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ED 038 383 TE 000 962 AUTHOR Albert, Richard N. -2ITLE An Annotated Guide to Audio-Visual Materials for Teaching Shakespeare,, FTSIITTUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, Ill PET9DAT7. Nov 65 (JT F 12p.; Reprint from "English Journal," November 1965 AVAILA9LE FRO NOTE, 508 S. Sixth Street, Champaign, Ill. 61820 (Stock No. 08100, 10 for $2.00, prepaid)

FDRS EDRS Price MF-0.25 MC-SO070 DFSCPIPIORS *Annotated Bibliographies, *Audiovisual Aids, *English Instruction, *English Literature, Films, Filmstrips, Film Study, Instructional Aids, Phonograph Records, *Renaissance Literature, Secondary Education, Seventeenth Century Literature, Sixteenth Century Literature, Theater Arts IDENTIFIFFS *Shakespeare

A3STEACT Audio-visual materials, found in a variety of periodicals, catalogs, and reference works, are listed in this guide to expedite the process of finding appropriate classroom materials for a sudy of in the classroom. Separate listings of films, filmstrips, and recordings are provided, with subdivisions for "The Plays" and "Shakespeare and his Age." Included with ech entry is a brief annotation of the content, the names of performing artists, the length, and the rental or purchasing costs° An index of producers and distributors is also provided. (JB) Reprinted from The English Journal, November, 1965

An Annotated Guide to Audio-Visual Materials for Teaching Shakespeare Richard N. Albert Instructor in English Illinois State University Normal, Illinois THE EXTENSIVE andintensivemeans exhaustive. However, most teach- study of Shakespeare and his worksers should be able to find aids that will, if is reflected in the profusion of volumesproperly used, make the study of Shake- devoted to Shakespeare. In 1964, duringspeare and his plays more interesting and the c .;lebration of the 400th anniversaryrewarding for their students. of the birth of this greatest of all Eng- No attempt has been madeto be selec- lish writers, wewere once again re-tive nor to offer evaluations. Mypurpose minded of the universal popularity andis simply to indicate the great quantity of importance of Shakespeare. materials available and to state briefly Indeed, much has been written, andwhat the contents of the materialsare. much is being written. As teachers ofWhere possible, however, I have made English, we know thatwe do not have toreference to reviews by competentre- do much searching to find books whichviewersinhighlyrespectednational will help us in our preparation for andmagazines and professional journals which presentation of. Shakespeare. However,are close at hand in most schools. securing appropriate audio-visual mate- The films, filmstrips, and recordings rials for classroom use is anothermatter.listed in this guide have been gathered Usually, we cannot go to the nearestfrom a variety of periodicals, catalogues. library and readily pickup somethingand reference works. Those sources hav- related, for instance, to our study of Mac-ing the greatest wealth of information in beth. We must find out, somewhere, whatthis area are volumes of the Educational is available and where these itemscan beFilm Guide and the Filmstrip Guide rented or purchased, and then order whatpublished by the H. W. Wilson Com- we feel will be useful. Often, the processpany; film rental catalogues from major of finding out what is available is time-universities; the Schwann Long Playing consuming. This involves obtaining andRecord Catalog; and the NCTE publica- searching through audio-visual cataloguestion, An Annotated List of Recordings and reference works. Nevertheless, ifoneinthe Language Arts, compiled and does take the time to look, he will findedited by Morris Schreiber. that there is much to be had. Films, of course, are quite costly. Most It is hoped that the audio-visual guideof the films listedare available on a rental presented here will serve asa timesaverbasis from university rental bureaus, such for those who find profitable theuse ofas the Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction films, filmstrips, and recordings. A briefof the University of Wisconsin. Larger glance over the following lists will revealsecondary schools might find it possible that an abundance of material coveringto purchase several basic films. co the Elizabethan Age, Shakespeare's life, Filmstrips and recordings,on the other Lkj the Elizabethan theater, and Shakespeare'shand, are relatively inexpensive. Depart- plays is available. The listsare by noments of English should think seriously of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE Oi EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE

