The Visits of Shakespeare's Company of Actors to the Provincial Cities and Towns of England

This early work by James Halliwell-Phillipps was originally published in 1887 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Visits of Shakespeare's Company of Actors to the Provincial Cities and Towns of England' is a historical work on the early productions of Shakespeare. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps was born on 21st June 1820, in London, England. Halliwell-Phillipps was privately educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he became intensely interested in the subject of antiquarian English literature. He began publishing works in the field at a very young age, including editing Sir John Mandeville's 'Travels' (1839) , and writing an 'Account of the European Manuscripts in the Chetham Library' (1842) . His love of literature was accompanied by a passion for all things Shakespearian, producing several publications on 'The Bard' and his works, such as 'Life of Shakespeare' (1848) , 'Curiosities of Modern Shakespeare Criticism' (1853) , and 'The Last Days of William Shakespeare' (1863) . He also took a key role in protecting the historical Shakespearian sites in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare's town of birth.