My season with John Barrymore in Hamlet [manuscript], 1923 May / Lark Taylor.

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My season with John Barrymore in Hamlet [manuscript], 1923 May / Lark Taylor.

Lark Taylor's account of John Barrymore's rehearsal process and performances of Hamlet in 1922 and 1923. Includes vignettes about various members of the cast. Title leaf indicates May 1923, New York City.

61 leaves ; 26 x 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525928

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Barrymore, John, 1882-1942

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Taylor, Lark, approximately 1881-1946

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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. ...