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Henry V. Stage-plot. Directions for scenery, curtains, drops, etc. with drawings and diagrams. *NDB [RBS] 97-1287 (Shakespeare, W. Henry V)
This post is a report by volunteer/former intern …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:04PMMonday, April 4, 2016
James H. Hackett as Falstaff. Image ID: TH-26477
Shakespeare’s Star Turn in America focuses on production of Shakespeare’s works in North American theaters and why certain plays were po…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:57PMLast week I introduced Melissa, a volunteer with the Music Division, who began a series of three blog posts on the newly available inventory of the Music Division's Clipping file. Here is…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:57PMThursday, March 31, 2016
I'm happy to announce that the "Names" portion of the Music Division's Clipping File has been inventoried. This inventory contains over 46,000 names and is a list of folders in our Clipping …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:53PMTo whom it may concern: Today I spoke with a reference librarian about donating my copy of Marc Blitzstein’s original working score of Regina. I worked with Marc for two years singing his …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:53PMThursday, March 17, 2016
Dancers from all over the world compete in the international tour of Juste Debout in the hope that they will get the chance to battle in the preliminary rounds in France and perform at the f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:20AMTuesday, March 1, 2016
In 1985, a group of musicians fed up with industry-imposed limitations that pigeonholed Black artists into either R&B singers or rappers, formed the Black Rock Coalition (BRC). Founders …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:45PMMonday, February 29, 2016
Promotional Brochure, "Thoughts of Prominent Men Regarding Margaret Mather," for her Romeo and Juliet tour, back cover, 1880s.
Shakespeare's Star Turn in America, the new exhibition a…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:55PMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Camille O’Sullivan plays Constance in King John, Act III, Scen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Joanna Lumley speaks Viola’s soliloquy from Twelfth Night, Act…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Sacha Dhawan delivers an edited version of Parolles’s lines fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, David Threlfall speaks Prospero’s lines from The Tempest, Act …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Daniel Mays speaks Macbeth’s lines from Act II, Scene 1. As Ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Samuel West speaks Henry V’s soliloquy from Act IV, Scene 1. O…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AMMonday, February 22, 2016
Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) have been tapped to play tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively, in the forthcoming Broadway mus…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMMonday, February 1, 2016
To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Joanna Vanderham speaks Juliet’s monologue from the balcony sc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Eileen Atkins speaks Emilia’s lines from Othello, act IV scene…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, David Morrissey speaks the opening lines from Richard III in whi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTo mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Roger Allam plays King Lear in act III, scene 2 of the tragedy. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMHer champions regard Katie Mitchell as Britain’s greatest living stage director – but her critics see a vandal smashing up the classics. After staging her most ambitious work in Europe, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMFriday, January 29, 2016
Guest post by Emma Thursland
The Dance Broadside Collection was processed by Camille Dee and has recently been made available to the public. A new exhibit showcasing a few pieces from this…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:58PMAdrian Lester as Hamlet, David Morrissey as Richard III, Joanna Lumley as Viola, Daniel Mays as Macbeth … To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AMThursday, January 21, 2016
This is one of a series of blog posts related to the NYPL Public Domain Release: discover the collections and find inspiration for using them in your own research, teaching, and creative pr…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:55AMSunday, January 17, 2016
As he arrives at London's Barbican to play an operatic serial killer, John Malkovich talks to Andrew Dickson about being back on stage, doing the Edinburgh festival for the first time – an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:53AMSaturday, January 16, 2016
1908 or 1909 or 1912 There's no birthday like Merm's birthday. Ethel Zimmermann is born in Astoria N.Y. today. In years to come she will be acting and belting all over town as Ethel …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, January 14, 2016
Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Helen Mirren among those remembering the giant of movies and theatre – known best to many as Professor Snape in Harry Potter …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:39PMTuesday, January 12, 2016
This is one of a series of blog posts related to the NYPL Public Domain Release: discover the collections and find inspiration for using them in your own research, teaching, and creative pr…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:33PMMonday, January 11, 2016
London show aims to revive the faded reputation of the versatile Cockney performer Anthony NewleyA musical about the life of singer Anthony Newley is to be made in an attempt to revive his r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMTuesday, January 5, 2016
Actor Tobias Menzies analyses his reflection while looking down the lens of the camera and drawing his self-portrait on an iPad. Through this intimate process he reveals his thoughts about h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMMonday, January 4, 2016
Long before cut and paste, there was cutting and pasting. As part of the development of Head Shots, we searched out articles and books that advised actors and photographers on ideal examples…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:56PM 
