Taming of the Shrew, The

Synopsis

Experimental short film. The wooing scene from The Taming of the Shrew in which the actors spoke the complete text, a primitive sound process known as Voxograph. Ball (op cit) writes ‘When it was presented in the theatre, the same actors, one at each side of the screen but unseen, repeated the words in what was supposed to be synchronisation. It was expected that the operator, after rehearsal, would be able to project the film so that picture and voice would jibe’.

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1915

Availability

Presumed a lost film.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Cast

Arthur Backner
Constance Backner

Production Company

Name

British and Colonial Kinematograph