Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson in Macbeth a Margaret Webster production 1941. Shakespeare on the Stage; an Illustrated History of Shakespearian Performance (1973) by Robert Speaight page 226. Robert Speaight (1904-1976) was a British actor and writer. He was an early performer (from 1927) in radio plays. He went on to Shakespearean roles, and to direct. He also wrote criticism and essays, works on the theatre and biography.