Androcles in the Louvre and showed Androcles tending the lion's paw. In the 19th century Androcles became a subject for French table ornaments. One from 1820 shows him sword in hand in the arena as the lion crouches at his feet, while another from 1825 has him tending the injured paw. About 1898, Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was soon to paint that scene too, produced a sculpture of Androcles leading the lion about on his tour of the Roman taverns. Titled "Le Mendiant" (the beggar), it is made of bronze gilt and shows the former slave standing with one hand on the
A Rose Without a Thorn was adapted for Australian radio by Max Afford in 1940, a production much revived. It was also filmed by British TV in 1948. A Rose Without a Thorn A Rose without a Thorn is a 1958 Australian TV play about King Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine Howard. It was directed by Alan Burke from a play by Clifford Bax. The play was shown live in Sydney, recorded, then shown in Melbourne. It was the first production directed by Alan Burke after he joined the ABC full-time. Burke would go on to be one of the leading directors of the early