Reed, Edward Tennyson. A forecast of the Shakespeare costume ball

Folger bibliographic ID: 353068
Folger call number: Sh.Misc. 2304, page 429
Folger holdings ID: 501560
Accession Number: 269819

A pair of cartoons depicting politicians from "His Majesty's Ministry" and "His Majesty's Opposition" costumed as a variety of Shakespearean characters in procession. Caption title: "A forecast of the Shakspeare Costume Ball." Caption, first image: "His Majesty's Ministry. From left to right: - Lord Loreburn (Wolsey), Mr. Lloyd George (Shylock), Mr. Harcourt (Malvolio), Mr. Churchill (Henry V.), Mr. McKenna (Romeo), Sir E. Grey (Hamlet), Lord Haldane (Lady Macbeth), Mr. Asquith (Titania)." Caption, second image: "His Majesty's Opposition. From left to right: - Mr. Balfour (Ariel), Sir E. Carson (the O'Phelia), Mr. Wyndham (Osric), Mr. G. Cave. (Portia), Mr. F. E. Smith (Touchstone), Mr. Chaplin (Juliet), Mr. Bonar Law (Macbeth), Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Prince Hal). Artist's initials in lower corner of both images: ETR

General notes

Pair of cartoons published on page 429 of the June 7, 1911 issue of Punch, a special "Coronation number" in honor of George V, who was crowned King of England on June 22, 1911. Number 28 on the list of "Mr. Punch's Gala Variety Entertainment." Cartoons reference the "Shakespeare Ball" held on June 20, 1911 to raise money for the Shakespeare Memorial Fund ETR is Edward Tennyson Reed

Item information about Folger Sh.Misc. 2304, page 429

Bound in a volume with other issues from Punch, volume CXL. Dark red cloth boards, stamped in blind, black, and gold

Alternate titles: Mr. Punch's Gala Variety Entertainment. number 28, Punch's coronation number

Loreburn, Robert T. Reid Earl, 1846-1923 Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945 Harcourt, William Vernon, Sir, 1827-1904 Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 McKenna, Reginald, 1863-1943 Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933 Haldane, R. B. Haldane Viscount, 1856-1928 Asquith, H. H. 1852-1928 Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930 Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854-1935 Wyndham, George, 1863-1913 Cave, George, 1856-1928 Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, Earl of, 1872-1930 Chaplin, Henry, Viscount of, 1840-1923 Law, Andrew Bonar, 1858-1923 Chamberlain, Austen, Sir, 1863-1937

artist: Reed, Edward Tennyson, 1860-1933
depiction: Loreburn, Robert T. Reid Earl, (Robert Threshie Reid), 1846-1923
depiction: Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945
depiction: Harcourt, William Vernon, Sir, 1827-1904
depiction: Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
depiction: McKenna, Reginald, 1863-1943
depiction: Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933
depiction: Haldane, R. B. Haldane Viscount, (Richard Burdon Haldane), 1856-1928
depiction: Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928
depiction: Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930
depiction: Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854-1935
depiction: Wyndham, George, 1863-1913
depiction: Cave, George, 1856-1928
depiction: Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, Earl of, 1872-1930
depiction: Chaplin, Henry, Viscount of, 1840-1923
depiction: Law, Andrew Bonar, 1858-1923
depiction: Chamberlain, Austen, Sir, 1863-1937