The last days of Pompeii
Subtitle: a dramatic spectade taken from Bulwer's celebrated novel of the same title.
Contributors: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873.
Series: French's standard drama -- no. 146.; American culture series -- 369.6.
Publisher: S. French
Published: c1856
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Drama
Genres: Drama.
Description: Dramatization of Bulwer's novel by Louisa Medina, the in-house playwright for the Bowery Theatre, New York, 1830s, rendered to be staged by the Bowery cast, notably actor-manager T. Hamblin. Both novel and play depict the 1st century corrupt Roman culture, ending on the volcanic destruction of Pompeii (which provided the play's spectacular climax).
Notes: Microform: (1) Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms [n.d.] (American culture series, Reel 369.6) (2) New Cannan, CT: Readex Nineteenth Century English & American Drama, c. 1966-1990  (opaque card /fiche).