 In 1928 Olivier created the role of Stanhope in R. C. Sherriff 's Journey 's End , in which he scored a great success at its single Sunday night premiere . He was offered the part in the West End production the following year , but turned it down in favour of the more glamorous role of Beau Geste in a stage adaptation of P. C. Wren 's 1929 novel of the same name . Journey 's End became a long @-@ running success ; Beau Geste failed . The Manchester Guardian commented , " Mr. Laurence Olivier did his best as Beau , but he deserves and will get better parts . Mr. Olivier is going to make a big name for himself " . For the rest of 1929 Olivier appeared in seven plays , all of which were short @-@ lived . Billington ascribes this failure rate to poor choices by Olivier rather than mere bad luck . 
 In 1928 Olivier created the role of Stanhope in R. C. Sherriff <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Journey <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>End , in which he scored a great success at its single Sunday night premiere . He was offered the part in the West End production the following year , but turned it down in favour of the more glamorous role of Beau Geste in a stage adaptation of P. C. Wren <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>1929 novel of the same name . Journey <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>End became a long @-@ running success ; Beau Geste failed . The Manchester Guardian commented , " Mr. Laurence Olivier did his best as Beau , but he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>deserves</mark></a> and will get better parts . Mr. Olivier is going to make a big name for himself " . For the rest of 1929 Olivier appeared in seven plays , all of which <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> short @-@ lived . Billington <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>ascribes</mark></a> this failure rate to poor choices by Olivier rather than mere bad luck . 
In 1928 Olivier created da role of Stanhope in R. C. Sherriff  Journey  End , in which he scored a great success at its single Sunday night premiere . He was offered the part in the West End production the following year , but turned it down in favour of tdamore glamorous role of Beau Geste in a stage adaptation of P. C. Wren  1929 novel of the same name . Journey  End became a long @-@ runnin success ; Beau Geste failed . The Manchester Guardian commented , " Mr. Laurence Olivier did his best as Beau , but he deserve and gon get betta parts . Mr. Olivier is bouta make a big name fa hisself " . For the rest of 1929 Olivier appeared in seven plays , all of which was short @-@ lived . Billington ascribe dis failure rate to poor choices by Olivier rather den mere badd luck .