| Adaptor 1 |
Barrington, Josephine
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| Date of First
Production |
1937, April 3 |
| Title |
Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet |
| Director |
Josephine Barrington |
| Place of First
Production |
Hart House Theatre, Toronto |
| Technical
Design/Direction |
Management: Dorothy Parnum
Dance arrangement: Alison Sutcliffe
Music: Margaret Empringham
Dueling: Alan Jarvis
Setting: Eric Aldwinckle
Properties: Mary Beemer
Costumes: Marguerite Nash
Prompters: Lea Landberg and Ruth Dew |
| Cast/Performers |
Prince of Verona: Walter Henson
Lord Capulet: Hertzel Rotenberg
Lady Capulet: Lyla Hands
Juliet: Miriam June White
Nurse: Theodora Dunkelman
Page to Capulet: Shera Factor
Tybalt: Campbell Barrington
Men of the Capulets: David Knight and Hugh Conover
Paris: Mary Joyce Phelan
Page to Paris: Alma Berrin
Lord Montague: Bob Chapman
Lady Montague: Sheila Godfrey
Romeo: Lloyd Bochner
Balthasar: David Gellman
Mercutio: Paul Courean
Benvolio: Ralph Landsberg
Men of the Montagues: Daniel Kert and Bruce Cook
Friar Lawrence: Edgar Simon
Apothecary: Richard Freyne
Citizens of Verona: Naomi Rosenberg, Gordon Harrington, and Cecily Goodman
Watchman: Martin Factor, Elliot Markson, and Sidney Walman
Dancers, Maskers and Attendants |
| Performance
History |
1937, December 4
Hart House Theatre, Toronto
Director: Josephine Barrington
Management: Dorothy Parnum
Music: Anna Wallace
Dance arrangement: Mildred Wickson
Stage management: Bertram Stanley
Electrician: Herbert Hale
Suggestions for lighting and set: Eric Aldwinckle
Duelling: Alan Jarvis
Costumes: Marguerite Nash
Prompter: Margorie Price
Prince of Verona: Walter Henson
Lord Capulet: Hertzel Rotenberg
Lady Capulet: Lyla Hands
Juliet: Miriam June White
Nurse: Theodora Dunkelman
Page to Capulet: Shera Factor
Tybalt: Campbell Barrington
Sampson: Marc Rotenberg
Gregory: Gordon Harrington
Paris: Mary Joyce Phelan
Page to Paris: Paddy Shanahan
Lord Montague: John Rumball
Lady Montague: Laura Newton
Romeo: Lloyd Bochner
Balthasar: David Gellman
Mercutio: Paul Courian
Benvolio: Ralph Landsberg
Men of the Montagues: Daniel Kert and Bruce Cook
Friar Lawrence: Edgar Simon
Apothecary: Michael Frayne
Women of Verona: Naomi Rosenberg, Joanne Graham, and Cecele Goodman
Watchman: Martin Factor, Charles Down, and Sidney Walman
Guests at the feast: Bobby Lou Coventry, Joan Prendergast, Nancy Benjamin, and Joan Heathcote |
| Publishing
and Multimedia |
*Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet. Photographs. Josephine Barrington Collection, L. W. Conolly Theatre Archives, Guelph, ON. 1937. |
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*Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet. Photographs. Josephine Barrington Collection, L. W. Conolly Theatre Archives, Guelph, ON. 1937.
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| Secondary
Materials |
*Bridle, Augustus. "'Romeo, Juliet' done by miniature actors." Rev. of Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet, dir. Josephine Barrington. N. T. 1937. N. pag.
*"New Theatre Venture?" N. T. 1937. N. pag.
*"Children to Stage Play at Hart House Dec. 4." N. T. 1937. N. pag.
*"Nine-year-old Juliet plays at Hart House." Rev. of Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet, dir. Josephine Barrington. N. T. 1937. N. pag.
*"Nine-year-old Juliet to shed real tears." Rev. of Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet, dir. Josephine Barrington. N. T. 1937. N. pag.
*"Romeo again staged by clever Juveniles." Rev. of Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet, dir. Josephine Barrington. Toronto Daily Star 6 December 1937: N. pag.
*"Romeo and Juliet." Rev. of Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet, dir. Josephine Barrington. Globe and Mail 1937: N. pag.
*"Romeo and Juliet Matinee Attracks Important Audience." N. T. 1937. N. pag.
*Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet. Dir. Josephine Barrington. Playbill. Hart House Theatre, Toronto. 3 April 1937.
*Shakespeare's Fairy Tale Romeo and Juliet. Dir. Josephine Barrington. Playbill. Hart House Theatre, Toronto. 4 December 1937.
*Sherizen, Lily I. "A Children's Performance of Romeo and Juliet." Editorial. Jewish Standard May 1937: 8.
*"Shows real talent for lighter comedy." N. T. 1937. N. pag.
*"Young Actors Do Shakespeare." N. T. 1937. N. pag. |
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| Keywords |
Amateur
Children's Theatre
Non-traditional casting |
| Adaptation
of |
Romeo and Juliet |
| Entry Last Updated |
12Aug03 12:45PM |
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