1. THE
MANY
FACES
OF
FALSTAFF
By
Thomas Canfield

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3. Falstaff
-1921-
by
Eduard von
Grützner
(1864-1925)

4. Falstaff with
Gloves, Tin Jug
and Wine Glass
(Falstaff mit
Handschuhen,
Zinnkanne und
Weinglas)
-1919-
by Eduard von
Grützner

5. Falstaff with
Big Wine Pot
and Jug
(Falstaff mit
großer,
Weinkanne
und Becher)
-1896-
by
Eduard von
Grützner

6. Falstaff with
Pewter Tankard
by Eduard von
Grützner

8. The
Drunken
Silenus
by
Peter Paul
Rubens
(1617-18)

10. Below: Artist‟s conception of Falstaff

11. Falstaff as depicted by June
Crisfield Chapman
The Seven Deadly Sins
Pride
Envy
Gluttony
Lust
Anger
Greed
Sloth

12. Left: Il Capitano stock character from Commedia dell‟ arte
Right: Illustration of Falstaff (ca. 1858) by George Cruikshank

15. Honest Jack Falstaff
(1915)
by
W.J. Wainwright,
(1855-1931)

16. FALSTAFF FIGURES IN THESE PLAYS
BY SHAKESPEARE:
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
The Merry Wives of Windsor

17. Playbill for a
performance of Sir
John Oldcastle, an
apocryphal work
attributed to
Shakespeare, on 3
January 1848, to raise
money for the purchase
and preservation of
Shakespeare's house

19. William Blake, Falstaff and Prince Hal
(c. 1780)

20. The Prince and
his companion,
Poins, discover
Falstaff sleeping
behind the arras
at the Garter
Inn

21. Anonymous,
Falstaff and
Bardolph
(early 19th century)

22. Falstaff and
Bardolph
by Henry
Liverseege
(1803-1832)

23. Falstaff Mocking Bardolph’s Nose (ca. 1820s)
by John Cawse (1779-1862)

24. Falstaff,
Prince Hal
and Poins
Illustration
from an
1830 edition
of the play by
H.C. Selous

25. Illustration
from an 1830
edition by H.C.
Selous

27. Portrayal of the
fight at Gadshill,
from the first
illustrated edition
of Shakespeare
(1709)

29. Anonymous, Falstaff at the Boar’s Head Tavern
(ca. 1840)

30. Falstaff Relating his Valiant Exploits (ca. mid-1830s)
by George Clint (1770-1854)

32. Falstaff Describing
the Fight at Gadshill
(1827)
by Thomas Stothard
(1755-1834)

33. From an
1830
edition
by H.C.
Selous

38. Falstaff Impersonating the King (ca. 1840s),
illustrating Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2, scene 4

42. Falstaff ’s Ragged Regiment by George Cruikshank. From The Life
of Sir John Falstaff (1858) by Robert B. Brough (1828-1860)

43. Prince Hal, Hotspur and Falstaff
on the Plain Near Shrewsbury, by
John Francis Rigaud (1742-1810)
(Below: Inset Image of Falstaff )

46. Painting by
Robert Smirke
(1752-1845)
depicting
Falstaff falsely
claiming to
have slain
Hotspur, from
Henry IV, Part
1, Act 5 scene 4

