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The merry wives of Windsor: a comedy

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

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Title
The merry wives of Windsor: a comedy
Names
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

Plays

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1782
Place: London
Publisher: Bathurst
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *NCP (Shakespeare, W. Merry wives of Windsor. London, 1782)
Topics
Drama
Promptbooks.
Genres
Drama
Promptbooks
Notes
Content: Marked with the variations of the manager's book at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Physical Description
Extent: 72 p.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 13195457
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14773852
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76d1e730-0286-0138-9850-13987efad897
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1564: Creator Born
  • 1616: Creator Died
  • 1782: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The merry wives of Windsor" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1782. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a68a63b0-3721-0138-759d-7bb6352cf4fc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The merry wives of Windsor" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a68a63b0-3721-0138-759d-7bb6352cf4fc

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1782). The merry wives of Windsor Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a68a63b0-3721-0138-759d-7bb6352cf4fc

Wikipedia Citation

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The merry wives of Windsor