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Saturday, May 1, 1976 (2:00pm)/Playhouse i!, Saturday, May 8, 1976 (2:00pm)/Playhouse FROM KENZO... The Brooklyn Academy of Music by arrangement with the Just one Governors of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre of the name Stratford-upon-Avon, England presents the designers Royal Shakespeare Company in at A&S the hollow

cizownThe Hollow Crown derives its title and its theme from a passage

in Shakespeare's Richard I I ," . . . for God's sake, let us sit upon

the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings . . . for within the hollow crown that rounds the mortal temples of a king keeps Death his court; there the antic sits, scoffing his k state and grinning at his pomp ..."

3 devised by John Barton

Cast

Brenda Bruce Jeffery Dench Oliver Ford-Davies Richard Moore

Bill Homewood (guitarist/singer)

Directed by John Barton Assistant to the Director Ian Judge Stage Manager Tim Richards

RSC Direction and Staff Artistic Director and Chief Executive Trevor Nunn Direction Peggy Ashcroft Peter Brook Trevor Nunn Tour Manager Hal Rogers Musical Director Gordon Kember

Presented in association with the British Bicentennial Arts Us* aceraNmAl rnerna Committee r -

I The rebirth of CSC city has begun the the its The Royal Shakespeare Company, which celebrated Centenary Season in 1975 presents five or six new in brooklyn. Shakespeare productions at Stratford-upon-Avon each year. It also presents a mix of Shakespeare and twent- ieth century classics at its London theatre, the Aldwych, all the year round. Many of its British suc- = cesses tour the world. It has been described by New York Times critic Clive Barnes as 'a pillar of the world's theatrical culture'.

Now all who love the theatre but do not live in Britain can become closely associated with the internationally famous Royal Shakespeare Company.The special Over- seas Membership entitles you to a 10% discount (or on tickets for many RSC performances at Strat- - more) ford and the Aldwych Theatre, London and over 50 worthwhile discounts in Britain. It will assure you of the warmest reception by the Company when you're 7,, in Britain and by its representatives on tour. ."' aseel a 4. Full Details from:

It was incubated in the brownstone houses of Membership Secretary Brooklyn.Nurtured by energetic people creating new Royal Shakespeare Theatre, homes,new neighborhoods and a new Brooklyn. Stratford-Upon-Avon, blocks have been restored to their former Whole Warwickshire, CV37 6BB elegance. Neighborhood businesses are again England flourishing.Thousands of bright,creative people in the arts,business and the professions are making life in the city rewarding,gracious and affordable once again. For more than a decade,we at Brooklyn Union The Gas have worked closely with other Brooklyn business and civic leaders in five "Cinderella" restoration projects. Of special interest to patrons of the Brooklyn Academy of Music is "Cinderella V" currently under- In 1879 Brooklyn was a separate city and we began a way on St. Felix Street adjacent to the Academy of New York dining tradition The distinction of the food. the Music.With the cooperation of the Williamsburgh unhurried service and the elegant atmosphere attracted patrons Savings Bank,St.Felix Street will soon be restored, from far and wide Now we are a Landmark. a nostalgic example of a golden era in New York's history. Today. as adding new luster to the neighborhood The Brooklyn in the past our patrons arrive with anticipation and Academy of Music now graces.To meet the increasing leave warm and happy It s our claim to fame information about brownstone avail- demand for S House (Est 18791 abilities,Brooklyn Union Gas,at the request of the Brooldyn Landmark Seafood and Steak community,established The Brownstone Information GAGE&TOLLNERs Center.If you'd like to explore the opportunities 372 Fulton Street Inc Boro Hall) 875 5181, Lunch and Dinner except Sunday. offered by an investment in a Brooklyn brownstone, Amex. Diners & Master Charge. the Center is the place to start.Assistance can be obtained without charge or obligation. Brooklyn's "Cinderella" story is no fairy tale. It's the true and dynamic account of the rebirth of the There IS a difference!!! city sparked by people who with paint brush and PREPARE FOR: hammer are creating a bright future for themselves MCAT, DAT, LSAT, .GRE and the community. GMAT, VAT, OCAT, CPAT If you'd like to become part of that story,call NATIONAL MED. & DENT. BOARDS The Brownstone Information Center for an appoint- ment today. ECFMG FLEX COLLEGE BOARDS - SAT AND ACHIEVEMENTS REGENTS EXAMINATIONS The Brownstone TUTORING IN ELEMENTARY, HIGH SCHOOL AND Information Center. COLLEGE SUBJECTS 93 Prospect Place(between Flatbush and Sixth Avenues) Call: BROOKLYN 212 - 336-5300 643-4293.By appointment only,call Carol Leshner. MANHATTAN 212 - 683-6161 We'll tell you everything you want to know about buying LONG ISLAND 516 - 538-4555 EDUCATIONAL CENTER LTD. the right brownstone. 1675 6. 16th ST., BKLYN, N.Y. Call Toll Free (outside N.Y. State) 800 - 221-9840 OBrooklyn Union Gas For Affiliated Centers in Major U. S. Cities The Hollow Crown An entertainment by and about the Kings and Queens of The place England. Music, poetry, speeches, letters and other writings from the chronicles, from plays, and in the monarchs' own words-also music concerning them and by them. to come... PART I Kings According to Legend and the Chroniclers for low-cost, Prologue The Hollow Crown (Willliam Shakespeare) high-quality The Death of Kings (From Stowe and the Anglo-