47. FALSTAFF:
637 lines
KING HENRY IV:
296 lines
PRINCE HENRY (Hal):
292 lines

48. Falstaff and
his Page
(Falstaff und
sein Page)
-1867-
by Adolf
Shrödter
(1805-1875)

49. Henry IV , Part 2 , (Act 1, scene 2)
From Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb (1807)

50. Sir John Falstaff Arrested at the Suit of Mistress Quickly
by George Cruikshank

52. Sir John Falstaff
and Mistress
Quickly
(ca. 1870)
by Alfred Dever
(fl. 1859-1876)

53. Falstaff and
Doll
Tearsheet
by English
illustrator
Thomas
Rowlandson
(1756-1827)

57. From the first
illustrated edition
of Shakespeare‟s
works, by Nicholas
Rowe (1709)

58. Falstaff and Doll
Tearsheet
(ca. 1791)
by Johann
Heinrich Füssli
(1741-1825)

59. Falstaff and Doll
Tearsheet
(ca. 1827)
by Thomas Stothard
(1755-1834)

60. Falstaff and Doll
Tearsheet, as
painted by Johan
Heinrich Füssli
The Prince and
Poins eavesdrop in
the background

62. Falstaff Examining His Troops (1728)
by William Hogarth (1697-1764)

64. Oil painting by Francis Hayman (1708-1776) depicting Falstaff
choosing his recruits

65. Bardolph and Falstaff Putting Wart Through the Drill
(ca. 1827)
by John Cawse (1779-1862)

66. Falstaff Choosing His Recruits (1818) by John Cawse
(1779-1862)

70. Pistol Announcing to Falstaff the Death of the King
(ca. 1820s), by John Cawse (1779-1862)

71. Pistol Announcing to Falstaff the Death of the King
(ca. 1820s)
by John Cawse (1779-1862)

75. Falstaff
Rebuked by
Robert Smirke
(1752-1845)

78. Sketch by George Cruikshank depicting Falstaff ‟s death

79. Title page from the
1619 quarto of
A Most Pleasant
and Excellent
Conceited Comedy,
of Sir John
Falstaffe, and the
Merry Wives of
Windsor

81. Queen Elizabeth Viewing the Performance of The Merry Wives of
Windsor at the Globe Theatre” (1840) by David Scott (1806-1849)

88. Falstaff dispatches
his billets-doux in
The Merry Wives
of Windsor
Illustration by
Hugh Thomson,
(1910)

91. Falstaff and his page,
from a 20th century
production of The
Merry Wives of
Windsor

92. Mistress Page and Mistress Ford

94. Falstaff and Mistress Quickly from The Merry Wives of Windsor by Francis Philip Stephanoff, (c. 1840)

95. Illustration of
Mistress
Quickly and
Falstaff by E.A.
Alley

96. Illustration
by E.A. Alley
(1888)

97. Artist‟s
portrayal
of Master
Ford in
disguise as
Master
Brook

99. Two depictions of
Falstaff and Mistress
Ford

102. Mistress Ford and Falstaff (ca. 1810s) by John Massey
Wright (1777-1866)

103. Mistress Ford hiding Falstaff behind the arras (Act 3, scene 3). Watercolor
after Charles Robert Leslie, R. A. (1794-1859)

105. Falstaff hiding behind the arras at
Mistress Ford‟s house. Below:
Watercolor by Frederick William Davis
(1907)

108. Falstaff Hiding in the Buckbasket (ca. 1790s) by Rev. Matthew William Peters (1741/2-1814)

109. Falstaff in the
Laundry
Basket
(Fallstaff im
Wäschekor)
-1792-
by Johann
Heinrich
Füssli
(1741-1825)

113. Falstaff and
Mistress
Quickly
Joseph Kinny
Meadows
(1869)

114. Falstaff ’s Escape, by Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811)

117. Late 19th century illustration of Falstaff disguised as the
witch of Brainford (Act 4, scene 2)

119. Falstaff and
Simple (ca. 1835)
by Sir Augustus
Wall Callcott
(1779-1844)

121. Herne‟s Oak

125. Falstaff, with chain
and horns, flanked by
Mistresses Ford and
Page, under Herne‟s
Oak
(Act 5, scene 5)
Oil painting by
Robert Smirke, R.A.
(1752-1845)

128. Falstaff tormented by the
“supernatural” creatures in
Windsor Forest

130. “
And now for a brief word from our sponsors”:
The Commercialization of Falstaff:
Advertising, Merchandise and Popular
Culture

