Baty, Gaston. Scene design for Baty's production of Hamlet

Folger bibliographic ID: 262031
Folger call number: ART Box B336 no.1
Folger holdings ID: 345624

General notes

History: Design was for Baty's production of Hamlet, staged from the 1603 version, which opened at the Theatre de l'Avenue, Oct. 8, 1928 Provenance: Design was purchased, along with the costume sketches, by the Folgers from Maggs Bros. through Wells, Feb. 7, 1929. The Folgers also purchased a manuscript copy of the music, written for the production by Andre Cadou (FSL W.b. 553) and a manuscript of Baty's 'Visage de Shakespeare,' an essay written to accompany this production of Hamlet (FSL S.a. 110). Formerly housed in a brown box, along with Robert Feau's costume designs for the production. The box was labeled "Amlet. Original manuscript and 59 original drawings" and numbered ART Inv. 294. Costume designs have been cataloged separately under Feau (ART Box F288 nos. 1-59) Signed "Gaston Baty 5 Juillet 1928." This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance

Extended title: Scene design for Baty's production of Hamlet Gaston Baty

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet Théâtre de l'avenue (Paris, France) Theaters Paris (France)

artist: Baty, Gaston, 1885-1952
depiction: Théâtre de l'avenue (Paris, France)