Seven Ages of Man, The - A Pageant in Speech and Music
- Synopsis
- Radio programme in which pieces of classical music and speech illustrate the seven ages of Jaques’s speech from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. The Wireless Orchestra is conducted by Stanford Robinson. There are performances by Osmond Davis (tenor), S. Robinson (baritone), and Kenneth Ellis (bass). Mona Grey does an impersonation of ‘Extreme Youth’, Ernest Wellbeloved acts as ‘Entertainer’ and R.E. Jeffrey is responsible for the recitals.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 11 Feb 1925 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- No recording extant
Credits
- Music
- Arthur Pryor; Charles Gounod; Edward MacDowell; Frederick Bevan; George Aitken; George H. Clutsam; Hermann Finck; Joseph Ascher; Joseph P. Knight; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Richard Wagner; Rudolf Friml; W. Corri; Walford Davies; Wilfred Sanderson; William Henry Squire
- Cast
Kenneth Ellis Mona Grey Osmond Davis R. E. Jeffrey
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- As You Like It
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Pageants
Notes
- Notes
- A composer with the surname of Chevalier is credited as composer for a piece of music entitled "The Centenarian". No information on this could be found. The singer S. Robinson is not credited in either The Times or Radio Times; he is listed only in the BBC Programme Records entry.
- Reviews
- For a detailed listing of the music played in the programme, see Radio Times programme listings.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Seven Ages of Man, The - A Pageant in Speech and Music". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67412 (Accessed 04 Oct 2024)