A midsummer-night's dream
Subtitle: a comedy, in five acts
By: by William Shakspeare
Series: Cumberland's British theatre -- no. 137
Publisher: John Cumberland
Published: 1830
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
Work titles: Midsummer night's dream
Notes: Ownership signature in ink on page 13, "Th.? Barry".

Autograph of John G. Gilbert.

Title written on front cover in black ink, "Midsummer Nights Dream".

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.

Actor's part book with two manuscript cast lists, one for the Tremont Theatre with Gilbert as Quince, the other for New Theatre Boston, 14 April 1856, with Gilbert as Bottom. Signed by Gilbert and dated "March 19th 1839 Tremond.."

In prefab, 19 cm.