131. Falstaff statue
located in
Stratford-Upon-
Avon,
Shakespeare‟s
birthplace

135. Caricature of Civil
War General
Benjamin Franklin
“Spoons” Butler,
known for his corrupt
practices (and for
stealing silverware) as
“The Later Falstaff ”

136. Falstaff-
inspired
photograph
created by
Paris
photographer
Ellen Eusdin

138. H

140. Antique German Trading Cards for Leibig‟s Fleisch-Extract featuring
Falstaff from Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor

144. Postcard designed in
England by Marjorie
C. Boles, which
features a 1934
postmark

145. Falstaff postcard designed by Sydney Carter

146. Falstaff and
modern technology:
“Sir John Falstaff
need not have been
known as „The Fat
Knight‟ if he had
made regular use of
an Electric
Slimming
Machine”
Print by H M
Brock (c. 1920s)
illustrating
“Histro-Electric”

147. Royal Doulton
Falstaff figurine
(mid-20th
Century)

148. Figurine of
Falstaff on
horseback

149. Molded Parian ware designed by James Hadley (1837–c.1903)

150. Falstaff draws his rapier
on Pistol in the Boar's
Head Tavern in
Eastcheap, while Doll
Tearsheet tries to prevent
him.
From Henry IV, Part 2

152. Tapestry created in 1877 by
T. W. Hay
Depicts the bank of the
Thames at Datchet Mead
(described in Act 3, scene
3)

153. Falstaff
bookend

160. Advertisement
for Defiance
Cigars using
Falstaff ‟s
likeness

168. 1915 Falstaff
Beer sign

172. Some Famous (and Not-So-Famous)
Stage Falstaffs

173. Will Kempe

174. John Lowin
(1576-1659)

177. Thomas Betterton
(ca. 1635-1710)

179. Left: Portrait of
James Quin (1693-
1766) by William
Hogarth
Below: Engraving
of Quin

180. Left: James Quin as
Falstaff (ca. 1750), by
James McArdell (ca.
1729-1765)

182. Three porcelain figurines of Quin as Falstaff, dating from c. 1795-
1797 to c. 1830 and sometime later in the 1800s. The large
number of 18th and 19th century china statuettes representing
Falstaff with the features of Quin show how completely the actor
was identified with the role.

184. Playbill for a
December 1, 1755
performance of the
first part of King
Henry the Fourth,
With the Humours of
Sir John Falstaff
(played by Ned Shuter,
1728-1776) at the
Theatre Royal, Covent
Garden
Note that Falstaff gets
top billing in the
production

185. Ned Shuter as Falstaff
and Peg Woffington as
Mistress Ford (right)
in The Merry Wives of
Windsor

187. Left: Peg Woffington as
Mistress Ford
Below: Portrait of Woffington
out of character

188. John Henderson
(1747-1785)

189. Engravings of Henderson
as Falstaff (left) and out
of costume (below)

190. Henderson as
Falstaff

191. Thomas Ryder (1735-1790) as
Falstaff

192. Mary Bulkley (née
Wilford, 1748-1792) as
Mistress Ford in The
Merry Wives of Windsor

193. Mrs. Mary Stephens
Wells (née Davies)
(1762-1829)
as Mistress Page
by
William Hamilton

194. Playbill for an
October 19, 1807
performance of
The Merry Wives
of Windsor Or,
Falstaff in the
Buck-Basket
(venue unknown),
featuring Charles
Kemble (1775-
1854) in the role of
Falstaff and his
wife, Maria
Theresa De Camp
(1774-1838) as
Mistress Ford

