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The Voice of Ellen Terry

BBC Radio 3
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An analysis by RICHARD BEBB of the five surviving recordings of the greatest of Victorian actresses, made for the Victor Company in 1911. ' Ellen Terry is the most beautiful name in the world. It rings like a chime through the last quarter of the 19th Century. 1 (BERNARD SHAW ) ' There are three qualities never absent from any of her performances. They are beauty, inspiration, and buoyancy.' (PHYLLIS NEILSON-TERRY) The programme includes speeches from: The Winter's Tale, Act II Sc 1; The Merchant of Venice, Act IV Sc 1; Much Ado about Nothing, Act II Sc 1; Romeo and Juliet, Act IV Sc 3; Hamlet Act IV Sc 5
Producer BENNETT MAXWELL
(The Voice of Henry Irving: 18 June)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Bebb
Unknown:
Ellen Terry
Unknown:
Bernard Shaw
Producer:
Bennett Maxwell
Source: Radio Times

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