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Perhaps this was on his mind when he chose to begin his speech by quoting from a rather obscure Elizabethan play, The Lamentable Tragedy of Locrine, attributed to William Shakespeare. Ian Paisley, his once thunderous voice weakened by age, declared. (BBC News -- UK)
DeWeese, Hopkins in rematch for state House seat Oct 26, 2008
He can quote William Shakespeare or Woodrow Wilson on command, and his speeches could rival those of even the most animated Baptist minister, but they are also an annoyance to some, including one local Democratic committeewoman who said, "Who wants to hear a speech then have to run home and look it up in the dictionary?". On a recent door-to-door visit to the village of Nemacolin in Cumberland, Greene County, Mr. DeWeese called himself "the most senior ranking public official" in the state, next... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Community Notes (Oct. 23) Oct 24, 2008
Dover-Sherborn High School Drama presents Much Ado About Nothing, a play by William Shakespeare, as the premiere Shakespeare in the Park production at the Dover Town Green on Thursday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. Reserved seating is available for $15 each. Admission for lawn seating (blankets welcome) will be $10 for adults and $5 for students. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
‘Taming of the Shrew’ opens tonight Oct 24, 2008
Unity Theatre will unveil its latest production tonight, with William Shakespeare s Taming of the Shrew opening for a run that extends through Nov. 9. Tonight s production, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will be followed by Chat with the Cast, where the audience can ask questions and give feedback about the play. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Colorful 'Night's Dream' lacks clarity Oct 23, 2008
Adapted from the play by William Shakespeare. Tenney Theatre. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Mirren, Irons to film in Hawaii Oct 23, 2008
William Shakespeare is coming to Lana'i and the Big Island. Not the Bard himself, but a movie version of his play "The Tempest.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
The wonders of blood Oct 21, 2008
The Bible mentions blood more than 400 times, William Shakespeare close to 700. It's "all in the blood," your temperament, your fate. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
MOLLIE GRATZ:Communiversity classes at Ole Miss-Tupelo offer range of learning opportunities Oct 19, 2008
"Oh! This learning, What a thing it is." As high school freshmen in Winston-Salem, N.C., my class and I embraced this philosophy of William Shakespeare as the theme and slogan of our first year at Salem Academy. Learning, we came to realize, was so much more than conjugating Latin verbs or dashing off an English essay in a blue book. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Farcical Fun: Parkside opens its theater season with Larry Shues The Foreigner Oct 17, 2008
The Winter s Tale, a magical romance by William Shakespeare, directed by Jamie Cheatham. Dec. 5-6 and 11-13 in the Augie Wegner Studio Theatre. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Merry Wives’ Premiers Friday Oct 16, 2008
ATTEMPTING TO WOO Mistress Ford (played by Nancy Reagan), Sir John Falstaff (Larry Kuhlken) looks longingly into the eyes of the object of his desire during Sunday evening s rehearsal for the Fredericksburg Theater Company production of William Shakespeare s The Merry Wives of Windsor, opening Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater ... William Shakespeare s comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, will be getting a modern makeover this weekend as the latest Fredericksburg Theater... (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Learning to Understand Poetry Oct 15, 2008
The first line in William Shakespeare s Sonnet 18 provides a wonderful example of iambic pentameter: Shall I compare thee to a summer s day. In this sentence, the emphasis is on the second, fourth, sixth, eight, and tenth syllables while the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth syllables are unaccented. (Suite101.com)
The tale of the transcript Oct 11, 2008
William Shakespeare came up during a St. phane Dion scrum with reporters on yesterday. (Globe and Mail)
Humanities Day provides new opportunities for discovery Oct 10, 2008
An expert on William Shakespeare, David Bevington, the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, will address one of the more vexing questions in the world of Shakespeare studies. Shakespeare lived in a time of religious controversy, and recent attempts have been made to suggest that he was a Catholic, or at least a Catholic sympathizer, and that Catholicism ran in his family. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Cr... Oct 10, 2008
All quotations taken from: William Shakespeare, Shakespeare Complete Works, OUP, 1986 ... William Shakespeare, Shakespeare Complete Works, OUP, 1986. (Suite101.com)
Much Ado About Nothing Oct 8, 2008
Tue Oct 07, 2008, 07:34 PM EDT. m. Reserved seating is available for $15 each. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Let It Be Or Not To Be? A Hard Day's Twelfth Night? The Bard meets the Beatles Oct 7, 2008
A singer from a Beatles tribute band has put the words of William Shakespeare to music in the style of the Fab Four. Chris O'Neill, who plays Sir Paul McCartney in the Backbeat Beatles, said the idea came to him in a dream. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Richard Mays: Butch Cassidy has left the theatre Oct 4, 2008
The greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare, wrote "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." What Shakespeare didn't say is that we don't all have the same roles. Some have leading roles, and others have supporting roles. (Heber Springs Sun-Times, AR)
