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THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

18260005340Chiswick: Charles Whittingham 1826. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 60 wood engravings by John Thompson from drawings by Stothard Corbould Harvey and others. 16mos full dark cherry calf raised bands extra glt spines inner dentelles a.e.g. bound by Zaehnsdorf Bindery for Lauriat's of Boston some rubbed spots at tips of some spines. Singer was a member of the Society of Antiquaries and a former bookseller when he and Charles Whittingham printed this handsome popular illustrated edition of the Bard of Avon. "Singer was responsible for a careful collation of the text and many useful notes. . He unostentatiously did much to advance the study of Elizabethan literature - DNB." John Thompson trained by Robert Branston and Thomas Bewick was considered unexcelled as a wood engraver in the two decades surrounding this set. 60 wood engravings by John Thompson from drawings by Stothard Corbould Harvey and others. This was the first edition to possess Singer's Notes - Jaggard SHAKESPEARE BIBLIOGRAPHY p. 517 . Charles Whittingham hardcover

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Wilde, OscarBiblio.com

A Woman of No Importance

189412118London: John Lane 1894. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1st edition newly rebound in brown leather with a gilt-stamped red leather title piece and Florentine marbled endpapers. New binding fine; the text pages are about good plus. All are toned brown near the edges. The first blank of 2 before the title page bears a gift inscr. in French; that page also chipped at the corners. An owner's name is upside down on the final blank. 154 pp. 16-p. publisher's catalog. John Lane hardcover

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(ENGLISH DRAMA)Biblio.com

OLD PLAYS; being a continuation of Dodsley’s collection with notes critical and explanatory

1816328206368vo. Six volumes. Contemporary calf nicely rebacked at an early date spines gilt. Some wear browning. An attractive set.Contains the following: Christopher Marlowe Doctor Faustus and Lust's Dominion; John Lyly Mother Bombie Endymion and Midas; Middleton Women Beware Women A Trick to Catch the Old One The Spanish Gypsy The Changeling More Dissemblers Besides Women; Dekker Wonder of a Kingdom Old Fortunatus; Rowley A New Wonder a Woman Never Vext; Webster Appius and Virginia; Chapman May Day Monsieur D'Olive Bussy D'Ambois; Webster and Rowley Thracian Wonder; Marston's Antonio and Mellida What you Will and Parasitaster: or the Fawn; Heywood The English Traveller The Royal King and Loyal Subject A Challenge for Beauty.This very scarce set was conceived as a continuation of Dodsley's famous Select Collection of Old Plays 1744. London: Rodwell and Martin

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Lilly, Joseph (ed)Biblio.com

A Collection of Seventy-Nine Black-Letter Ballads and Broadsides Printed in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth between the Years 1559 and 1597

