Hamlet at the Adelphi Theatre, London, 4th April, 1905. First Grave-Digger: Charles Rock

This clown figure, like the Drunken Porter in Macbeth, has a major impact in Hamlet: both clowns bring images of death and damnation to the forefront of their scripts. Photo as published in 'The Play Pictorial' Vol. VI, No. 34 (1905). Reproduced courtesy of Don Gillan (Copyright), www.Stagebeauty.net