1964, Signed, Shakespeare Program, Ralph Richardson, Barbara Jefford, Greece

Original English – Greek Program 

on the occasion of the

 

Shakespeare Quatercentenary 

1564 – 1964

for 

 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

and 

The Merchant of Venice

 

at the Royal Theater of Athens

 

Published by the British Council in Athens in 1964

Signed by Ralph Richardson and Barbara Jefford

 

20 Pages

Original Paper Wraps

21 cm x 28 cm

 

Sir Ralph David Richardson (1902 – 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He worked in films throughout most of his career, and played more than sixty cinema roles. From an artistic but not theatrical background, Richardson had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor. He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theater. In 1931 he joined the Old Vic, playing mostly Shakespearean roles. He led the company the following season, succeeding Gielgud, who had taught him a lot about stage technique. After he left the company, a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway.

 

Barbara Mary Jefford, OBE (1930 – 2020) was a British actress, best known for her theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theater and her role as Molly Bloom in the 1967 film of James Joyce’s Ulysses.