The constant couple, or, A trip to the jubilee
Subtitle: a comedy
By: by Mr. Farquhar ; marked with the variations in the manager's book, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
Publisher: Printed for T. Lowndes, T. Caslon, W. Nicoll, S. Bladon, and C. Corbett
Published: 1777
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: English drama (Comedy)
Other titles: Trip to the jubilee
Notes: Frontispiece illustration signed: Dodd del.; Goldar sculp.

Title no. 5 in volume 9 of "The new English theatre" printed for J. Rivington & Sons, J. Dodsley, T. Lowndes, T. Cason, W. Nicoll, S. Bladon, &c., 1777.

Also issued separately (English short title catalogue entry T31610).

Signatures: A-C¹² D⁴.

Includes cast list.

English short title catalogue, entry N61445

Purchased in 2018 with the Robert Gould Shaw Fund.

Inscriptions on recto of frontispiece by Alec Clunes: "From Jane Popes books ... The 'cuts' are interesting." In an envelope with Clunes' return address printed on one side and the same annotations in manuscript on the other side.

Promptbook of Jane Pope marked for her role as Lady Lurewell. Includes cuts and additions to the text, and some stage directions. In the cast list the role of Sir Harry Wildair is assigned in manuscript to "Miss Walpole" [Charlotte Walpole performed the role of Sir Wildair at Drury Lane on 16 April 1779].

Imperfect: pages 79 and [1] at end; frontispiece trimmed with some loss of text at tail-edge. Includes engraved title page from "The new English theatre" volume 9 opposite frontispiece.

Laid in folded sheet with penciled annotations indicating pages cuts and insertions to text.

Disbound; in prefab, 26 cm.