Hamlet
Tragedy - Revival
Shubert Theatre
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- First Preview:
- Opening Date: March 24, 1930
- Closing Date: April 12, 1930
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 0
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Synopsis
Hamlet, a Danish prince, discovers that his uncle Claudius murdered his father and took the throne; Hamlet's mother has married the usurper. Shakespeare's tragedy of betrayal and revenge is considered among the greatest plays in the English language.
Opening Night Cast
| Robert Allen | Marcellus | |
| Vera Allen | Player Queen | |
| Virginia Bronson | Gertrude | |
| John Burke | Horatio | |
| Marie Carroll | Ophelia | |
| Lawrence H. Cecil | Laertes | |
| William Courtleigh | Claudius | |
| Charles Desheim | Second Player |
Opening Night Production Credits
| William Shakespeare | Writer | |
| Fritz Leiber | Staging | |
| Chicago Civic Shakespeare Society | Producer |