The tempest
Subtitle: a play, in five acts
By: by William Shakspeare ; 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 performed at the Theatres Royal, London ; embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. White, from a drawing taken in the theatre by Mr. R. Cruikshank
Series: Cumberland's British theatre -- no. 46
Publisher: Davidson
Published: 1847
Place of publication: London (Peter's Hill, Doctors' Commons)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 49
Work titles: Tempest
Notes: The initials ''D.--G.'' stand for George Daniel.

The publisher George Henry Davidson worked at the above address from 1847 to 1860.

Imprint on wrapper: London: John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town. Sold by B. Steil ... [and 10 others].

Text is continuous.

Includes a cast list for the 1839 production at the Covent Garden Theatre.

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, interleaved and marked for acting by James H. Taylor.