18671710London: Joseph Lilly. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1867. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Original publisher's brown cloth gilt lettering on spine blind-stamped decorative front and rear panels brown endpapers fore and bottom edges deckle. Accompanied with an Introduction and Illustrative Notes. Four additional items are included with the book: 1 An autograph letter signed written on both sides of a sheet from the publisher Joseph Lilly dated August 21 1867 and sent from Covent Garden explaining how he acquired the rights to the current book as follows: "Dear Sir I gave L750 for the folio volume of the Old Ballads & Broadsides at the sale of the library of George Daniel Esq at "Sotheby's" Auction Rooms in July 1864. I do not know the date of Mr. Daniel's birth. He was about 75 years old at the time of his death. I think he was born in Newgate or . I think his father or mother's family was in the worsted trade. If I can get a portrait of him I will send it to you. Yours truly signed Joseph Lilly." 2 Another note is tipped-in to the front endpaper in a different hand as follows: "George Daniels Ballads With autograph note of Mr. Lilly the publisher stating that he gave upwards of L700 for the original. sic and Scarce portrait short Memoir of Mr. Daniel __ - Only a comparative few copies printed." 3 Also laid-in is the portrait of George Daniel referred to in Mr. Lilly's note and 4 a short somewhat poetic memoir of him curiously captioned "Memoir of D._ _G." The note on the endpaper describes the portrait and memoir as scarce as there were only a few copies printed. NB: A large number of the 19th Century acting editions are promoted as containing "remarks by D. _ _G" i.e. George Daniel. These remarks are usually two to three pages in length and contain relatively non-critical comments about the play and its production. These prefaces consist primarily of a synopsis of the play but occasionally they contain interesting anecdotes that shed some light on both the cultural and theatrical landscape of his time. Fortunately in a few of the scripts the critic's nom de plume is forgotten and he is identified as George Daniel 1789-1864. He was a descendant of a Huguenot family that settled in England in the 17th century. Even as a young man he was a prolific writer mostly of poetry but at the age of 18 he completed Dick Distich a novel in three volumes. Yet it would be as a poet that Daniel was to gain his first taste of pseudonymous fame as "P___P___ Poet Laureat." P___ P___ Poet Laureat's first poem was a "sprightly squib in verse" entitled "R_y_l Stripes; or a Kick from Yar_th to Wa_s; with the particulars of an Expedition to Oat_ds and the Sprained Ancle." It was an account of the horse-whipping given to the prince regent by Lord Yarmouth for "making improper advances" to his mother-in-law. The poem was immediately and simultaneously suppressed and highly popular. Daniel's original manuscript is kept in the British Museum. Broadly satirical pieces such as the poem described above brought Daniel into the company of "a number of literary friends" most notably Charles Lamb and Robert Bloomfield. At the same time his exposure to the theatrical milieu of London began to grow and he befriended some of the greatest actors of the time. The value that the actor John Kemble placed on his friendship was demostrated by a "white satin" bill of fare the actor presented to Daniel in the green-room at Covent Garden. This occurred on the night of Kemble's final performance there on June 23 1817. This memento is also the property of the British Museum. In 1818 Daniel made his debut as a playwright with a piece entitiled "Doctor Bolus." It was successfully presented at the English Opera House and at the Lyceum. He followed that one year later with "The Disagreeable Surprise" and in 1833 with "Sworn at Highgate." Yet it seems that George Daniel's greatest contribution to the arts of 19th century London is in neither his poetry or his plays but rather as an editor and book collector. Between 1823 and 1831 thirty-nine volumes of "British Theatre with Remarks Biographical and Critical printed from the Acting Copies as performed at the Theatres Royal London" were published by John Cumberland and edited by George Daniel. Fourteen more volumes were added by 1832. Later he also edited similar publications of acting editions for T.H.Lacy and Davison. The University of Washington a collection of many acting editions with remarks by Daniel from a variety of publishers. Bates refers to Daniel as a book collector one whose estate brought great wealth to his descendants when it was sold. His collection included a first folio of Shakespeare David Garrick's cane a cassolette or carved casket made out of the mulberry-tree from Shakespeare's garden as well as many other books and artifacts from the Elizabethan age. For ten days starting on July 24 1864 his entire collection was sold at auction. His heirs received 15865 pounds and 12 shillings. One of his greatest friends it seems was the artist Robert Cruikshank with whom he collaborated on many of the acting editions as well as on other publications. Daniel's last work was called "Love's Last Labour Not Lost" which contained recollections of both Charles Lamb and Cruikshank. " Dennis Barnett University of Washington. A very rare association copy of this scarce first edition. Small neat former ownership inscription on the fep; endpapers separated but hinges holding text is clean tight and square. VERY GOOD. Association Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxvi 318 1 pp. Signed by Notable Personage Related . Joseph Lilly hardcover

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SHAKESPEARE, WilliamBiblio.com

WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

18990005331London: J. M. Dent & Co. 1899. The Larger Temple Shakespeare. Hardcover. Very Good . Plates cuts. Duodecimos half crimson calf raised bands extra glt spines: bound by Morrell Bindery London for E. P. Dutton Co. in New York. 1899 - 1904. This is the text of the Cambridge Edition with textual changes by Sir Israel Gollancz. Vol. 12 is The Sonnets and Poems with a biography of the Bard and Notes. Extensively illustrated in black & white and color. Note: lacks vol. 8 containing Henry 8 Troilus & Coriolanus. Illustrated with Plates cuts. Jaggard SHAKESPEARE BIBLIOGRAPHY p. 555 . J. M. Dent & Co. hardcover

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[SANSKRIT DRAMA] TARKABÁGÍSÁ, PREMACHANDRA ; COWELL, EDWARD B (EDITORS)Biblio.com

Uttara Rámacharita. A Sanskrit Drama by Bhavabhūti.

