William Shakespeare's play is thought to have been written between 1591 and 1596 (most likely in the mid-1590s). The first documented performance took place in 1662.
One of plays by William Shakespeare adapted by the Vitagraph Company of America in 1908. The others were A Comedy of Errors (1908), Othello (1908), Macbeth (1908), Richard III (1908), Antony and Cleopatra (1908), Julius Caesar (1908) and The Merchant of Venice (1908).
Debut of actress Gladys Hulette.