Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
Items in the Shakespeare Collection
Playbill: Romeo and Juliet, McVicker's Theater, 1873
A playbill of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at McVicker's Theatre on November 7th, 1873
Playbill: Othello, McVicker's Theatre, 1858
A playbill for Othello at McVicker's Theatre on February 1st, 1858
Mark Gray Shooting at Edwin Booth
Mark Gray shooting at the actor Ewin Booth for modifying Shakespeare's text
Playbill: Hamlet, Othello, McVicker's Theater, 1876
A playbill for Edwin Booth's Performances as Hamlet, Othello at McVicker's Theater in April, 1876
Chicago in 1857
A drawing by Christian Inger, based on a drawing by I. T. Palmatary of the bird's eye view of Chicago in 1857.
Playbill: Catharine and Petruchio (reworking of The Taming of the Shrew), Rice's Theatre, 1848
A playbill of Catharine and Petruchio (reworking of The Taming of the Shrew) in Rice's Theatre at on August 2nd, 1848
Playbill: Macbeth, Rice's Theatre, 1848
A playbill of Macbeth performed at Rice's Theatre on August 23rd, 1848
Playbill: Richard III, McVicker's Theatre, 1858
A playbill of Richard III at McVicker's Theatre on February 3rd, 1858
Playbill: Merchant of Venice, 1874
A playbill of Merchant of Venice at McVicker's Theatre on December 14th, 1874
Playbill: Macbeth, Grand Opera House, 1875
A playbill of Macbeth (reconstructed) at the Grand Opera House on April 7th, 1875
Playbill: Hamlet, Othello at McVicker's Theatre 1876
A playbill of Hamlet and Othello on April 26th, 1876
Playbill: Othello, Richard III, McVicker's Theatre, 1877
A playbill of Othello and Richard III at McVicker's Theatre on January 12th, 1877
Playbill: Hamlet, McVicker's Theatre, 1879
A playbill of Hamlet at McVicker's Theatre on May 10th, 1879
Playbill: Macbeth, McVicker's Theatre, 1879
A playbill of Hamlet at McVicker's Theatre on May 9th, 1879
Playbill: Comedy of Errors, Hooley's Theatre, 1879
A playbill of Comedy of Errors at Hooley's Theatre on October 6th, 1879
Playbill: Twelfth Night, McVicker's Theatre, 1879
A playbill of Twelfth Night at McVicker's Theatre on December 9th, 1879
Playbill: Romeo and Juliet, McVicker's Theatre, 1879
A playbill of Romeo and Juliet at McVicker's Theatre on December 10th, 1879
Playbill: Cymbeline, McVicker's Theatre, 1879
A playbill of Cymbeline at McVicker's Theatre on December 20th, 1879
Playbill: Merchant of Venice, McVicker's' Theatre, 1880
A playbill of Merchant of Venice at McVicker's Theatre on January 9th, 1880
Playbill: Measure for Measure, Hooley's' Theatre, 1880
A playbill of Measure for Measure at Hooley's Theatre on January 23rd, 1880
Playbill: Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Central Music Hall, 1880
A program including excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar at the Central Music Hall on September 30th, 1880
Playbill: Richard III, Grand Opera House, 1880
A playbill of Richard III at the Grand Opera House on October 4th, 1880