The school for scandal : a comedy in five acts / by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ... printed from the acting copy, with remarks ... by D.-G. ; to which are added ... the whole of the stage business as performed at the Theatres Royal, London ...
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Title
The school for scandal : a comedy in five acts / by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ... printed from the acting copy, with remarks ... by D.-G. ; to which are added ... the whole of the stage business as performed at the Theatres Royal, London ...
Created/published
London : John Cumberland ..., [18--?]
Description
88 p. ; 21 cm
Associated name
Note
Promptbook, interleaved, marked in ink and pencil; checked in pencil for Sir Oliver Surface and Crabtree.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
PROMPT S16
Folger-specific note
In ink on title page: John Moore; in ink on p. 13: J. Moore.
On interleaves at front, manuscript "Extracts from Moore's life of Sheridan".
Manuscript note in pencil on interleaf at p. 34: "8 couples enter for minuet at Daly's 1891"; manuscript note in pencil on interleaf at p. 73: "In Miss Rushton's Theatre 1866"; manuscript note in pencil on p. 77: "R Placide"; on interleaf at p. 79, in pencil: "out Placide"; manuscript note in pencil on interleaf at p. 84: "In for Mrs. Conway"; manuscript note on interleaf at p. 69: "This scene usually omitted-Restored for Simpson's Benefit"
Manuscript note on inside of front wrapper: "1st performance School for Scandal Theatre Drury Lane May 1777"; beginning on interleaf at p. 87, computation of receipts for Drury Lane 1777 in manuscript ink.
Pasted to front paper wrapper, portion of playbill; pasted to inside of front paper wrapper, portion of playbill for Niblo's Garden with manuscript note added in ink: 1869.
Inserted at front: playbill for Theatre Royal Covent-Garden, June 8, 1818; playbill for Park Theatre, Dec. 7, 1848 with Placide as Sir Peter Teazle; portion of playbill for June 19 [n.d.] with Moore as Trip and Placide as Sir Peter Teazle with manuscript note added: "Niblo's Garden N.Y. June 19th"; portion of playbill with Moore as Crabtree and manuscript note: "Wallack's Oct. 12, 1859"; playbill for Burton's New Theatre for Sept. 29 [n.d] with Moore as Crabtree and listed as stage manager; portion of playbill for July 3 [n.d] with Moore as Sir Oliver Surface and with manuscript note in pencil: "Montreal"; newspaper review of performance at Niblo's Garden; playbill for Burton's New Theatre for Sept. 23 [n.d] with Moore as Moses and listed as stage manager; newspaper review of performance at Laura Keene's Theatre Sept. 13, 1858.
Also inserted at front: newspaper review of performances at Lucy Rushton's with manuscript note "World Dec. 25, 1865"; playbill for Burton's New Theatre, Oct. 25, 1856 with Moore as Moses; newspaper review of performance at Lucy Rushton's New-York Theatre with manuscript note in pencil: "Tribune Dec. 25, 1865"; 3 additional reviews, one with manuscript note in pencil: "Times Dec. 28, 1865" and another with manuscript note in pencil: "Trib. Jan. 4 .66" [1866]; printed list of casts for 2 performances; playbill for Burton's, Dec. 22, 1857 with Moore as Crabtree.
Inserted at end: review of performance at Niblo's Garden; playbill for Wallack's, May 18, 1863; playbill for Wallack's, Jan. 4, 1862 and playbill for Wallack's Apr. 27, 1861 with Moore as Crabtree; playbill for Lucy Rushton's New York Theatre, Dec. 23, [n.d.] with Moore as Moses; newspaper announcement of opening of Lucy Rushton's New-York Theatre.
Includes loose: portion of playbill for Sept. 26, 1870 with Moore as Moses; playbill for Mrs. F.B. Conway's Park Theatre with Moore as Moses.
Pages 70-72 formerly pinned to interleaves.
Folger copy lacks frontispiece.
On interleaves at front, manuscript "Extracts from Moore's life of Sheridan".
Manuscript note in pencil on interleaf at p. 34: "8 couples enter for minuet at Daly's 1891"; manuscript note in pencil on interleaf at p. 73: "In Miss Rushton's Theatre 1866"; manuscript note in pencil on p. 77: "R Placide"; on interleaf at p. 79, in pencil: "out Placide"; manuscript note in pencil on interleaf at p. 84: "In for Mrs. Conway"; manuscript note on interleaf at p. 69: "This scene usually omitted-Restored for Simpson's Benefit"
Manuscript note on inside of front wrapper: "1st performance School for Scandal Theatre Drury Lane May 1777"; beginning on interleaf at p. 87, computation of receipts for Drury Lane 1777 in manuscript ink.
Pasted to front paper wrapper, portion of playbill; pasted to inside of front paper wrapper, portion of playbill for Niblo's Garden with manuscript note added in ink: 1869.
Inserted at front: playbill for Theatre Royal Covent-Garden, June 8, 1818; playbill for Park Theatre, Dec. 7, 1848 with Placide as Sir Peter Teazle; portion of playbill for June 19 [n.d.] with Moore as Trip and Placide as Sir Peter Teazle with manuscript note added: "Niblo's Garden N.Y. June 19th"; portion of playbill with Moore as Crabtree and manuscript note: "Wallack's Oct. 12, 1859"; playbill for Burton's New Theatre for Sept. 29 [n.d] with Moore as Crabtree and listed as stage manager; portion of playbill for July 3 [n.d] with Moore as Sir Oliver Surface and with manuscript note in pencil: "Montreal"; newspaper review of performance at Niblo's Garden; playbill for Burton's New Theatre for Sept. 23 [n.d] with Moore as Moses and listed as stage manager; newspaper review of performance at Laura Keene's Theatre Sept. 13, 1858.
Also inserted at front: newspaper review of performances at Lucy Rushton's with manuscript note "World Dec. 25, 1865"; playbill for Burton's New Theatre, Oct. 25, 1856 with Moore as Moses; newspaper review of performance at Lucy Rushton's New-York Theatre with manuscript note in pencil: "Tribune Dec. 25, 1865"; 3 additional reviews, one with manuscript note in pencil: "Times Dec. 28, 1865" and another with manuscript note in pencil: "Trib. Jan. 4 .66" [1866]; printed list of casts for 2 performances; playbill for Burton's, Dec. 22, 1857 with Moore as Crabtree.
Inserted at end: review of performance at Niblo's Garden; playbill for Wallack's, May 18, 1863; playbill for Wallack's, Jan. 4, 1862 and playbill for Wallack's Apr. 27, 1861 with Moore as Crabtree; playbill for Lucy Rushton's New York Theatre, Dec. 23, [n.d.] with Moore as Moses; newspaper announcement of opening of Lucy Rushton's New-York Theatre.
Includes loose: portion of playbill for Sept. 26, 1870 with Moore as Moses; playbill for Mrs. F.B. Conway's Park Theatre with Moore as Moses.
Pages 70-72 formerly pinned to interleaves.
Folger copy lacks frontispiece.