![]() ![]() A charity performance in 1902 featured Gilbert himself as Claudius, with Nancy McIntosh as Gertrude. The play also enjoyed a production in New York City at the Murray Hill Theatre in 1900. ![]() An amateur performance in 1900 featured P. G. ![]() The play finally ran at the Court Theatre from 27 April 1892 to 15 July, about 77 performances, with Decima Moore as Ophelia, Brandon Thomas as Claudius and Weedon Grossmith as Hamlet. The first professional performance of the work was not until June 1891, a benefit matinée at the Vaudeville Theatre in London. Gilbert's play first appeared in Fun magazine in 1874 after having been rejected for production by several theatre companies. The main characters in Gilbert's play are King Claudius and Queen Gertrude of Denmark, their son Prince Hamlet, the courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Ophelia. Gilbert of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, A Tragic Episode, in Three Tabloids is a short parody play by W. S. Illustration for a 1904 celebrity charity performance, with the author as Claudius ![]()
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