Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader English MS 1333
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Reference Number:
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English MS 1333
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Parent Work Title:
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Prompt book for Henry Irving's 1885 production of William Gorman Wills's 'Faust'.
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Creator:
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Allen, James H.
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Creator Role:
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Illustrator
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Creator:
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Wills, W. G. (William Gorman), 1828-1891
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1885
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Description:
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Faust Prompt Book: Binding: boards covered in green buckram, titled in gilt on the front cover. The book is one of only three copies of William Gorman Wills's script of Faust, printed in 1885 for Wills, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. This copy, prepared by the Lyceum's prompter, James H. Allen, in 1894, records amendments to the text, from the original 1885 production to the revivals in 1894 and 1902, as well as cues inserted by Allen. Many printed lines of Wills's verse have been excised and new verse speeches have been inserted by several hands including Irving's and Allen's. Annotations in red indicate incidental music cues, while sound effects and lighting cues are in black or blue ink. There are also manuscript notes on actors' business, such as gestures, movements and facial expressions. In addition, Allen made detailed drawings of scenes and the actors' positions within them. The printed list of dramatis personae at the front of the volume has been annoted by Allen to record the names of the actors in the orginal production and in the 1894 revival.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Theatre
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Drawing (image-making)
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Technique Used:
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Printing (process)
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
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Item Height:
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273 mm
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Item Width:
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212 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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ELGAR: Electronic Gateway to Archives at Rylands
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2013-09-12
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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