The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee. A Comedy
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee. A Comedy
- Jaar:
- 1792
- URL:
- https://books.google.be/books?id=VzZWAAAAcAAJ Google Books
- Onderwerp:
- Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (London, United Kingdom)
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, United Kingdom)
18th Century (1701-1800)
Play (theater)
Comedy
London (United Kingdom) - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- London Bell 1792
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C2.44 06I14 (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- [i]-118 pages engraved frontispiece
- Nota:
- Originally published in 1700
the publisher, John Bell (1745-1831), was an important printer and typographer whose bookshop, 'British Library', was located in the Strand and who pioneered the regular s (instead of the long s) in English printing
Epilogue spoken by Mr. Wilks (= famous actor Robert Wilks, c. 1665-1732)
Frontispiece engraving by William Satchwell Leney (1769-1831) after Samuel De Wilde (1751-1832) depicting Mrs Goodall as Sir Harry Wildair in Act 5 "Oh, the delights of love and burgundy!" ; standing, whole length, gesturing up towards the sky with right hand , facing to the right; in oval frame.
Contains role assignment and casting for both Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Main character, Mr Wildair, played by a female actor in both occasions. - Permalink:
- https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000001322