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Hamlet
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Tragedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 26, 1947
Closing Date
Mar 07, 1947
Performances
2
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production played in repertory with
King Lear
,
As You Like It
,
The Merchant of Venice
,
Volpone
Theatres
New Century Theatre
(Feb 26, 1947 - Mar 07, 1947)
Description
A play in five acts
Setting
In and around Elsinore Castle in Denmark
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hall Shelton
; Produced by arrangement with
Advance Players Association, Ltd.
Written by
William Shakespeare
Staged by
Donald Wolfit
and
Christopher Ede
Scenic Design by
Donald Wolfit
and
Eric Adeney
Eric Adeney
Ghost
Robert Algar
Rosencrantz
Courtier
Priest
Kempster Barnes
Laertes
son to Polonius
Richard Blythe
Osric
a Courtier
Francisco
Officer
George Bradford
Marcellus
Officer
Hugh Cross
Sailor
David Dodimead
Guildenstern
Courtier
Bernardo
Officer
Violet Farebrother
Gertrude
Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet
Alexander Gauge
Claudius
King of Denmark
Frederick Horrey
Player
Fortinbras
Prince of Norway
Rosalind Iden
Ophelia
daughter to Polonius
Marion Marshall
Player Queen
Eric Maxon
Polonius
Lord Chamberlain
Josef Shear
Player
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Player King
Reynaldo
Donald Wolfit
Hamlet
son to the late, and nephew to the present King
John Wynyard
Horatio
friend to Hamlet
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hall Shelton
; Produced by arrangement with
Advance Players Association, Ltd.
Written by
William Shakespeare
Staged by
Donald Wolfit
and
Christopher Ede
Scenic Design by
Donald Wolfit
and
Eric Adeney
Eric Adeney
Ghost
Robert Algar
Rosencrantz
Courtier
Priest
Kempster Barnes
Laertes
son to Polonius
Richard Blythe
Osric
a Courtier
Francisco
Officer
George Bradford
Marcellus
Officer
Hugh Cross
Sailor
David Dodimead
Guildenstern
Courtier
Bernardo
Officer
Violet Farebrother
Gertrude
Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet
Alexander Gauge
Claudius
King of Denmark
Frederick Horrey
Player
Fortinbras
Prince of Norway
Rosalind Iden
Ophelia
daughter to Polonius
Marion Marshall
Player Queen
Eric Maxon
Polonius
Lord Chamberlain
Josef Shear
Player
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Player King
Reynaldo
Donald Wolfit
Hamlet
son to the late, and nephew to the present King
John Wynyard
Horatio
friend to Hamlet
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