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requesting a certain amount ofmoney in playlets which show Caesaras he their yearly budgets to make possible was seen by Plutarch, Shakespeare, purchases of recordings and filmstrips. In Shaw, and Caesar himself. Louis this way a fine recording-filmstrip library Calhern and Claude Rainsappear in can be built up over a period of years. thisfilm. Many excellent filmstrips and recordings 5.. (Baylor, 20 min., color). may be purchased through the National This film includes the majorscenes. Council of Teachers of English. Also, It shows the five-stagearea and Educational Audio Visual, Inc. offers discusses costumes and make-up. an 6.Hamlet. (United World, 159 min., exceptionally fine selection. B&W). The full-length J. Arthur The guide that follows is divided into Rank filmstarringSir Laurence four parts: Films, Filmstrips, Recordings, Olivier. Because of its length,spe- and Index of Producers and Distributors. cial arrangements would haveto be Each of the first three divisions is sub- made for the showing of this film. divided into two parts: The Plays and 7.Humanities:What Happensin Shakespeare and His Age. The listings in "Hamlet." (EBF, 28 min., color). the subdivisions are numbered and alpha- Professor Maynard Mack andmem- betized by titles. Sources for reviewsare bers of the Stratford Shakespearean entered parenthetically following item Festival Company present andana- descriptions. lyze Hamlet asa ghost story, a detective story, and a revengestory. 8.. (Brandon, 90 min., V. Films B&W). A highly-praised, indepen- The titles of filmsare followed by dently-made film starring Charlton abbreviations of thenames of the firms Heston. 9.Julius from which they are available; fullnames Caesar.(Eastin, 19min., and addresses of these firmsare found in B&W). A presentation of Antony's the last section of this guide. Also given funeral oration, starring Leo Genn is the number of minutes as Antony. a film runs. 10.Julius Caesar. (Films, Inc., 121 min., Finally, whether the film is black and B&W). The MGM production white, colored, or both, is indicated. starringMarlonBrando,, , Greer Gar- A. The Plays: son, and Deborah Kerr. 1. Antony and Cleopatra, Act 111, 11.JuliusCaesar.(YAF, 33 min., Scene 8. (United World, 13 min., B&W). A condensation of the Par- B&W). Repertory thianProductions'filmstarring Company performs an incident after Robert Speaight as Caesar and Cecil thesplitbetweenCaesarand Trouncer as Brutus. Antony. 12.Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene 3. 2.Antony and Cleopatra. (YAF, 36 (United World, 13 min., B&W). min., B&W). A condensation of the Brutus' and Cassius' quarrel in the play presented by a professional tent, performed by the Old Vic cast. Produced by Parthian Pro- Repertory Company. ductions, . 13.Julius Caesar, Forum Scene. (Inter. 3. The Assassination of Julius Caesar. Film Bureau, 16 min., B&W). The (YAF, 27 min., B&W). A "first- forum scene from the Charlton Hes- hand" account of the assassination ton film. from the one-time CBS-television 14.Julius Caesar: Rise of the Roman "You Are There" series. Empire. (EBF, 22 min., color or 4.Four Views of Caesar. (Film Asso- B&W). Shot on the set of "The ciates, 23 min., B&W). Produced by Fall of the Roman Empire," this CBS News, the film presents four study of Caesar and the rise of the

