Two talks in which
RICHARD BEBB considers eighty years of dramatic performances on record
2: The Tragedians of the City
With the voices of SIR HENRY IRVING SARAHBERNHARDT TOMASSO Salvini ALEXANDER Moissi
SIR JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON SIR JOHN GIELGUD
How does one define great acting? Why is it that a performance recorded more than fifty years ago can still move us? Richard Bebb , collector of early recordings. and a professional actor, attempts to analyse some of the factors which go to make great performances.
Produced by BENNETT MAXWELL