[Printed Broadside:] Not So Bad As We Seem: or, Many Sides to a Character -Announcement for a performance of the Bulwer Lytton play, as well as afarce by Dickens (Mr. Nightingal's Diary) with a copy of the Bulwer playin contemporary half calf Bristol, may 16, 1851 The Bulwer Lytton play was first performed at Devonshire House on May 16, 1851 by members of the Guild of Literature & Art, before an audience which included the Queen and the Prince Consort. Dickens acted in the caharacter of Lord Wilmot. Our broadside is for a later performance and includes the announcement of the presentation of an original farce by Charles Dickens. Dickens played a multitude of roles in this farce (Mr. Nightingale's Diary), as well as directing both plays. Among the cast of players may be numbered the following Dickens close friends and associates - John Forster, Douglas Jerrold, Charles Knight, Wilkie Collins, John Tenniel and Augustus Egg (DICKENS, CHARLES) 9-1/2 x 14 inches. . Framed. Minor waterstaining to lower right margin. A fine example of rare Dickens ephemera Price: USD 1,750.00 other currencies   order no. 3397    inquire

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