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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Richard III |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Rich III 11 |
| Primary Association | Kean, Charles |
| Theatre | Drury Lane |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 5 Feb 1838 |
| Description | Prompt book made for Charles Kean in 1838 by Parsloe, the Drury Lane Prompter. Pencilled in cast for 1838 has nearly worn away. |
| Genre | History; Crime/Mystery |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; War, Empire and Colonialism |
| Roles | Charles Kean - Richard Duke of Gloster; Mr Baker - King Henry the Sixth; Miss Poole - The Prince of Wales; Mr Cooper - The Duke of Buckingham |
| Content Keywords | war, royalty, power, greed, love, death, crime, family |
| Context Keywords | cast, actor, scenery, business, cues, |
| Visual Content | Brown ink wash drawings of fourteen scenes. |
| Additional Information | Roles taken form the pencilled 1838 cast list. |
| Edition | Kemble edition, 1811 |
| Shattuck Code | RIII 20 |
| Play | Richard III |
| 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. |