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Time: Eleventh Century. Place: Denmark.

Scene 1. The Ramparts of Elsinore. Midnight. Scene 2. Interior of the Castle. The following night. Scene 3. The Ramparts. Midnight. Scene 4. The Royal Crypt. A few minutes later. Scene 5. Interior of the Castle. Morning, some weeks later.

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Scene 6. Interior of the Castle. That afternoon Scene 7. The same. That night. Scene 8. A Wharf. Late the next day.

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Scene 9. Interior of the Castle. Fortnight later. Scene 10. The same. Some hours have passed, Scene 11. A Churchyard. The next day. Scene 12. Interior of the Castle. That evening.

Directed by Leslie Howard, in collaboration with John Houseman. Seitings and coslumes dasigned by Stewart Chanov. The version prcpared by Schuyler Walts. Music composed by Virgil Thomson. Mime of lhe Players' Scene by Agnes de Mille. Fencing Scene arranged by Santelli.

Coslumes execuied by Helene Pons Sludio. Elecirical equipmenl by Cenlurv Lichiing Co. Produciion built by Studio Allianée Co. Properlies by Siudio Alliance'Co. and'Encore Strd'io. viiqr by A. Barrrs Advance tho-e.s-.!v _Le.o Theatricai Shoe Co., lnc. Torchiers and lorches by Tudor Art Gaileriés. Flo*eru 5y Philip Felipelli. The efiigy by Mariin Deutsch. Cushions by L Weiss &'Co.

FOR LESLIE HOWARD General Manager and Personal Represenlalive...... Percy Buricr Company Manager ...... Frani perley Accounlant ...Lowis J. Doai Stege Manager...... Edwerd McHugh Assirtanl Stage Manager ...... Charles Arhlev Assislant Sfago Managor...... Jean Rosenthai Musical Direcior ...... HuEh Davis

