The merry wives of Windsor
Subtitle: a comedy : in five acts
By: by William Shakespeare ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.-G. ; to which are added a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business ; as now performed at the Theatres Royal, London ; embellished with a fine wood engraving by Mr. White, from a drawing taken in the theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank
Series: Cumberland's British theatre -- no. 37
Publisher: G.H. Davidson, Peter's Hill, Doctors' Commons, between St. Paul's and Upper Thames Street
Published: 1848
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
Work titles: Merry wives of Windsor
Notes: "D.-G." is George Daniel.

Davidson was at this address between 1848 and 1860. See Brown, P.A.H. London Publishers and Printers, p. 54.

Wood engraving on leaf A1v lettered: R. Cruikshank del.; White sc.

Series information taken from printed paper wrappers.

Signatures: A-E⁶ F1.

With cast lists for performances at Drury Lane Theatre dated 1824 and 1827; includes a descriptive costume list.

Wrapper information includes advertisements for vol. 1 through 44 of Cumberland's British theatre, as well as vol. 1 through 16 of Cumberland's minor theatre.

Autographs of Charles Smith and William Henry Stephens.

Part of the Shakespeare Promptbook Collection. See Newlin, Jeanne T. et al. “Shakespeare Promptbooks in the Harvard Theatre Collection: A Catalogue.” Harvard Library Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 1, 1987.

Promptbook, marked for acting.