[Edwin Forrest as Lear]

Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)

Contributor:

Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 (actor)

Description:

Play in Progress

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_pfo600_18_ml

Subject:

Theater Costumes; Theater Biography; King Lear (character)

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

lithographs

Physical Description:

36.0 x 27.0 cm.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Play: King Lear; Notes about Edwin Forrest: American tragic actor, born in Philadelphia, made his New York debut in Othello in 1826. He developed a violent rivalry with the English tragic actor, Macready.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Fo600.18 ML, Large Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)