Krr.3.20(07)
Who speaks first? A petite comedy, in one act. By Charles Dance, Esq. ... ; first performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Thursday, January 11th, 1849.
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?]
24 p. ; 17 cm.
Title-page and preliminaries included in pagination.
Additionally in imprint (on title-page): "Price sixpence."
Both published and printed by S. G. Fairbrother (printer's information in colophon, p. 24).
Cast of characters and actors (presumably from first performance, 1849) on p. 3.
Publication date suggested by date of first performance.
Bound with 15 other plays, shelfmarks Krr.3.20(01) - (06), (08) - (16).
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?]".
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.
Strange, W. (William) publisher.
Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836 - 1917 former owner.
England London.
eng
B50543