Promptbook for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, n.d.

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Promptbook for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, n.d.

Nineteenth or early twentieth promptbook created in a lined order book with printed text pasted on the leaves and manuscript annotations, apparently in hand of George Barnum (perhaps a theater manager).

1 volume.

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Barnum, George Starr

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...