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The merchant of Venice: A comedy, In five acts

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Title
The merchant of Venice: A comedy, In five acts
Additional title: Merchant of Venice. 186-?
Names
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

Plays

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1869 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Publisher: S. French etc., etc.
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *NCP (Shakespeare, W. Merchant of Venice. New York, [186-?])
Topics
Drama
Promptbooks
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice
Genres
Drama
Programs
Notes
Content: With the stage business, cast of characters, costumes, relative positions, etc.
Source note: Cover-title.
Content: Program of production, light and property plots inserted.
Physical Description
Extent: 44 leaves ; 21 cm.
Description
Clipped and mounted with manuscript notes added, to form a prompt-book for the Louis James production.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 44733810
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14771603
Photo Order: 60101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 30629550-9996-0136-2d94-6b65cf7b9ad6
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1564: Creator Born
  • 1616: Creator Died
  • 1860: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The merchant of Venice" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd7ecf00-999d-0136-18ed-4b9fe15c3a5b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The merchant of Venice" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd7ecf00-999d-0136-18ed-4b9fe15c3a5b

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1869). The merchant of Venice Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd7ecf00-999d-0136-18ed-4b9fe15c3a5b

Wikipedia Citation

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The merchant of Venice