The London season of 1892 sees British
theatre actor/manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree
stage his own production of Hamlet at London's
Haymarket Theatre. Notwithstanding The Times's
declaring Tree's effort a "notable success," one
Mr. W. S. Gilbert disagrees, saying of it, "I never
saw anything so funny in my life..."
The disgruntled performer confronts Gilbert,
challenging that man's negative review, but the
successful librettist stands his ground.
"Fear not, my dear fellow, even though...
the sooth shall fret you, Tree."
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