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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.

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.

Photograph of His Excellency the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, C.H., Governor-General of Canada, surveying a model of thrust stage designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for the 1953 Stratford Shakespearean Festival. This photograph was found in The…

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.

Photograph taken of Alec Guinness dressed in costume as Richard backstage for the 1953 production of Richard III at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Ontario.

Photograph of the playgoers entering the tent theatre to view the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’s first production of Richard III.

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

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.

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