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STAGE-HISTOR Y lxix
from 1852 to 1865. In the last quarter of the-century
Edwin Booth's (1875—8 8) were the most outstanding of
the productions; McCullough figured in five revivals
from 1877 to 1882. In the present century R. B.
Mantell has been the chief Lear (from 1905 onwards).
In California Mr Gilmor Brown staged King Lear at the
Pasadena Playhouse in 1922 and 1944.
C. B. YOUNG
May 1958

TO THE READER

The following typographical conventions should be
noted:
A single bracket at the beginning of a speech signifies
an ' aside \
An obelisk (f) implies probable corruption, and
suggests a reference to the Notes.
Stage-directions taken verbatim from the First Folio,
or the Quarto, are enclosed in single inverted commas.
The reference number for the first line is given at the
head of each page. Numerals in square brackets are
placed at the beginning of the traditional acts and scenes.