1862213321Calcutta.: Bangala Press. 1862. Title pages in English and Sanskrit iv 277 pages occasional spotting and toning; original saddle-stitched stiff plain yellow card wrappers dusty and spine chipped with an added stiff dark grey wrapper-- title and author attractively hand-lettered in black ink label of the London and Edinburgh booksllers Williams and Norgate fl. 1842-1928 previous owner's neat inscription to the front free endpaper in good condition. Scarce printing of a Sanskrit drama based on the Ramayana by the 8th Century scholar and poet BhavabhÅ«ti telling the story of Rama's later life his coronation the abandonment of Sita and their reunion. Edited by Premachandra TarkabaÌgiÌsaÌ then Professor of Rhetoric at the Sanskrit College of Bengal under the direction of the Principal Edward Byles Cowell 1826 â€“1903 a noted translator of Persian poetry who was to become the first professor of Sanskrit at Cambridge University. Whilst he was at the Sanskrit College he famously discovered a manuscript of Omar KhayyÃ¡m's quatrains in the Asiatic Society's library and sent a copy to London for his friend and student Edward Fitzgerald. We can trace only handul of copies held worldwide. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213321 . Bangala Press. unknown

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Beaumont, Francis & John FletcherBiblio.com

Works of Beaumont and Fletcher. 14 Vols

1812002514 BeaumontJames Ballantyne 1812. New edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vos law buckram with leather labels. James Ballantyne hardcover

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DRAMA)Biblio.com

Ancient British Drama

1810285195London: Miller 1810. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes Copperplate vignettes on title pages. 595pp. 614pp. 598pp. double column tall 8vo polished calf ornately gilt spines black leather spine labels boards crackled and quite darkened at edges hinges strengthened corners worn. London: William Miller 1810. Very good. Miller unknown

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Kotzebue, August:Biblio.com

Die beyden Klingsberg. Ein Lustspiel in vier Aufzügen. Die kluge Frau im Walde oder: Der stumme Ritter. Ein Zauberspiel in fünf Aufzügen.

1801272741Verlag bey Joh. Baptist Wallishausser Wien 1801. Hardcover ohne Schutzumschlag 2 Bücher Spiele in einem Band Zustand: mit einem Ex Libris im Vorsatz. Rücken Ecken Kanten stark bestoßen und berieben. Einband mit Abschabungen. Der Druckbogen S. 55-58 ist lose. In allem original. Verlag bey Joh. Baptist Wallishausser, Wien, hardcover

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ECHEGARAY, JoseBiblio.com

THE SON OF DON JUAN An Original Drama in Three Acts

1895DEMO015686IBoston: Roberts Brothers 1895. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. portrait frontispiece. 16mo 131 pages grey cloth. Ex libris Rose Lippman Translated by James Graham. Echegaray won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his dramas in 1904/5. Portrait frontispiece. Roberts Brothers hardcover

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Euripides (M Artaud, trans)Biblio.com

Tragedies d'Euripide traduites du grec 2 volume set

1842184141st edition. All text in French/langue francaise. Very Good HCs no DJs. Full dark green morocco leather over boards; covers blindstamped with strapwork and floral centerpiece within gilt roll frames; gilt roll twist along all cover edges; spine gilt stamped with titles and arabesques; gilt stamped at spine tails: 'College Royal de Charlemagne Prix'; marbeled textblock edges; dark brown tigre marbled end papers; intact blue silk ribbon markers. Bright clean covers and spines; lightly scuffed; slight rubbing wear at cover fore corners boards just exposed at upper corners; tightly bound; clean interiors with occasional very light foxing. 12mo 1187 total pp paged 558 629. See OCLC #16111713. Paris: Chez Lefevre, Editeur; Chez Garnier Freres hardcover

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von Lepel, Vollrath:Biblio.com

Der Regisseur von Volksbühnenwerken. Zeitschrift für die Leiter und Regisseure an christlichen Volksbühnen. 1. Jahrgang alle 12 Hefte.

