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Broadside for the Broadway Theatre presenting Shakespeare's "Hamlet," Wednesday 21 September 1853.
[New York], 1855. (SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM) ca. 8 x 16 inches. . Some short marginal tears, light offsetting, , else a very good copy. ¶ The well-known Edwin Forrest appearing as "Hamlet" followed by the farce "Betsy Baker" with Miss J. Gougenheim. The previous year he had been involved in a sensational divorce case which he lost for the first time in January. He appealed it 18 times. The notoriety and press coverage assured him full audiences and he assured them of his innocence of the charges
Offered for US$ 100.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 23159