Annual dinner of the Shakspere Society of Philadelphia.
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Title
Annual dinner of the Shakspere Society of Philadelphia.
Published
[Philadelphia] : Shakspere Society of Philadelphia
Description
volumes ; 22-33 cm
Associated name
Shakspere Society of Philadelphia, issuing body.
Note
The Shakspere Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1851 as the "Shakspere Apostles", and began regular meetings in 1852. The group's name was changed to the Shakspere Society by 1861. By the late 1850s, food had become an important component of meetings,
Quotations from Shakespeare accompany each item and toast on the bills of fare.
Quotations from Shakespeare accompany each item and toast on the bills of fare.
Source of description
Description based on menu for the twelfth annual dinner, Apr. 23, 1864; title from caption.
Exhibited
Sh.Misc. 372 item 3 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2007. Shakespeare in American Life (catalog entry 78)
Folger has
no.12 (1864)-no.14 (1866), no.17 (1869)-no.31 (1883), no.33 (1885)-no. 34 (1886)
Continues
Shakspere annual commemoration
Genre/form
Menus.
Geographic name
Philadelphia (Pa.), event place.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
Sh.Misc. 372 items 3-22 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Bound in a volume with other menus and programs. cloth boards, quarter leather. Spine stamped in gold.
Folger accession
cs1863