Jane Shore. A Tragedy
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- Jane Shore. A Tragedy
- Jaar:
- 1792
- URL:
- https://books.google.be/books?id=NIMTAAAAQAAJ edition 1776
- Onderwerp:
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, United Kingdom)
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (London, United Kingdom)
18th Century (1701-1800)
Play (theater)
London (United Kingdom) - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- London Bell 1792
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C2.44 06I18 (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- [i]-86 pages Engraved Frontispiece
- Nota:
- Originally published in 1714
Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718) was the first editor of William Shakespeare
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
Frontispiece engraving by William Satchwell Leney (1769-1831) after William Hamilton (1751-1801) depicting Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore in Act 5 "But now 't is otherwise; and those who bless'd me, now curse me to my face"; standing, whole length, hands clasped with rosary, facing to the right, long loose hair, simple white dress; in oval frame.
Contains role assignment and casting for Drury Lane and Covent Garden
Dedicated to "His grace of the Duke of Queensbury and Dover, Marquis of Beverly &c." (Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover (1698-1778) Scottish nobleman, extensive landowner, Privy Counsellor and Vice Admiral of Scotland)
Based on the historical figure of Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (née Lambert) (c. 1445 – c. 1527) one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England. She became the best-known to history through being later accused of conspiracy by the future King Richard III, and compelled to do public penance. - Permalink:
- https://www.cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000001326