The Blessed and the Damned is the title of a program of two one-act plays staged by Orson Welles in 1950, which he also wrote and starred in.[1] Le Monde called the show a masterpiece of scenic art.[2] The performance included filmed elements.[3]
Eartha Kitt and Hilton Edwards were also part of the show.[4]
A photo of Welles and others discussing work on the show exists.[5]
The two plays were Time Runs and The Unthinking Lobster. Indiana University's Lilly Library has a playbill for the shows. The University of Michigan's archives acquired a script for The Unthinking Lobster.[6][7]
See also
edit- The Miracle of St. Anne, a short film that was part of the performance
References
edit- ^ Welles, Orson (October 7, 2002). Orson Welles: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578062096 – via Google Books.
- ^ Anile, Alberto (September 25, 2013). Orson Welles in Italy. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253010414 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (May 2, 2007). Discovering Orson Welles. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520251236 – via Google Books.
- ^ Welles, Orson (1915-1985); Welles, Orson (1915-1985); Kitt, Eartha (1927-2008); Edwards, Hilton (1903-1982); Welles, Orson (1915-1985) Metteur en scène Auteur du texte; Welles, Orson (1915-1985) Acteur; Kitt, Eartha (1927-2008) Acteur; Edwards, Hilton (1903-1982) Acteur (February 9, 1950). "Time runs / mise en scène d'Orson Welles ; texte d'Orson Welles ; avec Orson Welles, Eartha Kitt, Hilton Edwards...[et al.]". catalogue.bnf.fr.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "When 17 year old Orson Welles "almost broke up" the Gate Theater in..." Getty Images.
- ^ Buckley, Cara (April 24, 2017). "Orson Welles's Diaries and Scripts Head to Archive (Published 2017)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Richard Wilson - Orson Welles Papers 1930-2000". quod.lib.umich.edu.