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Title Antony and Cleopatra
Document Type Prompt Book
Reference Ant 8
Primary Association Phelps, Samuel
Associated Names Williams, W.C.
Theatre Sadler's Wells
Place of Production London
Country of Production Great Britain
Date of Production 22 Oct 1849
Description George Beck's memorial reconstruction of the performances of Mrs Lander and JH Taylor in leading roles. Stage business given in great detail.
Genre History; Tragedy
Theme(s) Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption
Roles Mrs Lander - Cleopatra; JH Taylor - Anthony
Content Keywords power, soldier, war, love, greed, guilt, duty, royalty
Context Keywords classical history, business, actor, souvenir, cues, cuts, script, blocking
Edition Shakespeare edition
Shattuck Code A&C 14
Play Antony and Cleopatra
Library Folger Shakespeare Library
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck.