Music and Shakespeare

Synopsis

Radio programme. A selection of music performed by the Birmingham Studio Pianoforte Sextet is interspersed with performances of scenes from Hamlet (III iv), Macbeth (II i-ii), and The Merchant of Venice (IV i) by Gladys Ward and Wortley Allen.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

1 Dec 1927 at 22:16 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

54 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Arthur Sullivan; Franz von Blon; Herbert E. Haines; Ralph Vaughan Williams

Cast

Gladys Ward
Wortley Allen

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet; Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Transmitted from Daventry.

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)