John Barrymore, Shakespearean ActorJohn Barrymore's Richard III and Hamlet, first seen in New York during the 1919-20 and 1922-23 seasons, stand as high-water marks of twentieth-century Shakespearean interpretation. Michael Morrison reconstructs these historic performances through analysis of the production preparation, audience response, reviews, and memoirs. Tracing the Victorian and Edwardian antecedents of Shakespearean performance, this book situates Barrymore's distinctive contribution in light of past and ensuing tradition. As well, it provides a biographical sketch of one of the most revered and tragic actors of the twentieth century. "This young artist, profiting by the lessons of tradition...casts it boldly aside and emerges into the rarefied atmosphere of a new art, greater because it is new, stronger because it is built upon an old foundation." Brooklyn Times, March 9, 1920 |
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... Three : Aftermath 5 Shakespeare in Hollywood , 1925-1942 261 Epilogue 297 Appendixes A The Casts B The Texts Notes Selected Bibliography Index 307 321 329 383 389 Illustrations 1. Edwin Booth as Hamlet 2. Henry Irving as vii.
... Three : Aftermath 5 Shakespeare in Hollywood , 1925-1942 261 Epilogue 297 Appendixes A The Casts B The Texts Notes Selected Bibliography Index 307 321 329 383 389 Illustrations 1. Edwin Booth as Hamlet 2. Henry Irving as vii.
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Michael A. Morrison. Illustrations 1. Edwin Booth as Hamlet 2. Henry Irving as Shylock 3. Richard Mansfield as Richard III 4. Johnston Forbes - Robertson as Hamlet 5. E. H. Sothern as Hamlet 8 9 10 11 21 6. Robert B. Mantell as Richard ...
Michael A. Morrison. Illustrations 1. Edwin Booth as Hamlet 2. Henry Irving as Shylock 3. Richard Mansfield as Richard III 4. Johnston Forbes - Robertson as Hamlet 5. E. H. Sothern as Hamlet 8 9 10 11 21 6. Robert B. Mantell as Richard ...
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... Henry Irving , the festive glamour of Augustin Daly's productions , the scenog- raphy of Herbert Tree , the neo - Victorian performances of E. H. Sothern and Robert B. Mantell , and the innovative Shakespearean revivals directed by ...
... Henry Irving , the festive glamour of Augustin Daly's productions , the scenog- raphy of Herbert Tree , the neo - Victorian performances of E. H. Sothern and Robert B. Mantell , and the innovative Shakespearean revivals directed by ...
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... Henry V , and one or two more . The latter grouping generally occupied a secondary place , however , and the plays were performed less frequently . It has become common to re- fer to the first group , the heart of the repertory , as ...
... Henry V , and one or two more . The latter grouping generally occupied a secondary place , however , and the plays were performed less frequently . It has become common to re- fer to the first group , the heart of the repertory , as ...
Contents
The Education of an Actor 18821919 | 32 |
The Productions | 67 |
Richard III 1920 | 69 |
Hamlet 19221924 | 122 |
The London Hamlet 1925 | 242 |
Aftermath | 261 |
Shakespeare in Hollywood 19251942 | 263 |
Epilogue | 299 |
Appendixes | 307 |
The Casts | 309 |
The Texts | 323 |
Notes | 331 |
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