The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.078 Monday, 27 February 2012
From: Tom Reedy <
Date: February 24, 2012 2:58:37 PM EST
Subject: Re: SHAKSPER: Cruppers
Harry Berger Jr <
>During his stringent and persuasive review of the 1964 Hamlet
>at Elsinore Charles Weinstein complains about “a crupperful of
>bad performances.” That’s an interesting figure, but it puzzles
>me: how do you fill a crupper?
Perhaps he mistyped the wrong vowel?
Tom Reedy