Shelfmark
Krr.3.20(07)
Author
Title
Who speaks first? A petite comedy, in one act. By Charles Dance, Esq. ... ; first performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Thursday, January 11th, 1849.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Published by S. G. Fairbrother, 31, Bow Street, Covent Garden, and W. Strange, Paternoster Row ; sold also by G. Berger, Holywell Street, Strand ; W. Barth, Brydges Street ; C. Harris, Bow Street; Wiseheart, Dublin; and by all booksellers. [1849?]
Physical description
24 p. ; 17 cm.
Note
Title-page and preliminaries included in pagination.
Note
Additionally in imprint (on title-page): "Price sixpence."
Note
Both published and printed by S. G. Fairbrother (printer's information in colophon, p. 24).
Note
Cast of characters and actors (presumably from first performance, 1849) on p. 3.
Note
Publication date suggested by date of first performance.
With note
Bound with 15 other plays, shelfmarks Krr.3.20(01) - (06), (08) - (16).
Provenance
Ms. inscription on first free endpaper recto (of sammelband): "F. C. Burnand / lent to the A.D.C. [i.e. Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club?]".
Binding
Sammelband. 19th-century quarter straight-grain leather with green marbled paper; pasteboard. Spine flat, divided by horizontal gilt single fillets into 6 compartments, of which the second (from head of spine) has gilt lettering "Plays". Endpapers undecorated; textblock sprinkled red. Board edges worn, exposing pasteboard.
Genre/Form
Plays.
Genre/Form
Comedies.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Strange, W. (William) publisher.
Added entry--name
Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836 - 1917 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50543