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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Richard III |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Rich III 8 |
| Primary Association | Irving, Henry |
| Theatre | Lyceum |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 29 Jan 1877 |
| Description | Prompt book of unknown authorship, with annotations regarding cues for effects and timings. Later used by Henry Irving as a preparation copy. Irving annotated the margins with red and blue ink to distinguish between the Cibber and Shakespeare elements. |
| Genre | History; Crime/Mystery; Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; War, Empire and Colonialism |
| Content Keywords | war, royalty, power, greed, love, death, crime, family |
| Context Keywords | cues, sound effects, character, business, music, lighting, script |
| Visual Content | Contains pasted in cartoons, perhaps from Bab Ballads by W. S. Gilbert. |
| Edition | Lacy edition (Kean version) |
| Shattuck Code | RIII 64 |
| 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. |