A scene from Hamlet written by William Shakespeare and produced in July 1899

A scene from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at Stratford-upon-Avon?, in 1899, featuring Sir Frank Benson as Hamlet, Matheson Lang as Osric Frances, Dillon as Gertrude
On an afternoon in July 1899, Frank Benson took the radical step of introducing a complete First Folio text of Hamlet for Stratford audiences.

The following is one of a number of cards with an actor or actress photographed against the ivy-covered wall outside the Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. Sir Frank played Hamlet at Stratford seventeen times between 1886 and 1916. 

A scene from The Hope produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1911

A scene from The Hope produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1911

Sada Yaccos "japanische Duse" mit ihrer Familie & Loie Fuller in Berlin c.1901

Sada Yaccos "japanische Duse" mit ihrer Familie & Loie Fuller in Berlin c.1901

'The Headmaster' at the Playhouse Theatre in 1914

'The Headmaster' at the Playhouse Theatre in 1914

'The Little Cafe' at the Playhouse Theatre in 1913

'The Little Cafe' at the Playhouse Theatre in 1913

Some scenes from NOTRE DAME GUESCLIN / DUGUESCLIN en 1906

ARTISTES sur Scene THEATRE / NOTRE DAME GUESCLIN / GUERRIERS en ARMURE
Type:  Carte postale 

Sous-thème:  ARTISTE / COMEDIENS sur SCENE
Origine:  Europe 

Caractéristiques:  Noir et blanc
Pays:  FRANCE 

Période:  Années 1900
Département:  PARIS 

Nombre de pièces:  1
Thème:  THEATRE / OPERA Qualité:  TB, 

'Mary Goes First' at the Playhouse Theatre in 1914