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
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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