tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post7350265903201032798..comments2023-09-02T10:11:48.147-04:00Comments on Savage Reflections: For ABC WEDNESDAYBerownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-85804366381332862452012-11-12T09:00:48.365-05:002012-11-12T09:00:48.365-05:00An informative and interesting post and so well wr...An informative and interesting post and so well written and illustrated.Angela Lloydhttp://homeforlife.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-28376055811345651782010-10-29T22:08:06.689-04:002010-10-29T22:08:06.689-04:00a very entertaining and informative post. thanks ...a very entertaining and informative post. thanks for sharing.Francesca Di Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201314884703887432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-39418106422425381132010-10-29T17:33:42.205-04:002010-10-29T17:33:42.205-04:00My thanks to Denise -- mrsnesbitt, if you prefer -...My thanks to Denise -- mrsnesbitt, if you prefer -- for such an enthusiastic comment.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-86001403049259626302010-10-29T12:40:53.055-04:002010-10-29T12:40:53.055-04:00As usual, Elizabeth contributes some excellent add...As usual, Elizabeth contributes some excellent additional comments -- in this case to our wooden O topic. My thanks.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-19441435295797772072010-10-29T12:36:43.587-04:002010-10-29T12:36:43.587-04:00Wow! It is so encouraging to read posts like yours...Wow! It is so encouraging to read posts like yours - truly inspirational and so creative - a real ABC follower!<br />Thanks so much for contributing such a well thought out post. I really appreciate the hard work and thinking behind it.<br /><br />Denise<br />ABC Teammrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-2817307058337366912010-10-29T10:38:47.897-04:002010-10-29T10:38:47.897-04:00"Pardon, gentles all, the flat unraised spiri..."Pardon, gentles all, the flat unraised spirits that hath dared<br />On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth so great an object.<br />Can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France?<br />Or may we cram Within this wooden O the very casques that did affright the air at Agincourt?"<br /><br />Compared with standing around the collection of wooden wagons of the players that preceded it, James Burbage's Wooden O, must have seemed very luxurious to the 1576 theatre-goers.Let's not forget that if you had a whole shilling to spare you could even hire a wooden stool and sit on the stage with the action going on around you!<br /><br />Likewise,once the blown trumpet heralded the start of the play, although there was no scenery,Will was a master at transporting his audience in their imagination to where the action took place, to forget the 'unworthy scaffold' of the stage (constructed of scaffold and trestles) and visualise the casques (helmets) of the French battlefields. <br /><br />Ah, Berowne - 'When he speaks,<br />The air, a chartered libertine, is still.' xElizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-91529520573589709322010-10-29T06:37:51.843-04:002010-10-29T06:37:51.843-04:00Most interesting! The late Sam Wanamaker spent muc...Most interesting! The late Sam Wanamaker spent much time recreating The Globe theatre.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-73568501305592089372010-10-27T20:01:31.619-04:002010-10-27T20:01:31.619-04:00To Pagan Sphinx: They're from a book.To Pagan Sphinx: They're from a book.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-75593703275364049292010-10-27T17:01:21.763-04:002010-10-27T17:01:21.763-04:00Sorry, I wanted to ask if you found those awesome ...Sorry, I wanted to ask if you found those awesome images on the web or if you scanned them from a book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296223961815248113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-20724764285609387172010-10-27T16:59:16.309-04:002010-10-27T16:59:16.309-04:00That was fun! I have one other thing to say, besid...That was fun! I have one other thing to say, besides: Londoners had good taste in nuts!<br /><br />Ciao,<br />GinaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296223961815248113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-40438417830269612512010-10-27T16:58:49.254-04:002010-10-27T16:58:49.254-04:00An informative and interesting post and so well wr...An informative and interesting post and so well written and illustrated.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588497193387627485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-28641697595187041832010-10-27T14:22:51.324-04:002010-10-27T14:22:51.324-04:00Interesting post. I'd love to see a play at th...Interesting post. I'd love to see a play at the new Globe but I can't afford it. I've just done a quick calculation and a tenth of my day's pay wouldn't even get me a prgramme these days. In fact, if I wanted to take someone with me to see the play I'd need to work for about a day and a half!MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-20196143083000850982010-10-27T14:08:25.683-04:002010-10-27T14:08:25.683-04:00that's beautiful take on o,
love the arts.
