woodcut ca 1500
coloring & calligraphy by Gogin Stair
The play is set in a wooded world of mystery and intrigue, this 600 year-old play
follows the journey of the character "Everyman" who is tasked by "Death"
to meet his maker "God" for a reckoning. Stalling for time, Everyman
begs for the chance to bring a single companion with him to his death.
He tries to enlist his Kin, Cousin, Goods, Beauty, Strength, and 5 wits,
but none will follow him to his death.
woodcut ca 1500
coloring & calligraphy by Gogin Stair
This
was a seminal project as many of the readers on the recording went on
to other famous, fun and strange projects that influenced many segments
in the world of entertainment.
Cavada Humphrey would appear in the very weird
soap opera,
Dark Shadows: the show's inhabitants were
ghosts,
werewolves,
zombies, man-made monsters,
witches,
warlocks,
time travel, and a
parallel universe (
link below). John Heldabrand would appear in
The Immoralist, a 1955 play written by Augustus and
Ruth Goetz based on the
novel by
André Gide, which also starred
James Dean,
Louis Jourdan, and
Geraldine Page. Heldabrand also in the 1956 television play
A Night to Remember for the
Kraft Television Theatre.
David Hersey is is one of the readers. however, he is a
lighting designer who designed the lighting for over 250
plays,
musicals,
operas, and
ballets. His awards include the
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for
Evita,
Cats, and
Les Misérables, the
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for
Cats,
Miss Saigon, and
Equus, and the 1996
Laurence Olivier Award for Lighting Design.
Julian Barry is an American screenwriter and playwright; his script for the 1974 film
Lenny about comedian
Lenny Bruce won him an Oscar-nomination. Barry adapted the script from his successful
Broadway play of the same name. The film, directed by
Bob Fosse and starring
Dustin Hoffman and
Valerie Perrine, was nominated for the so-called
Oscar Grand Slam, one of some 40 films to be so honored.
Barry wrote or rewrote screenplays for several notable films including
The River starring
Mel Gibson and
Sissy Spacek,
Eyes of Laura Mars starring
Faye Dunaway and
Tommy Lee Jones, and
Rhinoceros, starring
Zero Mostel and
Gene Wilder,
Me, Myself and I, starring George Segal and Jobeth Williams, and the American Playhouse production for PBS,
A Marriage - Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, starring
Christopher Plummer and
Jane Alexander.
Stefan Gierasch made over 100 screen appearances, mostly in American television, beginning in 1951. He appeared in many films including in
The Hustler (1961),
The Traveling Executioner (1970),
Jeremiah Johnson (1972),
What's Up Doc? (1972),
High Plains Drifter (1973),
Carrie (1976),
Silver Streak (1976),
Victory at Entebbe (1976),
Blue Sunshine (1977),
The Champ (1979),
Blood Beach (1980),
Perfect (1985), and in 1994 he appeared in the
Arnold Schwarzenegger and
Danny DeVito film
Junior.
Meredith played
the Penguin in the television series
Batman from 1966 to 1968 and in the
1966 film based on the TV series.
His role as the Penguin was so well-received that the show's writers
always had a script featuring the Penguin ready whenever Meredith was
available. He and
Cesar Romero (the
Joker) are tied for number of appearances on the show
. He also made a brief cameo appearance as the Penguin in the 1968 episode of
The Monkees titled
Monkees Blow Their Minds.
His autobiography,
So Far, So Good, was published in 1994. In the book he wrote that he suffered from violent mood swings caused by
cyclothymia, a form of
bipolar disorder.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Everyman, Written By – Anonymous
A Part One
Side 2:
B Part Two
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – Caedmon Publishers
Credits:
Directed By – Howard Sackler
Performer [Beauty], Voice Actor – Cavada Humphrey
Performer [Confession], Voice Actor – John Heldabrand
Performer [Cousin], Voice Actor – David Hersey (3)
Performer [Death], Voice Actor – Frank Silvera
Performer [Discretion], Voice Actor – Janet Ward
Performer [Everyman], Voice Actor – Burgess Meredith
Performer [Fellowship], Voice Actor – Darren McGavin (2)
Performer [Five-Wits] – Julian Barry (4)
Performer [God], Voice Actor – Frederick Rolf
Performer [Good-Deeds], Voice Actor – Sybil Baker
Performer [Goods], Voice Actor – Richard Purdy
Performer [Kindred], Voice Actor – Stefan Gierasch
Performer [Knowledge], Voice Actor – Carol Veazie
Performer [Messenger], Voice Actor – Terence Kilburn
Performer [Strength], Voice Actor – Richard Farmer (2)
Notes:
Includes a 24 page booklet
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A runout): TC 1031 A // C0101 SC E4
Matrix / Runout (B runout): TC 1031 B // E4RP- 10110 - 1A // A1 // R
Matrix / Runout (A label): TC-1031-A
Matrix / Runout (B label): TC-1031-B
Burgess Meredith, Howard O. Sackler* – Everyman - A Moral Play
Label: Caedmon Records – TC 1031
Series: Monuments Of Early English Drama – Volume Two, Caedmon Literary Series –
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1955
Genre: Non-Music
Style: Spoken Word
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
YouTube links:
Portland Community College ~ Everyman (49;18)
Styrous® ~ Monday, November 16, 2020
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