This program brings the poetry of Lord Byron to life through dramatizations of some of his most famous works where viewers will experience Byron's early days of fame as recollected by his friend and fellow poet, Leigh Hunt.
Performances include:
About Ben Adhem- by Leigh Hunt
Oh You, Who in All Names Can Tickle The Town (excerpt) - by Lord Byron
Written After Swimming From Sestos to Abydos - by Lord Byron
Maids of Athens, Ere We Part - by Lord Byron
The Girl of Cadiz (excerpt) - by Lord Byron
Jacqueline (Stanza One, paraphrased) - by Samuel Rogers
A Joke Versified (paraphrased) - by Thomas Moore
"Then I must plunge into the crowd" from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the Second, XCVII- by Lord Byron
"Nay smile not at my sullen brow" from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the First (excerpt from "To Inez" stanzas) - by Lord Byron
"Come hither, hither, my little page!"- from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the First, XIII (excerpt from "Good Night" stanzas) - by Lord Byron
""Tis and old lesson"- from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the Second, XXXV - by Lord Byron
"On with the dance!"- from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the Third, XXII (excerpt) - by Lord Byron
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