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)