Hamlet
Photograph
1925 (photographed)
1925 (photographed)
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Photographic print of a scene from a production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at the Kingsway Theatre, August 25th 1925. The modern dress production was produced by Barry V. Jackson. The photograph includes Alan Howland as Horatio and Cedric Hardwicke as the gravedigger.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Hamlet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photographic print mounted on card |
| Brief description | Photographic print of a scene from a production of Hamlet, at the Kingsway Theatre, August 25th 1925 |
| Physical description | Photographic print of a scene from a production of Hamlet, at the Kingsway Theatre, August 25th 1925. The portrait image shows a scene taking place in a graveyard with white graves in the background and a dark curtain backdrop. At the fore of the image are two characters in modern dress. On the left is Horatio played by Alan Howland, he is wearing a black suit with a grey hat and is kneeling by the grave looking towards the gravedigger at the right of the image. The gravedigger played by Cedric Hardwicke is standing behind the grave wearing a white shirt and black waistcoat. He has his back to Horatio and is drinking from a flask. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Sir Barry Jackson in 1934. |
| Literary reference | Hamlet |
| Summary | Photographic print of a scene from a production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at the Kingsway Theatre, August 25th 1925. The modern dress production was produced by Barry V. Jackson. The photograph includes Alan Howland as Horatio and Cedric Hardwicke as the gravedigger. |
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| Accession number | S.519-2016 |
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| Record created | September 1, 2016 |
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