Details

Subjects:

Promptbooks.

Form/Genre:

Acting editions.
Cast lists.
Promptbooks.
Drama.

Place of Publication:

United States New York (State) New York.
Great Britain England London.
United States New York (State) New York (City)

Notes:

The New York office of the publisher Samuel French was located at 38 East 14th Street from 1878 to 1887.
Printed cast lists for productions at Drury Lane, 1823 and Park Theatre, 1845.

Local notes:

Forrest copy is a promptbook, with the role of Polonius marked.
Forrest copy with a manuscript copy of the part of Polonius.
Furness copy is the promptbook of Louis James dated 1882-83. The individual leaves have been disbound and mounted on the rectos of blank brown-paper leaves bound together. The text has been marked for performance with cuts and stage directions and the blank versos contain copious ms. notes.
Furness copy imperfect: all before first page of text (except cover and cast) wanting.
Furness copy bound with: Shakespeare, William. Shakspeare's historical tragedy of Richard III. New York : S. French, [1846?]
Culture Class Collection copy is a promptbook marked for performance with cuts, additions and stage directions.

Penn Provenance:

Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor) (Forrest copy)
James, Louis L. (autograph) (Furness copy)
Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor) (Furness copy)
Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Furness copy)
Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893 (former owner) (Culture Class Collection copy)
Kendrick, Murdoch (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Penn Chronology:

1845?

Contributor:

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Park Theatre (Theater company : New York, N.Y. : Park Row)
Samuel French & Son, publisher.
James E. Murdoch Collection of Promptbooks (University of Pennsylvania)
Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

OCLC:

249014668