Falstaff's Wedding. a Comedy. Written in Imitation of Shakspere
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- Falstaff's Wedding. a Comedy. Written in Imitation of Shakspere
- Jaar:
- 1795
- URL:
- https://books.google.be/books?id=Lq1bAAAAQAAJ Google Books
- Onderwerp:
- Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (London, United Kingdom)
18th Century (1701-1800)
Play (theater)
Comedy
London (United Kingdom) - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- London Cawthorn 1795
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C2.44 06I10 (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- [i]-92 pages engraved frontispiece
- Nota:
- Originally published in 1760 and first staged 1766
in the original version, Falstaff, embittered, is drawn into a plot to kill Henry V
in the second, it is a comedy about plans to marry into money
Frontispiece engraving by James Roberts II (1753-c. 1810) after Robert Hartley Cromek (1770–1812) depicting Mr [John] Henderson (1747-1785) as Falstaff in Act 5 Scene 1 "Therefore Toledo, rest thou, in thy scabbard. -This is my ward -" ; standing, whole length, holding a shield abreast, leaning on a stick, facing to the left.
Dedicated by the author 'to the Acting Manager'
Contains a prologue "spoken by Mr. Dodd, in the Character of Mercury", and an epilogue "written for Mrs Pritchard. Spoken by Mrs. Hopkins. Enters, reading a Card"
Contains role assignment and casting forCovent-Garden - Permalink:
- https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000001318