SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A 2-CD collection, compiled by David Timson and Nicholas Soames, of early sound recordings of Shakespearean actors:
Herbert Beerbohn Tree as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar (III i) and Falstaff in Henry IV. Part I (AII i & ii)
Arthur Bourchier as Macbeth (II i & ii)
Lewis Waller as Henry V ((III i)
Frank Benson as Henry V (III i)
Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet (II ii, III ii)
John Gielgud as Hamlet (IV iv)
John Gielgud as Richard II (II iii)
Sybil Thorndike & Lewis Casson in Macbeth (I v)
John Barrymore as Gloucester in Henry VI. Part 3 (II ii)
John Barrymore as Hamlet (III i)
Laurence Olivier as Hamlet (I ii)
Laurence Olivier as Henry V (II i)
Henry Irving as Richard III (I i)
Henry Irving as Cardinel Wolsey in Henry VIII (III ii)
Edwin Booth as Othello (I iii)
Ellen Terry as Ophelia in Hamlet (IV v)
Ellen Terry as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (IV iii)
Ellen Terry as Portia in The Merchant of Venice (IV i) (total time 65:40)

CD2 is a ‘Miscellany’ of historical performances of non-Shakespearean works including work from Edith Evans, Charles Laughton, Sarah Bernhardt and Laurel and Hardy.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2000

Duration

155 mins

Credits

Contributor

David Timson; Nicholas Soames

Cast

Arthur Bourchier	Macbeth
Edwin Booth	Othello
Ellen Terry	Juliet
Ellen Terry	Ophelia
Ellen Terry	Portia
F. R. Benson	King Henry V
Henry Irving	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Henry Irving	Cardinal Wolsey
Herbert Beerbohm Tree	Sir John Falstaff
Herbert Beerbohm Tree	Mark Antony
John Barrymore	Hamlet
John Gielgud	Hamlet
John Gielgud	King Richard II
Johnston Forbes-Robertson	Hamlet
Laurence Olivier	Hamlet
Laurence Olivier	King Henry V
Lewis Casson	Macbeth
Lewis Waller	King Henry V
Sybil Thorndike	Lady Macbeth

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

CD number: NA 220012

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Naxos Records

Web

https://www.naxos.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01737 645600

Address

Unit 8, Salbrook Industrial Estate
Salbrook Road, Salfords
Redhill
RH1 5GJ
UK