Three Hamlet Soliloquies (Gielgud, 1948)
From the old LP, "Sir John Gielgud in His Greatest Rôles", which I turned into mp3 in 2004. 0:01 This Too Too Solid Flesh (1.2) 2:17 What a Rogue and Peasant Slave am I (2.2) 5:47 To Be, or Not to Be (3.1) Read Along: 1.2: shakespeare.mit.edu 2.2: shakespeare.mit.edu 3.1: shakespeare.mit.edu I assume (but can't verify) that these are the same 1948 recordings that you can now get on CD here: www.amazon.com Selections from the album: I. Richardson on Gielgud and Gielgud on Hamlet: www.youtube.com II. (this video) III. Hamlet (The Closet Scene with Gertrude): www.youtube.com IV. Three Richard II Speeches: www.youtube.com V. Lear (Cursing of Goneril): www.youtube.com VI. Tempest 4.1 (Leave Not a Rack Behind): www.youtube.com VII. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": www.youtube.com
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John Gielgud & Edith Evans: The Importance of Being Earnest
John Gielgud & Edith Evans as John Worthing and Lady Augusta Bracknell in the famous 'handbag' interrogation scene in the play by Oscar Wilde I feel Edith Evans' portrayal far superior to that of Judi Dench's, although I haven't heard or seen Maggie Smith's performance in the role which I am sure equalled or surpassed even that of Dame Edith.
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Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down; It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. - Alfred Tennyson, 1833. Music: Gustav Holst - The Planets Op.32 Jupiter
Secret Agent: John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young (1936 Movie)
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on two stories in Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The film starred John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll and Robert Young. Future star Michael Redgrave made a brief, uncredited appearance. painter gold watch party assumed dead beautiful woman deceit beaten to death embezzlement hearing voices banker painting toenails lingerie slip sharing umbrella bird imitation ice pick whispering theft wrong man lighting cigar electric chair femme fatale capital punishment adultery newspaper headline murder art exhibition assaulting eye patch execution Gielgud plays a British officer, a famous writer whose death is faked during World War I, and who is sent by the mysterious "R", head of British intelligence, to Switzerland on a secret mission. Carroll plays a female agent who poses as his wife. Lorre appears as a British agent working with them, a killer known variously as "the Hairless Mexican" and "the General". Typical Hitchcockian themes used here include mistaken identity and murder. Cast John Gielgud - Richard Ashenden Peter Lorre - The General Madeleine Carroll - Elsa Carrington Robert Young - Robert Marvin Percy Marmont - Caypor Florence Kahn - Mrs. Caypor Charles Carson - 'R' Lilli Palmer - Lilli Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (pronounced /ˈɡiːlɡʊd/; 14 April 1904 -- 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. A <b>...</b>
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Hamlet and The Ghost - Richard Burton, John Gielgud (1964)
Richard Burton's "Hamlet", directed by John Gielgud, produced by Alexander H. Cohen. Filmed live on Broadway in 1964 and released to theaters in Electronovision. It was the longest running "Hamlet" in Broadway history. Act 1, Scene 4,5. Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Barnard Hughes
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Shakespeare's Richard II (1978 TV) Act 2, scene 1( (part 1)
Last words of John of Gaunt (John Gielgud) and advice to foolhardy King Richard (Derek Jacobi). We get to hear Sir John Gielgud recite these famous Shakespearean lines: "This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise.." "The Tragedy of King Richard II" by William Shakespeare. Act 2, scene 1, lines 1-186 (Arden edition) go here to view the rest of this scene, and the next scene too: www.youtube.com John Gielgud ... John of Gaunt Charles Gray ... Duke of York Derek Jacobi ... Richard II Janet Maw ... Queen David Swift ... Duke of Northumberland Director: David Giles
The Ladykillers at the Gielgud..
London's Theatreland. Shaftsbury Avenue with the Gielgud, the Apollo and the Lyric. We saw The Ladykillers with Peter Capaldi. We laughed all the way through. Many belly laughs. You know what they say,' laughter is the best medicine'.
