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Philemus was played by Noel Vaz. \n\nThis production of <i>Tamburlaine the Great</i> opened on 24 September 1951. Tyrone Guthrie and Donald Wolfit prepared the text, with Wolfit also playing the title role. The music was composed by John Gardner. After its run at the Old Vic the production was presented at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon for the week beginning 29 October 1951.\n\nSets and costumes were by Leslie Hurry, with Norman Smith serving as his assistant. The production was spectacular and drew on the technology of the day. The Theatre Newsletter 29 September 1951 observed: 'Leslie Hurry concentrates on the gorgeous and the gruesome, feeling perhaps that the spectacle must be earthbound despite the comets and meteors that flash constantly throughout the great poem. He has certainly devised more forms of locomotion than are dreamed of in London Transport's philosophy. Tyrone Guthrie handles this brilliant and turbulent scene with all his wonted mastery of masses but he can hardly have seen the make-up of his cast in the bright light and close quarters of the forestage.'","physicalDescription":"Pen, crayon and watercolour costume design on paper with coloured pencil annotation by Leslie Hurry for Christopher Marlowe's <i>Tamburlaine the Great</i> directed by Tyrone Guthrie for the Old Vic Company at the Old Vic Theatre, London 24 September 1951. 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