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706 ENGLISH JOURNAL Roman Empire presents good his- ase of familiar passages and im- torical background for the play. portant actions. 15.. (United World, 13 min., 25.. (Eastin, 44 min., B&W). B&W). A presentation of Act I, A condensed version starring John Scene 4, by the Old Vic Repertory Slater, Sebastian Cabot, and Luanne Company. Shaw. 16..(Association,120 min., 26.Othello. (United World, 13 min., B&W). Produced by the National B&W). Act III, Scene 3, presented Broadcasting Company for Hall- by the Old Vic Repertory Com- mark Cards. and pany. star in this kinescope 27.. (Contemp. Films, recording of the Hallmark "Hall 138 min., color). The British prod- of Fame"televisionproduction. uction starring Susan Shentall and Showings of this film are restricted Laurence Harvey. to minimum audiences of 75 persons 28.Romeo and Juliet. (TFC, 39 min., in high schools and colleges. B&W). Presents scenes dealing with 17.Macbeth. (Brandon, 85 min., B&W). the love story of Romeo and Juliet. A condensationoftheOrson From the MGM production starring Welles' production starring Orson Norma Shearer and . Welles, Roddy McDowell, and Dan 29.Shikespeare and Kronborg. (Danish, O'Herlihy. 10Mill., B&W). Excerpts from 18.Macbeth. (Eastin, 16 min., B&W). Hamlet. The film shows the castle Themurderandsleepwalking as Shakespeare may have seen it. scenes performed by Cathleen Nes- 30.Twelfth Night. (Brandon, 88 min., bit and Wilfred Lawson. color). A Russian production with 19.Macbeth. (United World, 13 min., English itialogue. B&W). Act II, Scene 2, presented 31.Tutiftb Night. (United World, 13 by the Old Vic Repertory Com- min., B&W). Act II, Scene 5, pre- pany. semed by the Old Vic Repertory 20.Marc Antony of Rome. (TFC, 25 pany. min., B&W). Adapted from the 32.The Winter's Tale. (United World, Paramount production of Cleopatra, 3 min., B&W). Act V, Scene 3, this film shows Caesar's return to performed by the Old Vic Reper- Rome in 44 B.C., the assasR;nation, tory Company. andthedefeatof Antony by Octavius. B. ShAcespeare and His Age: 21. A Midsummer Night'sDream. 1. Drorna Comes of Age. (Net, 30 min., (Brandon, 132 min., B&W). This B&W). A brief study of neo-classic Warner Brothers' production star- drama and Shakespeare's theater. ringJamesCagneyasBottom, 2 England'sShakespeare.(Museum as Puck, and Olivia Mod. , 20 min., B&W). Shows De Havilland, in her first screen places connected with Shakespeare's role, as Hermia. Produced by the , Mid- 22. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts land, and Scottish Railway. I, II, III .Lovers' Scenes. (United 3.EnglishHistory: Tudor Period. World, 13 min., B&W). (Coronet, 11 min., color or B&W). 23. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act England under Henry VII, , Scene 1.. Pyramus and Thisbe. VIII, and Elizabeth. Depicts English (United World, 13 min., B&W). culture at the height of the Eliza- 24. A Midsummer Night's Dream: In- bethan period. troduction to the Play. (Coronet, 4.English Literature: The Elizabethan 14 min., color or B&W). A presen- Period. (Coronet, 14 min., coloror tation of the key scenes. The setting B&W). This film gives an overview and plot are illustrated through the of the people and and AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FORTEACHING SHAKESPEARE 707

presents excerpts from writers of may have been used. Narrated by the time. Ronald Coleman. 5.The Fair Adventure. (Association, 13.Stratford Adventure. (Contempo- 56half-hourfilms, B&W). Dr. rary, 40 min., color or B&W). De- Frank Baxter, winner of the first picts the creation of the Stratford George Foster Peabody Award for Festival Theatre in Ontario, Canada. television education, discusses many Shows and Irene of the plays, Elizabethan life, and Worth in Stratford, Tyrone Guth- the theater by using maps, diagrams, rie directing rehearsals, and scenes models, and photographs. Some of from All's Well That Ends Well the plays featured are Romeo and and Richard III. Juliet, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, and 14.The Swan of Avon. (Contempo- Macbeth. A complete list of available rary, 21 min., B &W) . Shakespeare's films in this series may be obtained lifepresented through viewsof from the distributor, (For a review places and things associated with of this series see Literary Cavalcade, him. Using a model of the Globe, October 1964, p. 19). an excerpt from Henry V is per- 6.Humanities:AgeofElizabeth. formed. (EBF, 28 min., color). Professor 15.William Shakespeare. (EBF, 25 min., Maynard Mack sketches the back- color or B&W). Shakespeare's life ground of the age and discusses acted out by leading Shakespearean Hamlet. using actual locations and 7.Master Will