195. Right: Lithograph by
Richard James Lane
(published May 1840) of
Charles Kemble as Falstaff
in Henry IV

196. Two portraits of
Kemble in the
role of Romeo

197. Kemble as Othello
(left) and Macbeth
(above)

198. Stephen Kemble
(1758-1822)

199. George Frederick Cooke
(1756-1812) as Falstaff in
Henry IV, Part 2

200. Samuel Phelps (1804-1878)

201. Another depiction
of Phelps as
Falstaff

202. William Evans Burton
(1804-1860) as Falstaff,
opposite Mrs. Burton in The
Merry Wives of Windsor

203. Benedict “Ben” De Bar
(1812-1877) as Falstaff
in The Merry Wives of
Windsor

205. James Henry Hackett
(1800-1871)

206. Hackett as
Falstaff

208. Hackett as
Falstaff in
Henry IV

210. Staffordshire figurines of Hackett as Falstaff

211. Mark
Lemon
(1809-
1870)
played
Falstaff in
selected
scenes from
Henry IV
in 1869

213. Lemon was a playwright, amateur
actor, and the editor of Punch

214. Charles Fisher (1816-1891) as Falstaff in The Merry
Wives of Windsor

216. Mistress Quickly and Falstaff

219. Ada Rehan (1857-1916)
as Mistress Ford (left)
and Virginia Dreher
(right) as Mistress Page

222. William Henry Crane
(1845-1928) as Falstaff
in The Merry Wives of
Windsor (1895)

224. Another image
of Crane as
Falstaff in The
Merry Wives of
Windsor, dated
1899

225. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
(1852-1917)

226. Tree as Falstaff in
Henry IV, Part I
at His Majesty‟s
Theatre (1914)

227. Engraving of

232. Dame Ellen Terry (left) as Mistress Page and
Dame Madge Kendal (right) as Mistress Ford

233. Terry and Kendal as Mistresses Page and Ford

235. Madge Kendal in The Merry Wives of Windsor (1902)

236. .

237. Bernhard Baumeister (1828-
1917) as Falstaff in Henry IV,
Part 1 at the Vienna Burgtheater
(1906)

238. Louis James (1842-1910) as Falstaff
(1906)

239. 25 February 1911:
Oscar Asche and Lily
Brayton opened their
London season at the
Garrick Theatre with
The Merry Wives of
Windsor

241. From left to right below: Lily Brayton as Mistress Ford, Oscar
Asche as Falstaff, and Constance Robertson as Mistress Page.

242. Brayton, Asche, and Constance Robertson (right)

243. Bessie Major as
Mistress Quickly
and
Oscar Asche as
Falstaff

244. --1916--
 Production of The Merry Wives of Windsor in
New York at the Criterion Theatre.
 Thomas A. Wise played Falstaff.
 Viola Allen (1867-1948) played Mistress Ford in
her last New York appearance.
 Henrietta Crosman (1865-1944) played Mistress
Page.

245. From left to right: Allen, Wise, Reggie Sheffield (as Robin)
and Crosman

246. Postcard images of Allen and Crosman

248. --DECEMBER 1928-JANUARY 1929--
 Charles D. Coburn played in the three-act
comedy Falstaff (written by William Plasted
Webber)
 Ran for 15 performances at the Coburn Theatre.
 Directed by Richard Boleslavsky and Henry
Stillman.

249. Illustration of Charles Coburn
in the role of Falstaff (left) by
Alexander Hess

250. Left: German
stage and film
actor Werner
Krauss
(1884-1959)
as Falstaff
with a
monocle, from
a 1929
production at
the Deutches
Theatre,
Berlin

252. Actor playing Falstaff in a 1934 production of Henry IV, Part 1 in 1934

254. Known as the “Prime Minister of
Mirth,” English music hall
comedian and star Sir George
Robey (1869-1954) played Falstaff
in Henry IV, Part 1 in the 1930s.
He reprised the role in the 1944
film version of Henry V, directed
by and starring Laurence Olivier.

256. English actor Maurice Herbert
Evans (1901-1989), noted for his
interpretations of Shakespearean
characters.
This is a promotional photo from
the 1939 Broadway production of
Henry IV, Part 1.

259. --1940--
SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE
 The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by
Ben Iden Payne, designed by Don Finley.
 Falstaff played by Jay Laurier.
 Mistress Ford played by Thea Holme.
 Mistress Page played by Clare Harris.

