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Comus : a masque, in two acts

Title: Comus : a masque, in two acts / by John Milton ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.--G.
Author: Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Publication: London : John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town : Sold by Thomas Hurst ... [and 10 others], [1833?]

Additional Authors

Description

23 p. : ill.; 15 cm.

Series Statement

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 241

Note

"To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres Royal, London. Embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a drawing taken in the theatre by Mr. R. Cruikshank."
"Presented at Ludlow Castle in ... 1634 ... Altered and adapted to the stage by Dr. Dalton, with music by Dr. Arne ... in 1738. Another adaptation, by George Colman the Elder, was produced ... in 1792"--Remarks, p. 7.
"Altered by George Coleman [sic], Esq."--Front cover.
"The Colman adaptation [is] based on the Dalton adaptation ... abridging and rewriting it considerably"--Coleridge, K.A. Turnbull Milton coll., no. 231.
Without the music (by Arne).
Distributor statement from p. [1] of covers. Distributors include "Clayton, New York."
Cumberland was at this address ca. 1831-1840. Cf. Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers, p. 50.
"Costume," "Cast of the characters ... 1833" and "Stage directions": p. [9-10].
Illustrations: 1 print : wood engraving ; full-page. Signed R. Cruikshank, del., G.W. Bonner, sc.
Issued in illustrated light brown paper covers, with series title on front cover.

Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberland's British theatre) 99-250 no. 241

OCLC

144710482

Author

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Title

Comus : a masque, in two acts / by John Milton ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.--G.

Imprint

London : John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town : Sold by Thomas Hurst ... [and 10 others], [1833?]

Series

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 241

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Added Author

Daniel, George, 1789-1864.

Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856.

Bonner, G. W. (George Wilmot), 1796-1836.

Colman, George, 1732-1794.

Dalton, John, 1709-1763.

Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778. Comus. Libretto.

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberland's British theatre) 99-250 no. 241