Shelfmark
Krr.3.19(02)
Author
Title
Virginius : a tragedy, in five acts, by James Sheridan Knowles, ... Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D-G. To which are added, a description of the costume, ... and the whole of the stage business[.] As performed at the Theatres Royal, London..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town., [1826?]
Physical description
70, [2] p. : ill. (frontis., engravings) ; 14 cm.
Series statement
(Cumberland's British theatre)
Note
Signatures: A-F⁶.
Note
Remarks by 'D-G' i.e. George Daniel, series editor.
Note
'Prologue' written by J. H. Reynolds Esq. and spoken by Miss Booth, and 'Epilogue', written by Barry Cornwall [i.e. Bryan Waller Procter] and spoken by Miss Brunton, following p.70.
Note
Pagination continuous but with some prelims. in roman numerals; frontispiece included in pagination.
Note
Probably issued as part of Cumberland's British Theatre series, although this information is not given in the copy described.
Note
Dedication to William Macready dated May 20, 1820.
Note
Directions for "Disposition of the charcters at the fall of the curtain." on p.70..
Note
Publication date inferred from p.[10], "Cast of the characters ... at the Theatres-Royal ...1826."
With note
Bound with 11 other plays issued either by Thomas Dolby or John Cumberland, shelfmarks Krr.3.19(1), (3) - (12).
Provenance
Ms. signature in pencil, undated and name unread, of a "Professor of [?Gl...]", on title-page recto.
Binding
Sammelband. 19th-century three-quarter leather with blue marbled paper; blind-tooled dotted roll at edges of leather. Spine flat, divided into five compartments by horizontal gilt double fillets flanked by the same blind roll as on covers, with gilt lettering 'DRAMA' and 'VOL I' in second and fourth compartments thereof; blue false headbands. Textblock trimmed with some minor loss to printed text; edges sprinked red; endpapers undecorated.
Subject
English drama (Tragedy) 19th century
Added entry--name
Daniel, George, 1789 - 1864 editor.
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Cruikshank, Robert, 1789 - 1856 engraver.
Added entry--name
Cumberland, John, 1787 - 1866 publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50489