60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
The Beatles filmed their television special "Around The Beatles" at Wembley Studios in England.
In one of the skits, they performed Act V, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Nights Dream" with John Lennon playing the female role of Thisbe, Paul McCartney performing as Pyramus, George Harrison as Moonshine and Ringo as Lion. Paul later named his cat Thisbe.
You can watch the entire special here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHZ_6YKG0pA
Songs performed during the special include “Twist And Shout,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” “I Wanna Be Your Man,” “Long Tall Sally,” a medley of “Love Me Do,” “Please Please Me,” “From Me To You,” “She Loves You” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Can’t Buy Me Love” and their closer, “Shout.”
