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Field name | Value |
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Title | King Lear |
Document Type | Prompt Book |
Reference | Lear 6 |
Primary Association | Forrest, Edwin |
Associated Names | Lewis, George W., Kean, Edmund; Booth, J. B. |
Publication Date | 1822 |
Theatre | Broadway |
Place of Production | New York |
Country of Production | United States |
Date of Production | c. 1850-1859 |
Description | Prompt book "Marked as played by Mr. Forrest, by Geo. W. Lewis prompter Broadway Theatre New York 1851". Forrest's tragic ending is supplied at the beginning through manuscript notes. Includes stage business and cues for effects. |
Genre | Tragedy |
Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
Roles | Edwin Forrest - King Lear |
Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
Context Keywords | blocking, stage, business, script, examination, timings, cues, costume, character, cast, music, property, sound effects |
Edition | Oxberry edition, Boston, 1822 |
Shattuck Code | KL 44 |
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. |