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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | King Lear |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Lear 20 |
| Primary Association | Phelps, Samuel |
| Associated Names | Gates, G. H. |
| Annotation Date | 1861 |
| Theatre | Sadler's Wells; Drury Lane |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 1860-1866 |
| Description | Prompt book made by G. H. Gates in 1861, mainly transcribed from Phelps's earlier works. Cast lists given for the Wells, (1860+1861) and the 'super plot' for Drury Lane (1864, 1865+1866). |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | Mr Phelps - King Lear |
| Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
| Context Keywords | character, cast, stage, scenery, cues, music, blocking, business, property, timings |
| Visual Content | Contains several simple blocking diagrams. |
| Edition | Works, Vol VIII |
| Shattuck Code | KL 74 |
| 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. |