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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hamlet |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Ham 2 |
| Primary Association | Betty, Henry |
| Publication Date | 1843 |
| Theatre | Covent Garden |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 28 Dec 1844 |
| Description | Prompt book belonging to the son of William Henry West Betty, whose name is on the cover. Annotated with brown ink, prompter's cues in red ink and any additional notes in blue ink and pencil. Includes cuts, restorations, calls, stage business and cues for effects. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | Mr Macready - Hamlet |
| Content Keywords | death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage |
| Context Keywords | cast, character, costume, lighting, cues, business, stage, sound effects, music |
| Additional Information | Contains the cast list for a production at Covent Garden in 1838. |
| Edition | Knight's Cabinet edition, 1843 |
| Shattuck Code | HAM 32 |
| Play | Hamlet |
| 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. |