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Shakespeare's Mulberry Tree

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Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 341161
Folger call number: Y.d.1792
Folger holdings ID: 492730
Accession Number: 269132
Summary
An early contemporary manuscript copy of the lyrics (8 verses) to a song from Garrick’s Stratford Jubilee written by Charles Dibdin Senior in 1769. Garrick’s play staged at Drury Lane, satirised his own “Folly” at Stratford. The play ran from 1769-1770 for 71 nights and was the record run of the century. First line “Behold this fair Goblet, 'twas carv’d from the Tree"
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General notes

This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance Also available as a digital reproduction A.R. Heath PO D8858

Also known as
Extended title: Shakespeare's Mulberry Tree [1769]
Alternate titles: Behold the fair Goblet
Related names
author: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814