historical photography - Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice was at the National Theatre staged seven times. The figure of beautiful Portia was played at its premiere in 1899 by Hana Kvapilová (1860-1907). And who else played the same figure in the history of NT? Otýlie Sklenářová, Leopolda Dostalová, Růžena Nasková, Eva Vrchlická, Ilona Kubásková, Jiřina Petrovická, Vlasta Fabianová and last Lucie Žáčková