The first stage
Subtitle: English drama from its beginnings to the 1580's
By: as presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation
Contributors: Barton, John, 1928-; British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme; Medwall, Henry, fl. 1486; Skelton, John, 1460?-1529; Rastell, John, d. 1536; Heywood, John, 1497?-1580?; Heywood, John, 1497?-1580?; Bale, John, 1495-1563; Udall, Nicholas, 1505-1556; Norton, Thomas, 1532-1584; Kyd, Thomas, 1558-1594; Kemp, William, fl. 1600
Published: 1970
Language: eng
Format: [Sound recording]
Subjects: English drama; History and criticism
Other titles: Abraham and Isaac.; Deluge.; Towneley plays. Nativity.; York plays. Resurrection. 1970.; Play of the sacrament (Morality play).; Pride of life (Morality play).; Mary Magdalene (Morality play). Selections.; Wisdom (Morality play). Selections.; Castle of perseverance (Morality play). Selections.; Everyman.; World and the child. Selections.; Hickscorner. Selections.; Nice wanton.; Jacob and Esau.; Gammer Gurton's needle.; The creation and the fall of man.; The betrayal and trial and crucifixion.
Notes: "Originally presented as a series of broadcasts for the Third Programme of the British Broadcasting Corporation."

Distributed by Dover Publications, New York.

Automatic sequence; notes (63 p.) laid in each container.

Contains performances of the plays, with various participants.

John Barton, director.
Table of contents: title: [v. 1] The creation and the fall of man; Abraham and Isaac.; title: [v. 2] Noah's flood.; title: [v. 3] The Nativity.; title: [v. 4] The betrayal and trial and crucifixion.; title: [v. 5] The Resurrection.; title: [v. 6] The play of the sacrament; Pride of life.; title: [v. 7] Mary Magdalene; Mind, will and understanding; The castell of perservance.; title: [v. 8] Everyman.; title: [v. 9] Medwall, H. Fulgens and Lucres. Mundus et infans.; title: [v. 10] Skelton, J. Hickscorner. Magnyfycence.; title: [v. 11] Rastell, J. Calisto and Melibea; Heywood, J. John Johan.; title: [v. 12] Heywood, J. The play of the wether. Nice wanton.; title: [v. 13] Bale, J. Kynge Johan.; title: [v. 14] Jacob and Esau.; title: [v. 15] Udall, N. Ralph Roister Doister.; title: [v. 16] Gammer Gurton's needle.; title: [v. 17] Sackville, T. & Tom Norton. Gorboduc.; title: [v. 18] Kyd, T. The Spanish tragedie; Kemp, W. Rowland.