Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
The Merchant of Venice
Production Date
1974
Photograph Caption
Shylock, the money lender, loses his case against Antonio. As part of the judgment, his life is spared but he loses all his wealth.
Dialogue
Shylock: "Nay, take my life and all--pardon not that. You take my house when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house. You take my life
When you do take the means whereby I live." (IV.i.374-377)
Play Title
The Merchant of Venice
Venue
Stage; Television
Company Name
National Theatre Company
Place of Production
Great Britain
Genre
Comedy
Character
Shylock: Laurence Olivier
Other Credits
Cecil Clarke - Producer
Johnathan Miller - Director (Stage)
John Sichel - Director (TV) - Julia Trevelyan Oman - Set Designer
Peter Roden - Costume Designer
Other Notes
Stage production, Great Britain, 1968. Televised on ABC Theatre, USA, 1974
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
7 x 9 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