260. Act 3, scene 3: Mistresses Ford (Holme) and Page
(Harris) attempting to hide Falstaff (Laurier) in the
laundry basket

261. --1943--
Baliol Holloway as Falstaff
Patricia Jessel as Mistress Ford and Alison Pickard as
Mistress Page at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

262. --1945--
“THE GREATEST FALSTAFF IN LIVING
MEMORY”
 Ralph Richardson (1902-1983) played
Falstaff in the Old Vic‟s production of Henry
IV, Part 1 at the New Theatre, London

263. Below: photo of Richardson in
1947

265. Richardson as
Falstaff and
Michael Warre
(1922 -1987)
as Prince Hal

267. Richardson as
Falstaff

270. --1951--
SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE
 Anthony Quayle (1913-1989) as Falstaff in both
parts of Henry IV.
 Henry IV, Part 1 directed by Quayle and John Kidd.
 Henry IV, Part 2 directed by Michael Redgrave.
 Henry V, directed by Quayle.
 Richard Burton as Prince Hal (Henry V) in all three
productions.
 All three productions designed by Tanya
Moiseiwitsch.

272. Quayle was only 38
years old when he
first performed the
role of Falstaff

273. Caricature by
Ronald
Searle,
theatrical
illustrator for
Punch, of
Quayle as
Falstaff in
Henry IV,
Part 1.
(Published
18 April
1951)

274. Prince Hal (Richard Burton, left) and Falstaff (Anthony
Quayle), Act 1, scene 2

275. Richard
Burton as
Prince
Hal in
Henry IV,
Part 1

276. Hal (Burton), Poins (Alan Badel) and Falstaff (Quayle)
plotting their highway robbery, Act 1, scene 2

277. Henry IV, Part 1: Bardolf (Michael Bates) and Falstaff (Quayle),
Act 4, scene 2

278. Henry IV, Part 2:
Falstaff, Silence,
Robin and Shallow
at Master Shallow's
house, Act 5, scene 1.
The cast, from left to
right, is Silence
(William Squire),
Davy (Alexander
Gauge), Falstaff
(Anthony Quayle),
Robin (Robert
Sandford), Shallow
(Alan Badel),
Bardolf (Michael
Bates).

279. Henry IV, Part 2: Falstaff, Justice Shallow and Justice Silence choose
new recruits from the villagers, Act 3, scene 2

280. Henry IV, Part 2: Falstaff and Pistol at Henry V's coronation
procession, Act 5 scene 5

281. Richard
Burton as
Henry V
(1951),
directed by
Quayle

282. Henry V: The Page tells Pistol, Hostess, Nym and Bardolf of Falstaff ‟s illness,
Act 2, scene 1.

283. --1955--
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
 Royal Shakespeare Company production at the
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
 Anthony Quayle as Falstaff.
 Joyce Redman as Mistress Ford.
 Angela Baddeley as Mistress Page.
 Directed by Glen Byam Shaw.
 Designed by Motley.
 Quayle had already played Falstaff in the Henry IV
plays in 1951. This time round his wiry, cunning knight
suffered tremendous blows to his dignity at every turn
as he was outmaneuvered by Mistress Page and
Mistress Ford.

284. Mistress Ford
(Joyce Redman,
left) and
Mistress Page
(Angela
Baddeley, right)
compare their
identical love
letters.
Act 2, scene 1

285. Master Ford
(Keith Mitchell),
disguised as
Master Brooke,
appoints Falstaff
(Quayle) to
seduce his wife.
Act 2, scene 2

