Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, 1874-ca.1900.

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Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, 1874-ca.1900.

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Includes a promptbook signed by William Pleater Davidge on the cover and marked with textual cuts and for the part of Holofernes together with a playbill from Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, listing Davidge (no. 177); and a promptbook anonymously marked with cuts and for the part of the Princess of France (no. 178).

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Fifth Avenue Theatre (New York, N.Y.).

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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. ...

Davidge, William Pleater, 1814-1888

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William Pleater Davidge (1814-1888) was an English-born comic actor, dramatist, and author who emigrated to the United States in 1850. His son, William Thomas Davidge (1847-1899) was also a comic actor and was married to actress Maggie Harold Davidge (1852-1907). From the description of William Pleater Davidge collection of photographs, ca. 1867-1922. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 663988546 From the guide to the William Pleater Davidge collection of photographs, ...