"Look here upon this picture, and on this,
The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
See what a grace was seated on this brow...
Here is your husband like a mildewed ear..."
- Hamlet, Act III, Scene IV
It has always seemed to me an awkward stage direction that Hamlet, having just slaughtered Polonius, pulls out two portraits, those of his uncle and father (Okay, so maybe he shoves Gertrude toward them and they are hanging on the wall) . He then proceeds to point out how much better-looking his Dad was than his uncle. So I think I have to do this. I have wired the 19th century photos to my Hamlet figure, then I will have to photograph it turned over to get two oval portrait areas and insert the above likenesses. Have made a lot of progress on the Hamlet, still hoping to find a store that still sells walnuts in the shell for THAT verse. Wish me luck!
This wonderful establishment is located near the Goodge Street and Tottenham Court Road Tube stops. It's a stack of rooms connected by narrow staircases with every kind of toy imaginable climbing up its walls. Also there are some wonderful squeaky floors. More views on Tinytheatre.
"Look here upon this picture, and on this,
Wilbert Carms Hamilton somewhat resembles the English actor Robert Carlisle in his tense and barely contained energy and in his diminuitive stature. The latter frequently results in his being cast in supporting character roles rather than as leading man, however, his enormous versatility in these parts makes him him much sought after.
Here are components of Hamlet's costume and the actor being fitted . I took some photos with a black ruff around the neck and he wasn't working as Hamlet, so I decided he needed a more complete (less lazy) costume to work in the part . I looked on the web for toy theatres today, and found some quite wonderful things:
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