Shakespeare. (TFC, 11 authentic costumes. min., B&W). A brief fictionalized 16.William Shakespeare: Background life of Shakespeare, with emphasis for His Works. (Coronet, 14 min., on Romeo and Juliet. One of the color and B&W). Depicts Life in the MGM "Miniature Series." time of Shakespeare. Also presented 8.Memories of Shakespeare. (Hoff- are brief episodes from Romeo and berg, 30 min., B&W). A biography Juliet, Macbeth, Taming ofthe ofShakespeare, showing various Shrew, Merchant of Venice, and places of interest, such as his birth- Hamlet. place,home, and theMemorial 17.Yesterday's Actors. (COMMA, 30 Theater. min., B&W). Edwin Burr Pettet 9.Shakespeare's England Today. (Eas- parodies the "To be or not to be" tin, 16 min., color or B&W). A tour soliloquy as it may have been per- of the places associated with Shake- formed by famous actors of the past speare, such as his birthplace and from David Garrick down to Mar- Anne Hathaway's cottage. lon Brando. He concludes with an 10.Shakespeare: Soul of an Age. (Mc- interpretation of how Shakespeare Graw; 2 parts, each 27 min.; color). himself might have performed it. Sir recites pas- sages from fifteen key speeches in II. Filmstrips Shakespeare's works. Photography The filmstrip listing follows the same shows thepeople,customs, and politics of the time. general form as that used for films. The number of frames per filmstrip is given 11.Shakespeare's Theater. (TFC,15 min., color). The first sequence ofwhen that information is available. Sir 's Henry V is used to show the Elizabethan theater A. The Plays: in action. The following filmstrips of plays are 12.Shakespeare's Theater: The Globe available from Educational Audio Visual, Playhouse.(Calif.U., 18min., Inc., at prices ranging from $4.00 to B&W). A reconstruction of the $7.50. The filmstrips were made from Globe is used to show how various Shakespearean productions. All 708 ENGLISH JOURNAL

are in color except the two Olivier 28.. (United filmstrips. World, 52 fr., B&W). Presents some 1. Antony and Cleopatra of the most famous Shylocks of the 2.As You Like It past with notes of what the critics 3. Hamlet (Olivier) have said about each. 4.Henry IV, Part I 29. A MidsummerNight'sDream. 5.Henry IV, Part 2 (YAF, 53 fr., B&W). Key scenes 6.Henry V (Olivier) from the film. 7.Julius Caesar 30.Richard III. (Ed. and Rec. Guides, 8.Macbeth 46 fr.,color). Pictures from the 9.Measure for Measure Olivierfilm.(ReviewedinEJ, 10.The Merchant of Venice November 1959, p. 499). 11.Merry Wives of Windsor 31. Romeo and Juliet. (YAF, 62fr., 12. A Midsummer Night's Dream B&W). Scenes from a film. 13. 32.Stories From Shakespeare. (EBF, 14.Richard II six filmstrips of 50 fr. each, color). 15. Richard Ill Drawings and captions are used to 16.Romeo and Juliet present simplifications of the plots 17. and settings of these six plays: 18. The Tempest a.As You Like It 19.Twelfth Night b.Hamlet 20.The Winter's Tale c.Henry V 21.As You LikeIt.(YAF, 50fr., d.Julius Caesar B&W). Scenes from a motion pic- e.Macbeth ture. f.A Midsummer Night's Dream 22.Backgrounds to Shakespeare's Plays. (See the review in EJ, March 1963, (EAV, two tape/filmstrip combina- p. 237). tions, color). The two sets are: a.Macbeth. A combinationof B.Shakespeare and His Age: readings from sources such as Holinshed's Chronicles and con- 1. Development of the Physical Thea- temporary accounts of super- tre. (Bowmar, 55 fr., B&W). Photos stitions, illustrated by pictures of theater models from the fifth on the fikastrip. century B.C. to the twentieth cen- b.Hamlet.Readings fromthe tury. ur-Hamlet,Belleforest, etc., 2. Elizabethan Everyday Life. (EAV, combined with illustrations on tape/filmstrip).Thesightsand the filmstrip. sounds of daily life in Shakespeare's 23.Hamlet. (YAF, 60 fr., B&W). Clips time. Narrated by Bill Glover. from the Olivier film. 3.The Elizabethan Theatre. (EAV, 24.Henry V. (YAF, 42 fr., B&W). color).Showstheplaywrights, Scenes from the Olivier film. actors, patrons, and theater. 25.Julius Caesar. (EAV). A filmstrip 4. Home of Shakespeare. (Brit. Info. giving an historical account of the Ser., 26 fr., B&W). Scenes in Strat- career of Caesar from his start in ford-on-Avon. politics to his assassination. 