Royal54-08-2547The Judgement

This is Theatre Royal. Tonight's play is the fifth in the important series of command performances. Transcribed for your pleasure by the greatest stars of the English Theatre and their distinguished host, Sir Lawrence Olivier. Tonight's guest, Tarever Howard, The Play, The Judgment by Dostoevsky.

The National Broadcasting Company presents, Transcribed Sir Lawrence Olivier in Theatre Royal. This is Laurence Olivier. Once again it is my pleasure to introduce to you a guest from the theatre who is going to appear in this week's programme. Next week incidentally I look forward to taking over the leading roles myself in this series. Today's guest

will I feel sure be already familiar to you through the many films he has made which have enjoyed success in the United States. I refer to such motion pictures as the Golden Salamander, the third man and perhaps best known of all, brief encounter.

Here's of course Trevor Howard. He has chosen to play the role of John Farrington in our play based on a work by Dostoevsky. It's called The Judgment. Here then is Trevor Howard as John Farrington in The Judgment.

My name is John Farrington, Dr. John Farrington. If you care to sit down for a moment or two, I'll tell you a story. It's a fantastic story. You won't believe it. No one ever believes the truth.

Would you like to hear it? Very well then, but I warn you, this isn't an ordinary story, and you can't listen to it in the ordinary way. You'll have to pay attention, and you'll have to think.

Yes, think. That's a surprisingly difficult thing to do. You don't have to believe that either, do you? Well, consider. Do you think that you go about your normal everyday duties? Are you conscious of thinking when you eat, walk, bake or dress?