The Aerzonator Air Purifier and Soaperior Liquid Soap Dispensing Syslem used in this lheatre are mado by lhe U. S. Sanilary Specialiies Corp., N.*Yorl and Chicaqo. THE PLAYBILL WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST LESLIE HOÌIIARD (Prince Hamlet) faced a ner." She played the role of Queen Gertrude New York audience for the first time across several'years ago in Norman Bel Geddes' the footlights of Henry Miller's Theatre on production. Other plays in which she has the evening of November 1, 1920, in "Just appeared are "Counsellor-at-Law," "Street Suppose." Éefore that he had appeared- in Scene" (in New York and ), "Behold t'The Title," "Our the Bridegroom," "Tiger Cats," and "Tobac- Lonàon in Freaks," "I'he t'I'lte Mr. Hepplewhite," "Mr. Pim Passes Byr" co lUoad" (on tour). Some years ago she Young-Èerson in Pink," and "East Is West'" played a season with David Warfield, during Born"in London and educated at Dulwich which her portiayal of Portia in "Ihe Mer- College, he had enlisted in the army at the chant of Venice" attracted considerable at- outbrÉak of the World War. After the war he tention. She was born in Chicago. turned to acting, making his first appearance WILFRID WALTffi, (King Clnudhls) began in the English provinces in "Peg O' Iqy his career as a painter, winning a scholarship Heart" ,.td "Ch"il"y's Aunt." In New York, at the Slade School of Art. He did some set- after "Just Suppose," came "The Wren" and tings for Pavlowa and painted scenery at the "Danger," in 10it, "The Truth About Blayds" Old Vic before he was drafted to appear in Lgzz,'and in quick succession thereafter in t'Tlge Shakespearean productions in that theatre. In "A Serpent's Tooth," Romantic Age," the next five years he appeared in every "nr" LJv Cristilinda," "Anything Migìt Shakespearean play except "Cymbeline," ris- Happen," ànd, in 1923, "Aren't We AII?" I'he ing to the first rank of Old Vic players. following year,'1924, saw Leslie Howard Among his roles there were , Henry established once and for all as a seri- VIII, all three Falstaffs, the two Marc An- ous actor of unusual power as weII as tonys, Titus Adronicus, and King Claudius. an accomplished actor of light co1q9d-y, plays. was In He is the author of several He by his p"rfot*.rr"" in "Outward Bound'" last seen in America in 1932 in a two char- fSZS, in addition to "Shall We Join the La- acter play of his own writing called "Happy dies?" and "Isabel," he scored a new success and Glorious." in "The Green Hai," which was followed by AIIBREIY (Lord, Polonnus) was "Candle-Light." ln L927 he went back to MATHER topping all previous successes rn here in 1919 under Morris Gest's manage- comedy, Navy," and re- that field with his performance in "Her uaro- ment in "The Luck of the mained of the lJìrited board Lover." Twò years later came "Berke- for an extensive tour States Although in recent years Iey Square," and in 1932 "The Animal King- and Canada. he has played in nothing but modern comedy ,i[om."- Two seasons ago he played in "I'he to Shakespeare- Petrified Forest'" His screen productions in- in London, he is no stranger an roles. Earlier in his career he played only clude Bound," "smilin' Ttrrough"' "Outward in Shakespeare, and in alone has 'Secrets," "The Animal Kingdom," ':E*"- "Hamlet" Human Bondage," enacted the roles of King Claudius, Guilden- l.v Souare." "Of -"I'he the First "" and stern, the Ghost, the Player King, il"l";EÉurt "1," and Second Gravediggers and Barnardo. He "The Petrified Forest'" in (Ophelta) is making plays the role of Co1in, the old shepherd, PAMELA STANLEY Elizabeth Bergner's motion picture of "As her first appearance in America' I)uring tne impressgd- London You Like It." il -til =àà*"t she has brilliant po rtrayals,of-ShakesP ear^- CLIFFORD EVANS (Laertes) was born in *iif, ex- heroines."" She has played'Iitania.in.-'.l Cardifi, Wales, and has had extensive ean "Às past few Midsummer Night's Dream," "Phoebe in perience in Shakespeare. For the yH;tk"-i.'; ;;d both Ariel and Miranda i"rrorr. he has been appearing in leading * ;tfr"- f"*p"rt." Lt 1935 she created the roles at the Regent's Park Open Air I'heatre' i'victoria Regina" ."t tt':,G1t: Before that he played Ferdinand in. "Ihe llh";;i"; sne season at the Theatre. Among the other plays in w-hrcn Tempest" during the all-star "Dear Old Vic. He is àko known in America, hav- "LT;Ìg'" ing played the juvenile lead in '1lhe Distaff fliliit:s*"t:'ryi in f'Ham- MARY Sffi,VOSS (Queen Gertruile) was Siàeì'hlre. Before his appearance i"#':;",i; b"""a*àv in "Dangerous cor- (Oontdnued' on Page 94) THE PLAYBILL WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST (Continweil.) let" he appeared opposite Diana Wynyard in "Ihe Ante-Room." rxPEalENS STANLEY LATHBURY (F ir st Gr aoed,igger) has acted all the Shakespearean comedy parts in five different Stratford-on-Avon festivals and has played the same roles in Berlin, Cairo, Oslo, Australia and New Zea- land. Shakespeare has occupied only a com- paratively small amount of time in a career which embraces over a hundred different eharacterizations. Notable among these was the role of Scrubby in "Outward Bound," which he created in London, as well as im- portant parts in English productions of "The Cherry Orchard," "He Who Gets Slapped," "The Seagull," "You Never Can Tell," "Petti- coat Fever," and many other plays. Mr. Lathbury has not been seen in A.merica since 1914. JOHN BARCLAY (Ghost of King Hamlet) was born in Surrey, England, and first turned to the theatre in 1918 when he performed under the direction of Sir Nigel Playfair in A. A. Milne's "Make Believe." There fol- lowed an active theatrical career. He is also well-known in the world of music. He appeared in the Winthrop Ames productions of Gilbert and Sullivan plays during the 1926-L927 season, has been with the St. Louis Municipal Opera Company and has sung leading roles in opera in France, England and the United States. He was last seen in New York in 1934 in "Champagne Sec'" He is also well known to radio audiences as both singer ancl actor. JOSEPH HOLI"AND (Horatio) made his New York debut in Katharine Cornell's pro- duction o{ "Romeo and Juliet." Following that he appeared in "Parnell," and then again with Miss Cornell, in "Saint Joan," playing the part of Robert de Beaudricourt' The fall of fg3S found him with Philip Merivale in his productions of "Othello" and "Macbeth'" Al- Mr. Holland is a native of Virginia tfrough-a and graduate of the University of Rich- at mond, ùe had his theatrical schooling -the Royai Academy of Dramatic .{rt in Ircndon' He played the title role in the schoolls per- io"*"tt"" of "King Lear" at the Haymarket Theatre, and on the strength o! this interpre- t.tior, got his first profess'ronal role, in "Ttte òrr*"- Begin" at the EmbassY Theatre' London.