King Lear

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Event King Lear
Venue Princess Theatre, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
First Date 6 March 1879
Last Date March 1879
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description …There can be no disputing that Mr. Creswick's delineation of the character is a magnificent conception. It is not in the first two acts, however, that he shows to advantage. Mr. Creswick in his portrayal of the rage and passion of the King is apt to become incoherent, and though it may be said that blind, choking fury is incoherent and that therefore the acting is natural, still, as Charles Lamb says, an actor, paradoxical as it may seem, may be too natural, and naturalness should be sacrificed to intelligibility if the two should be found to clash….
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Helen Ashton Actor Cordelia
William Creswick Actor King Lear
Annie Mayor Actor Fool
Solange Navaro Actor Goneril
Henry H Vincent Actor Edgar
Sterling Whyte Actor Earl of Kent
William Shakespeare Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information Tour repertoire includes Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice and others. Christchurch from 22 March 1879; Wellington Imperial Opera House 21 - 22 April.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 196066