Stake attention in this memory
This is a black and white photograph of a scene from "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" at the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1987. In the foreground, a person in historical costume is crouched down, appearing to speak to a shaggy dog lying on the ground. The person's expression is not clearly discernible, but the scene suggests a theatrical performance. The dog appears calm and is looking away from the person. The background is dark and indistinct, offering no specific location cues beyond what is suggested by the costume and the event. Below the image, text describes the humor in the play. It mentions that the humor combines incongruity and recognition, citing an example of a character speaking to a dog as if it were human. It also describes wit as involving surprising ideas, language, and verbal jokes, and recognition as the surprise of simple, everyday truths. The text also includes credits for the director, Stuart Vaughan, and the photographer, George E. Joseph. The page also contains numbered points, presumably about different types of humor within the play. Point 3 discusses wit, and point 4 discusses recognition. A page number, "251," is visible on the right side of the page. There are no identifiable details about the time of day, weather, or specific location within Jalingo, Nigeria, as this is a document likely from a different geographical context. The emotion conveyed is primarily through the visual of the interaction between the person and the dog, suggesting a moment of theatrical dialogue.
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