Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, 1850's-ca.1890's.

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Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, 1850's-ca.1890's.

Includes a printed acting edition interleaved but unmarked; associated with Joseph Collins and inscribed to Mr. Edwards, January 185[7?] (no. 400); and an anonymous promptbook thoroughly marked in ink with cuts, cues for music and effects, calls, stage business, scenic indications, MS restorations, and added dialogue (no. 401).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795102

Houghton Library

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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. ...

Collins, Joseph, 1866-

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