5. How Shakespeare Spent the Day. 26.Macbeth. (Soc. for Visaal Ed., two (EAV, tape/filmstrip). Daily life in filmstrips and one record, color). the age of Elizabeth, especially in Gives an outline of the plot and theareasofliteratureandthe analyzes characters, atmosphere, and theater. structure. (Reviewed in EJ, May 6.Introduction to Shakespeare. (Eye 1965, p. 466). Gate, 49 fr., color). Uses photos, 27.Macbeth. (YAF, 45fr., B&W). drawings, and paintings to describe Scenes from the ' film. Shakespeareantheaters foundin AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FORTEACHING SHAKESPEARE 709 England, Canada, and the United 16.Shakespeare's Theater. (EBF, four States. filmstrips, color). Uses paintings by 7.IntroductiontoWilliamShake- C. Walter Hodges and photographs speare. (YAF, 41 fr., B&W). A sur- of a model of the Globe builtby vey of Shakespeare's life and times. Richard Southern totrace the his- 8.Life of Shakespeare. (EAV,tape/ tory of the English theater from, its filmstrip). Shakespeare is given life beginnings to the building of the through the use ofcontemporary Globe. The four filmstrips comments and pictures. are: 9.Life of William Shakespeare. (Mc- a."Prologue to the Globe Thea- Graw, 47 fr., color). Uses drawings ter" to present the life of Shakespeare. b."The Playhouse Comesto Lon- His family, plays, and other works don" are described. From the "Life in c."The Globe Theater: Its Design Elizabethan Times" series. and Construction" d. 10.Personalities Around Shakespeare. "A Day at the Globe Theater" (EAV, tape /filmstrip). Discusses the (See the review in EJ, March1963, influenceofMarlowe,Janson, pp. 236-37.) Queen Elizabeth, and Drakeon 17.Shakespeare's Theater. (YliF, 43 fr., Shakespeare's work. B&W). Shows howa high school 11.Shakespeare.(Filmstrip House,a class built a model of the Globe. series of four filmstrips andtwo 18.Shakespeare's Theatre. (EAV, tape/ records). Four filmstrips andtwo filmstrip). The early theaters, play- 10" LP recordsare used to present wrights, and patrons illustratedby Shakespeare's home and family; the the use of contemporary materials. people who influenced him;his Narrated by Bill Glover. major themes and style; and the 19.The Story ofan English Village. Ptanosphere of Elizabethan England. (EAV, color). Villages throughout four titles are: "His Life," "His the history of England. imes," "His Works," and "His 20.StylesinShakespeareanActing, Style."(ReviewedinScholastic 1890-1950. (Creative Assoc., 58 min. Teacher, March 18, 1965,p. 22). tape/ 30 fr. filmstrip, color). Shows 12.ShakespeareanStageProduction. changes in styles of Shakespearean (EAV, tape/filmstrip). Traces all acting from 1890to 1950 as seen the steps in puttinga play on the in roles from Shakespeareanplays. stage, from its writing to its presen- (See Morris Schreiber, An An- tation. notated List of Recordings in the 13.Shakespeare Country. (Brit. Info. Language Arts, item #313.) Ser., B&W). Scenes of Stratford and 21.Theater: From Ritualto Broadway. neighboring villages. (Life Mag., 70 fr., B&W). Examples 14.Shakespeare's London. (EAV,tape/ of the development of comedyand filmstrip). The London of Shake- tragedy through the centuries. Based speare is shown by the use ofcon- on articles in Life. temporary and near-contemporary 22.Will Shakespeare. (EAV, color). prints and paintings. Narrated by Shakespeare's life, years ofsuccess, Bill Glover. and death. 15.Shakespeare's S t ra t f or d.(Lit. 23.William Shakespeare. (EAV #3844, Bkgrds.,record/filmstrip,color). B&W). Shows places where Shake- Seventy-three filmstrip frames (and speare spent his life and many of his a 21-minute LP disc) are usedto contemporaries and fellow-drama- show places in Stratford andscenes tists. from King Lear, presentedat the 24.William Shakespeare. (EAV, #3848, Memorial Theater during festival B&W). Shakespeare's life, times, and time. stage background. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHINGSHAKESPEARE 711 Richard ill Much Ado About Nothing (Re- Romeo and Juliet viewed by John Ciardi, Sat. Rev., The Taming of the Shrew September 14, 1963, p. 53 and by The Tempest EdwardWagenknecht,High Twelfth Night Fidelity, February 1964,p. 88.) 