Charles Kemble as Marc Anthony

Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden

Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden. This present Friday, Nov. 23, 1827, will be acted Shakespeare's tragedy of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar, Mr. Egerton, Octavius Caesar, Mr. Duruset, Marc Anthony, Mr. C[harles] Kemble ... After which will be performed ... Alfred the Great, or the Enchanted Standard...

[London]: printed by W. Reynolds, 9 Denmark-court, Strand, 1827. Broadside, approx. 13½" x 8", light toning, else near fine. Charles Kemble (1775-1854) was one of the famous family of actors which included John Phillip Kemble, Stephen Kemble, and Sarah Kemble Siddons, all of whom were known for their Shakespearian roles. Charles Kemble's eldest son, John Mitchell Kemble, a protege of Jacob Grimm, was the foremost Anglo-Saxon scholar in England at the time, and made the first English translation of Beowulf, published by Pickering 1833-37. Not found in OCLC. Item #60809

Price: $250.00