Prompt book collection, 1882-1902.

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Prompt book collection, 1882-1902.

Collection consists of 4 volumes of the prompt books of actor Frederick Warde, with mounted text, clippings, and photographs of Warde and other actors of the period. Volumes include Shakespeare's King Lear, Othello, Merchant of Venice, and Romeo and Juliet.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7425004

University of California, Los Angeles

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Warde, Frederick

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Warde, an actor, came to the U.S. from his native England in 1874. He lectured and wrote on Shakespeare and theatrical subjects. From the description of Papers, 1802-1951. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 32345816 Warde was born on Feb. 23, 1851 in Wardington, Oxfordshire, England; attended the City of London School, studied law, then went on the stage; first appeared on stage in a minor part in Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre, Sunderland,...