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Gaslight Theatre (TV Series)
Gaslight Theatre (TV series) is a 60-minute UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1965. It consisted of six 19th century melodramas presented in the spirit of the Victorian theatre. Among its guest stars were Ronnie Barker, Joss Ackland, and Patricia Routledge. Episodes *'' Maria Marten; or, The Murder in the Old Red Barn'' - adapted by and starring Alec Clunes; with Eira Heath in the title role. *'' Sweeney Todd; or The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' by Dibdin Pitt, first staged in 1847. Adapted by Alec Clunes and starring Alfred Marks as the murderous barber. *''Britons to the Rescue; or, English Virtue Preserved in South America'' - a TV adaptation by Alec Clunes, of Paul Meritt and Henry Pettitt’s ''British Born'', a patriotic melodrama first staged in 1873. Starring Alfred Marks, Ronnie Barker and Patricia Routledge. *''The Blood-Craz’d Scourge of the Redskin Wilderness''; or, ''What You Will'' - an adapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaslight Theatre (TV Series)
Gaslight Theatre (TV series) is a 60-minute UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1965. It consisted of six 19th century melodramas presented in the spirit of the Victorian theatre. Among its guest stars were Ronnie Barker, Joss Ackland, and Patricia Routledge. Episodes *'' Maria Marten; or, The Murder in the Old Red Barn'' - adapted by and starring Alec Clunes; with Eira Heath in the title role. *'' Sweeney Todd; or The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' by Dibdin Pitt, first staged in 1847. Adapted by Alec Clunes and starring Alfred Marks as the murderous barber. *''Britons to the Rescue; or, English Virtue Preserved in South America'' - a TV adaptation by Alec Clunes, of Paul Meritt and Henry Pettitt’s ''British Born'', a patriotic melodrama first staged in 1873. Starring Alfred Marks, Ronnie Barker and Patricia Routledge. *''The Blood-Craz’d Scourge of the Redskin Wilderness''; or, ''What You Will'' - an adapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Meritt
Paul John Meritt (originally Paul John Maetzker; 1843/4 – 7 July 1895) was a British dramatist and theatre manager, producing many sensational dramas. Life Meritt was born in Kyiv, to British parents; his father, originally from Prague, was naturalized British, and was at one time private secretary to Sir Edward Earle Gascoyne Bulwer. After his father died in 1854, he attended school in Leeds, and was later was an office clerk; from 1868 he was a clerk in London. From the early 1870s he wrote professionally, creating sensational melodramas which were performed at the Royal Grecian Theatre in Shoreditch. In the early 1880s, Meritt and George Augustus Conquest jointly operated the Surrey Theatre, and wrote plays together. His plays brought him success, and made money. Meritt was a member of the Savage Club and the Dramatic Authors' Society, and he was a friend of leading figures in the theatrical world. He died on 7 July 1895 at his home in Pembroke Square in Kensington, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worst Woman In London
''The Worst Woman in London'' is an 1899 English melodrama play about a manipulative woman. It was highly popular particularly in the early years of the 20th century. It was performed on Broadway in 1903, with Nora Dunblane in the title role,"Plays and Players" ''Brooklyn Life'' (December 26, 1903): 28. via Newspapers.com and adapted for TV in 1965. at IMDb
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Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell; 14 January 1926 – 14 November 2015) was a British actor. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner. In the 1950s, Mitchell appeared on the radio programmes ''Educating Archie'' and ''Hancock's Half Hour''. He also performed minor roles in several films. In the 1960s, he rose to prominence in the role of bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in the BBC television sitcom ''Till Death Us Do Part'' (1965–75), created by Johnny Speight, which won him a Best TV Actor BAFTA in 1967. He reprised the role in the television sequels '' Till Death...'' ( ATV, 1981) and ''In Sickness and in Health'' (BBC, 1985–92), and in the films ''Till Death Us Do Part'' (1969) and ''The Alf Garnett Saga'' (1972). His other film appearances include ''Three Crooked Men'' (1958), ''Carry On Cleo'' (1964), '' The Spy Who Came In from the Cold'' (1965), ''The Assassination Bureau'' (1969) and ''Norman Loves Rose'' (1982). He held both B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drunkard
''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844."''The Drunkard'': Author's preface (1850 edition) in ''Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture: A Multi-media Archive'' on the website A drama in five acts, it was perhaps the most popular play produced in the United States until the dramatization of '''' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Medina