286. Falstaff (Quayle)
sneaks up behind
Mistress Ford
(Redman).
Act 3, scene 3

287. Falstaff attempts
to seduce
Mistress Ford.
Act 3 scene 3

289. Mistress Ford and
Mistress Page hiding
Falstaff in the
laundry basket.
Act 3, scene 3

290. Left to right: The Host (Patrick Wymark), Simple (Geoffrey Sassé),
and Falstaff. Act 4, scene 5

292. Falstaff attacked by fairies at Herne‟s Oak. Act 5, scene 5

293. Searle caricature
of Quayle in The
Merry Wives of
Windsor from
Punch
(20 July 1955)

294. Searle illustration of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Old Vic, with Richard
Wordsworth as Ford and Paul Rogers as Falstaff (Published 5 October 1955)

295. Left:
Wordsworth
Right and
Below: Rogers

296. Al Hirshfeld illustration of Eric Berry as Falstaff in
Henry IV, Part 1 (1960)

297. --1964--
 Clive Swift played Falstaff (for the second time in his
career) in The Merry Wives of Windsor
 Directed by John Blatchley.
 Performed at the Aldwych Theatre.
 Designed by Andre Francois.

299. Falstaff explains his plan to seduce Mistress Page and Mistress
Ford, Act 1, scene 3. From left to right, Robin (Stephen Barrett),
Nym (Henry Woolf ), Falstaff (Swift), Pistol (Freddie Jones)

301. Falstaff (Swift)
dressed as Herne
the Hunter.
Act 5, scene 5

302. Brewster Mason as
Falstaff in a Royal
Shakespeare production
of The Merry Wives of
Windsor, directed by
Terry Hands.

314. 1979:
The Merry
Wives of
Windsor,
directed by
Trevor
Nunn with
John Caird,
designed by
John
Napier.
Falstaff
(John
Woodvine,
left) and
Bardolf
(Norman
Tyrrell)

315. Mistress
Quickly (Lila
Kaye)
informing
Falstaff (John
Woodvine)
that both
wives are in
love with him.
Act 2, scene 2.

317. Ford (Ben
Kingsley)
talking with
Falstaff
(John
Woodvine)
while
disguised as
Master
Brook.
Act 2, scene
2

318. Falstaff (John
Woodvine)
attempting to
seduce
Mistress Ford
(Susan Tracy).
Act 3, scene 3

319. Act
5,
scene
5

320. Playbill for The Merry
Wives of Windsor,
(1985, revived in
1987), directed by Bill
Alexander and
designed by William
Dudley, at the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre.

323. Mistress Page (Janet Dale, left) and Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan)
discovering that Falstaff has sent them identical love letters. Act 2, scene 1

325. Mistress Quickly (Sheila Steafel) telling Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) that both
wives are in love with him. Act 2, scene 2. (Performed at the Barbican
Theatre)

326. Ford (Nicky Henson), disguised as Master Brook, employing Falstaff
(Peter Jeffrey) to seduce his wife. Act 2, scene 2

327. 1987 revival at the Barbicon Theatre. Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) attempting to
seduce Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan). Act 3, scene 3

328. Mistress Page (Janet Dale, left) and Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan,
right) look on in horror as Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) emerges from the
laundry basket. Act 3, scene 3

329. Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey, center), dressed as Herne the Hunter and preparing to
enjoy Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan, left) and Mistress Page (Janet Dale, right).
Act 5, scene 5

330. Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey, center) attacked by fairies. Act 5, scene 5

332. --1992--
Henry IV, Part 1, (Royal
Shakespeare Company),
directed by Adrian Noble,
designed by Bob Crowley,
with costumes by Deirdre
Clancy.
Robert Stephens as
Falstaff.
Barbican Theatre

333. Falstaff gives his unlikely account of the robbery to Hal and the assembled
taverners. Act 2, scene 5

335. Hal exposes Falstaff 's lies about the robbery and ambush. Act 2, scene 5

337. Timothy West as
Falstaff in Henry
IV, Part 1.
West played
Falstaff in both
parts of Henry IV
with the English
Touring Theatre in
1996-97.
His real-life son
played Prince Hal
in the production.

