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Field name | Value |
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Title | Othello |
Document Type | Prompt Book |
Reference | Oth 12 |
Primary Association | Kean, Charles |
Associated Names | Parsloe, James and T. S. Hamblin |
Publication Date | 1804 |
Theatre | Drury Lane |
Place of Production | London |
Country of Production | Great Britain |
Date of Production | 16 May 1838 |
Description | Prompt book annotated by many different hands, including Kean. Cuts, calls, stage business, maps, sketches, cues for effects and timings. |
Genre | Tragedy |
Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; War, Empire and Colonialism |
Roles | Mr Kemble - Othello; Mr Cooke - Iago; Mrs Siddons - Desdemona |
Content Keywords | love, race, jealousy, betrayal, deceit, infidelity, crime, death, justice, soldier |
Context Keywords | cast, character, lighting, cues, blocking, stage, property |
Visual Content | Contains 8 ink wash drawing of depicting the scenes. |
Additional Information | Includes the cast for Drury Lane for 21 September 1838. |
Edition | Kemble edition, 1804 |
Shattuck Code | OTH 21 |
Play | Othello |
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. |