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Radio broadcast. A discussion set in the land of Public Domain, in a fantastic kingdom where there is no copyright and fictional characters argue the pros and cons of copyright law. Such a debate occurs...
Fiction film. The Shakespearean connection is unknown beyond the title.
Fiction short. Robert Hamilton Ball in Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History (p. 314) notes that although a copyright record exists in the Library of Congress no further information can be...
Antony and Cleopatra directed by Charles Kent with Betty Kent (the director’s wife) as Cleopatra. The film was shot entirely in the studio, Vitagraph’s promotion describing the film as a ‘stupendous...
Excerpts from II i of A Winter’s Tale; From Act II scene 1 beginning "Take the boy..." and ending ""...give’t me in mine ear". Ellen Terry plays all parts.
A site which employs PieSpy, software designed to allow users to infer and visualise social networks on Internet Relay Chat (IRC). It works by feeding PieSpy with the full texts of all Shakespeare plays,...
An adaptation by Kenelm Foss of As You Like It, directed by Maurice Elvey with Elizabeth Risdon as Rosalind. The production, in modern dress, follows Shakespeare’s plot quite closely and places the action...
Fiction film. Richard III with William V. Ranous directing himself in the title role.
A version of The Merchant of Venice. Ball surmises that Shylock may have been played by William V. Ranous who probably directed. The Moving Picture World (January 9 1909) noted ‘An ambitious film. The...
Fiction film with William V. Ranous directing and taking the title role.
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