Tag: max reinhardt

“We are spirits of another sort”

Victor Jory as Oberon: “We are spirits of another sort.” (III.ii.388)
Oberon, King of the Fairies, rules the Fairy Kingdom. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Warner Brothers, 1935), directed by William Dieterle and Max Reinhardt. Photographer: Hans Fred Konekamp. Still photographer: Mickey Marigold. | src Cleveland State University

Nini Theilade in costume, 1935

I 1935 var Nini Theilade som 20-årig med i Hollywood-filmen ’En Skærsommernatsdrøm’. Hun lavede koreografien, iscenesatte og dansede hovedpartiet som den levende alf. Arkivfoto: Scanpix. | In 1935, at the age of 20, Nini Theilade starred in the Hollywood film ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. She did the choreography, staged and danced the main part as the living elf. Stock Photo: Scanpix. | src and hi-res BT Danmark