Cleopatra Through the Ages

Shakespeare's <span style='font-style: italic'>Cleopatra</span> was, for many centuries, the most popular dramatic version of the Queen's life.
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The Play's the Thing
Shakespeare's Cleopatra was, for many centuries, the most popular dramatic version of the Queen's life. In this turn of the century production, the lead is played by famed beauty, Lillie Langtry.

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