Parlor Tableaux and Amateur Theatricals. by Gill, William F - 1866

Boston J. E. Tilton, 1866, hardcover. Later printing 1868. -- Popular evening entertainment of the mid 1800s, a series of stage settings. The first example is "The May Queen" with a poem by Tennyson, six girls in very specific costume, lively music played. -- Hardcover. 352 pages. Conditon: good-only (spine backing is loose; corners worn; hinges cracked; small ink marks throughout). -- Gold spine decoration is bright and the pages are otherwise clear.