Saxon Chronicle) A William I (1066-1087) Henry I (1100-1135) family protection! William II (1087-1100) Stephen (1135-1154) An anonymous Ballad Concerning Henry II and Queen Elinor (1154-1189)

16th and 17th Century (Holinshed, Hall, Baker The Chroniclers and Churchill) on Henry II (1154-1189) Henry III (1216-1272) Williamsburgh Richard I (1189-1199) Edward I (1272-1307) John (1199-1216) Edward II (1307-1327) Savings Ballade by Richard I (1189-1199) Bank Made during his captivity in the Castle of Durrenstein Incorporated 1851 From Froissart's Chronicles (Lord Berners) Richard II (1377-1399) Brooklyn Offices: surrenders at Flint Castle to 1 Hanson Place at Flat hush Ave.. Henry IV (1399-1413) Brooklyn. N.Y. 11243 A Broadway at Driggs Ave.. Brooklyn. N.Y. 11211 Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian 86th St. and 23rd Ave.. Brooklyn. N.Y. 11214 (Jane Austen aged fifteen) on New Lots and Pennsylvania Ayes.. Henry IV (1399-1413) Henry VIII (1509-1547) Brooklyn. N.Y. 11207 Henry V (1413-1422) Edward VI (1547-1553) Henry VI (1422-1461) Mary (1553-1558) Nassau Offices: Edward IV (1461-1483) Elizabeth (1558-1603) Hempstead Turnpike at Center Lane. Edward V (1483-1485) James I (1603-1625) Levittown. N.Y. 11756 Richard III (1483-1485) Charles I (1625-1649) 682 Dogwood Ave.. Franklin Square. N.Y. 11010 Henry VII (1485-1509) Suffolk Office: The Agincourt Song Walt Whitman Shopping Center. Huntington Station. N.Y. 11746 The Monarchs Speak For Themselves Queens Offices: Diplomacy 63rd Drive at Saunders St.. Rego Park. N.Y. 11:374 Henry VII 136-65 Roosevelt Avenue. Flushing. N.Y. 11354 (1485-1509) sends a secret memorandum his 107-15 Continental Ave.. Forest Hills. N.Y. 11375 to Ambassadors concerning a proposed marriage between himself and The Queen of Naples, Manhattan Offices: and they reply to it. 74 Wall St. at Pearl St.. New York. N.Y. 10005 A 345 East 86th St.. New York. N.Y. 10028 Speech Mary Tudor (1553-1558) denounces the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt raised in protest against her proposed marriage with King Philip of Spain.

Song Henry VIII (1509-1547) Inquire about The King's Hunt

Letters Savings Bank Henry VIII (1509-1547) proposes to Anne Boleyn, a Lady-in-Waiting at Court Anne Boleyn writes to Henry from the Tower before her Life Insurance execution Ballad of Jane Seymour Anonymous at any office 1 Poems Henry VI (1422-1461) 'Kingdoms are but cares' without Henry VIII (1509-1547) 'Green grows the holly' Elizabeth (1558-1603) complaints of being obligation! importuned with love Charles II (1649-1685) considers the pleasures of love continued on next page 1

Song image of what Damon Runyon's Romanticism lives! That 'Here's a health unto His Majesty' "Big Apple" was and what Brooklyn Heights should be. views of Lower Manhattan Brownstone lined streets, the best INTERVAL and the Battery from our Promenade with its Dionysian seduction to stroll Sunday afternoons and warming, PART II leisurely away. Friend ', ship, old Henry's . One restaurant, new and exciting . . - The Stuarts End, reflects all that. Re member what it's like place and share it with James (1603-1625) to discover a wonderful . I desserts others. Fresh soups, entrees . sandwiches, and blows a 'Counterblast to Tobacco' the wounded palate. Be- created to sooth and satisfy Charles I (1625-1649) famous as: coming confronts John Bradshaw, President of the Court, at his trial for high treason, and is condemned to death Ayre by The Home of the Charles I (1625-1649) ° Chocolate Decadanc Charles II (1649-1685) 1) Addresses Parliament and writes a letter to his Lord Chancellor henry's end 2) is anatomised by the Marquis of Halifax The Vicar of Bray upholds the Protestant Succession Mary (1689-1702) 44 henry street, brooklyn, ny 212 834.1776 Charles II (1649-1685) William and James II (1685-1688) Anne (1702-1714) George I (1714-1727)

rI The Illustrious House of Hanover A rich Sunday: Queen Caroline The Death of George II's wife (Lord Hervey) Oriental rugs, George II (1727-1760) is buried in Westminster Abbey (Horace Walpole) Turkish coffee, George III (1760-1820) discusses the Arts with the Brooklyn Academyof Music novelist and diarist (Fanny Burney) George IV (1820-1830) Academy of Music even richer, stop by To make your Sunday at the Brooklyn and (William Thackeray) the Kalfaian Oriental Rug Gallery located just two short blocks away from the is unswathed interpreted Academy. At Kalfaian, you'll find one of the most renowned collections of Oriental rugs in the New York area, beautifully displayed for leisurely inspection. A Scottish Medley While there, savor Turkish coffee as you browse amid hundreds of hand-crafted Oriental masterpieces. It's an enriching way to spend your day. The Regency (1811-1820) The madness of George III (Marianne Thornton to D. I /iceman 6 Sort INC. Sines 1907 E.M. Forster)

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