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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

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Title
The tragical history of King Richard III
Additional title: King Richard III
Names
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757 (Adapter)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

Plays

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1793
Place: London
Publisher: W. Lowndes & S. Bladon
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *NCP (Shakespeare, W. King Richard III. London, 1793)
Topics
Drama
Promptbooks
Genres
Drama
Promptbooks
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Alter from Shakspeare: by C. Cibber ...
Conservation history: Prompter's copy; interleaved with manuscript notes.
Acquisition: Bequest George Becks.
Physical Description
Extent: 71 p.12mo.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 44681428
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14748101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7f370ab0-0286-0138-131b-73f7c767ced9
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
  • 1793: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The tragical history of King Richard III" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1793. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d91ecc80-3fa2-0138-2cf9-65ffdc25781e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The tragical history of King Richard III" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d91ecc80-3fa2-0138-2cf9-65ffdc25781e

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1793). The tragical history of King Richard III Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d91ecc80-3fa2-0138-2cf9-65ffdc25781e

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The tragical history of King Richard III