1968 Romeo and Juliet

[Tibor Egervari]

Proof that eyewitnesses can be utterly unreliable 😁
Tibor 
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:30:39 +1000
From: appledor at SYMPATICO.CA
Subject: Re: 1968 Romeo and Juliet
To: CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA

I saw the excellent blu ray recording from the great Langham Henry 5 with Douglas Rains (Stratford Festival Archives, remastered from the CFTO half inch Video recording) and the French characters speak in French...I believe Diana Leblanc played the princess.



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On Aug 23, 2014, at 10:32 AM, Tibor Egervari <tiboregervari at SYMPATICO.CA> wrote:




Hello Wes, 
I have seen the production and my recollection is that it was not bilingual. If I remember correctly, not even the 1966 (?) production of Henry V was,  even if all the French characters were played by French Canadian (Québécois) actors with their natural accent. 
Tibor EgervariUniversity of Ottawa

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:02:15 -0600
From: Wes.Pearce at UREGINA.CA
Subject: 1968 Romeo and Juliet
To: CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA





From the preliminary research I've been able to do, the 1968 Stratford production of Romeo and Juliet was in English although critics have commented that Louise Marleau's English was heavily accented.  I guess my question is, this wasn't a bilingual production was it?  
 
I had heard rumours that it was but those rumours seem to be false.
 
Can anyone confirm my suspicions?
 
Thanks, 
 
Wes


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