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Fair Oriana
Jan. 19th, 2009 01:53 pmTomorrow, I will go to a party to celebrate the inauguration of a new President of the United States. Yesterday, I went to a party to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the coronation of Elizabeth I. Such fun! This was a benefit for the Newberry Consort. There was food, drink, and music.
But the best part was a showing of a 1912 silent film, Elizabeth I, starring Sarah Bernhardt, accompanied by music of the period played by the Consort. It was utterly fascinating. For some reason (my friend Kate and I speculated that it was because she had lost her figure), Bernhardt was not in Elizabethan garb, but rather those flowy Victorian things she liked to wear:
Curious continuity weirdness: after Essex is beheaded, Elizabeth goes to mourn over his body. His head is still attached!
But the best part was a showing of a 1912 silent film, Elizabeth I, starring Sarah Bernhardt, accompanied by music of the period played by the Consort. It was utterly fascinating. For some reason (my friend Kate and I speculated that it was because she had lost her figure), Bernhardt was not in Elizabethan garb, but rather those flowy Victorian things she liked to wear:
Curious continuity weirdness: after Essex is beheaded, Elizabeth goes to mourn over his body. His head is still attached!
