Shakespeare In The 18th Century: The Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival 1969

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Shakespeare in the 18th Century: Devised and directed by Douglas Cleverdon. Scenes from Shakespeare, declaimed in the versions that playgoers saw in the 18th century; as revised and re-written by George Granville, John Dryden, William Davenant, Nahum Tate, Colley Cibber and David Garrick. With contemporary comments by Mr. Francis Gentleman, Mrs Inchbald, Mr. James Boaden, M. de Voltaire, Professor G.C. Lichtenberg, Mrs. George Anne Bellamy and others. Venue: The Royal Shakespeare Theatre.