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Field name | Value |
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Title | King Lear |
Document Type | Prompt Book |
Reference | Lear 17 |
Primary Association | Moore, John |
Associated Names | Macready, William Charles; Wallack, James W. Jr; Forrest, Edwin; Scharf, George |
Theatre | Bowery |
Place of Production | New York |
Country of Production | United States |
Date of Production | c. 1850s-1870s |
Description | A transcription by John Moore of William Macready's 1838 prompt book. Filled out with business of J.W. Wallack, Edwin Forrest and others. |
Genre | Tragedy |
Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
Roles | Mr Lester - Edgar; Mr Gilbert - The Earl of Kent; Miss C Wemyss - Cordelia; Mr Winans - Oswald; Mr Moore - Duke of Gloster; Mr J Dunn - Duke of Cornwall; Mr Jordan - Duke of Albany; Mr Arnold - Edmund; S Denin - Fool; Mrs Walcot - Regan |
Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
Context Keywords | publicity, stage, cues, cuts, blocking, lighting, sound effects |
Visual Content | Contains three scene drawings and an engraving of Edwin Forrest. |
Edition | Shakespeare edition |
Shattuck Code | KL 41 |
Play | King Lear |
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. |