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Othello jednoznačně patří k Shakespearovým vrcholným tragédiím a nejen díky tomu má i v Čechách velmi dlouhou a bohatou inscenační tradici. Záznam o úplně prvním uvedení Othella v Čechách je z roku 1842, kdy byla ve Stavovském divadle premiérována inscenace v překladu J…

Václav Vydra starší (*29. dubna 1876 - †7. dubna 1953) se narodil do rodiny vojenského hudebníka a kapelníka. V prvním divadelním angažmá byl v letech 1907 - 1913 v Plzni, v letech 1913 - 1922 byl hercem a režisérem ve Vinohradském divadle, kde krátce zastupoval K.H.Hil…

Rozhlasová adaptace slavného vesnického dramatu Gabriely Preissové o vášni, snech a touze, které není možné naplnit.O vznik Gazdiny roby se zasloužil ředitel Národního divadla v Praze František Adolf Šubert. Právě on vybídl mladou autorku, která zrovna úspěšně vydala sb…

Největší vodvaz v dějinách svangu byl Grapo Wolinski. A můžete mi věřit. Znali jsme se už od učáku, měli jsme společný holky, kouřili jsme slámu z jedný fajfky a když nám bylo dvanáct a z učáku nás vykopli, táhli jsme to spolu dál, protože tenkrát začal fičet svang. A o…

Olga Scheinpflugová (*3. 12. 1902 - 13. 4. 1968) česká herečka a spisovatelka. Napsala 16 románů, přispívala svými články do Lumíra a do Národních listů. Hrála ve Vinohradském, později v Národním divadle, kde vytvořila na 130 rolí. Od roku 1933 žila s Karlem Čapkem, kte…

The fifth step into the Darkness is called Planes of Existence, and it is a solo ride by the feature author of the whole series in three parts. In them, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, practically unread and unknown during his life, but a source of inspiration after his deat…

Herecký portrét Jiřiny Šejbalové vydal pod kat.číslem 0 48 0105 Supraphon v roce 1967 - nyní vychází titul poprvé digitálně: JIŘINA ŠEJBALOVÁ (17.9. 1905 – 23.8.1981) pocházela z kulturně založené rodiny, studoval na konzervatoři v Praze operní zpěv, později přesotupil…

The ninth step into the Darkness is called Love from the Dark Side, and it brings us to the climax of the series – the Darkness itself. It features The Tenant of the Cedars by Mary Elizabeth Penn – a story about the vengeance of the dead. Little is known of the author o…

The success or failure of every company depends primarily on the quality of employees and the cooperation of the entire team. Learn everything about company staffing, recruiting new employees, developing their skills in the company, drafting employee contracts, paying w…

Václav Vojtěch (29. listopadu 1901, Skřivany u Nového Bydžova - 6. srpna 1932, Labe u Sadské) nebyl první Čech, který podlehl vábení dobrodružství polárních expedic. Jako první Čech ale vstoupil na území Antarktidy, a to 27. ledna 1929. Stal se také přímým svědkem start…

The second step into the Darkness is called Illusion, and the pioneer of modern-era horror stories, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, meets another of his “gurus” – Edgar Allan Poe (Lovecraft himself is sometimes referred to as E. A. Poe’s direct successor). William Wilson is …

A young woman starts her first job as a governess in charge of two young orphans, Miles and Flora, at a country house called Bly. The children are beautiful and well-behaved, but are they too good to be true? When the governess starts to experience strange visions, she …

The sixth step into the Darkness is called Longing, and it features a single short story; a very distinctive one indeed. It is a relatively short masterpiece by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the author who is a pillar of our series. The Outsider is one of his most often pu…

The third step into the Darkness is called Sounds in the Dark. It begins with a short story written in 1921 by American master horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft called The Music of Erich Zann. The author himself considered the story to be one of his masterpieces, …

James Clerk Maxwell is one of history's most influential scientists — in Einstein's words, the man with whom "one scientific epoch ended and another began" — yet he remains far less known to the public than contemporaries like Faraday, Newton, or Einstein himself. In th…

The fourth step into the Darkness is called Murderers, and it takes the listener into the realm of vampire stories and haunted houses. The first – The Tomb of Sara – was written by English navy officer, and writer, Frederick George Loring. It was one of the very first s…

All for one and one for all! The three musketeers - Porthos, Aramis and Athos - are the most daring swordsmen in France, and special bodyguards to the king. When d'Artagnan comes to Paris to join their ranks, they become the greatest friends of his life. when a villaino…

Montague Rhodes James makes his second appearance in the series in this, the seventh step into the Darkness. James came from Kent in South East England, and was a renowned scientist focusing on medieval art, literature, and architecture. He wrote short stories just for …

The eighth step into the Darkness takes place on the American side of the Atlantic. It features two short stories by a single author – Texas native Robert Ervin Howard. Sadly enough, Howard died at age 30, but he still managed to create several immortal heroes – and was…

The very first step into the Darkness is called Death and Other Horrors, and it contains three short stories. The author of the first of these – The Haunted Dolls’ House – is Montague Rhodes James. A scientist at first, James eventually gained success writing Gothic hor…