1896219296Val. Höfling Verlag München 1896. Hardcover mit Leinenrücken und -ecken Die Jahresangabe ist ungefähr. Hier: der erste Jahrgang. Zustand: mit Kennungen einer Privatbibliothek. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Val. Höfling Verlag, München, hardcover

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(DRAMA)Biblio.com

Artiste Anglais" with no title-page

180528473London: John Cawthorn 1805. Group of 30 Portraits of Actors and Actresses. All mezzotint by several hands. 1 vols. 12mo. 1/2 red morrocco on marbled boards. A very good copy. Group of 30 Portraits of Actors and Actresses. All mezzotint by several hands. 1 vols. 12mo. Unusual. WH/2/20/3 John Cawthorn unknown

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Beaumont, Francis & John FletcherBiblio.com

Works of Beaumont and Fletcher. 14 Vols

1812002514James Ballantyne 1812. New edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vos law buckram with leather labels. Ex libris Henry George Impey Siddons a descendant of actress Sarah Siddons and Arthur Lanyon Blair. These fine Elizabethan playwrights were overshadowed by Will Shakespeare - but who wasn't Still these felllow were outstanding in their field. James Ballantyne hardcover

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Broadside British Theatre Theatre Royal Drury LaneBiblio.com

"The Marble Maiden" & "The Bohemian Girl"

1845DEMO016703ILondon: Theatre Royal Drury Lane Nov. 8 1845. First edition. 20x10in 47cm. Very Good. Central horizontal fold minor marginal chipping. Announces two ballets starring Adele Dumilatre and Lucien Petipa. Adele Dumilatre became a premier danseuse after she was the "woman who first danced Myrtha Queen of the Wilis the icy counterpart to the forgiving warm and full-blooded Giselle". Dumilatre was "known for her chaste elegance onstage". As a successful French-born ballerina of the second tier she was a rarity. She performed at Drury Lane in 1844-45 and at La Scala in 1946. After her professional retirement in 1848 she became the Countess Drake del Castillo. Provenance: From the Vernon Schwartz collection. His note on the verso says it was a gift from Kay Ballard. Ballard played Lola in "Sheba" the first musical adaptation of William Inge's play "Come Back Little Sheba" which was in 1974 at Chicago's Drury Lane Theater where Schwartz was the Resident Director. Finally J. P. Harley was the Stage Manager in 1845 at Drury Lane. Probably he is the same Harley who was "the popular comic actor who had the best roles in Dickens's first three plays" and for whom he wrote the lead role of Tom Grig in his play "The Lamplighter". Theatre Royal Drury Lane unknown

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SHAKESPEARE, WilliamBiblio.com

COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE: Including the Whole of the Plays and Poems. With a . Essay on His Genius by Barry Cornwall. 3v

1855DEMO016617ILondon & New York: London Printing and Publishing Co. ca. 1855. New edition. Hardcover. Very Good. steel engravings. Royal octavos contemporary 3/4 morocco edges and endpapers marbled extremities scuffed Issued to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the bard's birth. Jaggard p.537 . London Printing and Publishing Co. hardcover

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Wahlert, GEA: G E ABiblio.com

Johanna Gray. Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen von G.E.A. Wahlert.

