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The theatrical olio, or, Actor's ways and means : being an excellent collection of comic tales, new songs, &c. &c. : with sketches from Mathews At home, Mail coach adventures ...

Title
The theatrical olio, or, Actor's ways and means : being an excellent collection of comic tales, new songs, &c. &c. : with sketches from Mathews At home, Mail coach adventures ... Collection first[-fourth].
Publication
Holborn : Published by Duncombe, book and music seller, [182-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
  • Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835.
Description
96 p., [4] leaves of plates : col. ill.; 19 cm.
Alternative Title
  • Theatrical olio
  • Actor's ways and means
Subject
  • English wit and humor
  • One-person shows (Performing arts)
Note
  • 4 pts. in 1 v. Each pt. has special t.p.
  • Includes selections from performances by Charles Mathews beginning in 1818, in a series of one-person shows billed as Mr. Mathews At home. Cf. Mathews, Mrs. Memoirs of Charles Mathews. London, 1838; Oxford DNB.
  • Illustrations: 4 prints : etching, hand col. (3) ; full-page. Legends: "Mr. Matthews [sic] as the old Scotch woman," by George Cruikshank; "Mr. Matthews [sic] as the French valet; "Mr. Mathews as Fond Barny"; "Mr. Mathews." For the first 2, cf.: Rosenbach, A.S.W. Cat. of the works illustrated by George Cruikshank and Isaac and Robert Cruikshank in the library of H.E. Widener, p. 27.
Indexed In (note)
  • Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank, a catalogue raisonné
  • Reid, G.W. George Cruikshank
Call Number
Arents BIP (Mathews, C. Selections 1825) 04-300
OCLC
NYPG04-B4932
Title
The theatrical olio, or, Actor's ways and means : being an excellent collection of comic tales, new songs, &c. &c. : with sketches from Mathews At home, Mail coach adventures ... Collection first[-fourth].
Imprint
Holborn : Published by Duncombe, book and music seller, [182-?] ([London] : Chapman & Roe)
Edition
Duncombe's ed., New ed., with additions.
Indexed In:
Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank, a catalogue raisonné, 536
Reid, G.W. George Cruikshank, 1155, 1156
Local Note
Arents copy imperfect: Plate to pt. 3 wanting.
Arents copy housed in maroon slipcase with spine title: Mr. Mathew's youthful days.
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Added Author
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. Illustrator
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835. Mr. Mathews at home.
Research Call Number
Arents BIP (Mathews, C. Selections 1825) 04-300
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