The comedy of errors : with alterations from Shakspeare / adapted for theatrical representation by Thomas Hull ; as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Hull, Thomas, 1728-1808.; Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.; Covent Garden Theatre.; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
1793
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Details
Title
The comedy of errors : with alterations from Shakspeare / adapted for theatrical representation by Thomas Hull ; as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden.
Uniform title
Comedy of errors
Edition
A new edition.
Created/published
London : Printed by John Bell, British Library, Strand, bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, MDCCXCIII [1793]
Description
iv, [3], 8-51, [1] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Hull, Thomas, 1728-1808.
Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Covent Garden Theatre.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Hull, Thomas, 1728-1808.
Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Covent Garden Theatre.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Note
Signatures: A-C⁸ D².
With a cast list for the Drury-Lane production, possibly an error for Covent-Garden.
With a cast list for the Drury-Lane production, possibly an error for Covent-Garden.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T216478
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 295
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 295
Genre/form
Acting editions.
Cast lists.
Cast lists.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2804 1793 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
"Drury-Lane" at head of printed cast list is crossed out "Covent-Garden" pencilled in. Bookplate: Shakespeare Library, Warwick Castle. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards and endpapers.
Folger accession
no case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2804 1793 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Stitched into printed paper wrappers. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs122
Call number
FAST ACC 271078 (quarto)
Folger-specific note
This copy has not yet been cataloged. The description may contain incorrect information. The "FAST ACC" number is a temporary call number. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance. From dealer's description: "8vo, pp. 51, [1] blank; title a little dusty; disbound. One of a relatively small number of early separate editions of The Comedy of Errors: the first two were issued by Jacob Tonson and Robert Walker in 1734-35, but even the frenzy of editions of Shakespeare in the later 18th century produced relatively few separate printings, although the play was of course included in all the collected editions. This seems to be the first and only separate edition of Hull’s adaptation: according to ODNB, he also adapted it as The Twins, but the only edition under that title listed by ESTC has the adaptation attributed to William Woods (d. 1802). This is a most interesting copy, being heavily marked up in ink, by a contemporary hand, as a prompt copy for a performance. It is impossible to tell if the performance was to be amateur or professional, but the use of ‘OP’ and ‘PS’ (for Opposite Prompt and Prompt Side), both terms used in professional theatres, would seem to suggest an experienced cast and director. The text has been very substantially cut, so that the five acts of the original are reduced to three – and as this is already Shakespeare’s shortest play, one would imagine that it produced a very brief evening’s theatre indeed. Hull’s adaptation included some additional characters, such as Hermia and Bridget, who were not included in the dramatis personae at the beginning, but have been added in pencil by a different hand. The MS marks are mostly cuts to the text, and indications of which side a character is intended to enter or exit, but there are also some stage directions, such as ‘beats him round’ (p. 13), ‘Ant. brings down 3 Chairs’ (p. 24), and ‘come back’ (p. 40). No prompt copy of this play from the 18th century is recorded in Shattuck, The Shakespeare Promptbooks (1965): there are three from the 17th century, but otherwise the earliest are from Kemble’s edition of 1811." Ordered from Christopher Edwards, D9295, 2018-03-15, email quote.
Folger accession
271078