1821246924bei Joh. Eckhardt Schaub Elberfeld 1821. Hardcover Pappe ohne Schutzumschlag Zustand: Rücken Ecken Kanten bestoßen und stark abgewetzt. Der Einband ist zudem fleckig ebenso der Vorsatz und Schnitt. Im Vorsatz ist eine Namenseintragung. Der Buchblock ist fest. bei Joh. Eckhardt Schaub, Elberfeld, hardcover

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Miller, William (Editor?);Biblio.com

The Modern British Drama Aka British Dramatists In Five Volumes A Collection Of Hundreds Of Dramas

1811000208Edinburgh: William Miller Albemarle Street 1811. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 9 1/2" Tall. Engravings on Title Pages. Three Quarter Morocco. First Edition. 8Vo. Five Volumes Period Black Morocco Spines And Tips Over Original Marbled Boards. A Very Extensive Collection Arranged By Type Tragedy Etc. About 3200 Pages Altogether . A Nice Clean Solid Set. Vol. 1 And Vol. 2 With Switched Spine Labels And Half-Titles Original Binding Errors. Attractive Bookplates Of W. Fryer With A Finely Engraved Bucolic Scene. International Postage At Considerable Additional Cost. Edinburgh: William Miller, Albemarle Street hardcover

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Buckham, Philip Wentworth, With Additions By Porson, Elmsley, Etc; Heraldic Bookplate Of Albert Francis JacksonBiblio.com

Theatre Of The Greeks . The Rise Progress And Exhibition Of The Drama Together With An Account Of Dramatic Writers From Thespis To Menander To Which Is Added A Chronology And An Appendix Containing Critical Remarks

1825025230Cambridge: W. P. Grant 1825. First Edition . Quarter Calf Gilt. Very Good. 8 5/8" Tall. Viii 237. Half Title Present.First Edition. Quarter Calf Over Boards Five Bands With Red Morocco Label Attractive And Elaborate Gilt Tooling In All Compartments Over Marbled Paper Covered Boards Calf Tips. Wear To Binding Fraying At Tips Hinges Solid And Tight. Previous Owner Name In Pencil And Heraldic Bookplate Of Albert Francis Jackson. W. P. Grant unknown

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Coquelin, C / Benoit-Constant, Translated By Abby Langdon AlgerBiblio.com

The Actor And His Art

1881032552Boston: Roberts Brothers 1881. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 63 Pp 2 Pp Ads At Rear. Red Cloth Printed In Black Green And White Endpapers. First American Printing 1981 Date On Title Page. Light Wear Lettering Strong Three Tiny Frays At Ends Of Spine Covers With Tiny Flecks To Color. Ownership Signature Of Andy Francisco 1866-1947; From Estate Of Artist J Bond Francisco's Nephew Jack Okey So Probably A Relative. Per Wikipedia Benoît-Constant Coquelin 1841 - 1909 Known As Coquelin Aîné "Coquelin The Elder" Was A French Actor "One Of The Greatest Theatrical Figures Of The Age." Coquelin Was Born In Boulogne-Sur-Mer Pas-De-Calais. He Was Originally Intended To Follow His Father's Trade Of Baker He Was Once Called "Un Boulanger Manqué" - "A Failed Baker" - By A Hostile Critic But His Love Of Acting Led Him To The Conservatoire Where He Entered Régnier's Class In 1859. He Won The First Prize