The Stratford Festival 1953 - 1957

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Canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile,
And touch thy instrument a strain or two?

Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene 3



Lorne Greene as Marcus Brutus, William Shatner as Lucius


... Let him look to his bond.

The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene 9



William Shatner as Gratiano, Frederick Valk as Shylock

Let the music sound while he doth make his choice;
Then, if he lose, he makes a swan-like end.

The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene 2



Donald Harron as Bassanio, William Shatner as Gratiano

Your father and my uncle hath made motions ...
You may ask your father; here he comes.

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III, Scene 4



Sharon Acker as Anne Page, William Shatner as Master Fenton, Dick Easton as Slender

Katharine, I charge thee, tell these headstrong women
What duty they do owe their lords and husbands.

The Taming of the Shrew, Act V, Scene 2


 
William Shatner as Lucentio, Barbara Chilcott as Katharina

Pictures taken from the following book:

The Stratford Festival 1953 - 1957
A record in pictures and text of the Shakespearean Festival in Canada
Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, Toronto 1958

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Further Readings (Google Books):

Life Before Stratford: The Memoirs of Amelia Hall
Images of Canada: Stratford