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Field name | Value |
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Title | Richard III |
Document Type | Prompt Book |
Reference | Rich III 32 |
Primary Association | Burroughs Wright, John |
Associated Names | Booth, J. B.; Forrest, Edwin; Cooper, Thomas Abthorpe; Kean, Charles John; Anderson, James R.; Wallack, James William |
Theatre | Tremont Street |
Place of Production | Boston |
Country of Production | United States |
Date of Production | 1834-1835 |
Description | Prompt book used by several starring actors; J. B. Booth, Forrest, Cooper, and C. Kean. Includes cuts, stage business and cues for effects. |
Genre | History; Crime/Mystery; Tragedy |
Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; War, Empire and Colonialism |
Content Keywords | war, royalty, power, greed, love, death, crime, family |
Context Keywords | cast, character, costume, stage, business, cues, sound effects, music, property, lighting |
Visual Content | Contains an illustration of Act V, Scene 5. |
Additional Information | Contains cast lists for productions at Drury Lane and Covent Garden in 1827. Due to tight binding text runs into the gutter in places. |
Edition | Cumberland edition |
Shattuck Code | RIII 17 |
Play | Richard III |
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. |