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The Merchant of Venice, Garrick Theatre

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Creator
Cleaver, Ralph
Date
[19]05
Location
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Media format
Image
Extent
1 drawing
Language
English
Size
image 13 1/2 x 10 in., on sheet 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 in
Genre
Art
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 255239
Folger call number: Use item's call number to search Digital Image Collection (direct link to come)
Folger holdings ID: 336051
Notes
General notes

Various vignettes from the play, with captions identifying characters and actors: " 'Prince of Morocco,' Mr. Lawson Butt ; Shylock (act I) ; 'Jessica,' Miss Elfrida Clement ; 'Shylock,' Mr. Bourchier ; 'Portia,' Miss Violet Vanbrugh ; 'Antonio,' Mr. Jerrold Robertshaw ; 'Bassanio,' Mr. Julian L'Estrange ; 'Launcelot Gobbo,' Mr. Norman Forbes ; 'Old Gobbo,' O. B. Clarence ; 'Nerissa,' Miss Muriel Beaumont ; Portia, act II." This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance Actors portrayed in various scenes from the play, each person and their character identified by a caption underneath their depiction as above

Also known as
Extended title: The Merchant of Venice, Garrick Theatre Ralph Cleaver
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice Butt, Lawson, 1883-1956 Clement, Elfrida Bourchier, Arthur, 1863-1927 Vanbrugh, Violet, 1867-1942 Robertshaw, Jerrold, 1866-1941 L'Estrange, Julian, 1878-1918 Forbes, Norman, 1858-1932 Clarence, O. B., 1870-1955 Beaumont, Muriel, 1881-1957 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Morocco, Prince of (Fictitious character) Shylock (Fictitious character) Jessica (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Portia (Fictitious character) Antonio (Fictitious character : Shakespeare. Merchant of Venice) Bassanio (Fictitious character) Gobbo, Launcelot (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Old Gobbo (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Nerissa (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Actors Theatrical productions
Related names
artist: Cleaver, Ralph
depiction: Butt, Lawson, 1883-1956
depiction: Clement, Elfrida
depiction: Bourchier, Arthur, 1863-1927
depiction: Vanbrugh, Violet, 1867-1942
depiction: Robertshaw, Jerrold, 1866-1941
depiction: L'Estrange, Julian, 1878-1918
depiction: Forbes, Norman, 1858-1932
depiction: Clarence, O. B., 1870-1955
depiction: Beaumont, Muriel, 1881-1957
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
depiction: Shylock (Fictitious character)