For Comedy Within A Year And Made His Début On 7 December 1860 At The Comédie-Française As The Comic Valet Gros-René In Molière's Le Dépit Amoureux But His First Great Success Was As Figaro In The Barber Of Seville In The Following Year. It Was An Honour For Coquelin To Be A Part Of The Comédie-Française At Such A Young Age. This Company Had Already Been In Existence For Around 150 Years. He Was Made Sociétaire In 1864. There Were 21 34 Shares And They Were Divided Among The Lead Actors Known As Sociétaires. The Sociétaires Co-Manage Choose Plays And Share Profits. When There Was An Opening Caused By Retirement Resignation Or Death It Was Filled By A Member Of The Pensionnaires. And Just Four Years After Joining The Comédie-Française Coquelin Became One Of The Elite Sociétaires. During The Next Twenty-Two Years He Created The Leading Roles In Forty-Four New Plays At The Comédie Française Including Théodore De Banville's Gringoire 1867 Paul Ferrier's Tabarin 1871 Émile Augier's Paul Forestier 1871 L'étrangère 1876 By The Younger Dumas Charles Lomon's Jean Dacier 1877 Édouard Pailleron's Le Monde Où L'on S'ennuie 1881 Erckmann's And Chatrian's Les Rantzau 1884. In Consequence Of A Dispute With The Authorities Over The Question Of His Right To Make Provincial Tours In France He Resigned In 1886. Three Years Later However The Breach Was Healed; And After A Successful Series Of Tours In Europe And The United States He Rejoined The Comédie-Française As Pensionnaire In 1890. During His Time Away From The Comédie He Wrote His Book Art And The Actor. It Was During This Period That He Took The Part Of Labussière In The Production Of Victorien Sardou's Thermidor Which Was Banned By The Government After Three Performances. In 1892 He Broke Definitively With The Comédie-Française And Toured For Some Time Through The Capitals Of Europe With A Company Of His Own; In New York For Instance He Performed At Abbey's Theatre In 1894 Playing The Lead In Tartuffe His Son Jean Played Orgon And Mascarille In Les Précieuses Ridicules.3 In 1895 He Joined The Renaissance Theatre In Paris And Played There Until He Became Director Of The Théâtre De La Porte Saint-Martin In 1897. Here He Won Successes In Edmond Rostand's Cyrano De Bergerac 1897 Which He Repeated In The Summer Of 1898 At The Lyceum Theatre London Émile Bergerat's Plus Que Reine 1899 Catulle Mendès's Scarron 1905 And Alfred Capus And Lucien Descaves' L'attentat 1906. In 1900 Coquelin Toured In America With Sarah Bernhardt Appeared At Broadway's Garden Theatre In A Production Of Cyrano De Bergerac Bernhardt Played Roxane. He Made His Only Film The Duel Scene From Cyrano De Bergerac With Sound Recording On Phonograph Cylinder. The Film Is Thought To Be The First Ever Made With Both Color And Sound. On Their Return To France He Continued With His Old Colleague To Appear In L'aiglon At The Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt. He Was Rehearsing For The Creation Of The Title Role In Rostand's Chantecler Which He Was To Produce When He Died Suddenly In Paris In 1909. Roberts Brothers hardcover

