Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
The Merchant of Venice
Production Date
1974
Photograph Caption
When Antonio defaults on his loan, Shylock goes to court to try to collect his pound of flesh. Portia, disguised as the learned doctor of law, hears the case. "Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, Joan Plowright face each other as Shylock and Portia in an updated version of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice"...adapted from a London stage production that starred Olivier in what one London publication hailed as "a performance of stunning magnitude." Cleveland (Ohio) Press caption (United Press International)
Dialogue
Shylock: "My deeds upon my head! I crave the law,
The penalty and forfeit of my bond" (II.i.206-207)...
Portia: "...as thou urgest justice, be assured
Thou shalt have justice, more than thou desirest." (IV.i.315-316)
Play Title
The Merchant of Venice
Series
ABC Theatre
Venue
Television; Stage
Company Name
National Theatre Company
Place of Production
Great Britain
Genre
Comedy
Character
Shylock: Laurence Olivier
Portia: Joan Plowright
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
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
