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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Merch 25 |
| Primary Association | Moore, John |
| Associated Names | Kean, Charles; Booth, Edwin; Daly, Augustin; Wallack, James William; Davison, Bogumil |
| Publication Date | 1867 |
| Theatre | Fifth Avenue |
| Place of Production | New York |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | c. 1875 |
| Description | Prompt book of a production which ended with the trial scene. Probably used for Daly's production at Fifth Avenue in 1875. Includes a Gravesend Playbill for 1839, a part book for Antonio, 5 prop letters and a 13 page manuscript text with stage directions for Act II containing pencil note at top: "For Edwin Forrest - arranged - 1852. Not produced - " |
| Genre | Comedy; Romance |
| Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; Religion, Culture and Society |
| Content Keywords | revenge, money, friendship, love, justice, greed, sea, religion, disguise |
| Context Keywords | review, character, dance, music, examination, costume, cast, cues, blocking, business, property |
| Visual Content | Contains an illustration of Act II, Sc. 5 and Mrs W West as Portia, along with several others depicting scenery. |
| Additional Information | Gravesend, Theatre Royal. 1839. |
| Edition | Booth-Hinton edition, 1867 |
| Shattuck Code | MV 53 |
| Play | The Merchant of Venice |
| 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. |