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This virtual exhibit commemorates the first Shakespearean Festival in the town of Stratford in 1953. Also included are excerpts from "Bard, Sweat, and Fears" a documentary produced also to examine the festival's origin.

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears. The Idea
2003
Stratford, ON

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears
The Idea

Featuring:
Ron Gough
Florence Pelton Patterson

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Tom Patterson
1953
Stratford, ON

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Tom Patterson

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Stratford Festival Sign
1953
Stratford, ON

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears. The Idea
2003
Stratford, ON

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears
The Idea

Featuring:
Tom Orr
Wilfred Gregory

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears. The Idea
2003
Stratford, ON

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears
The Idea

Featuring
Ted Blowes
Ron Gough

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears. The Idea
2003
Stratford, ON

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears
The Idea

Featuring
Alf Bell
Wilfred Gregory

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears. The First Committee
2003
Stratford, ON

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Bard, Sweat, and Fears
The First Committee

Featuring:
Barbara Miller
Bob Blowes
Ted Blowes