King Lear
Subtitle: no. 3 of the Edwin Forrest edition of Shakespearian and other plays : correctly marked, with the kind permission of the eminent tragedian, from his own prompt book, and as acted by him in the principal cities of the United States under the management of James M. Nixon
Publisher: Printed for the Publishers by Torrey Brothers; And also for sale by C.S. Bernard & Co. of the American Dramatic Institute
Published: 1860
Place of publication: N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Notes: Frontispiece portrait lettered: W.G. Jackman, New York, from photograph.

Publisher's dedication dated 1860.

On front wrapper: No. 1 of the Edwin Forrest edition ...

John McCullough's promptbook, possibly for production at the California Theatre, San Francisco.

Note by Preston, the prompter and copyist "marked from Mr. John McCullough's promptbook. See TS Promptbook Sh154.170 for the the McCullough promptbook from which this text is copied.

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 heavily marked for acting, including manuscript textual restorations.

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.

Manuscript souvenir promptbook, interleaved with pages from printed edition.

In case.