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Measure for measure, or Beauty the best advocate. As it is acted at the Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. VVritten originally by Mr. Shakespear: and now very much alter'd; vvith additions of several entertainments of musick.
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Author
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Date published
1700
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Publisher
London : printed for D. Brown, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and R. Parker at the Unicorn under the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, 1700.
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Contributors
Shakespeare William as Author,
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Accession number
83017216
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Class
SR - 50.20 versions 1700/
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Language
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Physical description
[8], 46, [2] p. ; 4°.
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General note: An adaptation by Charles Gildon. "Davenant first combined portions of "Measure for Measure" and "Much Ado" and called the play "Law against Lovers". This appeared in 1673. Gildon took from this the portions which had been taken from "Measure for Measure", altered them somewhat, added four musical entertainments, and published it without acknowledgements to anyone."--Bartlett. Mostly in verse. With a half-title. The last two pages are misnumbered 39, 84. A-G4; -A1 (half-title); stained UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), S2936 Bartlett, H. Mr. William Shakespeare, 182 Woodward McManaway, 598 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1968. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 297:31). Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex, 1952. 1 microopaque ; 23 x 15 cm. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1642-1700) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830). Also available in microfiche. Ownership and custodial history: Donated by J.O. Halliwell [James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps], 1864 UK-SuSCL