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Title

Sketches of Mr. Mathews's celebrated Trip to America : comprising a full account of his admirable lecture on peculiarities, characters, and manners : with the most laughable of the stories and adventures, and eight original comic songs ... / embellished with four elegant engravings, by Cruickshank [sic].

Author

Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835.

Publication

London : Printed by and for J. Limbird, [1824?]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856.
• Duyckinck Collection

Description

24 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill.; 19 cm.

Alternative Title

• Mr. Mathews's celebrated Trip to America
• Trip to America

Subject

• English wit and humor
• One-person shows (Performing arts)
• Black theater

Note

• Account of a performance by Mathews in 1824 (beginning Mar. 25) in one of a series of one-person shows billed as Mr. Mathews At home. Cf. Oxford DNB; Mathews, Mrs. Memoirs of Charles Mathews. London, 1838. v. 3, p. 462.
• Illustrations: 1 print : etching, hand col. ; double-page. Signed: R.C. fe. (i.e. Robert Cruikshank). Contains 4 figs. Legend: Mr. Mathews's Trip to America.
• Two issues known.
• Publisher's advertisements: p. [4] of covers.
• "Negroes' theatre": p. 9-10.
• "A monopologue, called All well at Natchitoches": p. 23-24.
• Issued in light brown paper covers. Publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of covers.

Indexed In (note)

• Klepac, R.L. Bib. of the At homes (In his Mr. Mathews at home, p. 64-69)
• Rosenbach, A.S.W. Cat. of the works illustrated by George Cruikshank and Isaac and Robert Cruiksank in the library of H.E. Widener

Call Number

NDF p.v. 3

OCLC

• 6461541
• NYPGR6461541-B

Author

Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835.

Title

Sketches of Mr. Mathews's celebrated Trip to America : comprising a full account of his admirable lecture on peculiarities, characters, and manners : with the most laughable of the stories and adventures, and eight original comic songs ... / embellished with four elegant engravings, by Cruickshank [sic].

Imprint

London : Printed by and for J. Limbird, [1824?]

Indexed In:

Klepac, R.L. Bib. of the At homes (In his Mr. Mathews at home, p. 64-69), p. 66

Rosenbach, A.S.W. Cat. of the works illustrated by George Cruikshank and Isaac and Robert Cruiksank in the library of H.E. Widener, p. 229

Local Note

Copy in MEM: With: Account of Mr. Mathews' At home : as delivered in an annual lecture ... founded on his own observations and adventures during his late trip to America. London : Printed and published by Duncombe ..., [1824?]. -- Mr. Mathews at home : a lecture ... entitled Mr. Mathews' invitations ... Duncombe's ed. London : Duncombe, [1827]. -- Mr. Mathews at home : a lecture ... called Home circuit, or, Cockney gleanings ... Duncombe's only correct ed. London : Duncombe, [1826]. -- Selections from Mr. Mathews celebrated Memorandum book ... London: J. Limbird, 1825.

Copy in MEM: Duyckinck Collection.

Arents copy housed in maroon slipcase with spine title: Mr. Mathew's youthful days.

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Added Author

Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856. Illustrator

Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835. Mr. Mathews At home.

Duyckinck Collection.

Research Call Number

NDF p.v. 3

MEM C956ms (Mathews, C. ... Mr. Mathews's celebrated Trip to America)

Sc Rare 827-M (Mathews, C. ... Mr. Mathews's celebrated Trip to America)

Arents BIP (Mathews, C. Selections 1825) 04-300