Macbeth written by William Shakespeare and produced probably in 1911, starring Mr. Frank Benson as Macbeth and Mrs. Constance Benson as Lady Macbeth

A scene from Macbeth written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced probably in 1911, starring Mr. Frank Benson as Macbeth and Mrs. Constance Benson as Lady Macbeth

In 1910, at the first Stratford-upon-Avon Summer Shakespeare Festival, Benson presented The Winter’s Tale, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Henry V, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Richard II, Hamlet, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. In 1911, on April 17, the annual Festival opened with The Merry Wives of Windsor. This year Frank Benson also offered The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Richard III.