Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis
Full-length radio adaptation of the play starring Gerald Lawrence as Shylock and Cathleen Nesbitt as Portia. Music (three Entractes from the Purcell Suite in C) is provided by the Wireless Quartet under the direction of Stanton Jefferies. Norman Notley sings Eric Coates’s ‘Tell me where is Fancy Bred’. Cecil A. Lewis speaks the prologue.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Availability
No copy extant
Notes
Transmitted from London Station ‘2LO’
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Eric Coates; Henry Purcell
Contributor
Cecil A. Lewis
Adaptor for Radio
Cathleen Nesbitt
Cast
Arthur R. Burrows 
Ben Webster 
Cathleen Nesbitt 
George Hayes 
George Howe 
George Relph 
Gerald Lawrence 
Lawrence Hanray 
Lesley Winter 
Norman Notley 
Phyllis Thomas 
Rex F. Palmer 
Robert Harris 
Stafford Hilliard 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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