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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | King Lear |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Lear 27 |
| Associated Names | Forrest, Edwin; Tate, Nahum |
| Publication Date | 1811 |
| Theatre | Tremont Street |
| Place of Production | Boston |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | c. 1830-1839 |
| Description | Prompt book containing calls, maps and cues for effects. Reference to Edwin Forrest in the storm scene. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
| Context Keywords | cast, character, music, sound effects, cues, business, stage, lighting |
| Edition | Longworth edition, 1811 |
| Shattuck Code | KL 20 |
| 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. |