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The first two people to play Romeo and Juliet were Richard Burbage and some teenaged boy whose name we don't know for sure but might have been Robert Goffe. Burbage played Romeo and the boy played Juliet. This took place about 1595. The first woman Juliet was Mary Saunderson in 1662, playing opposite Henry Harris. The first woman to play Romeo was Charlotte Cushman, an American, in 1845, playing opposite her sister Susan. Romeo and Juliet first appeared on film in 1908, in three different films: one with Mario and Maria Casserini made in Italy, one with Saul Panzer and Florence Laurence (the first film star) made in the USA, and one with Geoffrey Tearle and Mary Malone made in Britain. The first talking film of the play was made in 1936 with Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard. IMdb lists thirty-nine films with the characters of Romeo and Juliet before Zeffirelli's 1968 film, so that film was not even close to being close to the "first" Romeo and Juliet in any possible sense.
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Romeo - Leonard Whiting
Juliet - Olivia Hussey
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When were the real Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet is just a fictional play...but the actors who played them for the first time were guys.
What category does William shakespeares Romeo and Juliet fall into?
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. Many people immediately think romance, and in fact it may be both, but the full title of the play is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
What is shakspeares most internationally famous play?
It is difficult to say. Most people have heard of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. They know the plays they studied in school. Many of them will not have any contact with Shakespeare after.
Does the nurse die in the play Romeo and Juliet?
No, the nurse does not die in the Romeo and Juliet Play.
What is Romeo and Juliet real name?
Juliet Capulet is her real name.
Does Romeo or Juliet talk first in the play?
Romeo
When was the first Romeo and Juliet produced?
William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet around 1595, and it was first published in 1597.
What number play was Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet is the 12th play in the First Folio of Shakespeare's works, which was published in 1623.
Who speaks 1st Romeo or Juliet?
Romeo speaks before Juliet however Sampson is the first to speak in the play
When were the real Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet is just a fictional play...but the actors who played them for the first time were guys.
Who was the first killed in the play of romeo and Juliet?
Mercutio
What category does William shakespeares Romeo and Juliet fall into?
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. Many people immediately think romance, and in fact it may be both, but the full title of the play is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
Who speaks first out of Romeo and Juliet in the play?
Romeo speaks first with the line "is the day so young"
What is shakspeares most internationally famous play?
It is difficult to say. Most people have heard of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. They know the plays they studied in school. Many of them will not have any contact with Shakespeare after.
In New Moon what play is the first quote from?
romeo & Juliet
Does the nurse die in the play Romeo and Juliet?
No, the nurse does not die in the Romeo and Juliet Play.
Where was the play Romeo and Juliet created?
Romeo and Juliet were first published in quarto in 1597 by William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare Was Wonderful!
