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Title
A midsummer-night's dream ...
Created/published
London : Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the Proprietors, 1734.
Description
60 p. A-B¹², C⁶. 12mo : front. (ms. text pasted to top and bottom of p. 21 and top of p. 22)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, annotator.
Colman, George, 1732-1794, annotator.
Cross, Richard, -1760, annotator.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, annotator.
Colman, George, 1732-1794, annotator.
Cross, Richard, -1760, annotator.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2005. David Garrick.
Cited/described in
Burnim, K.A. David Garrick, p. 87
Langhans, E.A. 18th cent. Brit. and Irish promptbooks, p. 183
Shattuck, C.H. Shakespeare promptbooks, p. 322, no. 3
Langhans, E.A. 18th cent. Brit. and Irish promptbooks, p. 183
Shattuck, C.H. Shakespeare promptbooks, p. 322, no. 3
Linked resources
Cover-to-cover images of Folger Shakespeare Library PROMPT M.N.D. 06
Genre/form
Promptbooks.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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PROMPT M.N.D. 06
Folger-specific note
Preparation copy made by David Garrick (Burnim, Langhans, Shattuck). Promptbook for Drury Lane production of 23 Nov. 1763 (Langhans, Shattuck). Also includes notes by George Colman (Langhans, Shattuck), and Richard Cross (Langhans). Referenced in Folger manuscript W.b.469, "Papers connected with the production of a version of A midsummer night's dream, ca. 1763."