More of this story Oct 4, 2008
Brit Lit: Most critics of Elizabethan-era scribes place Christopher Marlowe second only to William Shakespeare in stature. His death by stabbing at 29 cut short a brilliant career, but it also created a mystery about whether he was killed accidentally, or whether he was murdered because he was a spy or because of his bold atheistic stance. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Weekend calendar Oct 3, 2008
ESSEX - "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare is at the Ivoryton Playhouse Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at 103 Main St., Ivoryton ... MIDDLETOWN - Oddfellows Playhouse presents two performances of "Hamlet," William Shakespeare's most famous play, on Friday and Saturday at 7 pm. (Middletown Press, CT)
Comedy The Foreigner Opens at Silver Spur Theater Oct 3, 2008
Now, Technical Director for the Spur, he has performed in more than 20 shows, ranging from The Fantasticks and Guys and Dolls, to H.M.S. Pinafore and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). . (KWTX.com, TX)
Visuals reign in lackluster Macbeth’ Oct 3, 2008
William Shakespeare s Macbeth is a dark tale of ambition, paranoia and murder. Sounds exciting, huh. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
San Diego see & do Oct 3, 2008
The Block of Fame features a tree-lined walkway with busts of such historic figures as William Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln and, um, Marilyn Monroe - all made out of Legos, of course. Staff builders also replicated the work of such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Grant Wood and Vincent van Gogh, said spokeswoman Julie Estrada. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Twitter Your Way to Wealth Sep 24, 2008
As William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, "brevity is the soul of wit." At 140 characters per post, the Bard would surely approve. On Newsvine. (MSNBC -- Business)
Frank Hubert will direct a series of short plays that Fort White students will act in, including Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Sep 23, 2008
Having worked with the ACT in April to celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare, Joiner said he had met several times with the group to discuss upcoming performances. He said it was through these conversations that the ACT expressed an interest in forming a youth arm of the group and wanted to test it at FWHS.. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
The Shakespearean sonnet Sep 22, 2008
When you write about William Shakespeare, you use superlatives. The greatest of all writers of English. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Community called upon to name schools Sep 21, 2008
William Shakespeare once asked, What s in a name. But then, he never was asked to suggest a name for two middle schools. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Seascape more than another tall tale Sep 21, 2008
Pippel and Olson joined together earlier to present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, (Abridged) for the Palmer Arts Council. Pippel serves as president of the Palmer Arts Council. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
On the Shelves -- Banned Books Week is back Sep 18, 2008
The censorship movement has targeted authors as well-known and well-respected as William Shakespeare, Mark Twain and John Steinbeck, and a look at the ALA s list of books challenged over the years is eye-opening. Two personal favorites, In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote, and The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, are included, and it s incomprehensible to think that anyone could be denied the chance to experience the crisp writing and talented storytelling of those two authors. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
REQUIRED READING Sep 14, 2008
Write a book in the voice of William Shakespeare. Most wouldn't dare, but Shakespeare professor, poet and novelist Christopher Rush boldly takes us where no man has gone for 400 years: The bard's bedside. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Pick Your Credit Card Poison Sep 14, 2008
In the words of William Shakespeare, "to thy own self be true" (but the Bard never had to face the horrors of credit-card debt, even though debtors' prisons no doubt helped to inject a bit more rigor into personal financial habits in Elizabethan England). Before you even think about applying for that lovely piece of plastic, be honest about whether you'll be disciplined enough--or have enough money--to be able to pay off the card balance each month. (Forbes)
President Kufuor please dont insult us Sep 14, 2008
I do also hope that President Kufuor is not implying that when he was opposition leader before 2000 and led the complaints about economic difficulty he was then the chief lazy citizen or is it that he is simply engaging in what William Shakespeare in King Lear 4 described as Get thee glass eyes; and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see the things thou dost not. . (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Take a step (or three) back in time Sep 12, 2008
Participants wear historically accurate clothing that would have been familiar to William Shakespeare and speak in a fashion that Queen Elizabeth I would have readily understood. For the unitiated visitor, it can take some getting used to, but everyone is having such a good time recreating the Renaissance era that even the most modern visitor will soon succumb to thees and thous and prithee fine masters. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Theatre Jacksonville shaking things up a bit Sep 12, 2008
For more than a decade, the theater has begun each season with a play, usually a comedy, by William Shakespeare. A Midsummer's Night Dream last year, Much Ado About Nothing the year before that. (Florida Times-Union)
