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Theater (11)

Drama Festivals (3)

  • Canada on Stage
    Canada on Stage
    John Howe 1960 10 min
    The biggest affair of its kind in the world, the annual Dominion Drama Festival brings together in Vancouver the best of Canadian amateur theatrical talent. Canada on Stage shows you scenes from prize-winning performances. Caught by the camera is the taut atmosphere after the final curtain as awards are announced by festival adjudicator Phillip Hope Wallace, a British drama critic.
  • Eye Witness No. 78
    Eye Witness No. 78
    Bernard d' Aillencourt  &  Wilfred Doucette 1955 10 min
    Montrealers Take Molière to Paris: Members of Montréal's Théâtre du nouveau monde find time for sightseeing in Paris, before presenting works of the famous French playwright at the Second International Festival of Drama. Sealing - Still a Dangerous Gamble: Spring break-up takes the sealer Algerine into the north Atlantic, where intrepid Newfoundlanders hunt the valuable seal.
  • The Stratford Adventure
    The Stratford Adventure
    Morten Parker 1953 39 min
    This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, international stars and Canadian talent were recruited, and how the Stratford Shakespearean Festival finally became a triumphant reality.

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