B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1990.234
Identification
Item: Actors from The Merchant of Venice and As You Like it during the Shakespearean Festival in Penzance in 1948
Description: Ernest Peirce."The man who brought Shakespeare to Cornwall" had organised successful Shakespearean plays, initially in Penzance and then later all over Cornwall for a number of years before World War Two. With the blessing and support of Penzance Corporation, in 1948 he reintroduced the seasonal plays which attracted average audiences of 800 people. The Festival ceased on his death in 1952.
Condition: Good -
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
Person: Roskrow, T P
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