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Summer Scenes from Shakespeare (1927 Radio)

Radio programme showcasing scenes from 3 Shakespearian comedies. Robert Donat, Hylda Metcalf and other radio players perform Act III iii from The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act IV i from As You Like It, and Act...

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St. Crispin’s Day (1925 Radio)

Radio programme commemorating the anniversary of the battle of Agincourt with music and scenes from Shakespeare’s histories. The Belfast Station Orchestra performs the Overture to Nicolai’s The Merry...

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Shakespeare Night X: ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ (1924 Radio)

Series

Shakespeare Night

Director

A. Corbett-Smith

Producer

A. Corbett-Smith

Tenth in a series of ‘literary nights’ showcasing Shakespeare’s plays on radio. The programme is produced and directed by A. Corbett-Smith. Performances are by members of the Cardiff Station Repertory...

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News and Views of the Theatre [02/01/1924] (1924 Radio)

Series

News and Views of the Theatre

Talk by BBC radio’s first drama critic Archibald Haddon. In his review of Nigel Playfair’s revival of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Haddons praises director William...

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British Empire Shakespeare Society (1923 Radio)

aka: Excerpts from Shakespeare

A ‘Shakespeare Night’ programme transmitted in two parts. Initiated by the British Empire Shakespeare Society, the programme was comprised of play readings. Part 1: 'Trial scene’ and ‘Casket...

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Falstaff the Tavern Knight (1923 Film)

aka: John Falstaff

Series

Gems of Literature

Director

Edwin Greenwood

Producer

Edward Godal

Silent fiction film. Abbreviated version of the The Merry Wives of Windsor concentrating on the basket scene.

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Life and Death of Falstaff (1923 Radio)

aka: Falstaff

Radio broadcast. The Times listings entry for this programme reads:'Life and death of "Falstaff," "Falstaff," Mr. Ivor Thomas: songs." (10 July 1923, p.12). The programme is preceded by a ca. 15-minute talk...

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Amours de la Reine Elisabeth, Les (1912 Film)

aka: Queen Elizabeth Queen Bess (Her Love Story) Reine Elisabeth, La Elisabeth, Reine d’Angleterre

Director

Louis Mercanton; Henri Desfontaines

Film drama based on the play by Emile Moreau that relates the love story of Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex. The film opens with a performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor (the Falstaff basket scene...

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Falstaff (1911 Film)

aka: Sir John Falstaff Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Director

Henri Desfontaines

Fiction short. The Merry Wives of Windsor presented in ten scenes.

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Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1910 Film)

Fiction short. A version of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Ball (op cit) notes that Fenton, Shallow, Slender, Sir Hugh Evans, Doctor Caius and Mistress Quickly are omitted.

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