1612400 1950 Shakespeare
10318.
Extremely Fine
The Works, 40 volumes, twenty signed by actors appearing
in the plays including Richard Burton, Claire Bloom et al.
The Old Vic. (1947-1953).
Burton (Richard) and others.- Shakespeare (William) The Works, 40 vol., c.20 vol. signed by actors including Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Donald Pleasance, Michael Redgrave and others, 1934-50. A few with ink ownership inscriptions, original cloth, gilt, 'Hamlet' spine head slightly chipped, some spines slightly sunned, a few small marks to covers, 12mo, 1934-50.
⁂ Signatures include Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Robert Hardy (Twelfth Night), Tony Britton, Donald Pleasance, Michael Redgrave, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Anthony Quale and many others; over 60 in total. In some cases a manuscript ink note of the production is also present.
Hamlet (London 1953) Richard Burton (Hamlet), Claire Bloom (Ophelia), John Gielgud (not in cast), Michael Hordern (Polonius), Walter Fitzgerald (not in cast), William Squire (Horatio), Timothy Bateson (Osric) and Robert Hardy (Laertes) among others. Richard Burton (Hamlet) and Claire Bloom (Ophelia) open Hamlet as what was heralded as a five-year plan at the Old Vic to perform the entire First Folio of plays.
Antony and Cleopatra (Stratford 1953) Michael Redgrave Antony), Peggy Ashcroft (Cleopatra), Harry Andrews (Enobarbus), Donald Pleasance (Diomedes), Rachel Kempson (Octavia. She was wife of Michael Redgrave, Mother of Vanessa, Lynn and Corin Redgrave, Grandmother of Joely and Natasha Richardson), Tony Britton (Pompeius), Powys Thomas (Proculeius), Michael Warre (Menas) and one other.
All's Well (London 1953) - Signed by William Squire and Timothy Bateson
Twelfth Night (1953, Old Vic, London) signed by Ckaire Bloom (Viola), Michael Hordern (Malvolio) and Robert Hardy. Incredibly, the cast also included Richard Burton as Sir Toby Belch (not signed)!
Romeo and Juliet signed by Claire Bloom (Juliet), Alan Badel (Romeo), Peter Finch (Mercutio), William Squire, Laurence Payne (Tybalt), Geoffrel Bayldon, Powys Thomas, Robert Welles, and on other.
The Taming of the Shrew signed by Michael Warre (Christopher Sly), Yvonne Mitchell (Katharina), Basil Hoskins (Hortensio), Donald Pleasance (Grumio), Geoffrey Bayldun (not in cast), Leo McKern (not in cast) and one other.
Henry IV part One (Stratford 1951),. Signed by Richard Burton (Prince Hal - his 'break-out' role), Rosalind Atkinson (Mistress Quickly), Harry Andrews (Henry IV) Michael Redgrave (Hotspur), Anthony Quayle (Director), Alan Badel (Poins), Hugh Griffith (Owen Glendower),
Michael Bates (Bardolph)
Troilua and Cressida (Stratford 1954). Digned by Geoffery Bayldon (Priam 2x), Tony Britton (Thersites), Basil Hoskins (Paris), Barbara Jefford (Helen), Muriel Pavlow (Cressida), Raymond Westwell (Hector), James Grout (Ajax), Powys Thomas (Aenas)
King Lear (1953 at Stratford) Signed by Michael Redgrave (Lear) and Rachel Kempson (Regan), Robert Shaw (Edmund), Basil Hoskins (Edgar), Harry Andrews (Kent), Powys Thomas (Cornwall), Yvonne Mitchell (Cordelia) and Marius Goring (Fool).
Richard II (Stratford 1951). Michael Redgrave (Richard II), Paul Scofield (not in cast), Heather Stannard (Queen), Harry Andrews (Bolingbroke), Godfrey Bond (Gardener 1), Geoffrey Bayldon (Servant), Leo Ciceri (Herald), Edward Atienze (Gardener 2)
Two Gentlemen of Verona (London 1951) Playbill insert signed by Michael Aldridge, Myles Rudge and William Squire.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Stratford 1954) Geoffery Bayldon (Egeus), Basil Hoskins (Demetrius),Powys Thomas (Oberon), Tony Britton (Lysander)
Coriolanus (Stratford 1952) Rosalind Atkinson (Volumnia), Powys Thomas (Sicinius Velutus), William Peacock (Roman Soldier 1)
Merchant of Venice Based on Two Productions of 1952 Claire Bloom (assumedly Portia), Michael Redgrave, Peggy Ashcroft, Irene Worth, Robert Shaw, Powys Thomas, Eileen Herlie, William Squire, John Breslin, Jane Wenham, Patrick Wymark, Daniel Thorndike, Paul Rogers, Basil Hoskins, Donald Pleasance, Harry Andrews, Tony Britton.
Richard III (Stratford 1953) Rachel Kempson (Queen Elizabeth), Harry Andrews (Buckingham), one other (not in cast)
Much Ado about Nothing (London 1952) John Gielgud (Benedick), Paul Scofield (Don Pedro)
As You Like It (Stratford 1952) Michael Hayes (William)
Macbeth (Stratford 1952) Michael Hayes and two others