3. The Marlowe Society: The Mar- Othello lowe Society of the University of Richard II Cambridge has recorded the entire Romeo and Juliet canon of Shakespeare's plays. All The Taming of the Shrew have been released on the London The Tempest (Reviewed in EJ, record label. Most of the albums November 1964, p. 637.) consist of three or four records and present the plays in their entirety. Twelfth Night For specific albums and their stock The Winter's Tale numbers, consult any recent issue 5.Antony and Cleopatra (1);excerpts oftheSchwann LongPlaying from the SRS full-length version; Record Catalog. Caedmon TC 1183. (Reviewed in 4.The Shakespeare Recording Society: El, November 1963,p. 651 and by The plays performed by thisgroup Edward Wagenknecht, High Fidel- are issued on the Caedmon label. ity, February 1964,pp. 87-88.) Some of the renowned actors heard 6.As You LikeIt(1);excerpts; on these recordings are John Gel- Spoken Arts 880. gud, , , 7.Hamlet (1); condensed, - Albert Finney, , more; Audio Rarities 2201. RalphRichardson,andMichael 8. (4); and Redgrave. The texts which are used Broadway cast; Columbia 302. (Re- are edited by G. B. Harrison. The viewed by John Ciardi, Sat. Rev., Society has recorded these plays: June 27, 1964, pp. 56-57 and Gordon Antony and Cleopatra Rogoff, High Fidelity, July 1964, As You Like It (Reviewed in EJ, pp. 51-52.) November 1963, p. 651.) 9. (1); condensed, Gate Players; Spoken Arts 781. Cymbeline 10. (1); from the Olivier film Hamlet (See the following reviews: soundtrack; Victor LM-1924. EJ, February 1964,pp. 148-49; 11. (4); Gielgud and the Old John Ciardi, Sat. Rev., June 27, Vic; Victor LM-6';!04. (Reviewed 1964,pp.36-57;and Edward in El, November 1959,p. 498 and Wagenknecht,HighFidelity, by Henry Hewes, Sat. Rev., No- February 1964, p. 88.) vember 23, 1957, p. 33.) Henry IV, Part 1 (Reviewed in EJ, 12.Henry 1 V, Parts 1 and 2 (2);ex- May 1965, p. 463.) cerpts,SwanTheatrePlayers; Henry IV, Part 2 (Reviewed in EJ, Spoken Arts 815/6. May 1965, pp. 463-64.) 13.Henry V (1); excerpts, Swan Thea- JuliusCaesar (ReviewedinEl, tre Players; Spoken Arts 817. November 1964, p. 637.) 14. Henry VIII (1); excerpts; Spoken King John Arts 881. Macbeth 15.Julius Caesar (2); Orson Welles Measure for Measure and the Mercury Theater; Columbia The Merchant of Venice (Reviewed Entre RL 13089. by Henry Hewes in Sat. Rev., 16. (1); condensed, Ralph Tru- November 23, 1957, p. 33.) man and cast; Lexington 7545. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Re- 17. (1); from the MGM film viewed in EJ, November 1964, starringMarlon Brando; MGM pp. 637-38.) 3033. 712 ENGLISH JOURNAL

18.King Lear (1); excerpts, Dublin tage. (Reviewed in EJ, May 1965, Gate; Spoken Arts 784. p. 464.) 19.Macbeth (1); excerpts from the 38. (1); excerpts, Swan Theatre SRS full-length version; Caedmon Players; Spoken Arts 812. 1167. 39 (1); and the 20. (1); excerpts, Dublin Gate; Old Vic Company; Victor LM- Spoken Arts 782. 2064. (Reviewed in EJ, November 21. (2); Alec Guinness and the 1959, p. 498.) Old Vic Company; Victor LM- 40. (3); the complete Old Vic 6010. (Reviewed in Eh November production; Victor LM-6116. 1959, pp. 498-99.) 41.The Taming of the Shrew (1); 22.The Merchant of Venice (2); con- Watkinson, excerpts; Spoken Arts densed from the SRS recording star- 884. ring Michael Redgrave; Caedmon 42.The Tempest (1); excerpts, Carrol 2013. and Casson; Spoken Arts 886. 23. (1); excerpts, Paul Sparer 43.Twelfth Night (1); condensed, John and Nancy Marchand; Lexington Barrymore; audio Rarities 22-4. 7540. 44. (1); excerpts from the SRS 24. (1); excerpts, Dublin Gate recording; Macmillan Literary Her- Players; Spoken Arts 810. itage. (Reviewed in EJ, May 1965, 25, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1); p. 464.) excerpts, Dunne and Watkinson; 45. (1); excerpts, Folio Theatre Spoken Arts 882, Players; Spoken Arts 887. 26. (3); Shearer and Helpman; Victor LVT 3002. B. Shakespeare and His Age: 27.Much Ado About Nothing (1); 1.The Complete Sonnets of William Dunne and Watkinson; Spoken Arts Shakespeare(3); 883. reads the 154 sonnets on three 16 28.Othello (3); Jose Ferrer and Uta rpmrecords;Audio-Books607. Hagen; Columbia SL 153. (Reviewed in EJ, March 1960, p. 29. - (1);condensed,Micheal 211.) MacLiamm6ir; Spoken Arts 783. 2.Elizabethan Love Songs and Harp- 30. (4); Olivier and the Nation- sichord Pieces (1); Hugh Cuenod, al Theatre of Great Britain; Victor tenor, and Claude Chiasson, harpsi- VDM 100.