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The merchant of Venice : as produced at the Winter Garden Theatre of New York, January, 1867 / by Edwin Booth ; a new adaptation to the stage with notes, original and selected, and introductory articles by Henry L. Hinton.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.; Hinton, Henry L., 1840-1913.; Seavey, Lafayette W., 1841-1901, former owner.; Clarke, George, 1840-1906, former owner.
1867
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Title
The merchant of Venice : as produced at the Winter Garden Theatre of New York, January, 1867 / by Edwin Booth ; a new adaptation to the stage with notes, original and selected, and introductory articles by Henry L. Hinton.
Uniform title
Merchant of Venice
Created/published
New York : Printed by C.A. Alvord, 1867.
Description
46 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
Hinton, Henry L., 1840-1913.
Seavey, Lafayette W., 1841-1901, former owner.
Clarke, George, 1840-1906, former owner.
Note
This is the ordinary paper issue. There is also a large paper issue with spine height of 29 cm.

Added title page, illustrated.

Wood engravings by D.W.C. Cammeyer; artists listed on p. [16].

With cast lists of productions at Drury Lane Theatre, February 15, 1741, Williamsburg, Virginia, September 5, 1752, and the Winter Garden Theatre, 1867.
Genre/form
Acting editions.
Cast lists.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State) -- New York.

Call number
PR2825 1867.1 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autograph: L.W. Seavey.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2825 1867.1 Sh.Col. copy 2 item 1
Folger-specific note
Autograph: George Clarke; George H. Clarke. Bound first with Booth's 1866 Hamlet. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards.
Folger accession
cs851