Baker’s Broadcast [10/10/1937]

Synopsis
US variety/interview series hosted by Reg Murray. In this episode John Barrymore, who had recently completed the Streamlined Shakespeare series for NBC, speaks of falling under the spell of Shakespeare while reading Hamlet on the upper berth of a train going from New York to Vancouver. He recites the ‘what a rogue and peasant slave am I’ soliloquy (II ii).
Series
Baker’s Broadcast
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
10 Oct 1937 at 19:30 (Channel: NBC Blue)
Duration
15 mins

Credits

Director
Ed Gardner
Contributor
John Barrymore; Reg Murray

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

NBC

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web
http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(212) 621-6600
Address
25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA
Notes
Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Baker’s Broadcast [10/10/1937]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67399 (Accessed 15 Nov 2024)