King Lear : a tragedy in five acts / by William Shakespeare. With the stage business, casts of characters, costumes, relative positions, etc.

Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Samuel French, Publisher, 122 nassau Street, (Up stairs.), [18--?]
Description
69, [1] p. ; 19 cm.

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          • Princeton copy 6

            Details

            Donor
            Library of Congress genre(s)
            Rare books genre
            Series
            French's standard drama ; no. 71 [More in this series]
            Contained in
            19th-century playbooks collection, 1794-1946 (bulk 1800-1920)
            Notes
            • Includes cast lists for productions at the Drury Lane, Broadway and Arch Street theatres (the first two of these dated 1824 and 1848, respectively)
            • Advertisements for Lyon Manufacturing Co., New York, [1] leaf bound in at end.
            • Princeton copy 1 ThX copies 1 and 3 are gifts of Henry N. Paul, Class of 1884, to the William Seymour Theatre Collection, Princeton University Library.
            • Princeton copy 3 ThX copies 1 and 3 are gifts of Henry N. Paul, Class of 1884, to the William Seymour Theatre Collection, Princeton University Library.
            • Princeton copy 1 ThX copy 1 is inscribed on the t.p. "A. S. H. Murray, 1873", in addition to having the ink stamp of the William Seymour Theatre Collection. Murray was a member of the company of the Boston Museum.
            • Princeton copy 2 ThX copy 2 is a rehearsal copy for the character of Prince Arthur, marked in graphite, and includes the ink stamp of the William Seymour Theatre Collection on the t.p.
            • Princeton copy 3 ThX copy 3 is a rehearsal copy for the characters of Oswald and the Duke of Kent, marked in graphite, and includes written and stamped book numbers, the ink stamp of the William Seymour Theatre Collection and a playbill mounted on the inside front cover. The playbill is for the October 17, 1881, performance of ''King Lear'' at Booth's Theatre, New York, featuring Edwin Booth in the title role. Cf. Brown, T.A. A history of the New York stage, 1903, v. 3, p. 139.
            • Princeton copy 4 ThX copy 4 is a promptbook for an unspecified production, and includes the ink stamp of the William Seymour Theatre Collection. This copy features extensive cuts, passages struck through, the renumbering of some acts and scenes and additional dialogue in purple ink.
            • Princeton copy 3 ThX copy 3 is bound in an early cardboard binding, with the original printed paper wrappers cut out and mounted onto the cardboard covers.
            References
            Shattuck; KL 117
            In
            19th-century Playbooks Collection
            OCLC
            5818175
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