Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 6, No. 0564. Wednesday, 19 July 1995.
(1) From: John Cox <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 18 Jul 1995 11:44:04 -0500 (EST)
Subj: Re: SHK 6.0557 Qs: *Cym.* Masque
(2) From: Michael Swanson <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 18 Jul 1995 11:31:35 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 6.0557 *Cym.* Masque
(3) From: Simon du Toit <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 18 Jul 1995 12:11:04 -0500 (CDT)
Subj: Re: SHK 6.0557 *Cym.* Masque
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From: John Cox <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 18 Jul 1995 11:44:04 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 6.0557 Qs: *Cym.* Masque
Comment: Re: SHK 6.0557 Qs: *Cym.* Masque
Regarding the descent of Jupiter in *Cymbeline*, it was not cut from the only
production I've seen on stage--at Stratford, Ontario, in 1970. It was handled
as a numinous event: dark stage, brightly-lit eagle, mysterious voice, rising
stage fog. The eagle emerged on that top playing area in the main theater. It
was a stylized Roman eagle. I can't remember if it bore a god or if the voice
of the god simply accompanied the appearance of the eagle. The fact that I
remember this much 25 years later suggests that it was theatrically effective.
John Cox
Hope College
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From: Michael Swanson <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 18 Jul 1995 11:31:35 -0400
Subject: 6.0557 *Cym.* Masque
Comment: Re: SHK 6.0557 *Cym.* Masque
The production at the Stratford, Ontario, Festival (directed by Robin Phillips)
in 1986 set the play between World Wars I & II. In the masque scene, Jupiter
appeared in the cockpit of a bomber as a pilot (plane was suggested by the
cockpit windows, a slight suggestion of fuelage, and the plane's two
propellers). It was surprisingly effective. Pretty tough for a small-scale
production, though.
Michael Swanson
Franklin College of Indiana
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From: Simon du Toit <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 18 Jul 1995 12:11:04 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: 6.0557 *Cym.* Masque
Comment: Re: SHK 6.0557 *Cym.* Masque
Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival in Platteville Wisconsin is doing Cymbeline
right now, in rotating rep with Comedy of Errors and I think R and J, now
thru Aug. 12. Call (608) 342-1298.
