3 Thursday
12:30 p.m. A docent leads a
40-minute tour in the permanent
collection.
5:30 p.m. “Hamlet, Hamlet,
Hamlet,” a lecture by Joshua
Calhoun, UW–Madison assistant
professor of English. Elvehjem L160.
6:30 p.m. Reception for First
Folio! The Book that Gave Us
Shakespeare. Refreshments, live
music, cash bar, special appearance
by Madison Opera. Co-sponsored
by the Friends of the University
of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries.
Mead Witter Lobby.
the first of one of his many signature
anti-heroic leading roles. Hustled
into the sport, Midge rises to the top
by knocking-out his opponents in
the ring and not treating his friends,
family and supporters much better.
Print courtesy of the UCLA Film &
Television Archive.
10 Thursday
12:30 p.m. A docent leads a
40-minute tour in the permanent
collection.
Noon–3 p.m. ART•SPIN!
Join us as we celebrate First
Folio! The Book that Gave Us
Shakespeare with performances
and workshops presented by The
Young Shakespeare Players and
Madison Shakespeare Company.
Hands-on workshops to make
your own folio and more. Mead
Witter Lobby, suitable for all ages.
6 p.m. Shakespeare Special:
Hamlet, UK, 1948, 35mm, 153
min., directed by Sir Laurence
Olivier, cast: Laurence Olivier,
Jean Simmons, Peter Cushing.
Shakespeare’s masterpiece is given
a lush, big-screen treatment by
producer, director and star Olivier,
who was rewarded with Oscars
for Best Picture and Best Actor. As
the title character, Olivier is a crafty
and quick-witted blonde Prince of
Denmark. “This is very likely the
most exciting and alive production...
you will ever see on the screen”
(Pauline Kael).
6 Sunday
13 Sunday
5 Saturday
12:30 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Live
at the Chazen with VarshavskiShapiro Piano Duo.
2 p.m. A docent leads a 40-minute
tour, docent's choice.
2 p.m. Sunday Cinematheque:
Douglas, Champion, USA, 1949,
35mm, 99 min., directed by Mark
Robson, cast: Kirk Douglas, Arthur
Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell. As a
boxer named Midge, Douglas gives
2 p.m. A docent leads a 40-minute
tour, docent's choice.
2 p.m. Sunday Cinematheque: De
Havilland, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, USA, 1935, 35mm, 117
min., directed by Max Reinhardt
and William Dieterle, cast: James
Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Mickey
Rooney. Shakespeare’s romantic
and fantastical comedy is given
prestige treatment by Warner Bros.
in this star-studded and lavishly
designed production. Warners
imported the legendary German
stage director Reinhardt for a rare
excursion into cinema and the
cast includes a number of top WB
contract players including Cagney
(as Bottom), Joe E. Brown, de
Havilland, Dick Powell, and Rooney
as the impish Puck. Print courtesy
of Library of Congress.
17 Thursday
Semi-annual Museum Shop sale
starts today.
12:30 p.m. A docent leads a
40-minute tour in the permanent
collection.
6–6:30 p.m. Madison Shakespeare
Company performs comedic and
tragic scenes from Shakespeare.
Chazen auditorium.
7 p.m. Shakespeare Special:
Strange Brew, USA, 1983, 35mm,
90 min., directed by Dave Thomas
and Rick Moranis, cast: Dave
Thomas, Rick Moranis, Max von
Sydow. “Take off, you hoser!” In a
spoof Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Bob
and Doug Mackenzie (Thomas
and Moranis) play key roles in
the power struggle over Elsinore
Brewery following the mysterious
death of its founder. First appearing
on SCTV as the ultimate Canadian
emblems, the Mackenzies make
their big screen debuts here as
hosehead versions of Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern.
7:30–8:15 p.m. Madison
Shakespeare Company performs
scenes inspired by The Plow by
Jim Dine, including selections from
Hamlet. Gallery XIII.
18 Friday
Semi-annual Museum Shop sale.
19 Saturday
Semi-annual Museum Shop sale.
20 Sunday
Semi-annual Museum Shop sale.
2 p.m. A docent leads a 40-minute
tour, docent's choice.
2 p.m. Sunday Cinematheque:
Douglas, The Vikings, USA,
1959, 35mm, 114 min., directed
by Richard Fleischer, cast: Kirk
Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest
Borgnine, Janet Leigh. Director
Fleischer’s classic is still the finest
and most rousing Viking adventure
movie ever made. The story
concerns the rivalry between a
Viking leader (Douglas) and a slave
(Curtis) when they both lay claim to
a captured English princess (Leigh).
One of the most beautiful films ever
shot by famed cinematographer
Jack Cardiff, who used the
widescreen Technirama frame and
stunning locations in Norway and
Brittany to their full advantage.
24 Thursday
The Museum is closed for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
27 Thursday
2 p.m. A docent leads a 40-minute
tour, docent's choice.
SEMI-ANNUAL Sale:
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Nov. 17–20, 2016
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