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| Keywords: Shakespeare's King John at Drury Lane Theatre.png SCENE FROM KING JOHN AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE This revival of one of Shakspeare's sic noblest historical plays has continued since the first week of November to attract very good audiences to Drury-lane emdash;Mr Phelps still maintaining the part of the King and Miss Atkinson that of Queen Constance; while that of the bastard Falconbridge is played by Mr James Anderson and Mr Swinburne represents the gaoler Hubert The scenery painted by Mr Beverley is most effective and characteristic especially the interior of the ancient Gothic hall with its rich tapestries and hangings; the walls and castle of the beleagured town of Angiers; Northampton Castle likewise and Swineshead Abbey near Boston in Lincolnshire are set before the spectators with Mr Beverley's usual success The last scene of which we present an Illustration shows the death of King John on his couch in the cloistered-garden of Swineshead Abbey where the soft moonlight mixed with the rays of few lamps or torches struggles through the mist of the evening and harmonises witht he solemn interest of the occasion <br align right >--Descrtiption in The Illustrated London News Dec 9 1865 p 558<br> The Illustrated London News Dec 9 1865 p 556 1865-12-09 Uncredited PD-Old Image Shakespeare's King_John at Drury Lane Theatre jpg JPG version for display on Wikipedia Hair cloned out and while I decided to leave most of the gaps between the woodblocks in King John himself needed to have a very obvious woodblock line cloned out as well An unrestored version is available at Image Shakespeare's King_John at Drury Lane Theatre unrestored png William Shakespeare King John play ILN 1865 1865 engravings 1865 | ||||
