The actress Mrs. Abingdon dressed as Thalia, Muse of Comedy, stands holding a mask in an outdoor scene. Piles of books by notable playwrights lie near her feet and a group of onlookers in the background observe a satyr standing on a wall
Alternative Title:
Frontispiece to The new English theatre
Description:
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Publisher:
Published June 3d. 1776 by T. Lowndes & other proprietors
Probable book illustration, within ornamental frame, of a man declaiming from a raised platform before an audience composed chiefly of men in the foreground and of women in the upper gallery, the setting illuminated by candles on the table before the ...
Alternative Title:
School of Shakespeare
Description:
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Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Dramatic productions, Acting, Actors, Audiences, and Stages (Platforms)