Language, change in preserving the past Sep 11, 2008
Although we can read and understand writing from 400 years ago, for instance the words of William Shakespeare, it would be much more difficult to clearly navigate the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, written more than 600 years ago. We would need some tutoring to understand the unfamiliar words and sentence structure. (Juneau Empire)
Serving Aces With Volleyball's Tanya Schmidt Sep 8, 2008
com to talk about her first game as a Bronco, why she chose Santa Clara, William Shakespeare and much more ... TS: It's a tie between William Shakespeare and Thomas Jefferson. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Shakespeare in the park Sep 8, 2008
SIERRA VISTA At their second stop on the fall tour, the Arizona Classical Theater troupe members received a warm welcome from a large crowd in Veterans Memorial Park as they performed William Shakespeare s As You Like It Sunday afternoon. The group set up their own stage near the band shell and enjoyed the natural setting of the park, which perfectly fit the woodsy, romantic comedy that was chosen. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Monster music Sep 6, 2008
Doyle: "I give animation the same reverence I would give to William Shakespeare" ... I give it the same respect, the same reverence as I would to William Shakespeare. (CNN -- International)
Hmong discover literary voice Sep 6, 2008
As far as I know, there is not yet a Hmong William Shakespeare, Robert Frost or Virginia Woolf. The lack of a legacy in our writing leads some of us to feel out of place compared with writers of other cultures. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
‘Hamlet 2' nearly a complete waste of film Sep 6, 2008
Soon Marschz learns that his drama course is on the chopping block too and with his newly-formed band of rebels, he decides to perform a controversial play, which he penned himself, called Hamlet 2: A continuation of the tragedy Hamlet the Prince of Denmark' by William Shakespeare. What's more, Marschz's play is riddled with sex, sacrilege and time travel, and it is a musical. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Cultural Olympiad plans unveiled Sep 5, 2008
A William Shakespeare festival and 12 new public works of art will form part of a 'Cultural Olympiad' planned for the run-up to the 2012 London games. Set up to showcase Britain's arts and culture, the four-year programme will comprise 500 events designed to involve and inspire people at home and abroad. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'All My Sons' to debut Sep 4, 2008
Though the great Greek tragedies and plays of William Shakespeare are about kings and dukes and other royalty, the main characters in the plays of Arthur Miller represent the ordinary Joe. All My Sons had its Broadway opening on Jan. 29, 1947 at the Coronet Theatre and was awarded the Tony award in 1947 for best play. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Obama's ideological elusiveness Aug 26, 2008
Asked about the writers who influenced him, Obama mentions John Steinbeck, William Shakespeare, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Primo Levi, Graham Greene, Toni Morrison and Doris Lessing, a morally serious grouping that spreads in many ideological directions. He draws also on the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, who crafted the concept of the "just war" and argued for the morality, under certain circumstances, of nuclear armament. (International Herald Tribune)
State burial for Ala Adjetey Aug 25, 2008
Quoting from the celebrated English poet and author, William Shakespeare, Mr Ghartey said the world was a stage and there was time of entry and time of exit but for him Peter Ala Adjetey was larger than life". In another development, a delegation from Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region informed the President of the death of Osabarima Kena Ampaw, the chief of Kukurantumi Traditional Area and Adontenhene of Akyem Abuakwa State. Osabarima Kena Ampaw, 67, who passed away on December 22, left... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'elizabeth': Off With Its Head Aug 25, 2008
IT'S a pretty bold move for a modern author to feature William Shakespeare as a central character. Tom Stoppard pulled it off successfully with "Shakespeare in Love," but the late Canadian playwright Timothy Findley was unable to work similar magic in his "Elizabeth Rex," which also revolves around no less a major figure than Elizabeth I. This historical fantasy, being presented by the Center Stage, is both schematic and overly cluttered. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
High-speed WllmSee all Shakespeare plays in 97 minutes Aug 20, 2008
Is William Shakespeare turning over in his grave yet ... The festival started as a play and grew to encompass the Renaissance Faire, which recreates the life and times of William Shakespeare. (Wood River Journal, ID)
A tribute to a playwright Aug 20, 2008
Mohanlal : After William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen is among the handful of writers like Anton Chekhov, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky whose work has been repeatedly filmed over the years. Kumaran : What attracted me to the play was the intriguing psychological insights into human nature as well as the experiences of the characters in situations of conflict. (Screen Weekly)
New chapter for the library Aug 18, 2008
Menino is clearly more invested in neighborhood library service than he is in the central library's first edition folios of William Shakespeare. His concerns are valid. (Boston Globe)
Hingham Cemetery seeks volunteers Aug 18, 2008
