in an age which prized gentility, ibsen was scandalously provocative. he would not allow the appearance of respectability to conceal truth. at the same time, he recognized the danger of such revelations. a few years before the wild duck was written, he had aroused so much public hostility against the frankness of his play ghosts that he was labeled an enemy of the people. upon reflection, he turned that accusation against himself into the title of still another play. in the wild duck, some of the most severe attacks are directed against the so-called idealists. though ibsen's subjects-- contemporary corruption in clergy and business, sexual inequality, prudishness and other victorian unmentionables-- were considered dangerous, his method of presentation was conventional. he used melodramatic devices, usually making quite explicit the division between good characters and bad. to make deceptively simple-looking plays, he wrote what was called the well-made play, that is, a play so carefully constructed that almost every line and object turned out to have

the play for this program, peer gynt, by henrik ibsen. now your host, mr. jose ferrer. i have been active in the theater for over 40 years, and it has never ceased to fascinate, challenge and excite me. how to describe the feeling that inevitably comes over you when the house lights dim, the curtains open or when the musicians tune their instruments, then silence? and then the overture begins. whether actor or director or playwright or audience member, all of us share in that special moment, that special magic, the here and now event which can only take place within the specialized conditions of theater. you hear a lot about what theater really is. in fact, the comparison most often heard has to do with a mirror. the comparison, of course, is borrowed from shakespeare, when hamlet says, "to hold as 'twere a mirror up to nature." for many, theater is a reflection of life, an imitation. now, certainly, there can be a mirroring effect in the theater. as with any artist, if the dramatist or playwright holds up a mirror to nature, it is the mirror of that individual's own mi

the british tracked down a canadian-born cabinet maker, michael ibsen, a known descendant of king richard'syork, who showed a match with the dna in those bones. eerie to think the hunchback king has come to greet us once again. >> now is the winter of our discontent. >>> and tonight, it was the water cooler debate of the day here. which super bowl ads topped your list? well, "usa today" ranked them and number one, the clydesdales. the irresistible foal we showed you last friday. today, there was a picture of the foal getting the news. and by the way, she will be named later this week. number two on the list, the tide commercial, the magic stain. remember that one? and number three, radio legend paul harvey, advertising the dodge ram with a salute to america's farmers. >> god said, i need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board. so, god made a farmer. >> and here's to all the farmers in my life, too. and you can see the entire list of winning ads on our

analysis comparing the genetic code in the bones with that of michael ibsen, a descendent discoveredations later. >> the phone rings and someone says "i'm a historian, you're related to richard iii, congratulations"? >> more or less. i think he probably started the conversation by saying "i'm not a lunatic." >> now is the winter of our a lunatic." >> now is the winter of our discontent. >> reporter: not now, most of what the world has known about richard has come from shakespeare who died trying to cling to his stolen throne and gave the world one good line. >> a horse! my kingdom for a horse!" >> reporter: the winners, of course, get the write history, and richard, being a loser, got a very bad press, including being accused of the murder of two of his relatives here at the tower of london. now, though, 500 years later, he gets a measure of revenge. finally he is the center of attention. for royal historians like sally dixon smith, it's history come alive. >> it's a fascinating murder mystery all of richard's life that we can still find archaeology like that and particularly around

distinctly different characters of the family and friends in a way which concentrates much more than ibsen does on the inner feelings of each character. paralleling surrealist painting in the ghost sonata, the departure from realism has continued to the point that though there is talk of the eating, entertaining guests, no food actually appears and even the guests themselves have been reduced to abstractions. before viewing the first scene from chehkov's play, you must be introduced to the characters whose personalities overshadow the plot. the setting is the provincial home of the three sisters and their brother. olga, a school teacher usually in charge of running the house, she is unmarried. masha, probably the most worldly of the three, she seems tired, bored, uninterested in the childish enthusiasms of her husband kulygin. and the youngest sister, irina, whose saint's day is being celebrated. all three sisters have expressed the desire to return to moscow where they had once lived. life in a small town is dull compared to the excitement they remember from their youth in a large city wh

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luckily you find descendants of his family, like michael ibsen and you compare the dna, and what do youichard iii. >> reporter: pulling ought the evidence together led the team to the inevitable conclusion. >> ladies and gentlemen, it's the conclusion that the graveside is indeed king richard iii. >>> a very pronounced team of the curvature of the spine which was also confirmed by the skeleton dug up. they were just following a hunch. >> in so many way this is a british story. how did they know to go to leicester? >> reporter: they knew he was killed in the battle outside of leicester. the story was either that his body was thrown in the river or buried under this church. they knew roughly where the church was. they started the dig. they found the search, they found the king, the rest is history. >> history solved. mark phillips, thank you. you're watching "cbs this morning." >>> there is one of the stars in the super bowl right there. she was remarkable. >> i loved the production. you know, i've been to a couple of her shows so i know it's always going to be entertaining. i think she c