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Schiller's Don Carlos starring Derek Jacobi as Philip II of Spain at the Gielgud Theatre, February 2005
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Schiller's Don Carlos starring Derek Jacobi as Philip II of Spain at the Gielgud Theatre, February 2005

The Gielgud Theatre, named after British actor John Gielgud, is a West End theatre in London's Shaftesbury Avenue at the corner of Rupert Street. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1920x2560, 1428 KB)The Gielgud Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England in February 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1920x2560, 1428 KB)The Gielgud Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England in February 2005. ... Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. ... Don Carlos is an opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi to a French libretto by Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry, based on the dramatic play Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi (born October 22, 1938) is a British actor, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Tsunami relief Upcoming events • March 11: Red Nose Day 2005 in the UK. Deaths in February • 26 – Jef Raskin • 25 – Hugh Nibley • 25 – Peter Benenson • 21... John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM CH (April 14, 1904–May 21, 2000) was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest of his time. ... The term West End is most commonly used to refer to the West End of London, an area mostly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden, in London, England. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Shaftesbury Avenue is a major London street, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, that runs in a north-easterly direction from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street, crossing Charing Cross Road at Cambridge Circus. ...


Designed by W. G. R. Sprague with the Queen's as its companion theatre, it was opened in 1906 as the Hicks Theatre in honour of actor, manager and playwright Seymour Hicks. In 1909 it was renamed Globe Theatre. The musical Les Misérables transferred to the Queens Theatre in March 2004 after its run at the Palace Theatre The Queens Theatre is a theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End of London, next to the Gielgud Theatre, as whose twin it was designed by W. G... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


In 1995, prior to the opening of Sam Wanamaker's new Globe Theatre on the South Bank in 1997, it was renamed Gielgud Theatre. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sam Wanamaker (born Samuel Watenmaker) (June 14, 1919, Chicago – December 18, 1993, London, England) was an American actor and director. ... This article is about the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare, both the original and its modern reconstruction. ... The National Theatre is one of the collection of arts buildings that make up the South Bank Centre. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Memorable productions

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Peg O My Heart is a popular song with words by Alfred Bryan and music by Fred Fisher, published March 15, 1913 and featured in the musical Ziegfeld Follies Of 1913. ... British playwright who wrote Peg o My Heart, which starred his wife, Laurette Taylor on Broadway in one of her greatest stage triumphs, although she did not appear in the film version that he wrote and produced. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Noël Coward Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life, and Peirce is the correct spelling) (December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... 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Don Carlos is an opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi to a French libretto by Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry, based on the dramatic play Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi (born October 22, 1938) is a British actor, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1945 film version, showing (left to right) Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez and Walter Huston And Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Indians and originally as Ten Little Niggers) is a detective novel by Agatha Christie first published in 1939. ... Tara Fitzgerald (born September 18, 1967) is a British actress most widely known for her film roles in Sirens (opposite Hugh Grant) and the 1996 film Brassed Off . ...

Further reading

  • Ronald Bergan: The Great Theatres of London. An Illustrated Companion (Prion, 1990) (ISBN 1853750573).
  • Patricia Dee Berry: Theatrical London (Britain in Old Photographs series) (Alan Sutton, 1995) (ISBN 0750909420).

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Encyclopedia: Gielgud Theatre (2108 words)
The Gielgud Theatre, named after British actor John Gielgud, is a West End theatre in London's Shaftesbury Avenue at the corner of Rupert Street.
Gielgud was advised not to seek work in the United States for at least four years as he likely would be being refused entry by American immigration authorities.
Gielgud could be seen as having made the career of his greatest acolyte, Laurence Olivier, his only rival for the title of Greatest Shakespearean Actor of the 20th Century, a contest most felt that Gielgud won due to the beauty of his phrasing and more cerebral interpretation of Shakespeare.
John Gielgud: A life in the theatre (1904-2000) (2108 words)
In his more self-deprecating moments, Gielgud would claim that their greatest legacy to him had been the ability to shed tears at the drop of a hat, but he also reported how impressed he was by their huge athletic voices and their clarity of diction.
Gielgud spoke with hints of regret that Olivier was able to conjure such a magnificent physicality almost effortlessly, compared to his own painful contortions.
Gielgud was already being accused of exploiting his magnificent voice and of mining the same seam of romanticism in the late 1940s.
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