The Theatre. a monthly review and magazine. vol. I. new series. august, 1878, to january 1879 [- vol. II. new series. february to july 1879.].
London.
Wyman & Sons, 1878.
First edition.
Large 8vo.
Two volumes bound as one. iv, 458; iv, 410pp. With photographic plates throughout. Contemporary black half-morocco, brown cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Extremities heavily rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. Inscribed to FFEP: 'To Larry, with my best wishes for many Happy Birthdays: + my love – + gratitude for much. Bernard. 22:May:1949'.
Clement Scott was an influential and controversial theatre critic and journalist who did much to shape the stage conventions we have today, including first night reviews and a quiet audience. He edited The Theatre from 1880-1889, having bought it from its founder Henry Irving.
Inscribed for the date of Laurence Olivier's 42nd birthday, 22 May 1949, it's possible 'Bernard' is Bernard Braden, who was directed by Olivier in the London premier of A Streetcar Named Desire in October of that year. He starred as Mitch, alongside Vivien Leigh's Blanche.
From the library of Laurence Olivier, to whom many books were gifted over the length of his illustrious, industrious, and enduring career as one of the most important figures of stage and screen in the 20th century.
£ 150.00
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Inscribed for the date of Laurence Olivier's 42nd birthday, 22 May 1949, it's possible 'Bernard' is Bernard Braden, who was directed by Olivier in the London premier of A Streetcar Named Desire in October of that year. He starred as Mitch, alongside Vivien Leigh's Blanche.
From the library of Laurence Olivier, to whom many books were gifted over the length of his illustrious, industrious, and enduring career as one of the most important figures of stage and screen in the 20th century.
