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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1913 Film)

Fiction film. Ball (op cit) writes (p.168). ‘All the camera work was done out of doors, and the scenery is lovely and charmingly rustic. Remarkably for its period, the photography is technically advanced,...

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Open-Air Concert for Wounded Soldiers (1917 Film)

Series

War Office Official Topical Budget

The second of four stories in the newsfilm. "WAR ENTERTAINMENTS: A large number of wounded soldiers were entertained by a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Hanover Lodge, Regent’s Park".

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Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (1923 Radio)

Producer

Cathleen Nesbitt

Full-length radio adaptation of the play arranged by Cathleen Nesbitt who also performs as Puck alongside Ernest Milton as Oberon and Nigel Playfair as Bottom. With a prologue by Cecil A. Lewis. Incidental...

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Shakespeare Evening [24/12/1923] (1923 Radio)

Radio programme. Sir Frank Benson recites from Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, and Othello. Recitals alternate with selections of "appropriate musical numbers" (The Times programme...

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Shakespeare Night IV: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (1923 Radio)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Series

Shakespeare Night

Fourth in a series of ‘literary nights’ showcasing Shakespeare’s plays on radio. The programme is conducted with critical commentary by Professor Cyril Brett. Performances are by members of the Cardiff...

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Shakespeare and His England [23/4/1924] (1924 Radio)

aka: St. George for Merrie England

The radio programme commemorating Shakespeare’s birth comprises a reading about "Shakespeare And His England", a performance of King Henry V, Act V, Scene ii and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, scene...

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Excerpts from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (1925 Radio)

Radio programme about amateur theatre in which excerpts from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are performed by members of the Board of Education Co-operative Theatre.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1925 Radio)

Producer

R. E. Jeffrey

Radio broadcast of Shakespeare’s play produced by J. E. Jeffrey with Hey Petrie as Puck. Mendelssohn’s incidental music is performed by the Wireless Orchestra with Dan Godfrey (Junior) as conductor. The...

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1925 Radio)

Producer

Donald Davies

The ‘5WA’ Radio Players perform excerpts from Shakespeare’s comedy. The two scenes performed are listed as: 1. Casting the Parts. 2. The Rehearsal Produced by Donald Davies.

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Sommernachtstraum, Ein (1925 Film)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Wood Love Heiteres Fastnachtsspeil, Ein

Director

Hans Neumann

Producer

Hans Neumann

Feature film which appears to have combined great charm and ribaldry. Ball, summarising contemporary reviews, writes: ‘Theseus was shown at the telephone, Amazons and Athenians moved into battle to the...

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