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Coquelin, C (Translated By Abby Langdon Alger)Biblio.com

The Actor And His Art

1881032553Boston: Roberts Brothers 1881. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 63 Pp 2 Pp Ads At Rear. Light Brown Cloth Printed In Black Green And White Endpapers. Wear Lettering Strong Fraying On Top Of Spine And At Tips. Signature Of Hollywood Art Director Jack Okey It's A Wonderful Life Etc. Small Private Price Label On Rear Pastedown. Per Wikipedia Benoît-Constant Coquelin 1841 - 1909 Known As Coquelin Aîné "Coquelin The Elder" Was A French Actor "One Of The Greatest Theatrical Figures Of The Age." Coquelin Was Born In Boulogne-Sur-Mer Pas-De-Calais. He Was Originally Intended To Follow His Father's Trade Of Baker He Was Once Called "Un Boulanger Manqué" - "A Failed Baker" - By A Hostile Critic But His Love Of Acting Led Him To The Conservatoire Where He Entered Régnier's Class In 1859. He Won The First Prize For Comedy Within A Year And Made His Début On 7 December 1860 At The Comédie-Française As The Comic Valet Gros-René In Molière's Le Dépit Amoureux But His First Great Success Was As Figaro In The Barber Of Seville In The Following Year. It Was An Honour For Coquelin To Be A Part Of The Comédie-Française At Such A Young Age. This Company Had Already Been In Existence For Around 150 Years. He Was Made Sociétaire In 1864. There Were 21 34 Shares And They Were Divided Among The Lead Actors Known As Sociétaires. The Sociétaires Co-Manage Choose Plays And Share Profits. When There Was An Opening Caused By Retirement Resignation Or Death It Was Filled By A Member Of The Pensionnaires. And Just Four Years After Joining The Comédie-Française Coquelin Became One Of The Elite Sociétaires. During The Next Twenty-Two Years He Created The Leading Roles In Forty-Four New Plays At The Comédie Française Including Théodore De Banville's Gringoire 1867 Paul Ferrier's Tabarin 1871 Émile Augier's Paul Forestier 1871 L'étrangère 1876 By The Younger Dumas Charles Lomon's Jean Dacier 1877 Édouard Pailleron's Le Monde Où L'on S'ennuie 1881 Erckmann's And Chatrian's Les Rantzau 1884. In Consequence Of A Dispute With The Authorities Over The Question Of His Right To Make Provincial Tours In France He Resigned In 1886. Three Years Later However The Breach Was Healed; And After A Successful Series Of Tours In Europe And The United States He Rejoined The Comédie-Française As Pensionnaire In 1890. During His Time Away From The Comédie He Wrote His Book Art And The Actor. It Was During This Period That He Took The Part Of Labussière In The Production Of Victorien Sardou's Thermidor Which Was Banned By The Government After Three Performances. In 1892 He Broke Definitively With The Comédie-Française And Toured For Some Time Through The Capitals Of Europe With A Company Of His Own; In New York For Instance He Performed At Abbey's Theatre In 1894 Playing The Lead In Tartuffe His Son Jean Played Orgon And Mascarille In Les Précieuses Ridicules.3 In 1895 He Joined The Renaissance Theatre In Paris And Played There Until He Became Director Of The Théâtre De La Porte Saint-Martin In 1897. Here He Won Successes In Edmond Rostand's Cyrano De Bergerac 1897 Which He Repeated In The Summer Of 1898 At The Lyceum Theatre London Émile Bergerat's Plus Que Reine 1899 Catulle Mendès's Scarron 1905 And Alfred Capus And Lucien Descaves' L'attentat 1906. In 1900 Coquelin Toured In America With Sarah Bernhardt Appeared At Broadway's Garden Theatre In A Production Of Cyrano De Bergerac Bernhardt Played Roxane. He Made His Only Film The Duel Scene From Cyrano De Bergerac With Sound Recording On Phonograph Cylinder. The Film Is Thought To Be The First Ever Made With Both Color And Sound. On Their Return To France He Continued With His Old Colleague To Appear In L'aiglon At The Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt. He Was Rehearsing For The Creation Of The Title Role In Rostand's Chantecler Which He Was To Produce When He Died Suddenly In Paris In 1909. Roberts Brothers hardcover

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Otway, ThomasBiblio.com

The Works of Thomas Otway Consisting of His Plays Poems and Letters; with A Sketch of His Life. 2 volumes.

181238150London Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington; T. Payne; Wilkie and Robinson etc. 1812 hardcover. This is the fourth collected edition of Otway's 1652-1685 works in two volumes DNB. Frontispiece portrait of the author. -- Hardcover beautiful 3/4 tan leather over marbled boards raised spine bands with elaborate gilt decoration with top-edge-gilt and marbled endsheets heavy rag paper. Condition: near fine small scuff spots light corner wear showing boards--pages bright and binding tight. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington; T. Payne; Wilkie [a]nd Robinson [etc.] hardcover

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Heyse, Paul:Biblio.com

Prinzessin Sascha. Schauspiel in vier Akten. Den Bühnen gegenüber Manuscript. Es fehlen die Seiten 17-64.

1888249947n.g. 1888. Softcover in Pappdeckeln Bänderverschnürung Zustand: Beschädigung: Es fehlen die Seiten 17 bis 64!. Ecken Kanten bestoßen. Das Titelblatt hat einen Randriss. Die Fadenbindung ist schwach und die ersten Druckbogen haben sich vom Block gelöst. Die Druckbögen sind unbeschnitten. Der Einband ist braunfleckig. Mit Kennungen einer Klosterbibliothek. Mit einer Zueignung des Autors im Vorsatz. n.g., paperback

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(DRAMA)Biblio.com

Biographia Dramatica; or a Companion to the Playhouse: containing historical and critical memoirs and original anecdotes of British and Irish dramatic writers

181216074London: Longman 1812. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes. bound in 4. 8vo contemporary 3/4 tan calf leather spine labels marbled boards edges & endpapers lightly rubbed. London: Longman 1812. Very good . Historical and critical memoirs of British and Irish dramatic writers and actors listed alphabetically. Compiled by David Erskine Baker Isaac Reed and Stephen Jones. Longman unknown

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