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Reader(s): Ainley, Henry; Barrymore, John Drew; Benson, Frank Weston; Bernhardt, Sarah; Booth, Edwin Thomas; Bourchier, Arthur; Casson, Lewis; Chaliapin, Feodor; Coquelin, Benoît-Constant; Coward, Noël; Evans, Edith; Forbes-Robertson, Johnston; Gielgud, John; Hardy, Oliver; Irving, Henry; Laughton, Charles; Laurel, Stan; Lawrence, Gertrude; Moissi, Alexander; Mounet-Sully, Jean; Neilson, Julia; Olivier, Laurence; Terry, Ellen; Terry, Fred; Thorndike, Sybil; Tree, Herbert Beerbohm; Waller, Lewis; Williams, Bransby
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Anthologies / Collections
Catalogue No: NA220012
Barcode: 9789626342008
Release Date: 07/2000
Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings
Historical recordings of actors from the beginning of the recording era. CD 1: Historical Shakespeare performances by Ainley, John Barrymore, Bourchier, Casson, Forbes-Robertson, John Geilgud (1920s and 1940s). CD 2: A miscellany. Some startling historical performances in a wide range of works from Edith Evans, Charles Laughton, Noel Coward, Sarah Bernhardt, Fred Terry, Laurel and Hardy, Edwin Booth, Bransby Williams, Jean Cocteau, Feodor Chaliapin and others.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Not Applicable, na - Author
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm (Reader)
Bourchier, Arthur (Reader)
Waller, Lewis (Reader)
Benson, Frank Weston (Reader)
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston (Reader)
Gielgud, John (Reader)
Thorndike, Sybil (Reader)
Casson, Lewis (Reader)
Barrymore, John Drew (Reader)
Olivier, Laurence (Reader)
Irving, Henry (Reader)
Booth, Edwin Thomas (Reader)
Terry, Ellen (Reader)
Coward, Noël (Reader)
Lawrence, Gertrude (Reader)
Terry, Fred (Reader)
Neilson, Julia (Reader)
Ainley, Henry (Reader)
Williams, Bransby (Reader)
Evans, Edith (Reader)
Laughton, Charles (Reader)
Laurel, Stan (Reader)
Hardy, Oliver (Reader)
Bernhardt, Sarah (Reader)
Mounet-Sully, Jean (Reader)
Coquelin, Benoît-Constant (Reader)
Chaliapin, Feodor (Reader)
Moissi, Alexander (Reader)
Bourchier, Arthur (Reader)
Waller, Lewis (Reader)
Benson, Frank Weston (Reader)
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston (Reader)
Gielgud, John (Reader)
Thorndike, Sybil (Reader)
Casson, Lewis (Reader)
Barrymore, John Drew (Reader)
Olivier, Laurence (Reader)
Irving, Henry (Reader)
Booth, Edwin Thomas (Reader)
Terry, Ellen (Reader)
Coward, Noël (Reader)
Lawrence, Gertrude (Reader)
Terry, Fred (Reader)
Neilson, Julia (Reader)
Ainley, Henry (Reader)
Williams, Bransby (Reader)
Evans, Edith (Reader)
Laughton, Charles (Reader)
Laurel, Stan (Reader)
Hardy, Oliver (Reader)
Bernhardt, Sarah (Reader)
Mounet-Sully, Jean (Reader)
Coquelin, Benoît-Constant (Reader)
Chaliapin, Feodor (Reader)
Moissi, Alexander (Reader)
|  | 1 | Julius Caesar: Act 3 Scene 1 'O Pardon Me Thou Bleeding Piece Of Earth... | 03:08 |
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm (Reader)
| | 2 | Henry IV: Part 1 Act 5 Scene 1'Hal, If You See Me Down In The Battle...' | 02:32 |
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm (Reader)
| | 3 | Macbeth: Act 2 Scenes 1 & 2 'Go Bid Thy Mistress When My Drink Is Ready, She Strike Upon...' | 04:03 |
Bourchier, Arthur (Reader)
| | 4 | Henry V: Act 2 Scene 1 'Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends...' | 01:55 |