338. 2000: Henry IV, Part 2. Falstaff (Desmond Barrit) and Doll Tearsheet
(Danielle Tilley). Act 2, scene 4

341. .

343. 2003: Henry IV, Part 1
Kevin Kline as Falstaff and Michael
Hayden as Prince Hal

346. 2005:
Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 at
the Old Globe, directed by
Jack O'Brien.
John Goodman as Falstaff

347. 2005: Michael Gambon as
Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1
Directed by Nicholas Hytner

348. Falstaff (Paul Kiernan) steals a kiss
from Mistress Page (Lynn Allison) as
Master Page (George Roth) tends to
the barbecue in Great Lakes Theater
Festival‟s 2005 season opening
summer repertory production of The
Merry Wives of Windsor.

349. Left and Right:
Andrew May (Master
Ford) shares the stage
with actor Paul
Kiernan (Falstaff )
Center: Mistress
Ford (Kathryn
Cherasaro) and
Falstaff (Paul
Kiernan)

350. The Host of the Garter Resort (Scott Plate, left) watches on as
Simple (Tom Weaver, center) shares a laugh with Falstaff (Paul
Kiernan, right)

351. Royal Shakespeare
Company
production (2007-
08 season), with
David Warner as
Falstaff.
Directed by
Michael Boyd.

352. David Warner as Falstaff, with Geoffrey Streatfeild as
Prince Hal, in Henry IV, Part 1

354. Warner also
played Falstaff in
Henry IV, Part 2
(2007-08 season),
with the Royal
Shakespeare
Company.
Directed by
Richard Twyman

355. 2008
Sarah Woodward,
Serena Evans and
Christopher
Benjamin as Falstaff
in The Merry Wives
of Windsor at
Shakespeare‟s Globe,
London

359. 2008
production of
the play by
Shakespeare
Sedona
(Arizona)

360. Delaney Williams in a 2008 production of
Henry IV, Part 1, at the Folger Theatre in
Washington, D.C.

361. Anne Stone as Mistress Quickly and Delaney Williams
as Falstaff

362. 2008
production at
the Old Globe
in San Diego,
which was set in
the old West

363. Falstaff on Film
Falstaff, a.k.a.
Chimes at Midnight
(1965)

371. The 1991 independent film
My Own Private Idaho,
loosely based on Henry IV,
Part 1, features Keanu
Reeves as the Prince Hal
figure and William Richart as
the Falstaff figure. Called
“Bob Pigeon,” he is a middle-
aged derelict, petty thief and
mentor to a gang of street kids
and hustlers who live in an
abandoned apartment
building.

372. Musical Falstaffs

373. Antonio Salieri
(1750–1825)
Below: From a 2004
production of Salieri‟s
opera at the Wolf Trap
opera in Virginia

374. Left: Karl Johann Formes (1815-
89), flanked by Inez Fabbri and
Anna Elzer in Die lustigen
Wieber von Windsor by Otto
Nicolai (1810-49)
Below: Karl Formes

375. Bataille as Falstaff in The
Dream of a Summer Night
(Le Songe d'une nuit d'été),
1850, by French composer
Ambroise Thomas (below)

376. Posters for Verdi‟s opera Falstaff (1893)

378. Right: Austrian
tenor Leo Slezak
(1873-1946) as
Falstaff in
Verdi‟s opera

379. Baritone Leonard
Warren (1911-1960) as
Falstaff

380. Italian baritone Tito
Gobbi (1913-1984) as
Falstaff

381. Anselmo Colzani (1918-2006)
in Verdi's Falstaff at the
Metropolitan Opera House
(1964)

382. Welsh baritone
Geraint Evans
(1922-92)

383. German baritone
Dietrich-Fischer
Dieskau (1925- )

384. Baritone Mark Delavan
(1959- )

385. English bass baritone
Stephen Richardson

386. Yvonne Kenny
(Mrs. Alice Ford)
and Richardson

389. Baritone Bryn
Terfel (1965- ) as
Falstaff

397. The End