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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Mu Ad 12 |
| Primary Association | Kean, Charles |
| Associated Names | Addis, J. B.; Ellis, George |
| Publication Date | 1810 |
| Date of Production | c. 1830-1839 |
| Description | Early Kean prompt book including calls, stage business, cues for effects and additional dialogue for Beatrice and Benedick at the end of the church scene. Additional notes in a rougher style are probably in the hand of Charles Kean. One note signed by J.B Addis, the American prompter and a note about stone benches written in the hand of George Ellis. (1858) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Theme(s) | Religion, Culture and Society; Love and Marriage; Women and Femininity |
| Roles | Miss Johnston - Beatrice; Mr C. Kemble - Benedick; Mr Egerton - Pedro Prince of Aragon |
| Content Keywords | love, morality, jealousy, soldier, humour, friendship, reconciliation, women, society |
| Context Keywords | character, cues, sound effects, music, cast, stage, blocking, lighting, property, timings |
| Edition | Kemble edition 1810 |
| Shattuck Code | MA 10 |
| Play | Much Ado About Nothing |
| 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. |