A careful perusal of Shakespeare’s works leads to one outstanding conclusion. Shakespeare was preeminently interested in words, as such. His every play shows a painstaking attention to words in their various shades of meaning. It is our interest...
Acting; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Richard III; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
This thesis is a culmination of process and real life experiences I used as an actor to reach the goal of performing the role of Shakespeare's Richard III. Not only do I discuss the process I used, but I discuss the choices I made in pursuing this...
Acting; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Queen Margaret; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
This thesis is a brief examination of what is required to create a successful performance onstage, where a successful performance is defined by the audiences understanding of the text through the actor's performance. With that understanding comes a...
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Great Britain--History--16th century; Great Britain--History--17th century
Of all the arts drama is the most democratic. Other forms of artistic and aesthetic expression, literature, music, painting, may be cultivated in solitude. Not so the drama. It is demanded by the public; produced for the public and unless it is...
In fulfillment of the thesis project requirement for the Master of Fine Arts Degree at the University of Louisville, I portrayed the role of Paulina in William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. The production was directed by Dennis Krausnick,...
While the character of women in the plays of ancient times has ever played an important part in the history of the drama, the appearance of women in the feminine roles is a distinctly recent development. It might well be said that this is a fairly...
In the year 1573 when Shakespeare and Marlowe were already boys of nine, Chapman in adolescence, Spenser, Lyly and Richard Hooker men of twenty, John Donne, then important to only a few but destined to the company of royalty, was born. Walton...
Very faint full-length character portrait of Julia Marlowe wearing a long dress and hat. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born Sarah Frances Frost on August 17, 1865 in England. She spent her late childhood in the United States, and married actor...
Full-length character portrait of actor Frederick Warde in costume for the role of Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello." He wears a tunic with dagger in holster, black gloves, leggings, lace-up boots, and a striped cape. He has a mustache and...
Portrait of young woman wearing a tam on her head and a sailor shirt with bow. Identified by patron as Julia Marlowe in the role of Rosalind in Shakespeare's "As You Like It." Title supplied by cataloger.
Character portrait of actress Marie Wainwright in costume of long white gown and bonnet, holding a book and a rosary. She stands in front of a stage backdrop featuring trees and a column. Marie Wainwright was born in Philadelphia circa 1853 and...
Autographed portrait of R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll seated, wearing a three-piece suit and tie. Ingersoll lectured on "Why I Am an Agnostic" at Macauley's Theatre on February 23, 1898. In previous years, he had given lectures on...
English actor and producer John E. Kellerd was born May 14, 1862 and died June 18, 1929. He specialized in Shakespeare, and appeared in six productions at Macauley's Theatre from 1916 to 1918. In this three-quarter length character portrait, he...
Character portrait of Julia Marlowe wearing a regal gown. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born Sarah Frances Frost on August 17, 1865 in England. She spent her late childhood in the United States, and married actor Robert Taber in 1894. With her...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Julia Marlowe costumed as a boy (or possibly as Jeanne d'Arc), holding flowers. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born Sarah Frances Frost on August 17, 1865 in England. She spent her late childhood in the...
Full-length character portrait of Julia Marlowe as Galatea, the ivory statue created by Pygmalion in Greek myth. She wears an Empire-waist tunic and stands on a pedestal between slightly parted stage curtains. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born...
Portrait of Julia Marlowe with her hair down. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born Sarah Frances Frost on August 17, 1865 in England. She spent her late childhood in the United States, and married actor Robert Taber in 1894. With her second...
Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of full-length character portrait of James E. Murdoch in costume for his role as Count Waldbourg in August Kotzebue's "The Stranger." He sits in an outdoor setting, wearing a hat, tunic,...
Widely-reproduced photogravure of full-length character portrait of Wilson Barrett in costume for the role of Claudian in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." He wears a toga, Roman sandals, and shackles, and stands on stone steps amid columns...
Character portrait of Ellen Terry in costume as Portia in Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice." In this widely-reproduced photogravure, she wears black legal robes and hat and holds a book. Dame Ellen Terry was born Alice Ellen Terry on...
