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As you like it : a comedy in five acts / by William Shakespeare ; with the stage business, cast of characters, relative positions, etc.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Hows, John W. S. (John William Stanhope), 1797-1871.; French, Samuel, 1821-1898, publisher.; Moore, John, 1814-1893, annotator.; Arthur, Julia, 1869-1950, signer.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Samuel French & Son, publisher.; Covent Garden Theatre.; Park Theatre (Theater company : New York, N.Y. : Park Row); Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Digital reproduction of Folger PROMPT AYLI 20 (in Shakespeare in Performance by Adam Matthew). Available offsite via a Folger OpenAthens account.
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Digital reproduction of Folger PROMPT AYLI 29 (in Shakespeare in Performance by Adam Matthew). Available offsite via a Folger OpenAthens account.
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Digital reproduction of Folger PROMPT AYLI 7 (in Shakespeare in Performance by Adam Matthew). Available offsite via a Folger OpenAthens account.

Title
As you like it : a comedy in five acts / by William Shakespeare ; with the stage business, cast of characters, relative positions, etc.
Uniform title
As you like it
Created/published
New York (28 West 23d Street) : Samuel French & Son, publishers ; London (89 Strand) : Samuel French, publisher, [between 1887 and 1896]
Description
iv, 65 p. ; 19 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Hows, John W. S. (John William Stanhope), 1797-1871.
French, Samuel, 1821-1898, publisher.
Moore, John, 1814-1893, annotator.
Arthur, Julia, 1869-1950, signer.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Samuel French & Son, publisher.
Covent Garden Theatre.
Park Theatre (Theater company : New York, N.Y. : Park Row)
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Series statement
French's standard drama ; no.66
Note
Reissue of Modern standard drama, edited by J.W.S. Hows.

Samuel French & Son at 28 West 23rd St. between 1887 and 1896.

Includes cast lists for productions at Covent Garden (1825), Park (1846), and Chestnut (1846) theatres, with a descriptive costume list.
Cited/described in
Shattuck, C.H. Shakespeare promptbooks, AYLI 110
Shattuck, C.H. Shakespeare promptbooks, AYLI 72
Shattuck: C.H. Shakespeare promptbooks, AYLI 67
Series
French's standard drama ; no.66.
Linked resources
Digital reproduction of Folger PROMPT AYLI 20 (in Shakespeare in Performance by Adam Matthew). Available offsite via a Folger OpenAthens account.
Digital reproduction of Folger PROMPT AYLI 29 (in Shakespeare in Performance by Adam Matthew). Available offsite via a Folger OpenAthens account.
Digital reproduction of Folger PROMPT AYLI 7 (in Shakespeare in Performance by Adam Matthew). Available offsite via a Folger OpenAthens account.
Genre/form
Acting editions.
Cast lists.
Promptbooks.
Interleaved books.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State) -- New York.
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
PROMPT AYLI 20
Folger-specific note
Promptbook, may not have been used. Interleaved. Shattuck: AYLI 67. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs70
Call number
PROMPT AYLI 29
Folger-specific note
Promptbook. Title-page lacking, with 3 Interleaves. Contains cuts and additional lines only, possibly in the hand of John Moore. Shattuck: AYLI 110. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs28
Call number
PROMPT AYLI 7
Folger-specific note
Promptbook, records the productions of 1898-1899 starring Julia Arthur. Text cut out and pasted in a workbook. At the front are typed plots for scenes and lines, and electrics and manuscript plots for supers and properties. Pasted in at the end are 2 programs for Wallack's dated Dec. 5 [1898] and Feb. 1-2, 1899 with Julia Arthur as Rosalind. Autograph of Julia Arthur on title-page leaf. Shattuck: AYLI 72. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs1807
Call number
PR2803 .A37 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Disbound, with loose pages. Text on p. 55/56 excised. Missing p. 57-62.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present