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Shakespeare on the Radio

This collection includes Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, As You Like It, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Taming of the Shrew, Antony and Cleopatra and variations there of.

Shakespeare on the Radio

58 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 32 hours, 316 min)
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"All the world's a stage,
and all the men and women merely players:
they have their exits and their entrances;
and one man in his time plays many parts..."
As You Like It, Act II Scene 7

ShakespeareShakespeare is one of the most influential and important figures in western literature and theater.  He influenced Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, Samuel Johnson, William Faulkner, Bertolt Brecht, TS Elliot, even Sigmund Freud devised some of his theories on the inner working of the human mind after reviewing Hamlet.  A master of the English language, he invented new expressions including bedroom, moonbeam, green-eyed, gloomy, gossip, jaded, majestic, cold-blooded, eyeball, watchdog, bump, laughable tongue-tied and over 1,700 more words and phrases.  

William Shakespeare (baptized 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616).  At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway and together they had three children.  Shakespeare first known works was Henry VI and Richard III, historical dramas, which were all the rage in the 1590s.  Beginning in 1594, Shakespeare plays were produced by the performance group Lord Chamberlain's Men under the reigning Queen Elizabeth I, later called King's Men under Kind James I.  He wrote roles to suit certain actors including himself as he also performed in many of his own plays.  The troupe rented space at the Globe Theater outside London (see also Globe Theater, the old time radio show named after the original Shakespearian theater in London) and his most famous work was written for the Globe including Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear.  With the success of Lord Chamberlain's Men Shakespeare became quite prosperous Shakespeare was interned at the Church of the Holy Trinity in his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon. 

William Shakespeare's works have been translated into every major language on earth and have performed worldwide.  When the technology of silent film emerged, performance moved off stage to audiences everywhere as early as 1908 with J. Stuart Blackton's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Inevitably, Shakespeare's works moved from stage to the medium of old time radio shows with some series dedicated solely to Shakespearean works.  Columbia Workshop's Hamlet is one of the earliest performances using the Elizabethan author. 

John Barrymore as HamletAmerican actor John Barrymore, known for his stage performances of Richard III and Hamlet (as well as his carousing and heavy drinking), performed in a series of Shakespearean plays including dramas Macbeth and Hamlet as well as comedies like the Taming of the Shrew.  Each of the episodes of the series, entitled to capitalize on both artists' popularity "John Barrymore and Shakespeare included introductions by John Drew Barrymore (Barrymore's son) and his thoughts on the plays. 

Certain works in this collection are not Shakespearian plays per se but represent the larger cultural impact of the author pervasive in the history of radio, such as the name used Romeo synonymously to mean romantic young man.  Works by Shakespeare in this collection include Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, As You Like It, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Taming of the Shrew, Antony and Cleopatra and variations there of. 

See also: Globe Theater. For more literary-based radio plays, see also: Authors Playhouse, Authors Collection , NBC University Theater,and World's Greatest Short Stories and World's Great Novels.

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    But the question still remains, was he real or a made up person. If he was real did he write these famous stories or were they from someone else. We never know

