World Pays Tribute to William Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- British newsfilm. "The Prince of Wales opens Memorial Theatre before representatives of 40 nations at Stratford". The Prince begins his speech ‘Shakespeare was above all things an Englishman, he loved his country with a great and passionate love’. He continues to equate Shakespeare with notions of ‘Englishness’ and cultural heritage and concludes that the Memorial Theatre is a ‘tribute of the whole civilised world to a great world figure’.
- Series
- British Movietone News
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1932
- Notes
- Story number 6176. The story can be viewed online at www.movietone.com.
The BFI National Archive holds other newsfilm covering the same event: H.R.H. ON SHAKESPEARE (British Paramount News 121 (25 April 1932) and two silent newsreel items: STRATFORD ON AVON: SWEETEST SHAKESPEARE - FANCY’S CHILD (Pathe Gazette) and SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL(Gaumont Graphic). - Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); speeches; national identity; Stratford-upon-Avon; Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
Credits
- Contributor
- Prince, Duke of Windsor Edward
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- 01895 833071
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- 01895 834893
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