Hamlet

Tragedy - Revival

Sam H. Harris Theatre

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  • Opening Date: November 16, 1922
  • Closing Date: February 9, 1923
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 101

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

John Barrymore Hamlet
Hamlet
Lowden Adams Fortinbras
E. J. Ballantine Marcellus
Lawrence Cecil Guildenstern
John Clark in Hamlet John Clark Francisco
Cecil Clovelly Gravedigger
Tyrone Power, Sr. Claudius
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Opening Night Production Credits

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare Writer
  Arthur Hopkins Staging
  Robert Edmond Jones Production Design
  George Schaff Lighting Design
  Matthew C. O'Brien Company Manager
  Arthur Hopkins Producer
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1922 - 1923

 
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