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Exhibit created for course assignment in the seminar ENG 4142 "How Shakespeare Became 'Shakespeare'". View full exhibit

Photograph of Timothy Findley from the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Souvenir book July-August 1953 following the first annual festival in Stratford, Ontario.

Photograph of the stage used for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in 1953 taken from a postcard created by Canadian Postcard Company Limited.
Description on the back of the postcard: “Created in 1953 by Tanya Moiseiwitsch, who recently…

This is a portrait of Alec Guinness portraying the character of King Richard from the Stratford Shakespearean Festival's production of King Richard III in 1953.

This item is an advertisement placed in the Stratford Shakesperean Festival: Souvenir book for the John Gaffney Construction Company, which built the stage for the festival.

Tanya Moiseiwitsch's sketch for Alec Guinness's Richard III costume.

Photograph of Tom Patterson from the Stratford Shakesperean Festival: Souvenir book July-August 1953, following the first annual festival.

Photograph of Tyrone Guthrie from the Stratford Shakesperean Festival: Souvenir book July-August 1953 following the first annual festival in Stratford, Ontario.

An insurance ad for Sun Life of Canada referencing the play Hamlet by Shakespeare from the Stratford Shakespearean Festival: Souvenir book from the 1953 festival opening.

Photograph taken of the 1953 production of Richard III at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. This photograph captures Alec Guinness and Robert Goodier in a scene from the production of Richard III.