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Sir RICHARD EYRE, former artistic director of As she cradled the award, to the accompani- Dame Judi Dench Wins Britain’s Royal National Theatre and the ment of a rousing ovation that persisted for man who’d staged Amy’s View and several several minutes, a tearful honoree described The 1999 Gielgud Trophy of David Hare’s other plays, herself as “overwhelmed” by spoke of what a privilege it such an outpouring of affection. uring a delightful ceremony that took had been to direct so gifted and place at 8:00 p.m. on Monday night, disciplined a performer as Judi ress coverage was even May 17, in Broadway’s legendary Dench. His words were soon more extensive than ex- D echoed by Sir DAVID HARE, who pected. Announcements or ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE, DAME JUDI DENCH P claimed her special niche in a pantheon that described Dame Judi as his artistic news items about the program appeared in The Georgetowner, also includes such theatrical legends as Sir IAN “lodestar,” his symbol of truth and The New York Post (both Neal MCKELLEN (1996), Sir DEREK JACOBI (1997), “value,” and recalled an instance Travis and Liz Smith featured it and Miss ZOE CALDWELL (1998). in which she’d managed, while doing a scene from one of the in their society columns), The In years past The Shakespeare Guild had dramatist’s screenplays, to say the New York Times (an item in always bestowed its annual GIELGUD AWARD as word yes in a way that clearly and Lawrence van Gelder’s the centerpiece of a lavish spring benefit for emphatically meant no. “Footlights”), Parade (“Walter the FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY in Washington. Scott’s Personality Parade”), The Speaking on behalf of his fellow This year, thanks to the generosity of THE Shakespeare Newsletter (a four- actors in Amy’s View, RONALD SHUBERT ORGANIZATION and the producers of page cover article by co-editor PICKUP saluted Dame Judi as the Amy’s View, the Guild enjoyed a sparkling John Mahon), The Washington Post (Jane Hor- epitome of “Friendship.” His comments left no Broadway debut as its festivities moved to the witz’s “Backstage”), The Washington Times (a doubt about why she elicits such warm devotion venerable BARRYMORE THEATRE. In that stately full-page illustrated story by Ann Geracimos), from her colleagues. TOBY STEPHENS, the son of interior an evocative David Hare drama was and Women’s Wear Daily (two gushing reports Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens, providing its female lead an eloquent vehicle from the irrepressible “Suzy”). for the 1999 Tony Award, a laurel Dame Judi said that, though he’d long admired Dame Judi, collected, a few weeks later, in June. he’d never had an opportunity to meet this won- number of prestigious partners joined derful lady until a recent trip to see his mother the Guild for what proved to be a stellar ollowing a witty Elizabethan prelude by on location for Franco Zeffirelli’s movie Tea with gathering, among them THE AMERICAN EW ORK S NSEMBLE FOR ARLY USIC A N Y ’ E E M , Mussolini. FRIENDS OF SADLER’S WELLS, THE BRITISH COUNCIL, television journalist ROBERT MACNEIL, who F RIAN CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER, THE ENGLISH- had also hosted the 1996 and 1998 presenta- Two of the evening’s notables, actors B SPEAKING UNION, THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, THE tions of The Golden Quill, greeted an enthusi- BEDFORD and HAL HOLBROOK, offered delightful ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, THE SHAKESPEARE astic audience with reminders of the luminar- vignettes from fresh productions of A Midsum- SOCIETY, THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ies who had been honored with the first three mer Night’s Dream and The Merchant of Venice, AMERICA, THE THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, Gielgud Awards. He noted how appropriate it respectively. In an aside, Mr. Bedford said he hopes that when, three decades hence, he calls to and THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE. In addition was to be occupying a venue that memorial- the Guild received honorary patronage from ized our nation’s foremost acting family, and wish Dame Judi a happy 94th birthday, as he had BRITISH AMBASSADOR AND LADY MEYER, as well as then he yielded done with Sir John a few months earlier, she too from MRS. VINCENT ASTOR, MR. LOUIS AUCHIN- the podium to will say that as a consequence of hiring a new CLOSS, MRS. KITTY CARLISLE HART, and MRS. LEWIS “the Barrymore agent she’s “getting more work.” T. PRESTON. of our own day.” n what turned out to be the most stirring Key financial assistance came from two major After a series of moment of the evening, actor KEITH BAXTER, sponsors, MIRAMAX FILMS, which had given the charming reflec- who’d performed with Gielgud in the Orson I world Shakespeare in Love, and THE NAOMI AND tions about his Welles cinema Chimes at Midnight, read Dame NEHEMIAH COHEN FOUNDATION, whose trustees, hypothesis that Judi a congratulatory message from the Award’s guided by LILLIAN C. SOLOMON, have provided Gielgud must namesake. In what Mr. Baxter labeled a charac- crucial underwriting for several Guild initia- have been a contemporary of the poet himself teristic Gielgudian touch, a backhand compli- tives. The Guild was also indebted to two mem- – “Hell, they had the same acting teacher!” – ment, Sir John singled out for special praise a bers of its GOLDEN QUILL CIRCLE, Board member CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER offered facetious condo- part – Lady Macbeth – in which he’d been sure BARBARA G. HAMMERMAN and her husband lences to “dear Judi” for the “terrible year” she that such a modest and diminutive lass could RAYMOND LAVINE, who have supported its was having in a career that was unlikely to never prevail. endeavors from the outset, and who attended garner more than three major accolades in a with their lovely daughter Amanda. four- month period. He concluded, as did two As the 1998 laureate, ZOE CALDWELL was called upon to bestow this year’s trophy on its recipient. later speakers, with a Shakespearean love- Once again the Guild had reason to be grateful Miss Caldwell prefaced her commendations of sonnet. to THE MOBIL CORPORATION and to WGBH, which Dame Judi with a hilarious letter she imagined continue to augment their marvelous showcase Next came REBECCA EATON, WGBH/Boston’s the present occupant of the British throne might of dramatic talent for the edification of Ameri- executive producer for Mobil Masterpiece have written, informing a proven theatrical can viewers. Their help was indispensable to the Theatre. Ms. Eaton talked about the pleasure “Majesty” that she was so adept at this kind of success of this year’s activities. she’d derived from working with Dame Judi role that she might wish to consider an occa- during the filming of Henry V and Her Majesty sional foray to Buckingham Palace to relieve a Finally, the Guild is thankful to the inimitable Mrs. Brown, both of which had been made weary Queen Elizabeth II on her “bad days.” Miss GEORGE TRESCHER and his talented colleagues, possible, in part, by Ms. Eaton’s efforts. She Caldwell then read a missive that had come in and to all the patrons, benefactors, donors, then introduced two video clips of “Her Maj- from her 1998 Golden Quill predecessor, Sir contributors, performers, directors, consultants, esty” as Queen Victoria, asserting that it was DEREK JACOBI. He depicted Dame Judi as an suppliers, friends, and loved ones who did so this moving performance that had really extraordinary talent who had been lauded with much, in so many diverse ways, to ensure that earned Dame Judi her March 1999 Oscar as so many richly deserved prizes that “she could this pivotal undertaking would result in an Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love. open her own department at Bloomingdale’s.” occasion for everyone to cherish.