(Reviewed by John chordist; Lyrichord 37. Ciardi,Sat.Rev., December12, 3. Elizabethan Sonnets and Lyrics (1); 1964, p. 54 and by Gordon Rogoff, Anthony Quayle reads the poetry High Fidelity, December 1964, pp. of Donne, Marlowe, Shakespeare, 34, 38-39.) and others; Spoken Arts 729. 31.Richard II (1); Gielgud in ANTA 4. A Homage toShakespeare(1); Album of Stars; Decca DL 9002. Gielgud and others read from var- 32.Richard III (1); scenes, John Barry- ious plays; Columbia OL 7020. (Re- more; Audio Rarities 2203. viewed by Gordon Rogoff, High 33. (3); complete soundtrack Fidelity, September 1964, p. 91.) from the Olivier film; Victor LM- 5. An Evening of Elizabethan Music 6126. (1); Elizabethan instrumental music 34. (1); excerpts from the Oli- presented by the Julian Bream Con- vier film; Victor LM-1940. sort; EAV 1R 289. 35.Romeo and Juliet(1);excerpts, 6.Immortal Scenes and Sonnets (1); John Gielgud; Decca 9504. Evans and Redgrave; Decca 9041. 36. (1); excerpts from the Lau- 7.Introduction to Shakespeare(1); rence Harvey film; Epic LC 3126. Maurice Evans; songs and scenes 37. (1); excerpts from the SRS from the plays; Golden Records 58. recording; Macmillan Literary Heri- 8.Introduction to Shakespeare(36- r

AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHINGSHAKESPEARE 713 min. tape); Professor G. B. Harri- It, and other plays; Columbia OL son and students at the University 5390. (Reviewed by Cornelia Otis of Michigan attempt to motivate Skinner, Sat. Rev., April 25, 1959, students to appreciate Shakespeare. p. 60.) Seven other tapes in this seriesare 18.Shakespeare: Soul of an Age (1); The Shakespeare Plot, The Shake- , Michael Red- speareCharacter, Diction and grave, and cast present the story Speech, How ShakespeareUses of Shakespeare and his time. The Words, The Shakespeare Atmos- recordingisfrom the NBC-TV phere, Continuation of the Atmos- documentary and includesscenes phere Theme, and The Shakespeare- from Hamlet, Macbeth, and other an Comedy. Order from Education- plays; Caedmon 1170. al Stimuli. (See John Muri's review 19.Shakespeare'sPronunciation(1); of this series in El., March 1963, Helge Kokeritz of Yale reads from pp. 237-38.) theplays and poems usingthe 9.It Was a Lover and His Lass: Music pronunciation of Shakespeare's time; From Shakespeare's Time (1); Noah Yale Univ. Press TV 19232-2. Greenberg directs the New York 20.Shakespeare's Sonnets(3);John Pro Musica; Decca DL 9421. Barton, George Rylands, and others 10.John Barrymore Reads Shakespeare read all of the sonnets; EAV 228-5. (2); excerpts from Hamlet, Mac- 21.Sixteen Sonnets of William Shake- beth, Richard III, and other plays; speare(1); David Allenaccom- Audio Rarities 2280/1. panied by Elizabethan-style harp 11. A Musical Panoramaof Shake- music; Poetry Records PR 201. speare's England (1); the Deller 22.Soliloquies and Scene's for Actors, Consort presents Elizabethan music Vol. 1 (1); excerpts from Hamlet, of all types; Bach Guild 606. Macbeth,andOthello,read by 12.Music in Shakespeare's England (1); Micheal MacLiammOir and Hilton presented by the Krainis Consort; Edwards; Spoken Arts 836. EAV 3R 495. 23.Soliloquies and Scenes for Actors, 13. One Man in His Time (1); Sir Vol. II (1); MacLiammOir and Ed- John Gielgud reads from Macbeth, wards present excerpts from Julius .1."eery V, and other plays; Colum- Caesar, King Lear, and The Mer- "uia 5550. chant of Venice; Spoken Arts837. 14.The Rape of Lucrece and Other (Reviewed in Educational Screen Poems (2); Richard Burton, Dame and Audiovisual Guide, January Edith Evans, and Donald Wolfit 1965, p. 39.) read for the Shakespeare Recording 24.Songs From Shakespeare's Plays and Society; Caedmon SRS 239. Popular Songs of His Day (1); 15.ScenesFromShakespeare:The Tom Kines, accompanied by harpsi- Comedies, V ol. l (1); Marlowe Soci- chord, recorder, and cello,sings ety excerpts of scenes from Mer- ballads popular when Shakespeare chant of Venice, Twelfth Night, lived.Includedaresongs from and other plays; London 5787. (Re- Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, viewed by Edward Wagenknecht, and other plays; Folkways FW8767. High Fidelity, February 1964,p. 88.) 25.Songs of Shakespeare (1); Christo- 16.Shakespeare(one10",78rpm pher Casson, accompaniedon the record); Harry Ayres uses the Eli- lute, sings songs from fourteen of zabethan accent to read Hamlet's the plays; Spoken Word 159. soliloquy and Portia's mercy speech; 26.Sonnets of William Shakespeare (2); NCTE RS 80-3. John Gielgud reads 120 of the154 17.Shakespeare: Ages of Man (1); John sonnets; Caedmon SRS-M 241. (Re- Gielgud presentsselections from viewed inEl., January 1964,pp. Merchant of Venice, As You Like 65-66.) 714 ENGLISHJOURNAL

