Pure and simple, why Anthony Quayle has always been my favorite actor for over a half-century: language. Language is perhaps humanity's greatest invention, and Quayle among its very best purveyors. He always showed his love for it in everything he ever performed, impeccably. In short, Anthony Quayle made me a better listener, and for that I'm eternally grateful. Language!
there’s evidence to suggest that the operation of human brain and chimp brains are the same in most respects like computation, memory, ETC. and the only unique aspect of humans is socialization and language capability
This series of Shax plays from the late 1970s into the 1980s is the one I grew up watching and have most affection for. Anthony Quayle is wonderful as Falstaff, and I gained a strong enough appreciation from the Henry IV plays that I made sure to read 3 or so of the plays every year during my collegiate summers.
I saw him as Lear at about this time, he was fantastic, particularly in his relationship with the Fool which was the most affecting tender performance I have seen.
Brilliant! Big Quayle fan but I'd never seen him perform in his old age. Although I've read a lot of the plays over many years, I'd never read the Henry IV plays---I've just finished Part 2. Both fantastic. Falstaff--what an amazing, awesome creation.
Theres no sexual innuendo there. "Sack" was not a slang term for testicles in Shakespeare's day. The sack hes referring to is a type of wine called Sherris Sack (simply called Sack in his day, later referred to by most people simply as Sherry), which is an incredibly strong type of wine, being as it's distilled with liquor, in those days likely brandy.
As pointed out, sack does not mean what you think in this context. Take for instance the lyrics to Simon the Cellarer, one of my late Father’s favourites, containing reference to “sack and canary” (as sack was imported from the canaries): Old Simon, the cellarer, keeps a rare store Of Malmsey and Malvoisie, And Cyprus, and who can say how many more? For a chary old soul is he, A chary old soul is he. Of Sack and Canary he never doth fail. And all the year 'round there is brewing of ale; Yet he never aileth, he quaintly doth say, While he keeps to his sober six flagons a day. But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show Bow oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go; But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show How oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go.
Harold Pinter wrote that Quayle was the best Falstaff that he'd seen. I have to agree. Orson Welles made a towering film of Falstaff, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT, and gives a good performance as Falstaff but I still agree with Pinter, Quayle is the best Falstaff.
Ever heard about theatre? Actors have to stay on stage, sometimes for hours, and can't redo takes! And they have to do it every day! Being able to act isn't that impressive. I mean, it is, it's just that trained professionals do it easier than untrained youtubers would have you believe. The original Falstaff would have had to do this speech every day flawlessly, sometimes in front of royalty. Acting is hard as crap, don't get me wrong. But this isn't that impressive, it's expected from someone with an education in acting and months of rehearsals.
Volstagg the Voluminous = this guy Fandral the Dashing = Erol Flynn Hogun the Grim = Atilla/Temujin also, "nothing without sack". lmao i see wat shakespeare did thar
Sack, fortified wine akin to Sherry (sherris) from the Canary Islands. Old Simon, the cellarer, keeps a rare store Of Malmsey and Malvoisie, And Cyprus, and who can say how many more? For a chary old soul is he, A chary old soul is he. Of Sack and Canary he never doth fail. And all the year 'round there is brewing of ale; Yet he never aileth, he quaintly doth say, While he keeps to his sober six flagons a day. But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show Bow oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go; But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show How oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go.
Falstaff is an awful man. A drunk, a parasite, a coward, a suck-up, a gourmand, a liar and ruthless. After all, he let a group of decrepit, untrained men into battle, only to be slaughtered. Entertaining though, and a great creation by The Bard.
Very wise words, I will heed them and drive to the liquor store right now
Pure and simple, why Anthony Quayle has always been my favorite actor for over a half-century: language. Language is perhaps humanity's greatest invention, and Quayle among its very best purveyors. He always showed his love for it in everything he ever performed, impeccably. In short, Anthony Quayle made me a better listener, and for that I'm eternally grateful. Language!
Very Shakespearean comment!
there’s evidence to suggest that the operation of human brain and chimp brains are the same in most respects like computation, memory, ETC. and the only unique aspect of humans is socialization and language capability
The Falstaff speeches are ahead of their time.
Half of shakespeare is ahead of its time. Usually spoken by villains. See Edmund's opinion of Astrology.
Shakespeare's works are for all time ?
Funny considering Shakespeare s works are based on old and antique stories 😅
I met Tony back in 1968. He was great, and very down to earth. RIP. Sir.
Dude is the marketing manager for all liquor companies 😂😂😂😂
The brilliant delivery here brings Falstaff to life as I've never seen before.
This series of Shax plays from the late 1970s into the 1980s is the one I grew up watching and have most affection for. Anthony Quayle is wonderful as Falstaff, and I gained a strong enough appreciation from the Henry IV plays that I made sure to read 3 or so of the plays every year during my collegiate summers.
I saw him as Lear at about this time, he was fantastic, particularly in his relationship with the Fool which was the most affecting tender performance I have seen.
"learning, a mere hoard of gold kept by a devil, till sack commences it and sets it in act and use"
Falstaff was indeed very demure, very mindfull
Quayle's Falstaff is a towering performance, untouchable by any other actor.
Orson Welles' "Chimes at Midnight"
Orson welles has a great clip of this verse.... Orson has more loveability and humor than this man
@@Vpopov81 You’re welcome to your opinion, but I think Quayle is the better actor.
@@georgemorley1029 would he were fatter!!!
Anthony Quayle undoubtedly one of the greatest Falstaff's ever ?
I love Orson Welles Falstaff but THIS is otherworldly in quality. Phenomenal.
