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Magnificent Pageantry and all that

25 Saturday Jul 2015

Posted by la Clarina in Theatre, Things

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Leslie Howard, Norma Shearer, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

romeo-and-juliet-leslie-howard-norma-shearer-1936Ah, but I do love old movie trailers…

Look at what was supposed to win an audience’s interest for Hollywood’s newest Shakespeare adaptation. The sweethearts of Smilin’ Through (though I have my doubts Romeo and Juliet can be described as smilin’ through much more than a couple of early scenes each…), the magnificent pageantry, the sensation in New York, this girl and this boy, Norma Shearer cooing to a young deer… And let us not forget the limited special popular prices… Continue reading →

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