The fairies : an opera / taken from A midsummer night's dream ; written by Shakespear ; as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane; the songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Hammond, &c. ; the music composed by Mr. Smith.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, author.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream. Selections.; Smith, John Christopher, 1712-1795.; Draper, Somerset, bookseller.; Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895, former owner.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; J. and R. Tonson, bookseller.; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England); Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
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Title
The fairies : an opera / taken from A midsummer night's dream ; written by Shakespear ; as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane; the songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Hammond, &c. ; the music composed by Mr. Smith.
Uniform title
Midsummer night's dream. Selections
Created/published
London : Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, MDCCLV [1755]
Description
47, [1] p. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, author.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream. Selections.
Smith, John Christopher, 1712-1795.
Draper, Somerset, bookseller.
Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
J. and R. Tonson, bookseller.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream. Selections.
Smith, John Christopher, 1712-1795.
Draper, Somerset, bookseller.
Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
J. and R. Tonson, bookseller.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Note
The adaptation probably by David Garrick, with some contribution from J.C. Smith.
Signatures: A-C⁸.
The song "Farewell ungrateful traitor" on p. 41 is cancelled by a slip containing the song here substituted in the second edition, but not from that printing"--Folger card catalog.
Includes a cast list.
Signatures: A-C⁸.
The song "Farewell ungrateful traitor" on p. 41 is cancelled by a slip containing the song here substituted in the second edition, but not from that printing"--Folger card catalog.
Includes a cast list.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2005. David Garrick.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), N302
Genre/form
Acting editions.
Cast lists.
Cast lists.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2827 .A516 1755a copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Disbound.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2827 .A516 1755d copy 2 item 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In half leather with brown cloth boards. Bound second with two other 18th c. editions of "The fairies." Cancel slip lacking.
Folger accession
cs700
Call number
PR2827 .A516 1755a copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In blue wrappers.
Folger accession
cs1464
Call number
PR2827 .A516 1755a copy 3 item 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In half vellum with marbled paper boards. Stamp on t.p.: F. Locker-Lampson. Bound first in a v. with a collection of exhibition catalogs, issues of Notes and queries and correspondence of Frederick Locker-Lampson.
Folger accession
cs1080
Call number
PR2827 .A516 1755a copy 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Bookplate: Shakespeare Library, Warwick Castle. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards and endpapers. Halliwell-Phillipps copy.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present