Document ID ET-D71
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D1-234, ET-D1-234 1860-1899 (BL) Loan 125/21/1 |
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| Document description | programme |
| Date | 11 July 1885 |
| Document form | D - Programme |
| Document attributes | Annotated |
| Production Date(s) | Wednesday [11th] July 1885 |
| Venue | Royal Lyceum Theatre |
| Time of performance | 8pm |
| Stage Manager | H. J. Loveday |
| Music Director | Meredith Ball |
| Language | English |
Works Cited
| Title | Hamlet |
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| Original author | William Shakespeare |
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Royal Lyceum Theatre
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr HENRY IRVING.
HAMLET.
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THIS EVENING, AT 8,
WILL BE PRESENTED SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDY OF HAMLET.
Hamlet: Mr. IRVING.
Claudius: Mr. FERNANDEZ.
Polonius: Mr. H.HOWE.
Laertes: Mr W.TERRIS.
Horiatio: Mr TYARS..
Osric: Mr. N.FORBES.
Rosencrantz: Mr LYNDAL.
Guildenstern: Mr. HAVILAND.
Marcellus: Mr. HARBURY.
Bernado: Mr. CLIFFORD.
Franciso: Mr. HARWORD.
1st Player: Mr. LOUTHER.
2nd Player: Mr. ARCHER.
Priest: Mr. J. CARTER.
1st Gravedigger: Mr. S. JOHNSON.
2nd Gravedigger: Mr. A. ANDREWS.
Messenger: Mr. DWYER.
Ghost of Hamlet's Father: Mr. MEAD.
Gertrude: Miss PAUNCEFORT.
Player Queen: Miss HARWOOD.
AND
Ophelia: Miss ELLEN TERRY.
Synopsis of Scenery.
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ACT I.
SCENE 1. ELSINORE-A PLATFORM BEFORE THE CASTLE.
SCENE 2. A ROOM OF STATE IN THE CASTLE.
SCENE 3. A ROOM IN POLONIUS'S HOUSE
SCENE 4. THE PLATFORM
SCENE 5. A MORE REMOTE PART.
ACT II.
SCENE 1. A ROOM IN POLONIUS'S HOUSE
SCENE 2. A ROOM OF STATE IN THE CASTLE.
ACT III.
SCENE 1. THE SAME.
SCENE 2. A ROOM IN THE CASTLE.
SCENE 3. ANOTHER ROOM IN THE SAME.
ACT IV.
SCENE 1. A ROOM IN THE CASTLE.
ACT V
SCENE 1. A CHURCH YARD.
SCENE 2. OUTSIDE THE CASTLE.
SCENE 3. A HALL IN THE CASTLE.
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The Intervals after each Act will be - 1st Act, Five Minutes; 2nd Act, Three Minutes; 3rd Act, no Interval; 4th Act, Eight Minutes.
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The Overture, Entr'acte and Incidental Music, composed by Mr Hamilton Clarke.
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Stage Manager: Mr H.J.LOVEDAY.
Musical Directory: Mr MEREDITH BALL.
Acting Manager: Mr. BRAM STOKER.
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Dates of Performances to the Close of the Season.
Thursday 12: HAMLET.
Friday 13: HAMLET.
Saturday 14: THE BELLS.
Monday 16: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Tuesday 17: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Wednesday 18: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Thursday 19: EUGENE ARAM & THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM
Friday 20: EUGENE ARAM & THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM
Saturday 21: EUGENE ARAM & THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM
Monday 23: LOUIS XI.
Tuesday 24: LOUIS XI.
Wednesday 25: LOUIS XI.
Thursday 26: CHARLES I.
Friday 27: CHARLES I.
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MR. IRVING'S ANNUAL BENEFIT
JULY 28, AND LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON.
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MORNING PERFORMANCES.
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JULY
Saturday 14: HAMLET.
Saturday 21: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
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W.S.Johnson - "Nassau Steam Press," 60, St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C.
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