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Title Page of 12th-Century Mss. of Geoffrey of Monmouth'sGesta regum Britanniae.
The first page of MS. Bodl. 514, fols.1-36, a late 12th-century English manuscript of Geoffrey of Monmouth Gesta regum Britanniae.
Playbill for Cymbeline at Covent Garden
Playbill for May 1779 performance of Cymbeline starring Samuel Reddish as Posthumus. Playbill is printed in alternating lines of red and black ink.
Macbeth's Witches from Holinshed's Chronicles
Macbeth and Banquo, mounted on horseback, encounter the three witches.
Macbeth at Covent Garden
Orchestra view of a performance of Macbeth at Covent Garden, showing the witches, Macbeth, and Banquo on stage.
London: Covent Garden Theatre Int. View of Stage and Auditorium
Interior of Covent Garden Theater, empty, showing the orchestra, the box seats to stage right, and the stage with the curtain drawn.
She Stoops to Conquer 1773 Title Page
The title page of She Stoops to Conquer as published in 1773 by F. Newberry. Little ornamentation.
Will Kemp Morris Dancing
Actor Will Kemp, wearing bells on his ankles, performs a Morris Dance. Behind him, a man plays a pipe and drum.
David Garrick in The Provok'd Wife
Oil painting of a 1763 performance of a climactic scene of John Vanbrugh's comedy The Provok'd Wife. Sir John Brute (David Garrick) wearingelaborate female attire--a pink bonnet and yellow embroidered hooped skirt--defies seven night watchmen who…
David Garrick and his wife by the Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton
Portrait of Garrick and his wife standing beside the temple, built to celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare, located on the riverside at Hampton.
Cast List from The Country Wife
List of characters and players for the first run of The Country Wife in 1675 at Drury Lane Theater.