King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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Page 62
... Gielgud enter ' ceremoniously from the side carrying a huge staff ' and take command of centre stage , rapping out commands ( Barker notes , p . 121 ) . In 1950 Gielgud tended to echo his earlier performance , and had another tall staff ...
... Gielgud enter ' ceremoniously from the side carrying a huge staff ' and take command of centre stage , rapping out commands ( Barker notes , p . 121 ) . In 1950 Gielgud tended to echo his earlier performance , and had another tall staff ...
Page 129
... Gielgud to project it to the front , speaking slowly , expressing Lear's bewilderment . Coleman inserted the ... Gielgud in 1940 lowered his voice to a dignified , ironic pitch . 260-3 Macready and Charles Kean cut this illustration ...
... Gielgud to project it to the front , speaking slowly , expressing Lear's bewilderment . Coleman inserted the ... Gielgud in 1940 lowered his voice to a dignified , ironic pitch . 260-3 Macready and Charles Kean cut this illustration ...
Page 135
... Gielgud felt he ' could do no more than shout against the thundersheet ' ( Early Stages , 1939 , p . 190 ) . In 1955 the Noguchi designs detracted from Gielgud's performance here as elsewhere : ' an ominous group of black shapes dilated ...
... Gielgud felt he ' could do no more than shout against the thundersheet ' ( Early Stages , 1939 , p . 190 ) . In 1955 the Noguchi designs detracted from Gielgud's performance here as elsewhere : ' an ominous group of black shapes dilated ...
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