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Edwin Booth ( | Edwin Booth (1833–1893) [[File:Edwin_Booth.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Edwin Booth, photo by Charles D. Fredricks & Co., New York: [s.n. 1860?]]] was a Shakespearean actor, theater owner, and editor of theatrical playbooks. Booth came from a theatrical family, and his father, Junius Brutus Booth, had a significant reputation as an actor. Booth was best known for his [[Hamlet]], a part he famously played for a hundred nights. In 1863, he managed the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and bought the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia the same year. Booth's Theatre was founded at the corner of 23rd street and 6th avenue in New York City in 1869. Booth's theatrical career was briefly interrupted when his younger brother, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated President Lincoln. | ||
===Notable items | ===Notable items at the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]]=== | ||
---. ''The complete works of Shakspere : revised from the original editions / with historical and analytical introductions to each play, also notes explanatory and critical and a life of the poet by J.O. Halliwell and other eminent commentators'' (London ; New York : London Printing and Publishing Company, [185-]). | William Shakespeare, ''Timon of Athens'' ([New York: Johnson, Fry and Company, n.d.]). Call number: [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=88425| PROMPT Tim. 5] | ||
---. ''The complete works of Shakspere : revised from the original editions / with historical and analytical introductions to each play, also notes explanatory and critical and a life of the poet by J.O. Halliwell and other eminent commentators'' (London ; New York : London Printing and Publishing Company, [185-]). Call number: [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=335015| PR2755.H3 B3q Sh.Col.]] | |||
There are four manuscripts of music for various Shakespeare plays, including ''Incidental music for Twelfth Night'' ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=232865 Y.d.1108 1–10]), an epilogue song to Twelfth night ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=233246 Y.d.1107]), ''Music for King Lear'' ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=232958 Y.d.1091 1–8]), and ''Incidental music by Edward Mollenhauer for plays produced by Edwin Booth [manuscript], ca. 1875–1880'' ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=191440 Y.d.512 1–10]). | There are four manuscripts of music for various Shakespeare plays, including ''Incidental music for Twelfth Night'' ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=232865 Y.d.1108 1–10]), an epilogue song to Twelfth night ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=233246 Y.d.1107]), ''Music for King Lear'' ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=232958 Y.d.1091 1–8]), and ''Incidental music by Edward Mollenhauer for plays produced by Edwin Booth [manuscript], ca. 1875–1880'' ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=191440 Y.d.512 1–10]). | ||
In addition to books owned by Booth, the Folger has a number of items related to his life, including [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=233763 a bracelet made from Edwin Booth's hair and inscribed "Mother,"] and a number of his costumes. [[File:Edwin_Booth hair bracelet.jpg|250px|right|thumb|verso of Edwin Booth hair bracelet, showing name and date. | In addition to books owned by Booth, the Folger has a number of items related to his life, including [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=233763 a bracelet made from Edwin Booth's hair and inscribed "Mother,"] and a number of his [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/vgc621 costumes]. [[File:Edwin_Booth hair bracelet.jpg|250px|right|thumb|verso of Edwin Booth hair bracelet, showing name and date. Call number: ART Inv. 1178 (realia)]] | ||
===Signatures and manuscript marks=== | ===Signatures and manuscript marks=== | ||
Booth signed several works in the Folger's collection, and others are inscribed by Booth to recipients, for example, ''The Works of William Shakespeare: from the text of Clark and Wright'' in inscribed by Booth to Wm. Rutledge, with complements, and dated Mar. 26, '89. | |||
Booth signed several works in the Folger's collection, and others are inscribed by Booth to recipients, for example, ''The Works of William Shakespeare: from the text of Clark and Wright'' in inscribed by Booth to Wm. Rutledge, with complements, and dated Mar. 26, '89. Call number: [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=302624| PR2754 1o2 copy 2 Sh.Col.] | |||
===Other methods of indicating provenance=== | ===Other methods of indicating provenance=== | ||
The Folger has a significant collection of Booth's correspondence, which discusses at length the process of writing and publishing prompt books as well as Booth's own collecting and reading habits. For more information, see [http://findingaids.folger.edu/dfoboothedwin.xml the Edwin Booth finding aid here.] | The Folger has a significant collection of Booth's correspondence, which discusses at length the process of writing and publishing prompt books as well as Booth's own collecting and reading habits. For more information, see [http://findingaids.folger.edu/dfoboothedwin.xml the Edwin Booth finding aid here.] | ||
[[Category:Collection]] | [[Category: Collection]] | ||
[[Category:Provenance]] | [[Category: Provenance]] | ||
[[Category: American theater]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:39, 23 November 2016
Edwin Booth (1833–1893)
was a Shakespearean actor, theater owner, and editor of theatrical playbooks. Booth came from a theatrical family, and his father, Junius Brutus Booth, had a significant reputation as an actor. Booth was best known for his Hamlet, a part he famously played for a hundred nights. In 1863, he managed the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and bought the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia the same year. Booth's Theatre was founded at the corner of 23rd street and 6th avenue in New York City in 1869. Booth's theatrical career was briefly interrupted when his younger brother, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated President Lincoln.
Notable items at the Folger Shakespeare Library
William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens ([New York: Johnson, Fry and Company, n.d.]). Call number: PROMPT Tim. 5
---. The complete works of Shakspere : revised from the original editions / with historical and analytical introductions to each play, also notes explanatory and critical and a life of the poet by J.O. Halliwell and other eminent commentators (London ; New York : London Printing and Publishing Company, [185-]). Call number: PR2755.H3 B3q Sh.Col.]
There are four manuscripts of music for various Shakespeare plays, including Incidental music for Twelfth Night (Y.d.1108 1–10), an epilogue song to Twelfth night (Y.d.1107), Music for King Lear (Y.d.1091 1–8), and Incidental music by Edward Mollenhauer for plays produced by Edwin Booth [manuscript], ca. 1875–1880 (Y.d.512 1–10).
In addition to books owned by Booth, the Folger has a number of items related to his life, including a bracelet made from Edwin Booth's hair and inscribed "Mother," and a number of his costumes.
Signatures and manuscript marks
Booth signed several works in the Folger's collection, and others are inscribed by Booth to recipients, for example, The Works of William Shakespeare: from the text of Clark and Wright in inscribed by Booth to Wm. Rutledge, with complements, and dated Mar. 26, '89. Call number: PR2754 1o2 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Other methods of indicating provenance
The Folger has a significant collection of Booth's correspondence, which discusses at length the process of writing and publishing prompt books as well as Booth's own collecting and reading habits. For more information, see the Edwin Booth finding aid here.