Waller, Lewis (Reader)
| | 5 | Henry V: Act 3 Scene 1 'Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends...' | 01:21 |
Benson, Frank Weston (Reader)
| | 6 | Hamlet: Act 2 Scene 2 'O What A Rogue And Peasant Slave Am I...' | 04:19 |
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston (Reader)
| | 7 | Halment: Act 3 Scene 2 'Speak The Speech I Pray You As I Pronounced To You...' | 03:23 |
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston (Reader)
| | 8 | Halment: Act 4 Scene 4 'How All Occassions Do Inform Against Me...' | 02:52 |
Gielgud, John (Reader)
| | 9 | Richard II: Act 3 Scene 3 'O God! O God!...' | 04:07 |
Gielgud, John (Reader)
| | 10 | Macbeth: Act 1 Scene 5 'They Met Me In The Day Of Success...' | 04:51 |
Thorndike, Sybil (Reader)
Casson, Lewis (Reader)
Casson, Lewis (Reader)
| | 11 | Henry VI: Part 3 Act 3 Scene 2 'Ay, Edward Will Use Women Honourably...' | 04:26 |
Barrymore, John Drew (Reader)
| | 12 | Hamlet: To Be, Or Not To Be... | 03:22 |
Barrymore, John Drew (Reader)
| | 13 | Hamlet: O That This Too, Too Solid Flesh Would Melt... | 03:24 |
Olivier, Laurence (Reader)
| | 14 | Henry V: 'Once More Unto The Breach...' | 02:24 |
Olivier, Laurence (Reader)
| | 15 | Richard III: Act 1 Scene 1 'Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent...' | 02:41 |
Irving, Henry (Reader)
| | 16 | Henry III: Act 3 Scene 2 'Cromwell, I Did Not Think To Shed A Tear In All My Miseries...' | 02:13 |
Irving, Henry (Reader)
| | 17 | Othello: Act 1 Scene 3 'Most Potent Grave And Reverend Signiors...' | 03:29 |
Booth, Edwin Thomas (Reader)
| | 18 | Hamlet: Act 4 Scene 5 'O Rose Of May, Dear Maid, Kind Sister, Sweet Orphelia... | 04:39 |
Terry, Ellen (Reader)
| | 19 | Romeo and Juliet: Act 4 Scene 3 'Good Night. Get Thee To Bed And Rest...' | 03:58 |
Terry, Ellen (Reader)
| | 20 | The Merchant of Venice: Act 4 Scene 1 'The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strained...' | 02:31 |
Terry, Ellen (Reader)
Disc 2
| | 1 | Act I Private Lives (Coward) | 05:11 |
Coward, Noël (Reader)
Lawrence, Gertrude (Reader)
Lawrence, Gertrude (Reader)
| | 2 | Act II Private Lives (Coward) | 04:25 |
Coward, Noël (Reader)
Lawrence, Gertrude (Reader)
Lawrence, Gertrude (Reader)
| | 3 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (Orczy) | 02:49 |
Terry, Fred (Reader)
Neilson, Julia (Reader)
Neilson, Julia (Reader)
| | 4 | Trilby (du Maurier) | 03:22 |
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm (Reader)
| | 5 | The Charge Of The Light Brigade (Tennyson) | 02:36 |
Ainley, Henry (Reader)
| | 6 | The Bells | 04:05 |
Williams, Bransby (Reader)
| | 7 | The Importance Of Being Earnest (Wilde) | 07:04 |
Gielgud, John (Reader)
Evans, Edith (Reader)
Evans, Edith (Reader)
| | 8 | The Gettysburg Address | 02:16 |
Laughton, Charles (Reader)
| | 9 | Laurel And Hardy | 04:40 |
Laurel, Stan (Reader)
Hardy, Oliver (Reader)
Hardy, Oliver (Reader)
| | 10 | The Stage Doorkeeper | 07:49 |
Williams, Bransby (Reader)
| | 11 | Phedre (Racine) | 02:25 |
Bernhardt, Sarah (Reader)
| | 12 | Oedipus (Sophocles) | 02:23 |
Mounet-Sully, Jean (Reader)
| | 13 | Cyrano De Bergerac | 01:56 |
Coquelin, Benoît-Constant (Reader)
| | 14 | Reverie (Nadson) | 01:35 |
Chaliapin, Feodor (Reader)
| | 15 | Erlkoenig (Goethe) | 02:43 |
Moissi, Alexander (Reader)
| | 16 | Faust (Goethe) | 04:30 |
Moissi, Alexander (Reader)
Total Playing Time: 02:05:27