27.Understanding and Appreciation ofEpic Records, 799 Seventh Avenue, New Shakespeare (1); Morris Schreiber York, N. Y. 10019 offers an introduction to Shakespeare Eye Gate House,Inc.,146-01Archer and seekstomotivatethehigh Avenue, Jamaica, N. Y. 11435 school student to appreciate Shake-Film Associates of California, 11014 Santa speare; Folkways. (Reviewed in El, Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California May 1965, p. 465.) 90025 Films, Inc., 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, Ill. 60091 IV. Index of Producers Filmstrip House, 432 Park Avenue South, and Distributors New York, N. Y. AssociationInstructionalMaterials,347 Folkways Records, Inc., 165 West 46th St., Madison Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. New York, N. Y. 10036 Audio Book Library of Talking Books,Golden Records, c/o Affiliated Publishers, School and Library Division, Spencer Mail Order Department, 1 West 39th St., Press,Inc.,179 N. Michigan Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10018 Chicago 1, Ill. Hoffberg Productions, Inc., 362 West 44th Audio Fidelity,77011th Avenue, New St., New York, N. Y. York, N. Y. 10019 Houghton Mifflin Co., 2 Park St., Boston 7, Audio Rarities (Order from Audio Fidelity) Mass. Bach Guild (Order from Vanguard Rec-International Film Bureau,Inc.,332S. ords, 154 W. 14th St., New York, N. Y.) Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60604 Baylor Theater, Waco, Texas. Lexington Records (Order from Education- Brandon Films, Inc., 200 West 57thSt., al Audio Visual, Inc.) New York 19, N. Y. Life Magazine, Filmstrip Division, 9 Rocke- British Information Service, 30 Rockefeller feller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. Plaza, New York, N. Y. Literary Backgrounds, 44 Turney Road, Caedmon Records, Inc., 461 8th Avenue, Fairfield, Connecticut. New York, N. Y. 10001 (Order fromLiving Shakespeare, 33-20 Hunters Point Houghton Mifflin Co.) Ave., Long Island City 1, N. Y. Columbia Records, 799 Seventh Avenue, London Records, Inc., 539 W. 25thSt., New York, N. Y. 10019 New York, N. Y. 10001 COMMA, 1104 Fair Oaks Avenue, SouthLyrichord Records, 141 Perry St., New Pasadena, California. York, N. Y. 10014 Contemporary Films, Inc., 267 West 25th Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Avenue, New St., New York, N. Y. York, N. Y. 10011 Coronet Films, Coronet Building, 65 E.McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Dept., South Water St., Chicago, Ill. 330 W. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. 10036 Creative Associates, Inc., 690 Dudley St., MGM Records, 1540 Broadway, New York, Boston, Mass. N. Y. 10036 Danish Information Office, 588 FifthMuseum of Modern Art Film Library, 11 Avenue, New York, N. Y. W. 53rd St., New York, N. Y. , Inc., 445 Park Avenue, New National Council of Teachers of English York, N. Y. 10022 (NCTE), 508 South Sixth St., Champaign, Eastin Pictures Company, Putnam Building, Ill. 61822 Davenport, Iowa. Net Film Service, Audio Visual Center, Educational and Recreational Guides, 10 Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Brainerd Road, Summit, New Jersey. Poetry Records, c/o David Ross, 475 Fifth Educational Audio Visual, Inc., 29 Marble Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017 Ave., Pleasantville, N. Y. 10570 RCA Victor Record Division, 155 East 24th Educational Stimuli, 2012 Hammond Ave- St., New York, N. Y. 10010 nue, Superior, Wisconsin. Society for Visual Education, 1345 Diver- Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., 1150 sey Parkway, Chicago, Ill. 60614 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, Ill. 60091 Spoken Arts Records (Order from En-

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