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112:, and a 1979 Grammy Award for Gielgud's third audio recording of the recital, having been nominated for the same award for the versions made in 1959 and 1964. The 1966 television version was released on DVD in 2010, and the album made from the play is available as an mp3. 392: 228: 50:("All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players..."). Like the book, the show was divided into three parts: Youth, Manhood and Old Age. 412: 92:
to a sold-out house and an overwhelming success. Gielgud would go on to perform the recital for the next ten years all over the world, winning a special
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Gielgud first attempted such a recital during World War II, when he would perform a collection of speeches he called
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in 1939 that organized the speeches to show the journey of life from birth to death, the show takes its title from
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in a house in St. James Square in London. It premiered at the Freemason's Hall at the 1957
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for Outstanding Dramatic Program – Single Program for its 1966 telecast on
25: 183: 70: 63: 58: 54: 29: 195: 101: 93: 236: 33: 75:, culminating in the "Once More Unto the Breach" speech from 156:"John Gielgud's Ages of Man Tony Award Will Be Auctioned" 109: 84:Gielgud gave the first experimental performance of 393:Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare 384: 130:"Ages of Man (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" 100:engagement (where it was revived in 1963), an 222: 238:Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year 413:Plays and musicals based on As You Like It 229: 215: 61:, who performed her own recital titled 32:plays. Based on an anthology edited by 385: 134:The Official Masterworks Broadway Site 28:featuring a collection of speeches in 210: 153: 57:recital by his great-aunt, actress 13: 14: 424: 177: 309:The Making of the President 1960 24:is a one-man show performed by 154:Gans, Andrew (25 April 2017). 147: 122: 1: 115: 53:Gielgud was inspired to do a 280:An Evening with Fred Astaire 44:' "Ages of Man" speech from 7: 10: 429: 191:Internet Broadway Database 264:Requiem for a Heavyweight 244: 185:​Ages of Man​ 187:(original & revival) 398:Plays for one performer 354:The Andersonville Trial 332:Elizabeth the Queen 324:Death of a Salesman 249:Operation Undersea 90:Edinburgh Festival 380: 379: 370:A War of Children 346:A Storm in Summer 420: 339:Teacher, Teacher 231: 224: 217: 208: 207: 171: 170: 168: 166: 151: 145: 144: 142: 140: 126: 73:in Peace and War 428: 427: 423: 422: 421: 419: 418: 417: 383: 382: 381: 376: 316:The Ages of Man 295:Victoria Regina 240: 235: 197:The Ages of Man 180: 175: 174: 164: 162: 152: 148: 138: 136: 128: 127: 123: 118: 86:The Ages of Man 21:The Ages of Man 17: 12: 11: 5: 426: 416: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 378: 377: 375: 374: 366: 358: 350: 342: 336: 328: 320: 312: 306: 298: 292: 284: 276: 268: 260: 252: 245: 242: 241: 234: 233: 226: 219: 211: 205: 204: 193: 179: 178:External links 176: 173: 172: 146: 120: 119: 117: 114: 106:David Susskind 47:As You Like It 38:George Rylands 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 425: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 390: 388: 372: 371: 367: 364: 363: 359: 356: 355: 351: 348: 347: 343: 340: 337: 334: 333: 329: 326: 325: 321: 318: 317: 313: 310: 307: 304: 303: 299: 296: 293: 290: 289: 285: 282: 281: 277: 274: 273: 269: 266: 265: 261: 258: 257: 253: 250: 247: 246: 243: 239: 232: 227: 225: 220: 218: 213: 212: 209: 203: 199: 198: 194: 192: 188: 186: 182: 181: 161: 157: 150: 135: 131: 125: 121: 113: 111: 107: 104:for producer 103: 99: 96:for the 1959 95: 91: 87: 82: 80: 79: 74: 72: 67: 65: 64:Shakespeare's 60: 56: 51: 49: 48: 43: 39: 35: 31: 30:Shakespeare's 27: 23: 22: 368: 362:Brian's Song 360: 352: 344: 338: 330: 322: 315: 314: 308: 300: 294: 286: 278: 272:The Comedian 270: 262: 254: 248: 196: 184: 163:. Retrieved 159: 149: 137:. Retrieved 133: 124: 85: 83: 76: 69: 62: 52: 45: 26:John Gielgud 20: 19: 18: 71:Shakespeare 59:Ellen Terry 55:Shakespeare 408:1939 plays 387:Categories 302:The Tunnel 165:10 October 139:10 October 116:References 102:Emmy Award 94:Tony Award 36:professor 403:Monodrama 256:Peter Pan 66:Heroines. 341:, (1969) 160:Playbill 98:Broadway 288:Macbeth 189:at the 78:Henry V 373:(1973) 365:(1972) 357:(1971) 349:(1970) 335:(1968) 327:(1967) 319:(1966) 311:(1964) 305:(1963) 297:(1962) 291:(1961) 283:(1958) 275:(1957) 267:(1956) 259:(1955) 251:(1954) 42:Jaques 34:Oxford 202:IMDb 167:2022 141:2022 16:Play 200:at 110:CBS 389:: 158:. 132:. 81:. 230:e 223:t 216:v 169:. 143:.

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John Gielgud
Shakespeare's
Oxford
George Rylands
Jaques
As You Like It
Shakespeare
Ellen Terry
Shakespeare's
Shakespeare
Henry V
Edinburgh Festival
Tony Award
Broadway
Emmy Award
David Susskind
CBS
"Ages of Man (Original Broadway Cast Recording)"
"John Gielgud's Ages of Man Tony Award Will Be Auctioned"
​Ages of Man​ (original & revival)
Internet Broadway Database
The Ages of Man
IMDb
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e
Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year
Peter Pan
Requiem for a Heavyweight
The Comedian

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