tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296790474430208977.post5274565730965473385..comments2022-11-01T03:34:18.084-05:00Comments on Ghostlight Chicago: "A Bit with a Dog"Stephen F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10520642344822125330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296790474430208977.post-74684642023555198152015-01-29T09:56:54.118-06:002015-01-29T09:56:54.118-06:00O'Toole mentions a tradition of a "Dog Ha...O'Toole mentions a tradition of a "Dog Hamlet," from the 19th century in a discussion of Hamlet with Orson Welles. You can find it on Youtube. Strange. SadEndinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104166860952973172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296790474430208977.post-1273254606664856362009-02-06T09:22:00.000-06:002009-02-06T09:22:00.000-06:00I heard a similar-- and equally strange-- and poss...I heard a similar-- and equally strange-- and possibly apocryphal-- "dog interpretation" of Hamlet. Apparently, they took Hamlet's line "and dog shall have his day" quite literally, i.e., that Hamlet is the "dog" in that particular turn of phrase. So, the actor playing Hamlet showed his madness throughout the ENTIRE play by barking like a dog. (And then Shakespeare rolled over in his grave... and growled.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313215279137749935noreply@blogger.com