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Understanding Shakespeare: His Stagecraft

Shows how the structure and state of theatres in the 17th century determined and limited aspects of William Shakespeare's plays, using dramatizations from Henry V being performed in this old style theatre. Relates that the lack of scenery props necessitated the setting of the stage by verbal description before each act. Records how the acting companies included the playwright himself in order to defray costs., Shows how the structure and state of theatres in the 17th century determined and limited aspects of William Shakespeare's plays, using dramatizations from Henry V being performed in this old style theatre. Relates that the lack of scenery props necessitated the setting of the stage by verbal description before each act. Records how the acting companies included the playwright himself in order to defray costs.

Credits

(Gateway Educational Films); Levi Fox

Copyright

Registered 10Jan72 · MP22628 (Jan-Jun 1972) Copyright holder: Coronet Instructional Films, a division of Esquire, Inc

Complete catalog record
Shows how the structure and state of theatres in the 17th century determined and limited aspects of William Shakespeare's plays, using dramatizations from Henry V being performed in this old style theatre. Relates that the lack of scenery props necessitated the setting of the stage by verbal description before each act. Records how the acting companies included the playwright himself in order to defray costs., Produced in England with the cooperation of Gateway Educational Films, Ltd. Authentic staging of excerpts from Henry V, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer night's dream shows how the theater of Shakespeare's time affected the way he wrote his plays., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Shakespeare Series

  1. William Shakespeare - Background For His Works 1951
  2. Twelfth Night - An Introduction 1969
  3. Understanding Shakespeare - His Sources 1971
  4. Understanding Shakespeare: His Stagecraft 1972
  5. Much Ado About Nothing 1974
  6. Othello 1974
  7. Richard Ii 1974
  8. Richard Iii 1974
  9. ROMEO AND JULIET 1974
  10. The Taming Of The Shrew 1974
  11. The Tempest 1974

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films — title, year, creator, length, color, credits
  3. Wikidata · Q123305667 ↗ — country
  4. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright

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