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    58 recordings on 2 MP3 CDs for just $10.00. Total playtime 32 hours, 316 min
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    total playtime 32 hours, 316 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 30 shows – total playtime 15 hours, 5 minutes
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    2. 1937 Shakespeare Festival 370823 7o8 Henry Iv.mp3
    3. 440322 Hamlet.mp3
    4. 461102 Original Hamlet.mp3
    5. Andy Griffith Hamlet 53.mp3
    6. Behind The Scenes 47 07 William Shakespeare.mp3
    7. Boris Karloff's Reader's Digest 571217 Shakespeare's Hom.mp3
    8. Cbsrw 560224 05 Interview With Shakespeare.mp3
    9. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370719 2 Much Ado Abt Nothing.mp3
    10. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370726 3 Julius Caesar.mp3
    11. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370802 4 Taming Of The Shrew.mp3
    12. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370823 7 Henry Iv.mp3
    13. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370830 8 Twelfth Night.mp3
    14. Columbia Workshop 360919 109 Hamlet 1o2.mp3
    15. Columbia Workshop 361114 116 Hamlet 2o2.mp3
    16. Columbia Workshop 391207 2014 As You Like It.mp3
    17. Coty 440120 0312 Macbeth's Bloody Knife.mp3
    18. Des Freedom 480926 14 Shakespeare Of Harlem.mp3
    19. Favorite Story 480410 030 Mister Shakespeare.mp3
    20. First Nighter 480617 1627 Old Lady Shakespeare.mp3
    21. Francis Langford Show 470724 08 Performing Macbeth.mp3
    22. Fred Allen 460113 Maurice Evanshamlet (AFRS).mp3
    23. Front Page Drama 340507 Anthony Cleopatra.mp3
    24. Front Page Drama 391203 The Robbing Romeo.mp3
    25. FSF 02 Romeo Juliet Lydia (3.mp3
    26. Gunsmoke 520823 018 Shakespeare.mp3
    27. Gunsmoke 560122 198 Romeo.mp3
    28. Halls Of Ivy 500203 005 Dr Bromley, Shakespeare Expert.mp3
    29. Isirta 670702 411 Tales From Shakespeare.mp3
    30. Isirta 670702 S4e11 Othello.mp3
    31. Isirta 680609 S5e09 Macbeth.mp3

    1. Volume 2 – 28 shows – total playtime 17 hours
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    2. John Barrymore Shakespear 500810 2o4 Hamlet.mp3
    3. John Barrymore Shakespear 500830 3o4 Macbeth.mp3
    4. John Barrymore Shakespear 500906 4o4 Taming Of The Shrew.mp3
    5. Langford 470724 (08) Performing Macbeth.mp3
    6. Lfa 2646991029that Fateful Night In Macbeth.mp3
    7. Montague 501124 03 Romeo.mp3
    8. Montague 510119 11 Hollywood To Film 'macbeth'.mp3
    9. Montague 510609 31 Playing Shakespeare For Pta Benefit.mp3
    10. Mt 380911 110 Julius Caesar.mp3
    11. Mt 460802 309 [mst] Golden Honeymoon.mp3
    12. Mt 460913 315 [mst] King Lear Scenes.mp3
    13. Nero Wolfe 461215 The Shakespeare Portfolio.mp3
    14. News Shakespeare Othello Paul Robeson 1959.mp3
    15. Nick Carter 451230 216 Legend Of Shakespeare's Ghost.mp3
    16. Orson Welles Almanac 440322 Hamlet.mp3
    17. Previews Romeo Juliet.mp3
    18. Shakespeare Festival 37 08 23 7o8 Henry Iv.mp3
    19. Standard School Broadcast 550318 Ep020 Romeo And Juliet.mp3
    20. Streamlined Shakespeare 370719 Much Ado About Nothing.mp3
    21. Streamlined Shakespeare 370726 Julius Caesar.mp3
    22. Streamlined Shakespeare 370802 Taming Of Shrew.mp3
    23. Streamlined Shakespeare 370830 Twelfth Night.mp3
    24. Streamlined Shakespeare 370834 Henryiv.mp3
    25. Streamlined Shakespeare 500824 Twelfth Night.mp3
    26. Susp 530504 511 Othello, Part 1.mp3
    27. Susp 530511 512 Othello, Part 2.mp3
    28. Theater Guild Ota 470511 075 Macbeth.mp3
    29. Will of Stratford 370415 373rd Bday Shakespeare.mp3
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    58 recordings on 2 MP3 Collection Downloads for just $10.00. Total playtime 32 hours, 316 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 30 shows – 414 MB – total playtime 15 hours, 5 minutes
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    2. 1937 Shakespeare Festival 370823 7o8 Henry Iv.mp3
    3. 440322 Hamlet.mp3
    4. 461102 Original Hamlet.mp3
    5. Andy Griffith Hamlet 53.mp3
    6. Behind The Scenes 47 07 William Shakespeare.mp3
    7. Boris Karloff's Reader's Digest 571217 Shakespeare's Hom.mp3
    8. Cbsrw 560224 05 Interview With Shakespeare.mp3
    9. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370719 2 Much Ado Abt Nothing.mp3
    10. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370726 3 Julius Caesar.mp3
    11. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370802 4 Taming Of The Shrew.mp3
    12. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370823 7 Henry Iv.mp3
    13. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370830 8 Twelfth Night.mp3
    14. Columbia Workshop 360919 109 Hamlet 1o2.mp3
    15. Columbia Workshop 361114 116 Hamlet 2o2.mp3
    16. Columbia Workshop 391207 2014 As You Like It.mp3
    17. Coty 440120 0312 Macbeth's Bloody Knife.mp3
    18. Des Freedom 480926 14 Shakespeare Of Harlem.mp3
    19. Favorite Story 480410 030 Mister Shakespeare.mp3
    20. First Nighter 480617 1627 Old Lady Shakespeare.mp3
    21. Francis Langford Show 470724 08 Performing Macbeth.mp3
    22. Fred Allen 460113 Maurice Evanshamlet (AFRS).mp3
    23. Front Page Drama 340507 Anthony Cleopatra.mp3
    24. Front Page Drama 391203 The Robbing Romeo.mp3
    25. FSF 02 Romeo Juliet Lydia (3.mp3
    26. Gunsmoke 520823 018 Shakespeare.mp3
    27. Gunsmoke 560122 198 Romeo.mp3
    28. Halls Of Ivy 500203 005 Dr Bromley, Shakespeare Expert.mp3
    29. Isirta 670702 411 Tales From Shakespeare.mp3
    30. Isirta 670702 S4e11 Othello.mp3
    31. Isirta 680609 S5e09 Macbeth.mp3

