Word: juliet
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...series begins with Julius Caesar, then continues with As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, Richard II and Measure for Measure, ending April 25 with Henry VIII. The plays are being produced by the BBC with Time-Life Television, which is putting up more than 25% of the $14 million cost...
...slaughter of whole scenes, a violence often done to Shakespeare. With some notable exceptions, the performances range from competent to brilliant, and a whole stable of Britain's fine character actors trot through the familiar minor parts: John Gielgud as the righteous John of Gaunt, Celia Johnson as Juliet's nurse and Michael Hordern as her father...
...weak actors look worse perhaps because everyone around them is so good. Producers often flirt with the notion of casting a young girl as Juliet, but they come to their senses in time. Producer Cedric Messina unwisely plunged ahead. His Juliet, Rebecca Saire, is 14 and acts it. Her voice is thin, and her range of expression sadly limited. Shakespeare said Juliet was only 14, but he gave her the lines of an ardent and mature woman to speak. A less serious error was the casting of Keith Michell as Caesar's Antony. Michell is an accomplished actor...
...Juliet of the Spirits. Central Square II, daily...
...psychological twitches are resentlessly understood, he observes: "Since jealousy is now curable, like TB, we can't have people dying of it any more. A few rap sessions, some fearless touch ing, and a new sense of self-worth would have Othello and lago and Hamlet and Juliet back on their feet in no time...