Theatre Historian Gifts

Mrs Pinchwife- Probably Intended for an Edition of Wycherley's Country Wife

Upstart Crow

"Just be yourself."

Benedict Cumberbatch

Thought for today: "All the world's a stage." - Shakespeare. And boy, are there a lot of drama critics.

'Is there another doctor in the house? He wants a second opinion.'

"Aristophanes explains comedy"

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

Women's Bonnets Block the Audience View

"Welcome to Off-Off-Off Broadway."

"Canadian Mt. ‘Rush’more"

'Hamlet'

Pirate

Honoré de Balzac

"They've remained remarkably faithful to the text."

Anthropologists discover the earliest known depiction of Jazz Hands.

"Have you read any of Shakespeare's plays?"

Applause. Clap clap bravo. Spring musical. Cats. You were terrific! Our little girl!

"Out damn Spot

"When I grow up, I want to become president and eventually the subject of a groundbreaking, critically-acclaimed Broadway musical."

Taking a peek at the audience

"What does it mean? Heck, I don't know! It's mystifying!"

"It's a play on words."

Captain Corcoran, Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore

"Toi Toi Toi!"

Silly wig.

Applause

"Bravo!"

Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty HMS Pinafore

Mikado

"...You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here... You talking to me?!" "Narcissus De Niro"

'I was an egg in the Easter play.'

'I asked Will if he wrote it. He said he wasn't sure.'

"Yuppies! There goes the hood!"

Comedy and tragedy masks