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Caption: "Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Ontario, Canada, 10th annual season of drama, June 18th to September 29th, 1962, featuring 'Macbeth' directed by Peter Coe, designed by Brian Jackson; 'The Taming of the Shrew' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch; 'The Tempest' directed by George McCowan, designed by Desmond Heeley and 'Cryrano de Bergerac' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch and Desmond Heeley. Scene from 'Macbeth.' Christopher Plummer as Macbeth; Kate Reid as Lady Macbeth." RF photo #25224n.

Caption: "Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Ontario, Canada, 10th annual season of drama, June 18th to September 29th, 1962, featuring 'Macbeth' directed by Peter Coe, designed by Brian Jackson; 'The Taming of the Shrew' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch; 'The Tempest' directed by George McCowan, designed by Desmond Heeley and 'Cryrano de Bergerac' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch and Desmond Heeley. Scene from 'The Tempest.' Left to right: Peter Donat as Ferdinand; William Hutt as Prospero; Martha Henry as Miranda; (on balcony) Bruno Gerussi as Ariel." RF photo #25224r.

Caption: "Second annual Stratford Shakespearean Festival, June 28 - August 28. Chorus of the Old Men from the Stratford Festival production of 'Oedipus Rex' directed by Tyrone Guthrie, starring James Mason as Oedipus, with supporting Canadian company." RF photo #23003i.

Caption: "Second annual Stratford Shakespearean Festival, June 28 - August 28, 1954, Stratford, Canada. Scene from the festival production of 'Measure for Measure.' Center: James Mason as Angelo; Left: Mavor Moore as Escalus; Right: Lloyd Bochner as the Duke. Members of the court, crowd, and novices played by supporting Canadian company. Directed by Cecil Clarke." RF photo #23003a.

Caption: "Second annual Stratford Shakespearean Festival, June 28 - August 28, 1954, Stratford, Canada. Scene from the Stratford festival production of 'Measure for Measure.' James Mason as Angelo; Frances Hyland as Isabella. Directed by Cecil Clarke." RF photo #23003g.

Caption: "Second annual Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1954, June 28 - August 28. Arrest of Vincentio from the festival production of 'The Taming of the Shrew.' Center: Lloyd Bonchner as Vincentio; crowd played by supporting Canadian company. Directed by Tyrone Guthrie." RF photo #23003d.

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Caption: "'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Directed by F. H. Koch (Right). Setting designed by Samuel Selden as produced by The Carolina Playmakers in the Forest Theatre, Chapel Hill, N.C.." RF photo #21191g.

Caption: " Commemorating the Centenary of the Birth of Edwin Booth, present Shakespeare's: 'Hamlet.' Staged by: Samuel Selden. The Forest Theatre. 'No man of mortal mold, save him whose blessed feet were nailed for our advantage to the bitter cross, ever trod this earth commanding such absorbing interest as this 'Hamlet' - this mere creation of a poet's brain. Upon no throne built by mortal hands has ever blazed so fierce a light as on that airy fabric reared at Elsinore - Furness." RF photo #21191.

Caption: "'Ancient Heritage: A play of New England Aristocracy.' By Philip Parker (Massachusetts). The Characters: Sarah Bancroft (Jane Cover); Carrie Bancroft (Mildred Howard); Edward Kendall (The Author); Richard Kendall (William Wang). Time: the present. A morning in June. Place: the living room of the Bancroft-Kendall home in a suburban New England town. Director: Douglas Hume. 'Ancient Heritage' by Philip Parker of Reading, Massachusetts is a play of three centuries of New England tradition. The two women represented are an integral part of the two-hundred-year-old red frame house, the scene of the play. They are one with the giant elm which guards it and the ancestral pines which shade it from the summer heat. Sarah and Carrie Bancroft, the author's kinswomen represent the fierce pride and true humility of the family in decadence. Mr. Parker has created a crisis in the lives of these two which in reality they barely escaped. He has succeeded admirably, it seems to us, in presenting an hones picture of his own people with affection and tolerance." RF photo #21122g.

Caption: "The Carolina Playmakers production (the world premiere) December 7& 8, 1934 of Paul Green's new play, 'Shroud my Body Down.' The stage setting designed by Samuel Selden." RF photo #2122f.

Caption: "'Tooth or Shave.' A Mexican folk comedy by Josephine Niggli. The characters: Anselmo, a barber (Robert Nachtmann); Maria, his wife (The Author); Tomas, a carpenter (Irving Suss); Juanita, wife of Tomas (Ellen Deppe). Scene: The street of Juarez and Maximiliano in the town of El Carmen, not very far from Monterrey, Mexico. Time: The present. An early morning in spring. A Mexican folk play: Josephine Niggli, the author of 'Tooth or Shave,' is a native on Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Her home is an old Mexican estate with a casa grande (great house), La Quinta del Carmen, 'The House of Flowers' of many acres, 400-orange and pecan trees, and many servants. The author tells us the story of her comedy: 'Anselmo, whose real name is Porfirio, is a barber living in a little town near my own town of Hidalgo. He is the brother of our watchman, and when I was small he used to ride me around on his broad shoulders whenever he came to the house to visit old Nacho. I remember how startled he was when I, with all the dignity of eleven, informed him that the earth moved around the sun. Of all the Mexicans I have ever known, Porfirio, with the mind and heart of a child, is still my favorite. The story of the blackmailing scheme grew out of an argument I once heard between Porfirio and Nacho when they were trying to show each other and me how brave they really were. Although now I realize that it was just so much talk, at the time I actually thought that any moment Porfirio was going to kneel down and have his head struck off. Maria, Juanita, and Tomas are common types, to be found in any Mexican village. The story of Maria's ten pesos, which se was saving for her funeral, is not as absurd as it may seem, as many of the poorer class women in Mexico do just that.'" RF photo #21191q.

Caption: "The Carolina Playmakers production (the world premiere) December 7 & 8, 1934 of Paul Green's new play, 'Shroud my Body Down.' Stage setting designed by Samuel Selden. (Left to Right): Harold Baumstone (Tapley); Robert Nochtmann (Colin)." RF photo #2122d.

Caption: "Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Ontario, Canada, 10th annual season of drama, June 18th to September 29th, 1962, featuring 'Macbeth' directed by Peter Coe, designed by Brian Jackson; 'The Taming of the Shrew' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch; 'The Tempest' directed by George McCowan, designed by Desmond Heeley and 'Cryrano de Bergerac' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch and Desmond Heeley. Scene from 'Macbeth.' Anthony Zebe as Malcolm (centre) with Mervyn Blake, Len Birman, Max Helpmann, and Al Kozlik. RF photo #25224j.

Caption: "Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Ontario, Canada, 10th annual season of drama, June 18th to September 29th, 1962, featuring 'Macbeth' directed by Peter Coe, designed by Brian Jackson; 'The Taming of the Shrew' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch; 'The Tempest' directed by George McCowan, designed by Desmond Heeley and 'Cyrano de Bergerac' directed by Michael Langham, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch and Desomd Heeley. Scene from 'The Taming of the Shrew.' Left to right: William Needles as Gremio; Peter Donat as Hortensio; Bernard Behrens as Tranio; Lewis Gordon as Biondello." RF photo #25224d.

Caption: "View of the 2,258 seat auditorium." RF photo #25224c.