    1. Volume 2 – 28 shows – 467 MB – total playtime 17 hours
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    2. John Barrymore Shakespear 500810 2o4 Hamlet.mp3
    3. John Barrymore Shakespear 500830 3o4 Macbeth.mp3
    4. John Barrymore Shakespear 500906 4o4 Taming Of The Shrew.mp3
    5. Langford 470724 (08) Performing Macbeth.mp3
    6. Lfa 2646991029that Fateful Night In Macbeth.mp3
    7. Montague 501124 03 Romeo.mp3
    8. Montague 510119 11 Hollywood To Film 'macbeth'.mp3
    9. Montague 510609 31 Playing Shakespeare For Pta Benefit.mp3
    10. Mt 380911 110 Julius Caesar.mp3
    11. Mt 460802 309 [mst] Golden Honeymoon.mp3
    12. Mt 460913 315 [mst] King Lear Scenes.mp3
    13. Nero Wolfe 461215 The Shakespeare Portfolio.mp3
    14. News Shakespeare Othello Paul Robeson 1959.mp3
    15. Nick Carter 451230 216 Legend Of Shakespeare's Ghost.mp3
    16. Orson Welles Almanac 440322 Hamlet.mp3
    17. Previews Romeo Juliet.mp3
    18. Shakespeare Festival 37 08 23 7o8 Henry Iv.mp3
    19. Standard School Broadcast 550318 Ep020 Romeo And Juliet.mp3
    20. Streamlined Shakespeare 370719 Much Ado About Nothing.mp3
    21. Streamlined Shakespeare 370726 Julius Caesar.mp3
    22. Streamlined Shakespeare 370802 Taming Of Shrew.mp3
    23. Streamlined Shakespeare 370830 Twelfth Night.mp3
    24. Streamlined Shakespeare 370834 Henryiv.mp3
    25. Streamlined Shakespeare 500824 Twelfth Night.mp3
    26. Susp 530504 511 Othello, Part 1.mp3
    27. Susp 530511 512 Othello, Part 2.mp3
    28. Theater Guild Ota 470511 075 Macbeth.mp3
    29. Will of Stratford 370415 373rd Bday Shakespeare.mp3
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    58 recordings on 34 Audio CDs. Total playtime 32 hours, 5 min
    58 recordings on 34 Audio CDs
    total playtime 32 hours, 5 min

