Hamlet

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. Ray Collins reads from Hamlet including the entire ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy. To demonstrate the quality of older and newer microphones, the sound engineer switches microphones several times during the speech with a notable difference in sound quality. [With acknowledgement to Michael P. Jensen for supplying the synposis].

Series

Columbia Workshop

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

1 Aug 1936 (Channel: CBS)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Irving Reis

Cast

Ray Collins

Hamlet

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

radio broadcasting; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Available as an MP3 CD.

General

Ray Collins was a member of the Mercury Theatre company that acted Shakespeare on radio with Orson Welles and on stage.

Production Company

Name

Columbia Broadcasting System

Distributor (Sale)

Name

originaloldradio.com

Web

http://www.originaloldradio.com External site opens in new window

Address

PO Box 522
Berea
KY 40403-0522
USA