Cleaver, Ralph. Sketches at the production of the Tempest at His Majesty's Theatre

Folger bibliographic ID: 256300
Folger call number: ART Box C623 no.8
Folger holdings ID: 339092
Accession Number: cs301

General notes

Two scenic illustrations from the play (Act 1 scene 1 and Act 3 scene 3) are on thick board, pasted above and below a group of vignettes of various characters. Each character is captioned in pen, clockwise from top left: "'Prospero', Mr. Wm. Haviland; 'Ferdinand', Mr. Basil Gill; 'Antonio', Mr. Lyn Harding; 'Ariel', Miss Viola Tree; 'Alonzo', Mr. S.A. Cookson; 'Gonzalo', Mr. J. Fisher White; 'Caliban', Mr. H. Beerbohm Tree; 'Miranda', Miss Norah Kerin; Trinculo, Mr. Lionel Brough." This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance Signed and dated, '04 For printed version see ART Flat a14 no.2, p. 347, The sketch, September 21, 1904 Also available as a digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014. Shakespeare's the Thing

Extended title: Sketches at the production of the Tempest at His Majesty's Theatre Ralph Cleaver
Alternate titles: Tempest at His Majesty's Theatre, William Haviland as Prospero, Basil Gill as Ferdinand, Lyn Harding as Antonio, Viola Tree, Ariel, Lionel Brough as Trinculo, Norah Kerin as Miranda, H.B. Tree as Caliban, J. Fisher White as Gonzalo, S.A. Cookson as Alonzo

Haviland, William, 1857-1917 Gill, Basil, 1877-1955 Harding, Lyn Tree, Viola, 1884-1938 Brough, Lionel, 1836-1900 Kerin, Nora, -1970 Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1852-1917 White, J. Fisher, 1865-1945 Cookson, S. A., 1868 or 1869-1947 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Actors Theatrical productions

artist: Cleaver, Ralph
depiction: Haviland, William, 1857-1917
depiction: Gill, Basil, 1877-1955
depiction: Harding, Lyn
depiction: Tree, Viola, 1884-1938
depiction: Brough, Lionel, 1836-1900
depiction: Kerin, Nora, -1970
depiction: Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1852-1917
depiction: White, J. Fisher, 1865-1945
depiction: Cookson, S. A., 1868 or 1869-1947
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616