ref...that's beautiful take on o,<br />love the arts.<br />refreshing taste.Jinglehttp://www.jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-59756904368258871262010-10-27T13:05:47.682-04:002010-10-27T13:05:47.682-04:00Boy, ABC Wednesday this week has been incredible. ...Boy, ABC Wednesday this week has been incredible. So far each post has been fascinating and informative. Thanks for the trip to Elizabethan London.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-11581491302817880672010-10-27T12:34:41.595-04:002010-10-27T12:34:41.595-04:00Thanks for all the info on the Bard and English hi...Thanks for all the info on the Bard and English history. O to be in England now that fall is here.Strummed Wordshttp://strummedwords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-77479954819316755772010-10-27T07:31:46.269-04:002010-10-27T07:31:46.269-04:00Very interesting! Would you believe that my brothe...Very interesting! Would you believe that my brother constructed a model of this theatre out of toothpicks, popsicle sticks and cardboard back in high school? He did, and the teacher put in on exhibit in the library. Years later, a tornado destroyed the school, and his masterpiece was gone forever!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187924454780490386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-50084276019366967362010-10-26T19:03:22.390-04:002010-10-26T19:03:22.390-04:00Great post, - just chock-a-block with interesting ...Great post, - just chock-a-block with interesting information. Good to look back on the Origins of modern theatre.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-3335117208548165402010-10-26T18:23:28.210-04:002010-10-26T18:23:28.210-04:00Your descriptions make the sounds and the teeming ...Your descriptions make the sounds and the teeming crowds at the Globe come alive.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-84647236517737574962010-10-26T18:12:13.988-04:002010-10-26T18:12:13.988-04:00Another new thing to read and learn. Now I know wh...Another new thing to read and learn. Now I know where was the term of "box-office" came. Thank you for sharing this with me<br /><a href="http://www.femalestuffs.com" rel="nofollow">Risma</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-6243976536831531032010-10-26T17:59:36.389-04:002010-10-26T17:59:36.389-04:00My thanks to Roger O G, Mara, Rinkly Rimes and Tum...My thanks to Roger O G, Mara, Rinkly Rimes and Tumblewords. Always great to have your comments.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-33814400840384111032010-10-26T17:19:26.706-04:002010-10-26T17:19:26.706-04:00Outstanding! Some parts of this remind me of the &...Outstanding! Some parts of this remind me of the 'Parliament'. :)Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-44005925241048512152010-10-26T15:07:12.823-04:002010-10-26T15:07:12.823-04:00I've seen the outside of the Globe but I can s...I've seen the outside of the Globe but I can see I missed a lot by not going in. Thanks for your account and for the lively illustrations.Rinkly Rimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-15070679551140978122010-10-26T14:17:28.208-04:002010-10-26T14:17:28.208-04:00I've walked past the new Globe Theater but hav...I've walked past the new Globe Theater but haven't had the chance to see a play there. I really must some day.Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-12927208042715133232010-10-26T13:35:40.704-04:002010-10-26T13:35:40.704-04:00Love the illos, and learning about the origins of ...Love the illos, and learning about the origins of "box office."<br /><br />You might find <a href="http://byzantiumshores.blogspot.com/2010/10/we-few-we-happy-few-we-band-of-brothers.html" rel="nofollow"><br />this post</a> re Henry V interesting.<br /><br />ROG, ABC Wednesday teamRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-55624007436319497162010-10-26T13:33:46.722-04:002010-10-26T13:33:46.722-04:00Sylvia K: "...as always, I enjoyed it very mu...Sylvia K: "...as always, I enjoyed it very much."<br />Just as I enjoy your comments very much. :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.com