The Works of Shakespeare ..., Volume 26Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1924 |
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Page ix
... Folio of 1623 , and in this case Heminge and Condell had reason to congratulate themselves on the excellence of the Quarto ver- sion which was their only authority . That the manuscript originally sold by the Chamberlain's men to Messrs ...
... Folio of 1623 , and in this case Heminge and Condell had reason to congratulate themselves on the excellence of the Quarto ver- sion which was their only authority . That the manuscript originally sold by the Chamberlain's men to Messrs ...
Page x
... Folio version was set up from a Quarto copy , and that the latter had meanwhile been used in the theatre as a prompt book is again indisputable . The insertion in the Folio of the name of Jack Wilson , the actor who was to sing Bal ...
... Folio version was set up from a Quarto copy , and that the latter had meanwhile been used in the theatre as a prompt book is again indisputable . The insertion in the Folio of the name of Jack Wilson , the actor who was to sing Bal ...
Page xi
... Folio , the omissions in Folio , etc. , are conveniently tabulated . 2 Jahrbuch , 1898 , vol . xxxiv . , p . 339 . Quoted by Furness , New Variorum Edition , p . 345 . bade Dalinda dress herself in the clothes of her mistress ...
... Folio , the omissions in Folio , etc. , are conveniently tabulated . 2 Jahrbuch , 1898 , vol . xxxiv . , p . 339 . Quoted by Furness , New Variorum Edition , p . 345 . bade Dalinda dress herself in the clothes of her mistress ...
Page xvi
... Folio , entered " Benedick and Beatrice " as an alternative title to Much Ado About Nothing . It is , therefore , fairly certain that the two titles both refer to Shakespeare's comedy and that the Lord Treasurer's accounts offer a cold ...
... Folio , entered " Benedick and Beatrice " as an alternative title to Much Ado About Nothing . It is , therefore , fairly certain that the two titles both refer to Shakespeare's comedy and that the Lord Treasurer's accounts offer a cold ...
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... Folio divides the play into acts but marks only Sc . I. of the first act . Before Leonato's house Capell ; A Court ... Folios the stage direction is : Enter Leonato , Gouernour of Messina , In- nogen his wife , Hero his daughter , and ...
... Folio divides the play into acts but marks only Sc . I. of the first act . Before Leonato's house Capell ; A Court ... Folios the stage direction is : Enter Leonato , Gouernour of Messina , In- nogen his wife , Hero his daughter , and ...
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