    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A001

    1. Andy Griffith Hamlet 53
    2. Behind The Scenes 47 07 William Shakespeare
    3. FSF 02 Romeo Juliet Lydia (3
    4. Lfa 2646991029that Fateful Night In Macbeth
    5. News Shakespeare Othello Paul Robeson 1959

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A002

    1. Previews Romeo Juliet

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A003

    1. Shakespeare Festival 37 08 23 7o8 Henry Iv

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A004

    1. Streamlined Shakespeare 370834 Henryiv

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A005

    1. Front Page Drama 340507 Anthony Cleopatra
    2. Columbia Workshop 360919 109 Hamlet 1o2

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A006

    1. Columbia Workshop 361114 116 Hamlet 2o2
    2. Will of Stratford 370415 373rd Bday Shakespeare

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A007

    1. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370719 2 Much Ado Abt Nothing

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A008

    1. Streamlined Shakespeare 370719 Much Ado About Nothing

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A009

    1. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370726 3 Julius Caesar

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A010

    1. Streamlined Shakespeare 370726 Julius Caesar

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A011

    1. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370802 4 Taming Of The Shrew

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A012

    1. Streamlined Shakespeare 370802 Taming Of Shrew

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A013

    1. 1937 Shakespeare Festival 370823 7o8 Henry Iv

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A014

    1. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370823 7 Henry Iv

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A015

    1. Columbia Presents Shakespeare 370830 8 Twelfth Night

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A016

    1. Streamlined Shakespeare 370830 Twelfth Night

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A017

    1. Mt 380911 110 Julius Caesar

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A018

    1. Front Page Drama 391203 The Robbing Romeo
    2. Columbia Workshop 391207 2014 As You Like It
    3. Coty 440120 0312 Macbeth's Bloody Knife
    4. 440322 Hamlet
    5. Orson Welles Almanac 440322 Hamlet

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A019

    1. Nick Carter 451230 216 Legend Of Shakespeare's Ghost
    2. Fred Allen 460113 Maurice Evanshamlet (AFRS)

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A020

    1. Mt 460802 309 [mst] Golden Honeymoon
    2. Mt 460913 315 [mst] King Lear Scenes

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A021

    1. 461102 Original Hamlet
    2. Nero Wolfe 461215 The Shakespeare Portfolio

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A022

    1. Theater Guild Ota 470511 075 Macbeth

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A023

    1. Francis Langford Show 470724 08 Performing Macbeth
    2. Langford 470724 (08) Performing Macbeth

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A024

    1. Favorite Story 480410 030 Mister Shakespeare
    2. First Nighter 480617 1627 Old Lady Shakespeare

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A025

    1. Des Freedom 480926 14 Shakespeare Of Harlem
    2. Halls Of Ivy 500203 005 Dr Bromley, Shakespeare Expert

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A026

    1. John Barrymore Shakespear 500810 2o4 Hamlet
    2. Streamlined Shakespeare 500824 Twelfth Night

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A027

    1. John Barrymore Shakespear 500830 3o4 Macbeth

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A028

    1. John Barrymore Shakespear 500906 4o4 Taming Of The Shrew

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A029

    1. Montague 501124 03 Romeo
    2. Montague 510119 11 Hollywood To Film 'macbeth'

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A030

    1. Montague 510609 31 Playing Shakespeare For Pta Benefit
    2. Gunsmoke 520823 018 Shakespeare

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A031

    1. Susp 530504 511 Othello, Part 1
    2. Susp 530511 512 Othello, Part 2

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A032

    1. Standard School Broadcast 550318 Ep020 Romeo And Juliet
    2. Gunsmoke 560122 198 Romeo

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A033

    1. Cbsrw 560224 05 Interview With Shakespeare
    2. Boris Karloff's Reader's Digest 571217 Shakespeare's Hom
    3. Isirta 670702 411 Tales From Shakespeare

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    Shakespeare on the Radio Disc A034

    1. Isirta 670702 S4e11 Othello
    2. Isirta 680609 S5e09 Macbeth

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