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Radio broadcast. Second of six talks by literary critic William Empson in which he discusses some of the problems of character and action raised by Shakespearean characters, such as Macbeth, Hamlet and...
Feature film. Robert Hyde, the victim of an automobile accident, meets Clarice. Despite his vow never to marry he falls in love with her and they do marry. His strong commitment to hunting and fishing is a...
Melodrama. Carleton, a celebrated Shakespearian actor, is unable to cope with his success and becomes an alcoholic. His wife, Jane, finally leaves him, taking their young daughter with her. Years pass and...
Radio programme for children comprised of readings and a scene from Shakespeare performed by Lady Tree, wife of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. No further information available (5/2007).
French television version of the play by Alfred Jarry. Pere Ubu is an oafish, barely ranking civil servant persuaded by his shrewish wife to kill the King of Poland and usurp the throne. Ubu is unfit to...
Low budget, independent film using the original text setting Macbeth in London ganglands. "In the violent underbelly of a powerful city, one man’s blows ring out from the street fights above everybody...
As William Shakespeare begins writing his latest play alongside memoirs, he is struck by a wave of contemplation regarding his deteriorated marriage to his wife Anne Hathaway. He then draws inspiration by...
Fiction short. A version of Romeo and Juliet which is a record of the stage production at the Lyceum; Godfrey Tearle is Romeo and his wife, Mary Malone, is Juliet.
Fiction short. Macbeth directed for stage by F.R. Benson with Benson and his wife, Constance, in the leading roles. Filmed at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
Radio broadcast. Excerpts from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are performed by Lady Tree, wife of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, as part of a programme for children. Felicity Tree sings and Victor...
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