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Audio Recording The seven ages of man a reading

The seven ages of man a reading
Part 1

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Title

  • The seven ages of man a reading

Names

  • Moss, Arnold, 1910- prf
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1954.

Contents

  • As you like it. All the world's a stage / W. Shakespeare -- The creation. They have their entrances / J.W. Johnson -- Is there a baby in the house? The infant mewling in his nurse's arms / Anon. -- The happy time. The school boy with shining morning face / R. Fontaine -- Cyrano de Bergerac. The lover sighing like a furnace / E. Rostand -- Richard the Third. The soldier full of strange oaths / W. Shakespeare -- Pickwick papers. The justice in fair round belly / C. Dickens -- The golden honeymoon. The slippered pantaloon with spectacles on nose / R. Lardner -- King Lear. Last scene of all / W. Shakespeare -- The silver whistle. Our revels now are ended / R. McEnroe.

Notes

  • -  Recorded Apr. 5, 1954, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 169.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, double track, mono. ; 10 in.
  • -  Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RAA 27833 (original acetate -- not for playback)
  • LWO 2201 (preservation master)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93842933

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Moss, Arnold, Prf, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. The Seven Ages of Man a Reading. 1954. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93842933/.

APA citation style:

Moss, A., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1954) The Seven Ages of Man a Reading. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93842933/.

MLA citation style:

Moss, Arnold, Prf, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. The Seven Ages of Man a Reading. 1954. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/93842933/>.