This postcard is from the 1950 production of Hamlet at Kronborg Castle in Denmark, the real Elsinore. It features Michael Redgrave as Hamlet and Yvonne Mitchell as Ophelia.
Today I found a vintage postcard from the 1950 production of Hamlet at Kronborg Castle in Denmark — the real Elsinore. It features Michael Redgrave as Hamlet and Yvonne Mitchell as Ophelia. This performance was historically significant, and postcards from it are now considered collectors items. I’m sorting through a number of old theatre pieces, and this one is a lovely surprise.
This performance was historically significant, and postcards from it are now considered collectors items. I’m beginning to sort through a number of vintage theatre pieces, and this is the first to be added to my Archival Collectors category.