Music and Shakespeare

Synopsis
Radio programme. A selection of music performed by the Birmingham Studio Pianoforte Sextet is interspersed with performances of scenes from Hamlet (III iv), Macbeth (II i-ii), and The Merchant of Venice (IV i) by Gladys Ward and Wortley Allen.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
1 Dec 1927 at 22:16 (Channel: BBC)
Duration
54 mins
Availability
No copy extant

Credits

Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Arthur Sullivan; Franz von Blon; Herbert E. Haines; Ralph Vaughan Williams
Cast
Gladys Ward 
Wortley Allen 

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
Hamlet; Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, The
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Transmitted from Daventry.
Reviews
Source: BBC Programme Records, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Music and Shakespeare". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68053 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)