Picture No | 10996905 |
Date | 1922 |
Description | Sir Laurence Olivier aged 15 playing Kate in Taming of Shrew |
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Sir Laurence Olivier in his first leading Shakespearian role - Katharine in Taming of the Shrew at All Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London and Stratford-on-Avon in April 1922. Ellen Terry said that she had never seen Kate better played, even by a woman, except Ada Rehan. Sybil Thorndike said he was "really wonderful, the best Shrew I ever saw - a bad-tempered little bitch." A fellow actor said "What I remember about his Kate was his complete naturalness"
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Source | Photograph reproduced in The Tatler, 11 April 1956 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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