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John Gielgud in Prospero's Books: A Poem by Charles Bryant
My beloved father's personal good looks and profile bore some resemblance to those of John Gielgud. He had a similarly deeply resonant speaking voice; and his habit of half-humorously addressing me as his 'dear boy' had a touch of the stage about it. So that whenever I watch and listen to Gielgud it seems as if I am in presence of the paternal principle. John was 87 when he made the film of Prospero's Books with Peter Greenaway. (I hope I'm as hale if ever I reach that age!) The film had what are called 'mixed reviews' but for me it's a wonderful piece of cinema. Unfortunately it's not available on DVD although you can apparently obtain copies of it on VHS - if you have a machine capable of playing these casettes. You can get a taster from my video and further excerpts are on You Tube. The music is by Michael Nyman - it's ideal for reading to (with or against) since it has almost no development; it just goes on - and for that reason it echoes and echoes in the mind, in my mind, along with the similarly unforgettable voices of Johnnie and my own dear father and the eternal cadences of the immortal William. (OTT? - oh well......) John Gielgud in Prospero's Books A Poem by Charles Bryant Music and text both admirable, concept intriguing, performance beyond reproach; for shapeliness unbeaten. Age is here the apogee. His voice, coached through the decades, now so clear it equally can soar or fall with minimal conscious effort, an instrument tuned to perfection, crammed with <b>...</b>
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Yes, Prime Minister at Gielgud Theatre, London
Based on the TV series, Yes, Prime Minister at Gielgud Theatre, London. Starring Henry Goodman and David Haig. Written by the original writers Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Book Yes Prime Minister tickets at the Gielgud Theatre now! www.londontheatredirect.com
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The Three Railway Engines - Sir John Gielgud
To celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Reverend W. Awdry, SiF have put together a special video featuring some rare narrative from the 1980s. Here is Sir John Gielgud's narrative of The Sad Story Of Henry / Edward, Gordon & Henry from the Noel Edmonds Show on Radio 1 (1980s), mixed in with music by Kevin McLeod and minor SFX to add atmosphere to the recordings.
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"No Man's Land" and "Home" (John Gielgud + Ralph Richardson)
A short clip of David Storey's "Home" (1970 TV) and longer bits from Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land" (1978 TV) featuring John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. Also, John Gielgud, in conversation with John Miller, discusses playing these roles.
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John Gielgud - An Actors Life : docu + interview (1988) 6/8
end of clip from Samuel Beckett's "No Man's Land" (1978). Gielgud then speaks of his experience making "Caligula" and "Brideshead Revisited" (funny clip is shown from "Brideshead Revisited" with Jeremy Irons). Then his opera directing.
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Richard II Speeches (Gielgud, 1968)
From the LP "Sir John Gielgud in His Greatest Rôles". Introduced by his friend and fellow Shakespearean Sir Ralph Richardson. 0:27: Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Kings (3.2) 3:02: Down I Come Like Glistering Phaëthon (3.3) 7:28: So Many Blows Upon This Face of Mine (4.1) Read Along: 3.2: www.bartleby.com 3.3: www.bartleby.com 4.1: www.bartleby.com (Sorry the photos are stamped "Getty Images". Those people are really jealous about their pictures!) Selections from the album: I. Richardson on Gielgud and Gielgud on Hamlet: www.youtube.com II. Three Hamlet Soliloquies: www.youtube.com III. Hamlet (The Closet Scene with Gertrude): www.youtube.com IV. (this video) V. Lear (Cursing of Goneril): www.youtube.com VI. Tempest 4.1 (Leave Not a Rack Behind): www.youtube.com VII. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": www.youtube.com
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John Gielgud - An Actors Life : docu + interview (1988) 7/8
He speaks of his opera directing, why he doesn't teach, acting Othello and Macbeth, Lucien Guitry, Charlie Chaplin, and Eleonora Duse.
