A woman never vext, or, The widow of Cornhill : A comedy, in five acts / By W. Rowley, with alterations and additions, by J.R. Planche, Esq. ; With a portrait of Mr. Wood, in the character of Stephen Foster ; The plays carefully corrected from the prompt books of the Philadelphia Theatre, by M. Lopez, prompter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?

Contributor:

Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880.

Lopez, M. (Mathias), -1845, editor.

Wemyss, Francis Courtney, 1797-1859, editor.

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Series:

Acting American theatre

The acting American theatre.

Language:

English

Genre:

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Tasker, L.H. (autograph, 1850) (RBC 822C L883a v.2)

Physical Description:

78 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 portrait ; 20 cm.

Edition:

Lopez and Wemyss' edition.

Other Title:

Widow of Cornhill

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Published by A.R. Poole, and Ash & Mason : P. Thompson, Wash. : H.W. Bool, Baltimore : E.M. Murden, New York, for the proprietors, and to be had of all the principal Booksellers in the United States, 1827.

Notes:

Edition statement and series title at head of title page.

With an added title page: Lopez and Wemyss' edition. Acting American theatre. Containing the most popular plays, as they are performed at the Philadelphia Theatre; carefully corrected and published from the prompt books; and accompanied with likenesses of distinguished performers in characters, engraved form portraits executed for the work by eminent artists. By M. Lopez, prompter, of the Philadelphia and Baltimore theatres.

Frontispiece portrait "Engraved by G.B. Ellis from a painting by J. Neagle."

Copyright Apr. 3, 1826 by Mathias Lopez and Francis C. Wemyss.

"Jesper Harding, printer."--verso of title page.

Date of publication from added title page.

Includes printed cast list for 1825 production at Philadelphia Theatre.

Local Notes:

RBC 822C L883 v.2 bound with: Morton, Thomas. The school of reform, or, How to rule a husband. Philadelphia : Published by A.R. Poole, and Ash & Mason : P. Thompson, Wash. : H.W. Bool, Baltimore : E.M. Murden, New York, for the proprietors, and to be had of all the principal Booksellers in the United States, 1826. (Item 4 of 4)

RBC 822C L883a v.2 bound with: Kenney, James. Sweethearts and wives. Philadelphia : Published by A.R. Poole, and Ash & Mason : P. Thompson, Wash. : H.W. Bool, Baltimore : E.M. Murden, New York, for the proprietors, and to be had of all the principal Booksellers in the United States, 1827. (Item 2 of 8)

Cited in:

Shoemaker 30485

OCLC:

80557024