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Title Julius Caesar
Document Type Prompt Book
Reference Jul Caes 29
Primary Association Welles, Orson
Donor Welles, Orson
Publication Date 1937
Theatre Mercury
Place of Production New York
Country of Production United States
Date of Production 11 Nov 1937
Description Unused copy of the Mercury Theatre version, endorsed by Orson Welles.
Genre History; Tragedy
Theme(s) Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption
Content Keywords war, politics, death, crime, revenge, betrayal, friendship, power
Context Keywords classical history, lighting, cues, sound effects, stage, music
Additional Information Includes a 4-page advertising flyer for the production at Washington's National Theatre, 14 Feb 1938. Presented to the Folger Library by Orson Welles with his autograph on the title-page.
Shattuck Code JC 83
Play Julius Caesar
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.