Half a Sixpence the middle of the stage and is accurate to the time period of the play by using actual lighting fixtures from the time. Half a Sixpence Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy based on the 1905 novel "Kipps" by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele. The show is based on H.G. Wells's novel "Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul". Steele played Arthur Kipps, an orphan who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, and climbs the social ladder before losing
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion is a 1982 television film about Denmark Vesey, a literate skilled carpenter and former slave who planned a slave rebellion in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina. "Denmark Vesey's Rebellion" was produced by WPBT and PBS, and Yaphet Kotto played Vesey. Denmark Vesey is a former slave in Charleston, South Carolina who has been free for 20 years after buying his freedom. He is literate and a skilled carpenter, one of the founders of an AME church in the city. In 1822 he decides to organize a slave rebellion.