Madrigal Written by King
CELDOM is the composition of light • ■ verse and lilting music attributed 'to TCing Henry VIII of England. But aii interesting revelation''conies with the news' of the making of" "Tudor Rose" in London. "In a music-room setting, a group of four people stand about a' virginal. ..T/hls instrument, .the forerunner of/.-tlie present-day piano, lias two short keyboards and the music-box stands on four ornate legs. The Squire' (Peter Croft) plays on it. Holding shoots of yellow translucent paper on which are written the Words and music of a madrigal arc Lady Jane Grey fNova Pilbeam), Ellen (Dame Sybil Thorndyke), land Thomas Seymour (Leslie Perms). They sing, arid the thin tinkle of the virginal's keys accompany their harmonised voices. This madrigal, /often referred to as "The King's Ballad,?' .was. .Composed, and the words written by Henry VlLt himself.
A WALTZ that has not been danced for five centuries is now being learnt by Norma Shearer. It will be danced in the taper-lit hall of the Capulets, where Juliet meets Romeo in the production of Shakespeare's immortal romance. ' < : 3
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19044, 18 June 1936, Page 13
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180Madrigal Written by King Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19044, 18 June 1936, Page 13
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