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King Lear 4.1 (Gielgud, 1968) Cursing of Goneril
Introduced by Gielgud's friend and fellow Shakespearean, Sir Ralph Richardson, from the LP "Sir John Gielgud in His Greatest Rôles", made for his 75th birthday. Here Lear curses his daughter Goneril. At the very end I added a picture of him and Cordelia (Dame Peggy Ashcroft), because I couldn't stand the curses without being reminded of the reconciliation, with the one daughter at least. You can also get a much later recording (1996) of Gielgud as Lear (and Branagh as the Fool) here: www.amazon.com I haven't checked to see if this is the Folio or Quarto version. Selections from the album: I. Richardson on Gielgud and Gielgud on Hamlet: www.youtube.com II. Three Hamlet Soliloquies: www.youtube.com III. Hamlet (The Closet Scene with Gertrude): www.youtube.com IV. Three Richard II Speeches: www.youtube.com V. (this video) VI. Tempest 4.1 (Leave Not a Rack Behind): www.youtube.com VII. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": www.youtube.com
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Quartermaine's Terms 1/12 By Simon Gray. With Edward Fox, John Gielgud
1987 film based on Simon Gray's successful West End play of the same year. Set in the 1960s at a school in Cambridge for the teaching of English to foreign students. The lives and problems of the characters half a dozen teachers and the assistant Headmaster Eddie are revealed in the teachers staffroom, which is the setting of most scenes. Terms as used in the title refers not only to Quartermaine himself but to the school terms which provide a structure for both the play and the characters lives. With Edward Fox (St.Joohn Quatermaine), John Gielgud (Eddie), Eleanor Bron (Melanie), Peter Jeffrey (Henry), Clive Francis (Mark), Paul Jesson (Derek) and Tessa Peake-Jones (Anita). This is taken from an old tape so sound and picture quality are not first-class.
Sherlock Holmes "Empty House" 1 - Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud
(Part 1 of 3) Sir John Gielgud (Sherlock Holmes) and Sir Ralph Richardson (Dr. Watson) star in this old time radio show dramatization of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective story, The Empty House. The program aired on April 24, 1955. There were 16 shows total in this radio series. In the previous episode, it appeared that Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis, Dr. Moriarty (Orson Welles), both fell to their deaths. You can hear this episode here: www.youtube.com . Photo: Ralph Richardson and his good friend John Gielgud in a stage performance of Harold Pinter's play, No Man's Land, from the mid-1970s.
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Umbrellas Of Cherbourg Promo - Gielgud Theatre, London
"Without doubt one of the West End's most imaginatively staged shows" (Tweet from Lyn Gardner, Guardian writer) The innovative theatrical creative force KNEEHIGH return to the West End with their exciting new adaptation of cult French musical film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy. Featuring the beautiful songs of Michel Legrand including "Watch What Happens" and "I Will Wait for You", and directed by award-winning director Emma Rice, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is making the West End fall in love until the 21st May 2011. Find out more and enjoy your journey around our website. www.umbrellasofcherbourg.com Filmed by Matthew Titterton, AdVision TV
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Gielgud on Hamlet and Richardson on Gielgud (1978)
From the old LP "Sir John Gielgud in His Greatest Rôles", a collection in honor of his 75th birthday, introduced by his friend and fellow Shakespearean, Sir Ralph Richardson. The Painting of Richardson is by Drew Wilson (who I hope will approve of our using it). Continued with soliloquies from the play in Part II below. 0:01 Richardson on Gielgud 2:46 Gielgud on Hamlet Selections from the album: I. (this video) II. Three Hamlet Soliloquies: www.youtube.com III. Hamlet (The Closet Scene with Gertrude): www.youtube.com IV. Three Richard II Speeches: www.youtube.com V. Lear (Cursing of Goneril): www.youtube.com VI. Tempest 4.1 (Leave Not a Rack Behind): www.youtube.com VII. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": www.youtube.com
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Umbrellas Of Cherbourg - Gielgud Theatre, London
"Without doubt one of the West End's most imaginatively staged shows" (Tweet from Lyn Gardner, Guardian writer) The innovative theatrical creative force KNEEHIGH return to the West End with their exciting new adaptation of cult French musical film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy. Featuring the beautiful songs of Michel Legrand including "Watch What Happens" and "I Will Wait for You", and directed by award-winning director Emma Rice, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is making the West End fall in love until the 21st May 2011. Find out more at www.umbrellasofcherbourg.com Video Produced by Matthew Titterton, AdVision TV Ltd