1979. The wonderful Sir John Anthony Quayle, CBE.
Sir John Anthony Quayle
Brilliant! Big Quayle fan but I'd never seen him perform in his old age. Although I've read a lot of the plays over many years, I'd never read the Henry IV plays---I've just finished Part 2. Both fantastic. Falstaff--what an amazing, awesome creation.
A lot of people believe Henry IV part one and two are the best plays Shakespeare ever written ?
Is that a question or a statement?
Best I've ever come across. I have watched this countless times and always it feeds and enriches.
Best Falstaff I've ever seen.
Absolutely!
You haven’t seen Orson Welles?
And I’ve seen a few...👍🏻
The BBC films of Henry IV can be seen at the Internet Archive.
Agree with comments below ...Quayle is a magnificent Falstaff ---and this a grand grand W.S. soliloquy
RIP and long live Sir Anthony Quayle (September 7, 1913 - October 20, 1989), aged 76
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Falstaff, give me life.
"skill in the weapon is nothing without sack" oh shakespeare you perverted genius
Theres no sexual innuendo there. "Sack" was not a slang term for testicles in Shakespeare's day. The sack hes referring to is a type of wine called Sherris Sack (simply called Sack in his day, later referred to by most people simply as Sherry), which is an incredibly strong type of wine, being as it's distilled with liquor, in those days likely brandy.
@@dildonius nice explanation
As pointed out, sack does not mean what you think in this context. Take for instance the lyrics to Simon the Cellarer, one of my late Father’s favourites, containing reference to “sack and canary” (as sack was imported from the canaries):
Old Simon, the cellarer, keeps a rare store
Of Malmsey and Malvoisie,
And Cyprus, and who can say how many more?
For a chary old soul is he,
A chary old soul is he.
Of Sack and Canary he never doth fail.
And all the year 'round there is brewing of ale;
Yet he never aileth, he quaintly doth say,
While he keeps to his sober six flagons a day.
But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show
Bow oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go;
But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show
How oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go.
Harold Pinter wrote that Quayle was the best Falstaff that he'd seen. I have to agree. Orson Welles made a towering film of Falstaff, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT, and gives a good performance as Falstaff but I still agree with Pinter, Quayle is the best Falstaff.
But this isnt Orson Welles.
"... and addict yourself to smack"
All done in one continuous take. Brilliant!
Ever heard about theatre? Actors have to stay on stage, sometimes for hours, and can't redo takes! And they have to do it every day!
Being able to act isn't that impressive. I mean, it is, it's just that trained professionals do it easier than untrained youtubers would have you believe. The original Falstaff would have had to do this speech every day flawlessly, sometimes in front of royalty.
Acting is hard as crap, don't get me wrong. But this isn't that impressive, it's expected from someone with an education in acting and months of rehearsals.
Que lujo semejante actor!!
The finest Falstaff EVER ! An unbeatable performance.
Almost as fine as Orson Welles'.
This should have been a television advertisement for Falstaff beer, if they had also brewed sherry - missed opportunity here!
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Beautiful!
It strikes me that this passage is in part Shakespeare letting the actor know how to play Falstaff.
Volstagg the Voluminous = this guy
Fandral the Dashing = Erol Flynn
Hogun the Grim = Atilla/Temujin
also, "nothing without sack". lmao i see wat shakespeare did thar
Delightful!
The best Falstaff ever.
Falstaff knows more how alcohol works than modern doctors
I always thought Leo McKern would have made a good Falstaff, considering the similarity of his Rumpole.
This guy seems like he enjoys a succulent Chinese meal
"Would that they did not hence make feast of our cats and dogs making them gone from our spirits yet"-Donald VI
Any more of these clips of Quayle doing Falstaff?
Friday night boys
O for a draught of vintage......
what is that walking cane he sits on?
It's some sort of "shooting stick" type thing. i.e. a walking cane that you can sit on.
Which sack is he talking about? I can think of a few. Bill...
Sherris Sack.
Sack, fortified wine akin to Sherry (sherris) from the Canary Islands.
Old Simon, the cellarer, keeps a rare store
Of Malmsey and Malvoisie,
And Cyprus, and who can say how many more?
For a chary old soul is he,
A chary old soul is he.
Of Sack and Canary he never doth fail.
And all the year 'round there is brewing of ale;
Yet he never aileth, he quaintly doth say,
While he keeps to his sober six flagons a day.
But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show
Bow oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go;
But, oh! oh! oh! his nose doth show
How oft the Black Jack to his lips doth go.
@@georgemorley1029 He ever ale~eth.
SACK
John Rhys Davies woulda made an interesting Falstaff. So would Brian Blessed.
Anthony Quayle.
yea who was that wanted too peak behind the curtan.
orsons portrayel blows him outta the water.
just ask yourself who would you rather watch.
I'm a huge fan of Welles but l like Quayle' s interpretation as well.
Not one false word. Almost holy writ.
Crudy, I think, not, curdy.
Falstaff is an awful man. A drunk, a parasite, a coward, a suck-up, a gourmand, a liar and ruthless. After all, he let a group of decrepit, untrained men into battle, only to be slaughtered. Entertaining though, and a great creation by The Bard.
William Ainsworth severe but true
Because the ruthless have no heart, and coeur is needed for coeurage...
@Gioachino Rossini ask boris Johnson
@Gioachino Rossini and blows
So you are those persons Harold Bloom was talking about...
Does whisky work? It does. But try not to get addicted. The DT's ain't fun.
Alcohol (e.g., whiskey or sack) fast ruins the liver. Falstaff's physiology is medieval into mid~Renaissance humorous, pre~ modern science.
It doesn't ruin the liver that quickly. I would know.
“More wine”Quayle is a good actor but way too stiff and humourless for this character.