Great Hamlets of the stage from David Garrick to John Gielgud may be seen in photographs and engravings now on exhibition in the Widener Library.

The display, taken from the Theatre Collection of the College Library, includes portraits of Hamlets and Ophelias in costume and scenes from famous productions of the play.

The earliest Hamlet in the collection is the versatile David Garrick, who appeared at the Drury Lane Theatre in the age of Doctor Johnson. Following him at the Drury Lane came John Philip Kemble, who with his methodical, regular, precise interpretation earned a lasting stage reputation.

Included in the collection are pictures of Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, who played opposite him as Ophelia in a revival of "Hamlet."

Among the outstanding American Hamlets there are pictures and playbills of the productions of Junius Brutus Booth and his more famous son, Edwin. A playbill, dated 1864, announces the appearance of the eminent tragedian John Wilkes Booth, brother of Edwin and assassin of Abraham Lincoln, in the role of Hamlet at the Boston Museum.

Showing the last step in the history of "Hamlet" presentations are photographs of productions of John Barrymore and the current one of John Gielgud.

Fogg Museum

English Water Colors taken from the Museum's excellent collection, supplemented by several rare loans, were recently put on exhibition at the Fogg until March 13.

Th most important men shown are Girtin, the youthful innovator, Cox, DeWint, Cotman, Blake, and Turner.

Since the whole period of the School is covered here, there are certain of the earlier ones which may seem rather slight. But most are highly skilled landscapes in miniature, wide panoramas of English country or coast. Among these the Boston Museum's "Dover" of Turner is pre-eminent.

All the aspects of England are expressed in this School, all the Englishman's love of his land and sea, even for nature in her wilder forms abroad. The paleness and the delicacy of brushwork, compared to the usual heavy water colors of today, was used for a special reason. It was their idea to transmit by water color, as no other medium can, the clearness and depth of the air and the translucence of color and light.