenly choir. | Count Leo Tolstoy suspecting sensuality.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Our psycho analysts: Dr Freud; "Naughty, naughty, who's been thinking pure thoughts again.".

(c.1929)

drypoint

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Our psycho analysts: Dr. Freud introduces a patient to her subconscious.

(c.1929)

drypoint

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

'Sister, sister, let's get out - here everything is as good as we are.'.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

'Sometimes I feel like chucking it all and going in for art'. Hollywood.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

'Sorry Mr Smith, but we only handle artists whose names are difficult to pronounce.'.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

The Executives: 'And gentlemen our policy shall ever continue to be that of giving the people what they like and if they don't like it something else exactly like it'.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

The Higher Literai: 'But understand Miss Hollywood, only with reluctance, with marked reluctance.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

The Magnate: 'No my dears, one thing I have never stood for and that is impurity in my films'.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

The Talkies-Science: 'Alas poor posterity, can you ever forgive me - I've gone and made the bad actor eternal'.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

The Younger Set: 'But I say, why don't you publish too!'.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Thomas Carlyle in a more perfect world regretting the absence of something to denounce.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Us visitors: A modern Orpheus.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Us visitors: Evil Tiding in B. Flat.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Via Dollarosa.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

'You poor dear antideluvian old thing, what do you know about sin.'.

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

'You see a child could use it.'.