Quo Vadis Becomes Real on Screen With Arena Horrors
A new motion picture recreates Nero era Rome with live beasts and martyrs in a brutal arena sequence. Filmmakers hired European animal trainers, built a faithful amphitheatre model, and used real people at risk, including injuries, to depict the grim fate of early Christians for the Quo Vadis film.
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Nero
Rome
Sienkiewicz
Flm
Nore
Europe
Hagenbeck
United States
Actors Die on Stage in Their Strongest Roles
A cellist recalls actors dying at peak moments of their performances. Henry Irving died mid line in Becket, Samuel Phelps collapsed during Cardinal Woolsey, Temple Crozier stabbed in a stage duel, Kean and Palmer also died while delivering famous lines. The piece explains how intense acting can exhaust vital organs.
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Sir Henry Irving
Thomas Sw’ Becket
Sir Henry
Samuel Phelps
Cardinal Woolsey
Old Aquarium Theatre
London
Novelty Theatre
Kingsway
Temple Crozier
Edmund Kean
John Palmer
Kean