A veritable arboretum on 16 acres of gently sloping trails and terraced hillsides, the cemetery has the grave of a man born in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, while William Shakespeare was writing his plays. It has yielded a soapstone carving of a porpoise from thousands of years ago, when porpoises played in Hingham Harbor, that is now displayed in an archeological museum in Middleboro. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Charges dismissed against student accused of streaking Aug 16, 2008
"Well like William Shakespeare said, it's 'much ado about nothing,' " Parks Miller said. "This is a harmless event that's been a tradition for decades.". (Daily Collegian, PA)
Rose Essential Oil Aug 14, 2008
Perhaps we should heed the words of the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). What's in a name. (Suite101.com)
RE: The Role of Democratic Ghana in Authoritative Africa Aug 13, 2008
We havent had a black equivalent of William Shakespeare, Mozart or even Joseph Stiglitz, the great economist who visited Ghana only recently. And frankly, it is sometimes difficult to imagine that the locals that planned the village of Tweapease have half the brain of those who built Los Angeles. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Musicals 'West Side Story,' 'Forum' selected for Stratford ... Aug 13, 2008
"These two musicals would not exist without William Shakespeare," said Festival artistic director Des McAnuff in a media release. "Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim based West Side Story on Shakespeare's masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet," and Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart and Stephen Sondheim were heavily influenced by Shakespeare's multiple-plot, Plautine farce "A Comedy of Errors" when writing "Forum. (The Beacon Herald)
Don't envy decision makers Aug 12, 2008
William Shakespeare once wrote, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.". Translation for the 21st Century: don't envy those who make the nuts-and-bolts decisions in our government. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
London Churches - St. Martin-in-the... Aug 11, 2008
There are replica brasses of knights in armour, St. George and the Dragon or William Shakespeare. Children really enjoy this and they have somethng nice to take home with them. (Suite101.com)
No one wants to lose these pounds Aug 11, 2008
Receiving a pound cake made William Shakespeare the great writer he was. Of that arrival he wrote: Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Punjab: Now, women bus conductors Aug 10, 2008
LUDHIANA: "Frailty, thy name is woman," said William Shakespeare. Let's say, he did not know better. (India Times, India)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Aug 9, 2008
They lunched in Stratford-on-Avon, seeing the birthplace of William Shakespeare and Trinity Church, where the Great Bard lies buried. Don had his "likeness struck" with a court jester. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Casey: Another productive session draws to a close Aug 9, 2008
Ironically, the phrase gained in popularity after William Shakespeare, a poet with a penchant for tragedy, used it centuries ago for the title of one of his works. The play tells the odd story of a forbidden love affair full of jealousy, mischief and deceit. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
The King James Bible Aug 9, 2008
More even than William Shakespeare, the KJV sculpted the English language and thus the way anyone who uses English thinks. It is also the language's largest source ever assembled of metaphors, clich. (Globe and Mail)
Shakespeare's Shoreditch theatre unearthed Aug 8, 2008
Sir Ian McKellen will be making his way to New Inn Broadway in Shoreditch, one of many theatre luminaries impatient to see the site where his hero William Shakespeare learned his trade not just as a playwright but an actor. The rows of Tudor brickwork uncovered by archaeologists from the Museum of London are believed to be the foundations of The Theatre, lost for more than 400 years since the building was dismantled in a stunt worthy of a Shakespeare comedy. (guardian.co.uk)
Timon of Athens Aug 8, 2008
by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's Globe. (guardian.co.uk)
Shakes the clown? Aug 8, 2008
Jesse Skoubo/The EntertainerJonathan Petersen narrates the historical plays while they are acted out as a sports game during 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged' at Albany Civic Theater ... If you are looking for a light-hearted show with lots of humor and a little bit of culture, then The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged is the show for you ... The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged runs for less than two hours, including the 15-minute intermission. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Is this a digger I see before me? Bard's 'first theatre' uncovered Aug 7, 2008
He said the open-air theatre was one of London's first dedicated playhouses and it was here that a young William Shakespeare performed as part of The Lord Chamberlain's Men company of players, and had his first plays performed. The archaeological team found the footings of what appears to be part of a polygonal structure during their evaluation of the site at New Inn Broadway. (BBC News -- UK)
Possible Shakespearean Theater Unearthed in London Aug 7, 2008
An archeologist works on uncovering the remains of one of London's earliest theatres where a young William Shakespeare is thought to have trod. LONDON The theater where "The Merchant of Venice" and "Romeo and Juliet" likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden the boards has likely been discovered in east London, archaeologists at the Museum of London said Wednesday. (Fox News)
Shakespearean theater likely discovered Aug 7, 2008
News - Idaho State Journal. The possible foundations of what is known as simply, The Theatre, were unearthed by builders excavating the site -- a vacant garage -- for another structure. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
