Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis

Political advertisement. One in a series of commercials in the ‘Stevenson for President’ campaign that featured actual and fictional people voting for Adlai Stevenson in the 1956 American Presidential election. Shakespeare directs a rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, but Romeo is missing having gone to vote for Stevenson.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Keywords

politics; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web

http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(212) 621-6600

Address

25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA

Notes

Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.