Wooden pipe : (Used by Edwin Booth as Hamlet)

Creator
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 (actor)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)
Form
artifacts (object genre)
Date
between 1800 and 1899
Subject
Theatrical Paraphernalia
Hamlet (character)
Collection
Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Extent
31.5 x 8.0 cm.
Notes
Play: Hamlet
Notes about Edwin Thomas Booth: A successful American tragic actor. Son of the actor Junius Brutus Booth and brother of the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Booth performed as Sir Giles Overreach in 1857 and acted Hamlet during the 1864-65 season for one hundred nights. Other successful Shakespearean roles included Othello, Romeo, and Macbeth. Booth arranged for the publication of acting editions of fifteen plays.
Identifying tag attached. Freestanding with solid circular base. Mouthpiece disattached.
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, A/Ha500.2 A, Box
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Physical Object
Identifier
(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_aha500_2_a

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