Bjarne, you've been given many good suggestions. The first 17th Century program I ever saw was one of the earliest Masterpiece Theater (BBC) productions. It was "The First Churchills." This was before I had interest in costuming, so I don't know if the costumes are any good, but I thought it was quite lush at the time.
LynnD On 4/26/06, Bjarne og Leif Drews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Fran, Much obliged, that i will do. Manny thanks Bjarne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lavolta Press" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 1:03 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] historical films/ plays tv drama > The Broadway Theatre Archive has DVDs of stage plays--from a variety of > theaters--from an old TV series. That, they say, is why the images tend > to be rather fuzzy. The quality of the performances is all over the map. > There is a very good "Tartuffe," an awful "School for Scandal," a good > "The Rivals," an interesting "Taming of the Shrew" done in the commedia > dell' arte tradition, and a good "Cyrano de Bergerac" set in the 17th > century. For modern, there's some good Eugene O'Neill if you like to > spend an evening getting depressed (I call him America's Ibsen), and some > good Thornton Wilder. > > Search Amazon DVDs for "Broadway Theatre Archive," and you'll see dozens > more. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > http://www.lavoltapress.com > > Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: >> Hi, >> Now this topic is up, does any of you know of any good tv plays to buy on >> tape or dvd? I remember back some years where i have seen quite many >> interresting plays or tv dramas from the end of 17th century. I believe >> it was real old plays from 17th century. There is one special i remember >> very well, it was gorgeous made with the costumes, but who could this >> have ben? >> It must have ben BBC who made it. >> >> Bjarne >>
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