Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp
Subtitle: a grand romantic spectacle, in two acts : printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.--G. to which are added, 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 engraving, from a drawing taken in the theatre by Mr. R. Cruikshank
Series: Cumberland's British theatre -- no. 279
Publisher: John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town
Published: 1837
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Covent Garden Theatre
Other titles: Wonderful lamp
Work titles: Aladdin English
Notes: Attributed to Farley in The opera glass, Oct. 23, 1826, pages [25], 88.

Without the music.

Cumberland was at this address ca. 1831-1840. See Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers, page 50.

Key to stage directions, list of costumes by character, and cast of characters (includes performers for Covent Garden in October of 1826 and October of 1836)--Pages 8-10.

Illustrations: 1 print : wood engraving ; full-page. Unsigned.

Date from BM.

In preliminaries: remarks by George Daniel, editor of the series.

Ownership signature in black ink on front cover: W. H. Stephens Prompt Book Aladdin Bowery Theatre New York Feb 20/60. Cast list for Bowery production in Stephens' hand on second interleaved page.

Ownership signature in black ink on caption and across text on pages 19, 29, and 36: J. Bridgman.

Title and ownership signature in black ink on front wrapper: "Aladdin: Prompt Book, John Procter." Also signed on frontispiece recto, on title page followed by 1842?, twice on caption, with second signature followed by 1842, and across text on page 14.

Interleaved with oversized pages, with annotations throughout in ink. Additional manuscript scenes on interleaved pages.

Imperfect: lacking cover; no reference to series title found. Interleaved, with annotations throughout in brown ink. Includes manuscript list of performers on cast list page: "Chesnut, 1842..."; includes Mrs. Sefton for role of Aladdin, may refer to Mrs. John Sefton performing at the Chestnut Street Theatre (in existence ca. 1822-1856) in Philadelphia.

Bound in reinforced brown paper wrappers; in quarter teal duct tape library binding.

Bound in sewn brown paper wrappers; in prefab, 27 cm.