Louisa Medina (c.1813–1838), also known as Louisa Honore de Medina, Louisa Medina Hamblin, and the nickname Louisine, was a playwright and literary figure in New York City between the years 1833 and her death. She wrote poems, short stories, and approximately 34 melodramas of which only 11 remain extant. She is mostly known for adapting dramatic versions of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's ''Last Days of Pompeii'' (1835) and '' Ernest Maltravers'' (1838), and Robert Montgomery Bird's ''Nick of the Woods'' (1838), among others. In an era when successful plays typically ran 3-4 nights, ''Last Days of Pompeii'' set a record by running for twenty-nine days. This was the earliest known example of a "long run" for a play, a technique which became regularly used by Thomas Hamblin. Medina is also accredited as the first women in American Theatre to earn her living exclusively as a dramatist. Louisa Medina's progressive inclinations concerning her education and self-reliance marks her as an ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Of The Woods
''Nick of the Woods; or, The Jibbenainesay '' is an 1837 novel by American author Robert Montgomery Bird. Noted today for its savage depiction of Native Americans, it was Bird's most successful novel and a best-seller at the time of its release.Weinstock, JeffreThe Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters p. 437 (2014) Publication The novel was eventually published in twenty-three editions in English, and four translations, including a best-selling German translation by Gustav Höcker.Hart, James DThe Popular Book: A History of America's Literary Taste p. 80 (1951) The long popularity of the novel is evidenced by the fact that Mark Twain referenced the main character of the book in 1883's ''Life on the Mississippi'', presuming the audience would know the reference. Plot and reception The novel is set in Kentucky in the 1780s and revolves around the mysterious figure of "Nick of the Woods", dressed as a monster, who seeks to avenge the death of his family by kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pettitt
Henry Alfred Pettitt (7 April 1848 – 24 December 1893), was a British actor and dramatist. With Augustus Harris, he wrote the play ''Burmah'', produced on Broadway in 1896. With G. R. Sims, he created a substantial body of very successful works, including ''In the Ranks'' (1883, 457 performances at the Adelphi Theatre) and ''The Harbour Lights'' (1885, 513 performances at the Adelphi). Their Gaiety Theatre musical burlesques included ''Faust up to date'' (1888), which remained a hit for several years and coined a new meaning for the phrase "up-to-date", meaning "abreast" of the latest styles and facts. Their next hit was ''Carmen up to Data'' (1890). Both of these were composed by the Gaiety's music director, Meyer Lutz. His ''Hands Across the Sea'' (1887), starring William Elton and Isabel Morris, was a favourite in Australia, perhaps on account of its treatment of French convicts transported to New Caledonia. Pettitt died in Fulham and is buried in Brompton Cem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Marks
Alfred Edward Marks OBE (born Alfred Edward Touchinsky; 28 January 19211 July 1996) was a British actor and comedian. In his 60-year career, he played dramatic and comedy roles in numerous television programmes, stage shows and films. His self-titled television sketch show ran from 1956 to 1961. Biography Marks was born as Alfred Edward Touchinsky in Holborn, London, to Polish Jewish parents.Obituary '''' He left Bell Lane School at 14 and started in entertainment at the Windmill Theatre. He then served in the RAF as a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial ''The String of Pearls'' (1846–47). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London urban legend, legend. A barber from Fleet Street, Todd murders his customers with a straight razor and gives their corpses to Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime, who Cannibalism in literature, bakes their flesh into meat pies. The tale has been retold many times since in various media. Claims that Sweeney Todd was a historical person are disputed strongly by scholars,Full text although possible legendary prototypes exist. Plot synopsis For the original version of the tale, Todd is a barber who kills his victims by pulling a lever as they sit in his barber chair. His victims fall backward through a revolving trap door into the basement of his shop, generally causing them to break their necks or skulls. In case they are alive, Todd goes to the basement and "polishes them o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Clunes
Alexander Sheriff de Moro Clunes (17 May 1912 – 13 March 1970) was an English actor and theatrical manager. Among the plays he presented were Christopher Fry's ''The Lady's Not For Burning''. He gave the actor and dramatist Peter Ustinov his first break with his production ''The House of Regrets''. His film career was brief, but varied. He played Hastings in Laurence Olivier's ''Richard III'' (1955), and also appeared in wartime films such as ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942), although he was in fact a conscientious objector. He also appeared in ''The Adventures of Quentin Durward'' (1955). Clunes' later stage work included succeeding Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins in the stage musical ''My Fair Lady'' in 1959. His final stage appearance was in 1968. Early and personal life Alexander Sheriff de Moro Clunes was born on 17 May 1912 to a show business family, he was the son of Alexander Sydenham Sherriff Clunes (1881–1960) and Georgina Ada Sumner (1882–1969). He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
