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Four scenes from the Her Majesty’s Theatre production of King John, one of which survives. The descriptions quoted are from the copyright records in The National Archives: THE BATTLEFIELD NEAR ANGIERS -...
Variety show from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen. In one sketch comedian Bernie Clifton recites Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy astride his...
BBC current affairs programme . In this episode presenter Bob Wellings reports on ‘Fire Angel’, a new British rock musical loosely based on The Merchant of Venice. Composed by Roger Haines with lyrics by...
Second of three programmes of ‘fact and fancy’ concerned with Shakespeare’s Welsh characters. H. P. Burton’s dramatic feature tells the story of the first production of King Henry IV, Part 1, and...
Faeture film dedicated in the pre-opening credit sequence to William McGonagall, the ‘greatest Bad Verse Writer of his age’. McGonagall, a Scottish weaver, falls in love with Queen Victoria at a music...
A record, filmed at Ealing, of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s production of Henry VIII staged at the Her Majesty’s Theatre.
The Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet perform in the presence of members of the Royal Family in celebration of the Her Majesty’s Silver Jubilee. Includes Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing Hamlet...
Radio play arranged and produced by Peter Creswell. Scenes from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor are introduced by a prologue involving Shakespeare (Anthony Shaw), Queen Elizabeth (Galdys Young)...
A comedy gala to benefit Amnesty International staged at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London. The evening consisted of comedy sketches and music. One sketch, written by Richard Sparks, features Atkinson as a...
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