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| Identifier | Shak299 |
| Production Title | The Merchant of Venice
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| Production Date | 1974 |
| Photograph Caption | When Antonio defaults on his loan, Shylock goes to court to try to collect his pound of flesh. Portia, disguised as the learned doctor of law, hears the case. "Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, Joan Plowright face each other as Shylock and Portia in an updated version of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice"...adapted from a London stage production that starred Olivier in what one London publication hailed as "a performance of stunning magnitude." Cleveland Press caption (United Press International) |
| Dialogue | Shylock: "My deeds upon my head! I crave the law,
The penalty and forfeit of my bond" (II.i.206-207)...
Portia: "...as thou urgest justice, be assured
Thou shalt have justice, more than thou desirest." (IV.i.315-316) |
| Play Title | The Merchant of Venice
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| Series | ABC Theatre |
| Venue | Television
Stage
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| Company Name | National Theatre Company |
| Place of Production | Great Britain |
| Genre | Comedy
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| Character | Shylock: Laurence Olivier
Portia: Joan Plowright |
| Other Credits | Cecil Clarke - Producer
Johnathan Miller - Director (Stage)
John Sichel - Director (TV)
Julia Trevelyan Oman - Set Designer
Peter Roden - Costume Designer |
| Other Notes | Stage production, Great Britain, 1968. Televised on ABC Theatre, USA, 1974 |
| Object Type | black-and-white photographs
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| Size of Original | 8 x 10 in. |
| Collection | Cleveland Press
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| Collection Homepage | http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/shakespeare/ |
| Copyright | http://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/ |
| Format | Jpeg
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| Repository | Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections..
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| Repository Homepage | http://web.ulib.csuohio.edu/SpecColl/ |
| Digital Processing Notes | TIF file size: 19,160KB; DPI: 300 |
| Photograph Title | 1974: Merchant of Venice |
