“Cardenio was performed only twice during Shakespeare’s lifetime but never printed. Little is known about the play beyond its title. An 18th-century version, produced at London’s Drury Lane Theater, was said to be based on Shakespeare’s text, but the theater and its records – including, perhaps, the original – burned in the early 19th century.”
Tag: 05.02.08
The Politics Of Becoming Un-Famous
“Fame-loss is a mysterious thing. A rising reputation leaves plenty of evidence in its wake. Exhibitions are held. Reviews are written. Books are published… When a reputation sinks, though, it generally sinks without much trace. There may be a decisive turning-point. More often the process consists of negative events, a series of things that might have happened, and didn’t.”
Former Teacher Passed Off Pots He Made As Work By Famous Artists
“Jeremy Broadway’s fakes were so convincing that auctioneers Bonhams sold two pots that he claimed were by the great St Ives potter Leach and a Rie piece for almost £10,000.”