Bumptious As Romeo
- Synopsis
- Comedy short. Part of the Bumptious series which featured the rotund and aptly named comedian John R. Cumpson. Bumptious organises an amateur production at the town hall of Romeo and Juliet in which he is to play Romeo. Everything goes wrong including the collapse of the balcony. Admonishing the stagehands Bumptious looks through a peephole in the stage curtain and discovers that the theatre is empty. He smashes a bust of Shakespeare and resolves never to act again.
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1911
- Recording date
- 1 Feb 1911
- Duration
- 11 mins; 975 feet
- Availability
- Presumed a lost film
Credits
- Cast
John R. Cumpson Bumptious (Romeo)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre
Notes
- Reviews
- Moving Picture World (February 11, 1911).
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Bumptious As Romeo". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68737 (Accessed 14 Nov 2024)