Modern Garrick, A
- Synopsis
- Fiction film. A young woman and her fiance attend a performance of Romeo and Juliet starring a matinee idol billed as ‘the modern Garrick’. The woman becomes infatuated with the actor and craves to play Juliet. She is eventually cured by a hypnotist. The balcony scene is seen briefly and the woman loses her mind while reciting Juliet’s lines (quoted in the intertitles). [With acknowledgment to Zoran Sinobad, Library of Congress, for the description].
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1913
- Duration
- 5 mins; 472 feet
Credits
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Library of Congress copy is incomplete; the second half is missing. Nitrate deterioration throughout (8/2010).
- History
- Released in the US by Patheplay.
Production Company
- Name
Patheplay
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
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