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Comedy burlesque. The Mudford Amateur Dramatic Society stages Romeo and Juliet. Ball (op cit) writes `...Romeo and Juliet which focused on both on the audience - a bored schoolboy who sticks chocolate on the...
Fiction film. The first filmed version of Hamlet to be produced in England. For a detailed account of the complicated provenance of this film see Ball, especially pp.318-20.
Fiction film. King Lear directed by Ernest Warde and adapted by Philip Lonergan with Frederick Warde as Lear.
Fiction film. An abridged version of Hamlet which begins with the graveyard scene and ends with the duel scene. Hamlet also sees Ophelia’s ghost. Ball (op cit) writes: ‘It is easy to brand this...
Feature film loosely based on Shakespeare’s play which was praised for its lavish costumes, spectacular sets, and ambitious special effects.
Topical. Scenes from Henry V performed by the boys of King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon. Ball (op cit) believes this production to be the first amateur Shakespeare film. Screened at The...
Devised for broadcasting on St. George’s Day , this sequence from Henry V was produced for radio by John Gibson with Richard Burton in the title role and John Neville as Chorus.
Fiction film directed by William V. Ranous with Paul Panzer as Romeo and Florence Lawrence as Juliet.
Feature film. David Garnet, a tin magnate, dies leaving his fortune to his wastral son on the condition that he settles down within two years. The son, King Garnet, becomes a tramp and so the business passes...
An abbreviated version of the play. Ball finds the picture disappointing, commenting on the poorly handled crowd scenes, unnecessary invented action, and primitive photography and acting.
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