Herbert Beerbohm Tree

#2

1967

The Play. New National Theatre, direction W.H. Rapley, business management W.H. Fowler. Washington, D.C. Sir Herbert Tree in Shakespeare's "King Henry VIII." The entire production, costumes, etc. direct from His Majesty's Theatre, London. The scenery has been painted by Joseph Harker, the dances have been arranged by Miss Elizabeth Rothe. The overture, entr'actes and incidental music have been selected from the original music of Edward German.

#3

Henry VIII was the infamous English king who abolished ties with the Catholic church and turned Britain into a protestant nation, positioning himself at the head of the new church. He is also famous for his many wives. In 1864 Louise Muhlbach, a German historical novelist, wrote a novel about Henry and his court, exploring his reign as she imagined it.