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- Synopsis
- Newsfilm item. Backstage at a puppet show version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There are shots of the puppets being manipulated by the puppeteers and the show in front of the curtain as seen by the audience. The string puppets are created by the influential puppeteer Ellen van Volkenburg who appears on screen. Note: The film is mute.
- Series
- Eve and Everybody’s Film Review
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1932
- Transmission details
- 24 Mar 1932
- Duration
- 2 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Ellen van Volkenburg
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- puppet theatre; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets
Notes
- Notes
- Issue number 564. The third story of five stories. The film can be viewed online at the ITN Source website.
- General
- In the United States the artistic puppet revival was largely inspired by Ellen Van Volkenburg at the Chicago Little Theatre with productions that included A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1916. A production of the Dream was also directed by Ellen van Volkenburg at the Little Theatre, New York City in May 1920. Miss van Volkenburg is said to have coined the word ‘puppeteer’.
Production Company
Online Retailer
- Name
ITN Source
- uksales@itnsource.com
- Web
- http://www.itnsource.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 207 430 4480
- Address
- 200 Grays Inn Road
London WC1X 8XZ
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