Record Number: 32013
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Meeting held at School House, LP. 15.9.36
Howard R. Smith in the chair.
1. Minutes of last read + approved
[...]
6. We then proceeded to read “Much Ado about Nothing”, a somewhat singular title for a
situation involving the honour and happiness of a virtuous young lady betrothed to a rather
attractive young noble. The parts were drawn by lot, or rather some of them were – such as had
not been forgotten by the committee, or had not slipped into the lining of the rather inferior
Handbag produced for the occasion. The principal male parts were taken by ladies — just the
reverse of what occurred in Shakespeare’s own day.'
1900-1945
Date:15 Sep 1936
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: 22 Cintra Avenue
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group: Age:n/a
Gender:n/a
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:n/a
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Quaker or associated with the Friends
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Much Ado About Nothing
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:32013
Source:Manuscript
Author:Victor Alexander
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:176-7
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938), private collection, 176-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32013, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
