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| 1709 |
The first new collected edition
of Shakespeare’s plays since the Folios, edited by the dramatist
Nicholas Rowe, published. The 6-volume set is in octavo, and includes
engraved illustrations which draw on contemporary stage practices.
Frontispiece
to 'The Tempest'. The Works of Mr. William Shakespeare, revised and
corrected by N. Rowe, 1709. British Library, 81.g.16. Larger
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Sir William Davenant granted a warrant to act several of Shakespeare’s
plays. Davenant is also granted a Patent for an acting company,
known as the Duke’s Company. He claimed to be Shakespeare’s
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| 1765 |
| A wholly new
collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays,
edited by the lexicographer Dr. Samuel Johnson,
published. Johnson recognised the importance
of the First Folio as a source near to Shakespeare
himself. His 8-volume set is in octavo. |
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| 1769 |
The actor David
Garrick organises a Shakespeare Jubilee, an entertainment
held in Stratford-upon-Avon, to celebrate the
life and works of the great dramatist. The entertainment
is repeated at the Drury Lane Theatre with great
success.
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| 1776 |
David Garrick, a great Hamlet,
made his own adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
His last appearance in the role was at Drury Lane
in 1776.
David Garrick
as Hamlet. Dramatic Characters, or Different
Portraits of the English Stage, 1773. British
Library, 11795.ee.41, unnumbered plate. Larger
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| 1783 |
John Philip Kemble makes his London debut at the
Drury Lane Theatre in the title-role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Kemble took leading roles in many of Shakespeare’s plays, as
well as adapting several of them.
John Philip Kemble as Hamlet. 'Hamlet',
Bell's Edition of Shakespere [sic], Volume 18, 1788. British Library,
20098.aa.10, frontispiece. Larger
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| 1790 |
| A new collected edition of Shakespeare’s
plays, edited by the scholar Edmond Malone, published. Malone recognised
the importance of the quarto texts which preceded the First Folio.
His 10-volume set is in octavo. |
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