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The Tempest 4.1 (Gielgud) Prospero's Valediction
From the LP "Sir John Gielgud in His Greatest Rôles", introduced by Sir Ralph Richardson. The first photo has Gielgud on the left and Richardson on the right. (But who's that fellow in the middle?) If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend the 1991 visionary film "Prospero's Books", starring Gielgud. It's a love-it-or-hate-it sort of thing, but I was in the love-it camp. Unfortunately, it's prohibitively expensive and the current DVD is apparently of very poor quality, but the film itself is fantastic, so wait for it someday to be re-released: www.amazon.com Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. [Rack = "smoke, whisp of smoke, &c.". Cf. German Rauch, Dutch Rook, Icelandic Reykur (Reykjavík = "Bay of Smokes"), &c.] Selections from the album: I. Richardson on Gielgud and Gielgud on Hamlet: www.youtube.com II. Three Hamlet Soliloquies: www.youtube.com III. Hamlet (The Closet Scene with Gertrude): www.youtube.com IV. Three Richard II Speeches: www.youtube.com V. Lear (Cursing of Goneril): www.youtube.com VI. (This video.) VII. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": www <b>...</b>
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Coronation Record 1937 - John Gielgud recites Shakespeare
A Souvenir Disc marking the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 features John Gielgud reciting Shakespeare and Elgar's arrangement of the National Anthem. (78rpm shellac recording).
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John Gielgud - An Actors Life : docu + interview (1988) 8/8
He speaks of the Lunts (Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne), and how he views success. Another clip from Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land" (1978) with Ralph Richardson.
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Lend Me A Tenor - Show Trailer - Gielgud Theatre
Cheap tickets for Lend Me A Tenor are available at wos.im This uproarious new show by Peter Sham and Brad Carroll, Lend me a Tenor, the musical is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance - based on the award winning West End and Broadway hit comedy by Ken Ludwig. It's 1934, and the world's greatest tenor Tito Merelli has come to Cleveland, Ohio, to save its Grand Opera Company by singing Otello. When he is unexpectedly incapacitated, Max, the opera director's meek assistant, is given the daunting task of finding a last minute replacement. Chaos ensues - including a scheming soprano, a jealous wife, shrimp gone bad and the Cleveland Police department. The Lend Me a Tenor show had a try-out last September at the Theatre Royal Plymouth and was nominated for Best Regional Production in our Whatsonstage.com Awards and now transfers to the Gielgud Theatre. The Lend Me A Tenor cast is led by Matthew Kelly as Henry Saunders (the General Manager of the opera company), Michael Matus as Tito Merelli, Damian Humbley as Max and Sophie-Louise Dann asprima donna Diana Divane, all reprising their performances from Plymouth. We have some great Lend Me A Tenor tickets so follow the buy tickets links for the best deals and availability.
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Richard Burton- Hamlet (1964) John Gielgud
Richard Burton's Hamlet, directed by John Gielgud in 1964. I do not own any part of the Video. It is for education purpose only, since I had to do a film study assignment.
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Summer's Lease (1989) - Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud
Masters of their craft, Sir John Gielgud and Susan Fleetwood in the lavish BBC screen adaptation of Sir John Mortimer's witty novel, 'Summer's Lease', about upper-class Brits caught in intrigue whilst holidaying in Tuscany; the beebs bringing two theatrical heavyweights to the small screen for all to enjoy (1989). www.imdb.com en.wikipedia.org
The Grand Inquisitor - John Gielgud
A rare version 1975 of The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov produced by the Open University. Inquisitor: John Gielgud, Prisoner: Michael Feast, Other characters: Victor Hooper & Mark Ezra, John Dolan, Translation: Jeremy Brooks & Kitty Hunter Blair, Costumes: Brian Cox, Make-up: Maggie Webb, Produced by Richard Argent
Sherlock Holmes "Red-Headed League" 1 - John Gielgud
(Part 1 of 2) Sir John Gielgud (Sherlock Holmes) and Sir Ralph Richardson (Dr. Watson) star in this old time radio show dramatization of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective story, The Mystery of the Red-Headed League. The program aired on October 19, 1954. There were 16 shows total in this radio series. Photo: John Gielgud and his good friend Ralph Richardson recording a Sherlock Holmes episode together in 1954.
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