Jane Eyre: A Drama in Five Acts

Title: Jane Eyre: A Drama in Five Acts
Description: This dramatisation of Jane Eyre is part of the Dick’s Standard Plays series and is based on a version first performed in New York in 1856. Publisher John Dicks capitalised on the Dramatic Copyright Act of 1833, which granted playwrights rights over the publication and performance of their works, to produce a series of inexpensive acting editions of classic and popular works. These editions included performance rights, appealing to a growing market of both theatre enthusiasts and amateur performers.
The adaptation was written by actor, theatre manager, and prolific dramatist John Brougham. The cover features an eye‑catching illustration of a spectral Rochester appearing to Jane in a dream.
Creator: John Brougham
Publication Place: London
Publisher: John Dicks
Date: around 1880
Source: https://search.libraries.london.ac.uk/permalink/44SHL_INST/1j7aip0/alma991021162859709266
Format: Playbill
Century: 19th
Exhibition Theme: Popular Entertainment See all items with this value
Subject: Theatre; Literary adaptations