Hamlet at the Adelphi, the play scene, 1905

Drawing of hamlet act 3, scene 2—the play-within-the-play variously called "the murther of gonzago" and "the mousetrap"—in otho stuart's production at the adelphi theatre in 1905. This was published in the illustrated sporting and dramatic news, on saturday 15 april 1905. Reference depicted people: horatio, ophelia, prince hamlet, first player, second player, gertrude, king claudius and polonius – characters in the play depicted people: h. R. Hignett, lily brayton, harry brodribb irving, h. Grimwood, henry kitts, maud milton, oscar asche and e. Lyall swete – actors in the depicted production. Date: 1905. Dimensions: height: 377 mm (14.84 in); width: 570 mm (22.44 in) on sheet height: 530 mm (20.86 in); width: 784 mm (30.86 in). Medium: chalk, crayon. Collection: Folger Shakespeare Library.