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Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Great Britain
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Reference IDs
Folger call number: Sh.Misc. 2334
Folger holdings ID: 502631
Accession Number: No case or accession number present
Notes
General notes
"This copyright souvenir of the opening of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre has been printed in Great Britain for the Governors"--Title page verso " ... Produced and printed by George W. Jones, at the Sign of the Dolphin ..., London ..."--Colophon "The illustrations ... are reproduced direct from pencil drawings which have been made specially for this work by Miss Dorothy Woollard."--Colophon Includes "A message from England's Poet Laureate" (John Masefield); "To the builders of the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre: a message from Sir Archibald D. Flower (chairman of the Governors)"; "Stratford's festivals: their birth, growth, and significance" (A.K. Chesterton); and "A summary of events since the Theatre was destroyed by fire and a short description of the new Theatre." Issued in a gray envelope with title printed on flap
Item information about Folger Sh.Misc. 2334
Housed in plastic jacket with spine bar
Also known as
Alternate titles: Opening ceremonial, Saturday, 23rd April, 1932, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 23rd April, 1932
Related names
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
illustrator: Woollard, Dorothy, 1886-1986
printer: Jones, George William, 1860-1942
author: Masefield, John, 1878-1967
author: Flower, Archibald Dennis, 1865-1950
author: Chesterton, A. K. (Arthur Kenneth)
issuing body: Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon, England)