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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hamlet |
| Document Type | Preparation Copy |
| Reference | Ham 80 |
| Primary Association | Sothern, E. H. |
| Associated Names | Williams, Frederick; Lyceum Theatre Company |
| Annotation Date | 1897 |
| Theatre | Garden |
| Place of Production | New York |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | 17 Sep 1900 |
| Description | Extremely full prompt book containing songs and 164 pages of manuscript notes at the back on 20 great Hamlets of the past. Pencil annotations by Sothern. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | Henry Irving - Hamlet; Mr Wenman - Claudius; H. Howe - Polonius; Mr Terriss - Laertes; Mrs Pauncefort - Gertrude; Ellen Terry - Ophelia |
| Content Keywords | death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage |
| Context Keywords | cast, cues, business, blocking |
| Edition | Rolfe edition? |
| Shattuck Code | HAM 130 |
| 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 Promptbooks, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |