[Shakespeareana, including Henry Irving's costume for the role of Shylock, "Shakespeare's" gloves, "Yorick's" skull, and programs for the Merchant of Venice, from the Horace Howard Furness Collection, on display, location unknown]

Creator:

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) (author)

Contributor:

Booth, Edwin Thomas (1833-1893) (actor); Irving, Henry, Sir (1838-1905) (actor)

Description:

Interior

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_mfu500_20_m

Resource Type:

Image

Form/Genre:

black-and-white photographs

Physical Description:

20.5 x 25.5 cm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Play: The Merchant of Venice; Notes about Edwin Thomas Booth: A successful American tragic actor. Son of the actor Junius Brutus Booth and brother of the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Booth performed as Sir Giles Overreach in 1857 and acted Hamlet during the 1864-65 season for one hundred nights. Other successful Shakespearean roles included Othello, Romeo, and Macbeth. Booth arranged for the publication of acting editions of fifteen plays.; Notes about Henry Irving: Acted with Ellen Terry from 1878 to 1902. Two of Irving's most successful roles were Shakespeare's Hamlet and Mathias in the Lewis-Chatrian play The Bells.; The artifacts are cataloged as part of the Furness collection, A/Ir500.11 L, A/Ir500.1 A, and A/Bo200.1 A.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, M/Fu500.20 M, Medium Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)