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Title
The story of Shakespeare and early drama [manuscript].
Created/published
Beverly Hills, CA : El Rodeo School, 1935.
Description
77 leaves : illustrations ; 27 cm x 21 cm
Associated name
Austin-Garrison, Martha, author.
Note
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From dealer's description: "With a portrait of William Shakespeare mounted onto the front board. An 1891 program for a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Royal Lyceum Theatre is tipped on to the third leaf. With eight tipped - in engraved illustrations, including a portrait of Shakespeare and scenes from various plays. The illustrations are all probably excised from 19th century editions of Shakespeare's works. Also with a charming half page ink drawing of an open air theatrical production, with an audience in the foreground and buildings in the background. The table of contents identifies fifteen chapters covering Greek drama, Roman drama, English and Russian drama, a life of Shakespeare, a chronology of Shakespeare's plays, summaries of specific plays, quotations from the Bard, etc. Each chapter features a charming ink headpiece, variously depicting scrolls, a puppet, masks, actors, etc. Little is known of Ms. Austin. Laid in to this book are two El Rodeo school certificates of honor, for attendance and scholarship, her eighth grade graduation diploma; and a newspaper clipping mentioning Ms. Austin and her attendance at a school field trip. This manuscript is quite polished, especially for the work of a 14 year old. It is a great example of the influence of the British dramatist's influence continents away from his homeland and over 400 years after his death. It is also a fine example of how the bard's plays and influence were taught to affluent early twentieth century Americans."
From dealer's description: "With a portrait of William Shakespeare mounted onto the front board. An 1891 program for a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Royal Lyceum Theatre is tipped on to the third leaf. With eight tipped - in engraved illustrations, including a portrait of Shakespeare and scenes from various plays. The illustrations are all probably excised from 19th century editions of Shakespeare's works. Also with a charming half page ink drawing of an open air theatrical production, with an audience in the foreground and buildings in the background. The table of contents identifies fifteen chapters covering Greek drama, Roman drama, English and Russian drama, a life of Shakespeare, a chronology of Shakespeare's plays, summaries of specific plays, quotations from the Bard, etc. Each chapter features a charming ink headpiece, variously depicting scrolls, a puppet, masks, actors, etc. Little is known of Ms. Austin. Laid in to this book are two El Rodeo school certificates of honor, for attendance and scholarship, her eighth grade graduation diploma; and a newspaper clipping mentioning Ms. Austin and her attendance at a school field trip. This manuscript is quite polished, especially for the work of a 14 year old. It is a great example of the influence of the British dramatist's influence continents away from his homeland and over 400 years after his death. It is also a fine example of how the bard's plays and influence were taught to affluent early twentieth century Americans."
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
United States.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271150 (quarto)
Folger-specific note
Acquired from John Michael Lang Fine Books, item no. 25. Purchase made possible by The Ann Jennalie Cook Acquisitions Fund.